Oz: The Complete Fourth Season
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Actor: Ernie Hudson, Jr. Harold Perrineau, Kirk Acevedo, Rita Moreno, Terry KinneyBrand: HBO Home Video
Producer: Tom Fontana
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 960 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-02-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 99017
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Product features:
- DVD
- 4 X 3 FULL FRAME
- Digi-Pack
- Multi Disc
- Dolby Surround 5.1 - English Dolby Surround Stereo - English Mono - Spanish
- Audio Commentary: Audio commentary by creator Tom Fontana Rita Moreno Dean Winters and Lee Tergeson Deleted Scenes: 30 minutes of deleted scenes
Movie Reviews of Oz: The Complete Fourth Season
Movie Review: A gripping continuation of the "Oz" saga
Summary: 5 Stars
Season 4 of "Oz" maintains the consistently high quality of writing and acting that have made this prison drama so powerful. Oswald State Correctional Facility, which is the prison of the series, can be seen as a microcosm for all of American society. The characters represent many different ethnic, racial, and religious groups; there are men and women; characters who are disabled; characters of different sexual orientations and of different generational groups. The diverse ensemble cast is surely one of the most exciting ever assembled for a TV series. Season 4 continues to follow many of the characters, relationships, and storylines from previous seasons, while successfully adding some compelling new ones into the mix. One of the most powerful plot lines involves an undercover police officer's masquerade as an inmate. Also noteworthy is Luke Perry's role as a disgraced televangelist who becomes an inmate. The regular characters from earlier seasons continue to grow and change--just when you think you have somebody figured out, he/she might surprise you. And fans who are fascinated by the fireworks between white supremacist Schillinger and his enemy Beecher will not be disappointed by the twists that their relationship takes in this season.
Oz's equilibrium is shaken in this season when a key authority figure is removed from his position; this plot element is used to generate some powerful new character development and plot elements. The overall story of season 4 has a powerful mythic quality--it's about corruption, rebellion, the building and severing of alliances, and the use and abuse of power. "Oz" attains an epic feel not unlike the "Star Wars" saga; it also has qualities like those of ancient Greek or Shakespearian tragedies. At times the show has a searing satiric edge (particularly when the scripts deal with politics or the media), and while it is a serious drama, season 4 also makes room for humorous sequences.
The DVD set for season 4 features some great special features. The generous selection of deleted scenes offers different perspectives on the characters and conflicts, thus giving a fuller picture of the overall story. Episode 8 features a joint commentary by series creator Tom Fontana and ensemble member Rita Moreno. Their engrossing conversation covers many aspects of the show--symbolism, theology, violence, nudity, technical challenges of filming the show, her relationships with the other actors, etc. I especially liked their behind-the-scenes anecdotes. It's a serious and very professional commentary that still is full of a lot of laughs. It's quite a contrast to the episode 16 commentary by Fontana with costars Dean Winters and Lee Tergesen. The actors raucously mock the show throughout the commentary--it's hilariously subversive fun.
I have always thought of "Oz" as a taboo-breaking show, but season 4 takes this aspect to an even more intense level. There is, in particular, one of the most shocking, brutal, and cruel plot twists ever in the four seasons so far. Season 4 also continues the show's tradition of graphic violence, sex, and nudity. However, I don't consider these elements gratuitous or exploitative, but rather they are an integral part of the overall moral and artistic vision of the series. Also compelling is the show's complex exploration of religion and spirituality through the lives of its characters; Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, and Judaism are all represented. This is one series that takes religion seriously, and treats it with both intelligence and passion. Overall, "Oz" continues, in season 4, to present a remarkably complex and compelling world. The series presents the extremes of human cruelty, obsession, lust, and depravity, but also explores the human capacity for love, friendship, kindness, forgiveness, hope, and redemption. Those who can stomach the often extreme content will, I believe, find season 4 to be a fulfilling journey.
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