DVD : Smallville - The Complete First Four Seasons

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Rating:

- .....check the price!
I love Smallville; I knew very little about Superman from comics or movies, so I don't have much of a base of comparison, but I love this show! I've seen maybe half of season 5 and none of season 6, but everything up to that point was riveting and clever, in my opinion. Michael Rosenbaum is fabulous as Lex, Kristen Kreuk is hot and vulnerable and sweet as Lana, and Erica Durance brought in some great new "blood" and personality as Lois.

Why then, do you ask, did I give it only 2 stars? Because this set of the first four seasons is grossly overpriced when compared to buying the seasons individually. At the time of this writing, the first 5 seasons are all available for less than $25 each, and this set is $165!

Rating:

- All the four seasons
If you wanna catch up on smallville from the begining this is the best way to do it. Also good as a Gift

Rating:

- Smallville...Please step your game up!!!
I know everyone's jumping on the bandwagon with how great this show is. Not alot of critique. Hmmm...maybe because of pretty boy Tom and princess Lana. This show could be so much better. It has its good episodes but in only half of all 4 seasons!! This is more like me pleading than me scorning. Come on, quit the 'I luv Lana,' 'I need Lana in my life' crap and get to some action, drama, thriller type Pre-Superman brawling. Even at the end of the sixth season he doesn't learn to fly. Why is it that the only time Clarke flies is when he is taken over by Jor-El, when he wears that retarded red ring or when he is cloned by that stupid phantom (season six)??? Enough with Lana. I wanted her to stay dead instead of Clark's dad. She's annoying and holding Clarke back from really moving on. Cloey's my choice. Clark never has a good fight.They should stage him in some good fist throwing action with some alien brawlers. It's simple...I WANNA SEE SOME ACTION!!!

Rating:

- Beyond Good and Evil
For the few of us still into hero worship get your daily fix with this marvelous series. The brilliance of the show is that it focuses on the growth and development of our superhero from the beginning. We get to explore all the glory and pitfalls of this journey as Clark Kent walks the path of self-discovery in an attempt to find his destiny. It is not an easy calling to be a hero especially when you do not have a choice in the matter. Sometimes superheroes just want to have fun and Clark quickly discovers that his gifts can be very burdensome at times as when he wants to play football with his peers. Clark's attempt to reconcile the huge responsibility of his gifts with the need to fit in with his friends is a struggle those of us who are different can relate to. Tom Welling could not be better in the role of Clark Kent with his clean cut good looks and innocent charm. We must not, however, neglect the excellent foil Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luther is as the conflicted villain who wants to do good but is the spawn of Satan. Lex is the budding power monger and water would freeze in his mouth he is so cool and sophisticated. He draws a sharp contrast to the hayseed innocence of our hero. As Clark tries to come to terms with his destiny we see Lex trying to overcome his. This makes the interactions between Lex and Clark some of my favorite. For the ladies we must not forget the always appealing Savior archetype which Clark embodies. There is nothing like a damsel in distress and a hero arriving at the nick of time to rescue her. Personally, this never gets old for me and the show executes these scenes like no other. Kristin Kreuk, as Lana Lane, is the quintessential Princess whose beauty does not impede her from being compassionate and kind. John Glover as Lionel Luther is the Anti-Christ trying to seduce his son into accepting his immoral code as simply the price of doing business. He exudes power and cunning and electrifies the scenes he is in. We are always left wondering who will win Lex's soul his father or his friend, Clark. Annette O'Toole and John Schneider as Clark's parents are the parents most of us wished we had. Allison Mack as Chloe is the consummate truth seeker and must balance her need to know Clark's secret with the need to simply trust and have faith in someone who has always come through for her. Sam Jones III as Pete quickly finds out that knowing Clark's secret carries a huge responsibility of its own and at times can be physically dangerous and injurious. The special effects are extremely well done and contribute significantly to the emotional drama and excitement of the show. Smallville's theme song, Remy Zero's Save Me, sets the stage for each episode beautifully. In this day and age where women are referred to as female dogs and farming implements and men are proud to be referred to as pimps it is nice to have Smallville as a haven to escape to where good is still good and evil is still evil and there is no mistaking what team the players are on. Okay, I confess, I'm a Smallville fanatic.

Rating:

- Good show but the first 3 seasons are my favorites
The first 3 seasons are more like Buffy with super heroes and as the seasons go on it basically just turns into...Dawson's Creek with super heroes. I mean the show was really good with a smart cast. Michael Rosenbaum is a brilliant Lex Luther and actually likeable. Then in season 5 they just turnt him into someone Clark can't trust 100% but no he doesn't use his money to find out Clark's secret. He uses it to...get Lana. When Clark and Lana finally get together he just becomes the jealous bestfriend. Yes he basically goes from being Lex Luther to...Pacey in Dawson's Creek. Lana was likeable and cute in the first 3 seasons. Then the writers just used her way way too much. Plus they aren't even original. There's like 100's of episodes where she gets knocked out the second Clark enters the room to save the day. Plus actually putting her with Lex where now she's mean to Clark every time she sees him just turns me off. I mean if she they wanted us to worship her as much as they do. The writers shouldn't have made her such an ungrateful.... . I mean half the times she even knew Clark saved her!

One of the best things about the show is Allison Mack as Chloe. Who basically transformed from a friend who had a big crush on Clark, to a strong allie. She has cute scenes with Clark and doesn't make wanna yelll "NO!!" the second she approaches Clark or vice versa like Lana does to me. Yet just like the likeable Jonathan Kent, when they have to kill someone else off, they'll unwisely not kill Lana and kill Chloe! Yes us Smallville fans see that coming a mile a way. John Glover is just awesome as Lionel Luther and transformed from one of the most evil and untrustworthy guys in the into a guy Clark can trust.

That's not that bad though since it's kinda refreshing seeing him working with Clark. The Dawson's Creek part of what they turned him into sucks though. I mean now he's the potential new love interest for Martha Kent as well "rolls eyes". Which is proof of how bad the show got after Jonathan Kent died. I mean they turnt the most sneaky guys on the show into simply just guys who will use their money and power to...get women. Now the latest rumor is that Lana might actually be pregnant with Lex's baby. Way to kill the show guys! The Lana and Lex scenes make me itchy already as it is.

The first 4 seasons are more like Superboy without Clark actually being Superboy. He saves the day with his powers and battled a new villian of the week. I knocked Clark always fighting metia freaks. But give me metia freaks over the Lana and Lex relationship any day! It was just a good a show. I loved Clark realizing he can shoot lazers out of his eyes and Jonathan Kent tecahing him to control it. I loved Clark getting red kryptonite and being a jerk.

The show really needs to have another red k episode. I'd love to see him toss Lex around more and tell off Lana the way she deserves to be told off. I also liked the character Pete who was Clark's bestfriend who found out Clark had powers. He was a cool character but the show only knows how to use Lana and had no clue what to do with him after season 3! Then they introduced the super cute Erica Durance in season 4 as Lois Lane. Some people actually say she is annoying but she's refreshing and I'd rather see the writer's learn how to use her. It's also cool seeing super heroes guest star or super villians. The show uses super heroes way better than it uses super villians though. I mean we got Zod who was awesome in Superman 2. Of course the show just had him go in Lex instead of making it as cool as they could've. The show also had the great James Marsters "Spike in Buffy" as Dr. Fine/Brainiac but all his fight scenes with Clark were cut short just to make room for Dawon's Creek drama. That's how the show is basically, short fight scenes and extra drama. It's decent but just not what it used to be or what it could've become.

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