Seinfeld: Season Five
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Movie Reviews of Seinfeld: Season Five
Movie Review: HOW CAN YOU CHOOSE A FAVORITE?????
Summary: 5 Stars
Just when I think I've settled the title of "favorite" on a few shows, this set comes out.
The Bris, with the Mohel, is one of the funniest shows I've ever seen on TV in any decade. You have the Mohel, who is brilliant, and the Pig Man Kramer rescues from the hospital...
The Mannequin episdoe with the Elaine weirdo fan she meets on the subaway and sees herself replicated in a store mannequin with a snotty salesgirl with some unknown Middle European accent, great stuff.
The Accountant; who can't stop sniffing so Kramer thinks he is a drug smuggler (allergic to his sweater) and takes a picture of him sitting on the toilet, another classic.
And of course, the Hamptons, which has the gang weekending at the home of friends in (where else?) the Hamptons and we are treated to an "ugly baby" the sight of which causes everyone but the doctor and the parents to grimace at the sight of him, and Kramer bringing several lobsters to the dinner table, not knowing they were in commercial traps...and then, of course, the "shrinkage" incident.
The Puffy Shirt (I don't WANNA be a pirate!) is yet another favorite; the Low Talker g/f of Kramer's gets Jerry (although he couldn't hear her) to agree to wear her "puffy shirt" design on the Bryant Gumbel show...
And the Glasses, George thinks his glasses are stolen at the gym and shows up at Jerry's wearing his underwater goggles which prompts Jerry to address him as Aqua Boy. Kramer takes George to an optometrist who owes him a favor and George picks out lady's frames...Jerry sees him in the new glasses and says "I don't know what to tell you, Elton."
Yet another great set to brighten up the worst day...
Movie Review: Amazing season for a great show!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love every single episode of Seinfeld and seem to associate almost everything in my daily life with something from either Seinfeld or the Simpsons. That being said, this season of Seinfeld contains one gem after another. A rundown on my favorite episodes: Episode 5, The Bris: The most hilarious part of this is the moyle that doesn't even make it as a kosher butcher is now tasked with circumcision of infants. He is unsteady, has a fear of loud sounds, is generally anal retentive, and doesn't like children...and yet he is the person they let do the deed! So funny I can't even describe it. In the extras, Jason Alexander says that he didn't think it was good for the moyle to hate children, but I differ with him and think it was a very funny, subtle touch to the episode. Episode 7, The Non-Fat Yogurt: I appreciate how Guiliani actually came on the show...I'd say more, but don't want to give it away. Episode 8, The Barber: Sheer comic genius. Take one part Seinfeld, one part Newman, and two parts Rossini and mix them all up, et voila! Although it's never mentioned, I have a feeling the old Looney Tunes with Bugs in the comedic roles had an influence on this. Episode 13, The Marine Biologist: The extras indicate that many consider this a classic episode and you can easily tell why: just funny from start to finish! My favorite part is when George is giving his "Melvillesque" telling of how he saved the whale ("Easy big fella!"). Episode 22, The Opposite. The title says it all. Enjoy Seinfeldians!Movie Review: "I Don't Want To Be A Pirate!"
Summary: 5 Stars
Although season four is probably my overall favorite season, season five contains my all-time favorite episode of "Seinfeld," "The Puffy Shirt." The whole season is well crafted, interrelated (plotlines from previous episodes recur frequently), and tightly written.
By this point in the series all the characters are fairly well developed (except perhaps for Kramer) and the cast obviously fits together perfectly as the most complimentary foursome in television history. Several of the episodes are all-time classics. "The Puffy Shirt" and the concept of the "low talker" is my personal favorite, and contains all the hallmarks of a great episode: I am especially amazed at how the writers tied the hand model and low talking plots together in the end. My other favorite in the set, "The Marine Biologist," is another pure delight. Again, part of the magic of that episode is the re-convergence of the plots at the end of the show when George reveals the golf ball to the others.
There isn't a weak episode in the season, and the DVD set contains numerous extras of note. I am particularly fond of the bloopers ("Not That There's Anything Wrong With That") and the "Inside Looks" sections where principals recall interesting information about the particular episodes.
This is what a box set should be: it is entertaining, complete, and has loads of quality extras for the true fan. This is comedy genius, and I can't recommend it highly enough.
Movie Review: My favorite season
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know what to say about Seinfeld that hasn't been said a thousand times before by people far more analytical and intelligent than I am.
All I know is what I like. And I like -- no, make that LOVE -- Season 5 of Seinfeld.
Every episode works for me. Each one is sharply written and wonderfully acted. The humor is genuine and springs from actors who are comfortable with their characters.
Favorite episodes include:
The Mango
The Puffy Shirt
The Glasses
The Sniffing Accountant
The Bris
The Lip Reader
The Non-Fat Yogurt
The Barber
The Masseuse
The Cigar Store Indian
The Conversion
The Stall
The Dinner Party
The Marine Biologist
The Pie
The Stand-In
The Wife
The Raincoats (1)
The Raincoats (2)
The Fire
The Hamptons
The Opposite
All right. You got me. That lists includes every episode in Season 5. They're all favorites. (Okay, special favorites include "The Marine Biologist," "The Conversion," "The Hamptons" and "The Sniffing Accountant.")
The DVD set includes hilarious outtakes and informative, entertaining behind-the-scenes featurettes.
If you love comedy, and I mean some of the wittiest comedy ever to hit the little screen, Seinfeld Season 5 is just what the doctor ordered.
Movie Review: Laugh-out-loud funny!
Summary: 5 Stars
There's nothing dated about this classic sitcom, which defined the late '80s and early '90s TV comedy as Jerry and his buddies traipsed through New York life and its various little adventures.
As the creators promised, Seinfeld is indeed largely "a show about nothing." That said, it's often the little daily annoyances, ups and downs that make for the most entertaining stories in our own lives, and it certainly held true for Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer.
Particularly memorable episodes include the classic hilarious "The Puffy Shirt," where a misunderstanding between Jerry and Kramer's new girlfriend causes Jerry to get stuck wearing a "pirate shirt" on national television; "The Stall," where Elaine, stuck in a public restroom stall without toilet paper, begs her neighbor to "spare a square" and is refused, only to learn that it's Jerry's new girlfriend; "The Marine Biologist," where George pretends he's a marine biologist in order to impress a woman, only to find himself in a situation where his career skills are required; and "The Opposite," where George starts doing the opposite of what he'd normally do in any given situation, and finds his life turning around.
Even decades later, the humor of this smart show holds up, perhaps even stronger than ever.