Survivor All-Stars - The Complete Season
by Mark Burnett (II)
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Director: Mark Burnett (II)Brand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 773 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Survivor All-Stars - The Complete Season
Movie Review: The Robfather Dominates
Summary: 5 Stars
I have never been much of a fan of reality television, but there have been a few exceptions. I watched the original Survivor simply because it was new, it had never been done before and I found that entertaining and compelling. After the first season I didn't return to Survivor until the All-Star edition began after last year's Super Bowl. The reason I tuned in? Because it was new and different. Nobody had ever returned to play this game a second time.
Coming into this game, the All-Stars had to know that this was going to be different. Everything was going to be stepped up a notch and they had to bring their A games. As soon as the tribes set foot on the island, the elevated level of survival came boiling to the surface, as winners (of which there were four) realized that they had a huge target on their backs, and alliances began to form, one of which lasted until the bitter end.
While Amber Brkich (Survivor Australia) walked away with the million dollar prize at the end of the game, this season, in every sense of the word, belonged to Boston Rob Mariano. He dominated the physical challenges and was incredibly strong in the mental ones as well. He outplayed everyone on the island, using everything he could, including friendships, to get him to the final two. It is kind of depressing on the commentaries and on the episodes themselves, to listen to the constant whining of Lex and Alicia. Both of these All-Stars were played by Boston Rob. He used them to get to the end, wh ich is the whole idea. They cried like babies about it and it is sad. Like original winner Richard Hatch said in the reunion show, "It's just a game." They should realize that he outplayed them, accept it and move on with their lives.
As I said, Boston Rob outplayed everyone in the game, but he didn't win the million dollars, as I feel he probably deserved. He lost out because of the bitterness of two people who felt betrayed, in a game where betrayal always comes into play.
For the All-Stars, Rupert, Jerri, Colby, Sue, Richard, Big Tom and the others provided plenty of entertainment. The challenges were extremely tough, probably the hardest ever, as they should be. You could see the complete exhaustion in the faces of these seasoned veterans of the game. This was not a walk in the jungle for anyone.
While there are many people who could have been cast, it is possible, many didn't want to return to the game. I am sure there are a lot of people who would have liked to have seen Colleen, Greg and Gervase from Season One, or Michael Skupin or Elisabeth Filarski (Hasselbeck) from Australia, or any number of others. Despite all that, the All-Stars chosen were a diverse bunch and made for solid competition.
The DVD set has a number of great extras, with lots of unaired scenes and confessionals. While the recap episode (Number Nine) is not included on this set, the best scene from that episode, the mock tribal council with Rob Cesternino's dead-on Jeff Probst impression, is included in the extra scenes. In addition there are a number of commentaries, including four featuring the hilarious Cesternino at the head of the pack.
While this season didn't end up being the best Survivor ever, as claimed in the promos (In my mind that honor goes to season one), this was a pretty solid effort. It had never been done before and that in and of itself made it worth watching.
Go out and buy this set. It is worth it. I also highly recommend purchasing the set from Season One, if for no other reason than the incredibly beautiful Colleen Haskell.
Summary of Survivor All-Stars - The Complete Season
Although these all-stars may be familiar with the show?s premise, a few things have been changed for the show?s eighth season in order to offer some change into the mix. Players were divided into three tribes named Chapera, Saboga and Mogo Mogo, and marooned on separate beaches off the Panama coast where they cope with the most unpredictable weather yet. Promising to be the most manipulative season yet, SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS would not be complete without a little conflict between the players, and this time around, there is plenty of that to go around.. Commentaries on 10 episodes by (variously) Rob Cesternino, Jenna Morasca, Rudy Boesch, Tina Wesson, Lex Van Den Berghe, Alicia Calaway, Kathy Vavrick-O?Brien, Shii Ann Huang, Rupert Boneham, Jenna Lewis, Amber Brkich and Rob MarianoSimilar DVD Movies
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