The Wire - The Complete Third Season
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Movie Reviews of The Wire - The Complete Third Season
Movie Review: Good but not great
Summary: 4 Stars
I love The Wire and agree with all of those who say it was one of the best shows on TV. But, I didn't think that season three was an example of their best work. It all seemed just a little tired and not much more than an extension of season one. This in no way says that you should avoid it. The characters, the acting, the sub-plots are all what you expect from this team. So, good stuff just not as good as, say, season two. Happy viewing!Movie Review: One of the best TV series ever
Summary: 5 Stars
Every time I watch another season of The Wire, I am surprised again that this show did not dominate the writing, directing and acting categories of the Emmys and Golden Globes. It is head and shoulders above most other dramatic series.
Season 3 brings the team back to the drug dealers with a different twist than in the first season and some shocking developments. The last two episodes left me with my jaw hanging in surprise.
Movie Review: Sustained Greatness
Summary: 5 Stars
Another great season from the Wire. I think I actually enjoyed season 2 a bit more, but season 3 really comes on strong about half-way through.Movie Review: You gotta keep the devil way down in the hole
Summary: 5 Stars
HBO's The Wire is the best television I've ever seen. Creator David Simon and writer Ed Burns have crafted something that's utterly unique among contemporary TV dramas - a complex, gripping and believable portrait of a city (Baltimore) and its struggle to rise above the poverty, corruption and violence that seeks to bleed the life out of it.
More akin to a novel in its thorough exploration of character and motive, social and historical context, each season of The Wire unfolds in a series of chapters which must be taken as a whole. Seen through the eyes of both the Baltimore PD surveillance team, and the drug's gangs that control the inner-city housing projects, this is the American dream gone bad - an unapologetically political insight into why the largely black underclass have been failed by the machinery of government.
Season 3 takes us back to season 1's plot arc, as Stringer Bell holds temporary control of the `business' in Avon Barksdale's enforced absence. The times they are a changing as the towers are pulled down, and rival gangs fight for control of the corners. The tension between the two main men once Avon is released from prison, as each strives to impose his own vision (Stringer's to create a legitimate business empire, Avon's to let the street know who is king), leads to an unforgettable outcome. This leaves the door open for other crews to muscle in on their former territory, resulting in a bloodbath in West Baltimore. The Mayor and the Police Commissioner are desperate to keep the bodycount down as the election looms, leading to Major Colvin adopting his own eye-opening solution to the problem.
Meanwhile McNulty continues to p**s off anyone who doesn't agree with his methods, Prez makes a fatal error of judgement and Omar carries on wielding his own unique brand of vigilante justice against Barksdale's crew.
New characters Cutty, an ex-con fresh out of jail and fighting against the pull of the gang life, Tommy Carcetti, the ambitious councilman looking to run for mayor, and Marlo, the ambitious young gang leader looking to establish a foothold on the street, join the other established characters in a season that first matches, and then exceeds the dizzying standard that The Wire had set itself in previous seasons.
It's almost unheard of for television to achieve the artistic integrity of film or literature, and the Wire stands alone as an example of what is possible when a brilliant and passionate writer is allowed to realise his vision unfettered by the commercial constraints imposed by most networks. Let's hope that, once Season 5 (the final season) is over, others will take up the challenge that The Wire has set in creating ground-breaking drama that resonates with us long after the final credits have stopped rolling.
Movie Review: The 3rd Season of The Wire is just as good as Seasons 1 & 2
Summary: 5 Stars
Some TV series start to get old after the first season or two, but that's not the case with the third season of The Wire.
The most interesting part of this season is what happens after Avon Barksdale gets out of prison. You just knew that after being #1 while Avon was in jail, Stringer Bell wasn't going to take kindly to being #2 again. But the ultimate "showdown" was not what I expected and was really interesting! (I won't give it away by saying what happened, but you've got to see this season!)
The whole "Amsterdam" situation that carries throughout the season is interesting, too. You'll see how one man came up with a solution (albeit temporary) to drug-related murders.
Anyway, this is another great season of The Wire that you won't want to miss!