24: Season Seven
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Movie Reviews of 24: Season Seven
Movie Review: The Great Thriller is Back in Action
Summary: 5 Stars
Reckoning time has come for Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland). With CTU dismantled, Jack has to answer for his actions to a Senate hearing. But the hearing has just started with Jack is pulled out and taken to the FBI. There he learns that former CTU agent and friend Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard) is a terrorist. And he's working with others planning an attack for that very day. Teaming up with FBI agent Renee Walker (Annie Wersching), he sets out to stop the unfolding events.
Meanwhile, President Taylor (Cherry Jones), the US's first female president, is trying to deal with the unfolding events and the revelation that there are people in her own administration working against her. Can her administration survive the day? Can Jack stop the terrorists?
I think most every one agrees that season six of this thriller was non-thrilling. Taking advantage of the writer's strike, the show spent two years working on the just concluded seventh season.
And it shows.
While it wasn't quite the fresh approach they advertised, it was once again fun. Yes, several plot elements were way too used and the FBI really just subbed for CTU, but the action was non-stop and most of the twists good given enough time to be explained. And there was one set piece near the middle of the season that had my heart racing just like old times.
Probably my favorite moments in this season involved Mary Lynn Rajskub's Chloe and her FBI counter part Janis Gold, played by Janeane Garofalo. The two characters are very similar, and watching them work together, or not as the case may be, has provided some comic relief. The fact that I wish there were more probably means they used them just about right.
This season was set in Washington DC. Since plot is king (as always), I'm not sure the location really mattered. I did find the location details not quite as distracting as they were when the show was set in LA.
Considering the current real life political climate, they tried to have some thoughts about torture. However, it was overshadowed by the race to the next plot point.
Any fan of the show owes it to themselves to give this season a chance. It will have you counting the seconds until you can find out how it all ends before you know it.
Movie Review: One Of 24's Best Seasons
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently bought the S7 dvd set & let me tell you, this show is like eating your fav candy. Once you start it's damn near impossible to stop! Lately i'm averaging 4 episodes per day & i'm happy to report that these episodes are just as addictive & suspenseful as they were when it first aired on FOX. As usual, each show is jam packed with action & suspense & the tension also harldly ever lets up. Great stuntwork & explosions abound as well. But one of best things about this show are all the great character actors they always seem to bring in for each season. Kurtwood Smith (Robocop) as Senator Blaine Mayer, Jon Voight (Deliverance) as the corrupt leader of a Blackwater-like mercenaries for hire outfit, Bob Gunton (Shawshank Redemption) as the White House Chief of Staff, Colm Feore (The Sum of All Fears) as the First man, Will Patton (Armageddon) as the head conspirator, Glenn Morshower (Blackhawk Down) reprising his role as Secret service agent - Aaron Pierce & Janeane Garofalo (Copland) as a nosy & suspicious FBI computer expert. Carlos Bernard also reprises his role as former CTU Agent turned fugitive Tony Almeida & Elisha Cuthbert returns as well as Jack's estranged daughter - Kim. The best new character in S7 though is the FBI agent Renee Walker played by lovely actress - Anne Wersching. She accompanies Jack Bauer through most of the series & quickly learns that in order to assist Jack in saving the day, she will sometimes have to bend the rules & do things that go against her own moral beliefs. This makes her very uneasy & frequently gets her in trouble with her boss - The "By the book" FBI Head Agent - Larry Moss (Jeffrey Nordling) who resents Jack for breaking law after law & torturing suspects. The tension between the three characters is very palpable & really helps add to the suspense & drama of the show. Add in a great story with frequent plot twists, lots of great action, terrific characters & more suspense than you can shake a stick at & you've got one of the most captivating seasons in the entire franchise. I'd personally rank S7 as one of the top 3 best in the series & a must watch for anyone who's fan of 24 or great action thrillers with good character development.Movie Review: Amazon's Preorders
Summary: 5 Stars
There should be a mandate taught in the early years of schoooling and that is that people should not talk about things that they know nothing about. Anyone who is even slightly farmiliar with Amazons pre-ordering knows that they do not charge you until the item ships. With that knowledge it becomes painfully clear that these pre-order's are a fantastic idea both for Amazon and the paying customer. Its good for Amazon because they get better knowledge on just how many copies they will need when its released and its good for the customer because they offer significant discounts for pre-ordering. Since your not charged until it ships and since you can cancel at any time before it ships, well lets just say that anyone speaking out negatively about such business practices has no clue what they are talking about.
If Amazon charged your credit card before it shipped than this would be a completely different story but that simply is not the case. They are not getting any money until they ship the product. Lets face it some people just have to complain. Its literally a part of thier personality and trust me I have known a couple people like this in my life. They dont bother to educate themselves about something before lashing out, they just immediatly form a biased opinion and the bashing begins. Its really the very essence of ignorance. So take my advice and just ignore all of the naysayers because not a single one can formulate a logical argument against Amazon;s pre ordering system.
Thank you Amazon!! I have been a loyal cusomer since the very first week you went live and customers such as myself understand fully that your pre-order system is one of the best things going today in regards to shopping for DVD's. Its really no surprise that you have become one of the biggest retailers in the world. Its for reasons like this. Keep up the great work and thanks again.
Now exuse me while I pre-Order 24 - Season 7.
Movie Review: Jack is Back and So it 24!
Summary: 5 Stars
24: Redemption was aptly named, because of it's ties to the reality of the series. Redemption was in fact a redemption for the series.
Despite season 6 having been a horrible season, it still was one of the best shows on. Btw, for the record, and hopefully the producers, writers and studios will see this, but every time 24 has a "To be continued" cliff-hanger, the following season sux (for 24). Season 6 was another of those not up to 24 par seasons. I'm guessing the reason is, 24 uses these cliff-hangers and then when the new season begins, they say, "4 months later" completely ignoring the entire cliff-hanger! They did that in season 2 or 3 and again in season 5. Note to the wise, and those that matter: DONT DO THIS ANYMORE!
Taking the year off, rather than trying to force an 8 hour season last year was probably the wisest thing. Rumor has it that 24 had the first 8 episodes ready to go, but, they looked back on it, and decided to rewrite.
What has occurred is a reminiscent, if not fresh look at things. Returning this season, so far, is Bill and Chloe, and a confused Tony Almeda. Confused as we don't don't what side he is on, after his "death" and the death of his wife, Michelle. Nor do we know if he is finished for the season, or if he turns up again later.
The typical agency mole is the show's huge dependancy factor, as is the "Jack's bad... No Jack's good...ok, everyone, Jack's the greatest Superhero ever" roller-coaster. One thing that is not as predictable, is 24 has seemingly dropped the mini 4 episodic plots, and has gone much longer with the plots, which seem to help develop the story better.
Even in a bad season, like 6, the show will be intense. But, it certainly helps to have a strong plot line and not just filler stuff, just to make it to 24 episodes, and season 7 so far, has managed to get back to it's game, and with some tenacity.
Movie Review: Stunning
Summary: 5 Stars
Just got finished watching this on TV and yes I am one of those "stupid people" who will go out and buy this tomorrow. And I will watch it again as soon as I do because that's just how great this show really is. I cant understand why people who are supposed to be such big fans of the show are actually angry they are releasing the dvd early. Wouldn't that be what you want?
But anyway...on to the show....
24 Season 7 will go down as one of the premiere seasons in the shows history. Maybe, from start to finish, the best since Season 1. After a lackluster Season 6, I think it was safe to say that the writers and producers of the show had a clear opportunity to start over and start fresh. And they did. What we got was a smart, tight, and extraordinarily acted season with the same raging action and plot twists but still with a different feel to it. By relocating out of L.A and into D.C. we got the chance to see Jack Bauer out of his element for the first time. At first I was skeptical of this, as many were. But after the first episode of the season I realized that my skepticism was for nothing. The move to D.C. was perfect and it brought so much to this season. And as we progressed from twist to twist, from villain to villain, the one thing that stayed apparent was that this season was absolutely brilliant. Nothing will ever compare to the originality of Season 1. And the show's creators know that. But they weren't trying to replicate that. Instead they were trying to bring us a season that we will remember, instead of tossing away like we did with season 6. Season 7 was a triumph and it's just another example of why we keep watching.