The Shield - Season 1
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Actor: ShieldBrand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 600 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Shield - Season 1
Movie Review: It's okay.
Summary: 4 Stars
A stirring examination of the duality of man, "The Shield" follows detective Vic Mackey, head of the Strike Team in the fictional LAPD district of Farmington. Along with fellow detectives Shane, Lemonhead, and Ronnie "Moustache" Dobbs, Vic navigates the back alleys of LA, committing criminal triage, allying himself with a wide array of characters like the two-bit drug dealer Rondell, the drug running rapper Kern, and drug cartel businessman Tio.
The underlying question of the series could be, "What sacrifices, man?" What sacrifices, man, indeed. Through the continual snowballing of smaller infractions, the Strike Team finds itself ever more mired in the seedy underbelly of the streets. Planted evidence here, blackmail there, and suddenly Vic has gone from sterling detective to ultimate supercop, capable of bringing in and bringing down the most horrific of criminal offenders. What sacrifices, man! I applaud Vic for making the difficult choices others cringe away from, and making them in a manner that brings the most harm to alleged felons while protecting some innocents.
That's not to say the show is perfect, mind you. There's an entire infrastructure of other, more law-abiding police Hellbent on preventing Vic from violating a street thug's 5th Amendment rights and stopping crime in the streets. Fortunately, the bulk of these officers aren't that bright and even if they do wise up to Vic's war on crime, there's nothing they can do about it -- Vic cleans up his own messes, if you catch my drift.
*Spoiler* Vic kills some people to cover his tracks. *Spoiler*
Also, Vic's wife doesn't deserve Vic; man, you have got to get away from that girl.
For fans of Greek tragedies, some of Shakespeare's more grim plays, and people who love watching cops beat the ever living Hell out of punks.
Summary of The Shield - Season 1
Detective Vic Mackey is the leader of an elite Strike Team unit a group of cops effective at eliminating crime but also operating under Vic's own set of rules. But his rules sometimes cross the fine line between legal and illegal. Now the precinct has a new captain who doesn't like Vic's tactics and wants to bust him off the force - even as the captain finds himself going to Vic for help whenever the going gets rough.Now is your chance to experience all the action and excitement of television's most controversial show...from the beginning.System Requirements:Running Time: 600 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 043396250147 Manufacturer No: 25014Action & Adventure DVD Video
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