Gilmore Girls: The Complete Seventh Season
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Actor: Alexis Bledel, Lauren GrahamBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 990 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 114279
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- AC-3; Box set; Closed-captioned; Color; Dolby; DVD; Subtitled; NTSC
Movie Reviews of Gilmore Girls: The Complete Seventh Season
Movie Review: Goodbye Gilmore Girls
Summary: 5 Stars
WARNING: FULL OF SPOILERS
I watched The Gilmore Girls since day 1 and loved it, even though it had some big flaws:
1. The show was too elitist. There was not a single important African-American character (Michel is French). I feel the writers in season 7 were keenly aware of this and tried to somehow make up for it by having a black nurse with a couple of good lines confronting Emily, and having Emily admit to finding Will Smith charming. Too little, too late; but more than the Palladinos did in 6 years.
Another example of this elitism is how they treat the Lane story line. A Korean-American who is as smart and well-read as Rory, ends up as a waitress in Luke's diner married to a total dimwit. In real life, she whould have gotten 1 or 2 scholarships to Ivy League schools; And Zach would have just been a summer crush instead of the father of her twin boys!
2. Most characters were obnoxious at one point or another. The most obnoxious one being Michel. I would not have been sad to see him leave the show. Taylor, Kirk, Emily, Richard, Sookie,TJ, even Lorelei and Rory got on my nerves at time. I think this was truly the fault of the writers who pushed the character flaws or rapid-fire lines to the max for comic impact.
3. Season 6 was horrible, starting with Luke finding out he had a daughter and the whole Lane/Zach relationship: PLEASE!!!!.
NOW FOR SEASON 7:
Unlike most reviewers, I think the departure of the Palladinos was a good thing. The dialogue slowed down a bit, allowing more emotion to shine through, more in-depth look at the characters, and yet keeping the same level of humor. In other words, the show remains witty but much less superficial. I am left wondering if these new writers had had a couple of more seasons, what they could have come up with. They did a pretty good job considering the mess the Palladinos left behind.
Again, unlike most reviewers, I never went for the Luke/Lorelei romance. Luke summed up my feelings on this subject well when he said "Lorelei will remain Lorelei, and I will remain the guy who pours coffee for her". I think they were great friends, but they did nothing for me as a couple. I had felt cheated when Christopher and Lorelei were getting together and had to stop due to Sherry's pregnancy in an earlier season. So it was great for me to see them together in Season 7; I was really rooting for them to stay together and was sad for both when it ended. That said, the way the writers developed the story and it's end was really well done. And I can see that the pressure from the audience was too big for the Luke/Lorelei pairing; so I can understand.
Now for Rory, again most reviewers will not agree with me. I thought the Jess/Rory story line was great. Whenever Jess was onscreen it was amazing, and there was just pure chemistry between Rory and him. I would have loved seeing them end up together, especially since he cleaned up his act and became a writer. But Logan came in, and after a while he grew on me. So having them go through so much, and splitting them up at the end was very disappointing. I felt so bad for Logan when he walks away from Rory after she returns the ring. I could not believe that they end with Lane and Zach; and Paris and Doyle together, and they break apart Rory and Logan?!! HORRIBLE. I mean they didn't have to end up getting married, but they could have ended up still a couple.
This ending really affected me not only because I have a romantic streak and wanted a truly happy ending for all, but because it seemed to me that they were not consistent with the story line. Throughout the seasons, the story line was developed on the premise that Rory really loved Logan. By splitting them up, I felt the message here was that a career was more important than true love. They could have done better.
Perhaps in the near future we can have a "Gilmore Women" and get to reunite Rory and Logan.
In any case, I write all this with a smile on my face for having been witness to a wonderful show, with wonderful actors. It's a credit to the actor playing Logan that he becomes lovable after being such a jerk; that I could like Emily and Richard, even though they are such snobs, that I loved Christopher with all his shortcomings, Luke with his gruffness, Miss Patty, Babette, Jackson. Now Sookie, what a wonderful and consistent performance throughout; and last but not least Lorelei, who was truly deserving of at least one Emmy and who truly carried not only the show but who was the perfect match for Rory's performance as well.
It's also a credit to the original creators, producers, old writers, and new writers, that even though I disagreed with much of their story lines and character developments, I could still see the quality of the show shining through in 6 of the 7 years (Season 6 is hopeless for me).
PLEASE DO "THE GILMORE WOMEN: The Gilmore Girls 5 years later" as a movie or mini series. Your fans will be eternally grateful.
Thank you Gilmore Girls, and goodbye, I will miss you.
Summary of Gilmore Girls: The Complete Seventh Season
No description available for this title.Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 11/13/07
Wide Screen: no
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
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Full Frame: yes
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve
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