24: Season Four
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Movie Reviews of 24: Season Four
Movie Review: Awesome.
Summary: 5 Stars
I only caught the last hours of this season on t.v when it aired. Even though I only watched a little bit, it made me buy the first season. I never before seen this show, only heard. After I bought the first season and watched the first hour, I was completely hooked. I think I finished the first season less than a week. I then bought the second and third and then THIS ONE when it came out. I think 24 is one of the best shows out there. The whole concept and how every hour is an episode of a day.. it's great. This fourth season is really good. Jack Bauer does not work for CTU anymore. He, in fact, works for the Secretary of Defense, Heller. Jack is also falling in love with the Secretary of Defense's daughter, Audrey (Whom is seperated from her husband, Paul.) After the Secretary and his daughter Audrey are kidnapped by a group of terrorists, Jack must join CTU to help find his boss and the woman he is falling in love with. This season also starts off with the Araz family (Navi, the father, Dina, the mother, and Barooz, the son.) Navi and Dina are involved with the terrorits attacks that go on this day. Dina (played by Shohreh Aghdashloo whom was in The House of Sand and Fog and was nominated for an Oscar) does a fantastic job, she's a great actress. Dina and Barooz go on the run when Navi finds out that Barooz does not want anything to do with what they're doing. Dina helps Barooz get away. Navi, and many others, work for a man named Marwan, the man who is behind all the attacks this day. I wont say anything else he has planned besides the Secretary and his daughter being kidnapped. There are some returning characters, including Michelle Dessler and Tony Almeida, whom are not married anymore. Also returning is Chloe O'Brian and former President David Palmer. Some new characters are Erin Driscoll, the new head of CTU. Also, Edgar Styles and Audrey Raines. This show has so many twists and turns and so much action and suspense... it's worth every penny.
Great t.v.
.. And don't miss the final season of 24 which begins January 2006.
Movie Review: "Some people are more comfortable in hell..."
Summary: 5 Stars
An outstanding series, 24 Season Four brings to the screen the ongoing adventures of CTU agent Jack Bauer.
The setting is Los Angeles one and a half years after the virus incident, and Federal (CTU) agent Jack Bauer is trying to thwart an attempt to bring about the meltdown of nuclear plants in the USA. As is the case with this series though, there is much more than meets than eye...
Kiefer Sutherland, Dennis Haysbert, Carlos Bernard, Reiko Aylesworth, and the rest of the cast, have truly outdone themselves with their performances, which are exceptional to say the least. Very well written and very well presented, the series is without a doubt guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment.
The major setbacks are in relation to:
1) Just like in the previous seasons, there is no closure from Season Three to Season Four; e.g. detailed info on Michelle/Tony ( or even Kim/Chase...), the President/nation rewarding Bauer for preventing the spread of the virus, what happened to the Palmer family and how they got on.
Instead Season Four starts abruptly and with a lot of gaps and unpleasant surprises in the shape of some not very likable CTU agents, like the new director.
2) Another traitor at CTU??? Enough already!
3) Speaks some truths about the USA being despised due to bad foreign policy. Ideas of returning to their borders and minding their own business is not necessarily a bad thing, and "demonizing" one that thinks as such is not a good thing.
On the positive side:
1) Very original to have the whole series be "24 hours."
2) Arnold Vosloh (!) (Imhotep from Mummy and Mummy II) who is great in his role as Habib Marwan.
3) 24 sheds light on US Gov. operations that lead the rest of the world to resent America.
4) A good look into the dirty world of politics.
In short, 24 is a series definitely worth watching and one to seriously consider adding to your movie collection! KEEP'EM COMING!!!
Movie Review: All About Relationships
Summary: 5 Stars
Just like the previous three seasons of "24", Season Four will take you on a 24-hour thrill-ride, with mind-blowing action, drama, and twists and turns in every episode. Though the basic formula of the show is the same (CTU is still fighting terrorism, Jack Bauer is still really intense, etc.), the writers/producers are still able to produce some fantastic dramatic scenes, not exactly an easy feat after three years.
However, what really sets this season apart from the previous three is its focus on the relationship between characters. First, there is the relationship between Bauer and Audrey Raines, who is pulled into the terrorism when her father, the Secretary of Defense, is abducted early in the day. Her relationship with Jack is tested in nearly every episode, and that pairing ultimately provides the most drama of the entire season.
Also, agent Michelle Dessler is back, this time as head of CTU, and her rocky relationship with former CTU agent Tony Almeida is showcased throughout the season. Though I won't give away all of Tony's involvement in this fourth season, I will say that he at least plays a part in the day's activities.
So far, after watching the first four seasons of "24", each season has had a certain plot or character "thread" that really made the show come alive for me. In Season One it was the confliction of President David Palmer. In Season Two it was the all-out intensity of Jack Bauer. In Season Three it was the downright horrors of biological terrorism. Thus, in Season Four, the "thread" I enjoyed the most was the relationships between many of the main characters. The terrorism-stopping plots were still interesting, and the action scenes were still intense, but (at least to me) this season really was all about the relationships.
I am very interested to see what "thread" will hook me in Season Five!
Movie Review: Why "24" is so good?
Summary: 5 Stars
After watching "24" season 1-3 in the past and season 4 recently (purchased from amazon.co.uk), I tried to write down below my feelings and analyze what makes it such a terrific show.
Sure, the initial idea is original (24 episodes of 1 hour - actually 45 mn - in real time making a whole day) ; the casting is ideal and all the actors play perfectly ; plot and intrigues are very suspensful and interesting ; there is a true beginning and a real end to all seasons - which are all well directed.
However, what makes the big difference is in the scenario. There is a tremendous number of events in a "24" season, based on the main plot (e.g. terrorism), and on CTU, the government, common people, relastionships, love, etc... most of them being linked, which makes another tremendous number of equations to be solved by the scriptwriter to ensure that all ins and outs keep some logic. And this is well done, this is even an excellent job - not only the plot and situations of one season are realistic, but any "old" player coming from a previous season comes with a valid reason ; he does not magically appear to save the script!
Also, writers take big care about being faithful to the characters personalities. An actor is assigned a role with a full personality set that he/she has to embrace. It's probably why all actors play so well ; they don't actually play a "role", they embrace a whole personality. Any specific information to justify a character presence or his behaviour is brought to the audience in a subtle way.
And finally, most of the situations in "24" do not seek to handle carefully (or to please) the audience. The main objective is realism - this leads to objectiveness and originality. Don't expect a character to be saved by his/her charisma... you never know what will really happen. This is essential to provide a great show.
Movie Review: Phenomenal!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ever since season 4 ended, I've been waiting and waiting for this season to become available on DVD. And finally it will be mine on December 6th!
As a DIE-HARD fan of 24, I have to say that this season, really ranks up there as one of the most intense, compelling, and all around best seasons in 24 history. While of couse it has some flaws, (every show does!) the amazing acting, directing, writing, continuity, music, intensity, and just plain brilliance of the season, really makes it hard to top!
Season 4 starts off incredibly strong, even with the majority of the cast stripped from the previous seasons. There is no one recognizable when seaosn 4 kicks off, other than Jack, and Chloe O'Brian, but very soon that will change as we get further into the day. Jack Bauer has moved on with his life of field work, and moved on to a "normal life" with a woman he his falling for Audrey Raines, the daughter of the Secretary of Defense; Jack's Boss. When a terroist plan to change the U.S forever (that has been in the works for almost 5 years), strikes, Jack is thrown back into the day, when he realizes that he can never have that normal life, and even more so, it's what he desires more than anything, to save his country. He can't escape his past, no matter how hard he tries, and he must and will do everything in his power to stop the havoc. The season only gets more amazing and more intense when Tony Alemida, Michelle Dessler, and David Palmer returns into the fold. The whole season builds up, further and further, and it finally explodes in the breathtaking season finale, where nothing on 24 will ever be the same.
On December 6th, this phenomenal season of one of the best shows of Television history, will finally be out.