Hawaii Five-0: The Third Season
starring: Jack Lord
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Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 01/22/2008
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The sky is blue, the sea is a brilliant turquoise, the surf is up, the scenery is lush and gorgeous, and Steve McGarrett's hair is as stiff as the breeze blowing in off the Pacific. In other words, all is right with the world as Hawaii Five-O: The Third Season arrives in a six-disc, 24-episode (including a pair of two-parters) box set. McGarrett, of course, is the main man in the islands' crack, four-man police unit; played by Jack Lord, he's the guy memorably described by the New York Times as "beyond cool but still so square he could have been Lawrence Welk's cop brother-in-law." Not much has changed in his universe as the series moves into a new decade (these episodes aired in 1970 and '71). McGarrett is still the humorless embodiment of moral rectitude; imperious, often sarcastic (especially when dealing with the fools from other law enforcement agencies who dare challenge his authority), he's one of those guys whose moral superiority is unquestioned, especially by him. Steadfast cohorts Danno (James McArthur), Kono (Zulu), and Chin Ho (Kam Fong) are still on hand, as is the usual assortment of bad guys, most of them risibly stereotypical--including arch-nemesis Wo Fat (Khigh Dhiegh), a kind of cut-rate Bond villain who speaks elaborately formal English as he plots to help Red China overthrow all that is good and righteous in the free world. And as in the first two seasons, Hawaii Five-O's style is notable primarily for the lack of it, especially in the stiff acting (with the exception of a few guest stars--notably Hume Cronyn, who's terrific in the season's most amusing and clever episode, "Over 50? Steal"), lukewarm action sequences, and appalling hair (if bad cuts and silly sideburns were a crime, the streets would be empty and the prisons full). But then, that is precisely the show's charm.
Also as in past seasons, the Five-O crew takes on crimes both common (murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping) and not so much; in "Reunion," some World War II vets are convinced they've come across the Japanese officer who tortured them during the war, while "The Last Eden" features with eco-terrorism and "And Time to Die" deals with China's nuclear secrets. In the end, regardless of the problem, it's McGarrett and company's dogged police work that solves it. Meanwhile, the music remains the series' hippest element by far; while Nancy Wilson might not be a particularly convincing junkie in "Trouble in Mind," her renditions of the title song, "Stormy Monday," and other tunes are absolutely first-rate. Bonus features are again limited to brief, previous-week promos for each episode. --Sam Graham
Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 01/22/2008
Amazon.com:
The sky is blue, the sea is a brilliant turquoise, the surf is up, the scenery is lush and gorgeous, and Steve McGarrett's hair is as stiff as the breeze blowing in off the Pacific. In other words, all is right with the world as Hawaii Five-O: The Third Season arrives in a six-disc, 24-episode (including a pair of two-parters) box set. McGarrett, of course, is the main man in the islands' crack, four-man police unit; played by Jack Lord, he's the guy memorably described by the New York Times as "beyond cool but still so square he could have been Lawrence Welk's cop brother-in-law." Not much has changed in his universe as the series moves into a new decade (these episodes aired in 1970 and '71). McGarrett is still the humorless embodiment of moral rectitude; imperious, often sarcastic (especially when dealing with the fools from other law enforcement agencies who dare challenge his authority), he's one of those guys whose moral superiority is unquestioned, especially by him. Steadfast cohorts Danno (James McArthur), Kono (Zulu), and Chin Ho (Kam Fong) are still on hand, as is the usual assortment of bad guys, most of them risibly stereotypical--including arch-nemesis Wo Fat (Khigh Dhiegh), a kind of cut-rate Bond villain who speaks elaborately formal English as he plots to help Red China overthrow all that is good and righteous in the free world. And as in the first two seasons, Hawaii Five-O's style is notable primarily for the lack of it, especially in the stiff acting (with the exception of a few guest stars--notably Hume Cronyn, who's terrific in the season's most amusing and clever episode, "Over 50? Steal"), lukewarm action sequences, and appalling hair (if bad cuts and silly sideburns were a crime, the streets would be empty and the prisons full). But then, that is precisely the show's charm.
Also as in past seasons, the Five-O crew takes on crimes both common (murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping) and not so much; in "Reunion," some World War II vets are convinced they've come across the Japanese officer who tortured them during the war, while "The Last Eden" features with eco-terrorism and "And Time to Die" deals with China's nuclear secrets. In the end, regardless of the problem, it's McGarrett and company's dogged police work that solves it. Meanwhile, the music remains the series' hippest element by far; while Nancy Wilson might not be a particularly convincing junkie in "Trouble in Mind," her renditions of the title song, "Stormy Monday," and other tunes are absolutely first-rate. Bonus features are again limited to brief, previous-week promos for each episode. --Sam Graham
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Customer Reviews
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- Great Shows, DISAPPOINTED THAT CBS FILLED IT WITH PROMOS OF OTHER SHOWS
Hawaii Five-O is my FAVORITE tv series. I bought season 1, loved it. Then I bought season 2, loved it. I just received season 3 from Amazon and found out right away that CBS forces you to watch promos of Mission Impossible and McGyver that are out on dvd. Since we pay for these fine programs why do we have to waste our time watching these promos that we don't want to see every time you put a disc in? Seasons 1 & 2 were perfect, why ruin it? I still highly recommend these dvd's because of the Hawaii ... Read More
Rating: 
- Why the mandatory commercials?
Of course I love the series. But I've knocked off one star for the fact that we're forced to watch commercials for CSI, et al and even a lengthy movie trailer on the first disc! Come on...it's not like we're watching this for free. We pay through the nose for these DVDs. And there's no way to opt out...the commercials run for several minutes and no amount of pressing "menu" or any other button will let you escape.
The only benefit to being forced to sit through commercials for contemporary ... Read More
Rating: - Perfect
The quality of this product is perfect.I'm enjoying it thoroughly and will be getting more seasons of this great show as time goes by.Shipping was fast, too.It arrived 3 days before it was due to me.
Rating: - Action on "the Rock" begins to hit it's stride!!!
With simple and basic story-lines still intact from the first two seasons, the third season would bring more stars and more action!!!All the 5-0 team continues to keep things quiet on the island.
Rating: - Hawaii Five-OVol 3
this product was on my son's Christmas List.Guess he was a good boy, because he got it
- Great Shows, DISAPPOINTED THAT CBS FILLED IT WITH PROMOS OF OTHER SHOWSHawaii Five-O is my FAVORITE tv series. I bought season 1, loved it. Then I bought season 2, loved it. I just received season 3 from Amazon and found out right away that CBS forces you to watch promos of Mission Impossible and McGyver that are out on dvd. Since we pay for these fine programs why do we have to waste our time watching these promos that we don't want to see every time you put a disc in? Seasons 1 & 2 were perfect, why ruin it? I still highly recommend these dvd's because of the Hawaii ... Read More
- Why the mandatory commercials?Of course I love the series. But I've knocked off one star for the fact that we're forced to watch commercials for CSI, et al and even a lengthy movie trailer on the first disc! Come on...it's not like we're watching this for free. We pay through the nose for these DVDs. And there's no way to opt out...the commercials run for several minutes and no amount of pressing "menu" or any other button will let you escape.
The only benefit to being forced to sit through commercials for contemporary ... Read More
- PerfectThe quality of this product is perfect.I'm enjoying it thoroughly and will be getting more seasons of this great show as time goes by.Shipping was fast, too.It arrived 3 days before it was due to me.
- Action on "the Rock" begins to hit it's stride!!!With simple and basic story-lines still intact from the first two seasons, the third season would bring more stars and more action!!!All the 5-0 team continues to keep things quiet on the island.
- Hawaii Five-OVol 3this product was on my son's Christmas List.Guess he was a good boy, because he got it
