Sons of Anarchy: Season 4 [Blu-ray]

My favorite show!

Awesome show. Lived it

Motorcycle gangs. Shoot outs. Tough guys. Rock 'n roll. This is a MAN'S show, correct? No soapy stuff here. Not correct. This is through and through a SOAP OPERA, disguised with the leather jackets and tough guys. Don't get me wrong - this is an excellent show. It is definitely captivating, the acting is great, and it is NON-STOP drama and action. As far as one of the best shows EVER? I think some people are getting ahead of themselves.The thing that really separates the epitome of excellent television (The Wire, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad) from very good television (Sons of Anarchy, for example), is the fact that in the first types of shows, people don't really change. This mimics real life, where people generally remain relatively the same over long periods of time once they reach a certain age. Of course people can do complete 180s in their lives and change, but at the core....people generally remain the same. EXCELLENT television is generally a little slow moving in character development, since in real life people don't change from day to day. These shows don't rely on cheap thrills and love triangles and constant jaw-dropping character changes and motives. They have to rely on...wait for this....great writing.Enter Sons of Anarchy. It is one of the biggest rollercoaster emotional ride experience on television, with people and their motives CONSTANTLY changing and evolving from episode to episode. People get kidnapped, everyone is a liar and a backstabber, and one minute something is a crucial element to the plot, and the next it's dropped/forgiven/forgotten. The writers are masters at creating drama and non-stop action, but as far as realistic portrayals of human beings (something that the show is trying to achieve - make us empathize with these characters), this gets a 4/10. They are the show that relies on cheap thrills and twists to make a show. Does it make it bad? Not necessarily. Not every show is made to be in the ranks of shows like The Sopranos. Kurt Sutter has commented that all of the excess, ridiculous, over-the-top drama is purposeful and for good television. This is quite probable, but is it an excuse or the truth? With the way some of the characters act (Gemma in particular), I believe that the show is trying to make me feel like this show is more than just constant drama and twists, but something more deep and meaningful. And I'm not feeling it.The acting is really great, there is no denying that. I'm still not convinced that I buy Ron Perlman (Clay) as tough biker, but I've come to deal with it. This is a very Clay-focused season. Katey Sagal as Gemma is wonderful as always, and is absolutely superb with the material she is given. My only problem with her character is that sometimes the writers push the "matriarch" card a little too hard. Ever see the end of Mystic River, where the wife gives Sean Penn that "king" speech? Every time Gemma talks it sort of reminds me of that, and it's a little annoying after 4 seasons. Also, Maggie Siff as Tara Knowles continues to bore the hell out of me, and it's been obvious since season 1 that they are setting her up to become the new "matriarch" of the club. Predictable/cliche, much?I also still can't forgive the sudden drop of Wendy (Drea de Mateo) in season 2. In season 1 she is living with Jax and there is a major storyline between Gemma/Tara/Wendy, and in the next season Wendy completely dropped off the face of the earth along with the storyline, and then she returns this season.....? Disjointed storylines like this are never signs of excellent television. Her character was inconvenient for the growth of Tara/Jax, so they just dropped her. Lazy writing.Charlie Hunnam is an amazing actor (can you believe he is a British stage actor?) and totally convincing for his role. Everyone else is very good - I love Kim Coates, Mark Boone Junior, Theo Rossi, Tommy Flanagan, and probably my favorite - Dayton Callie as Wayne Unser. He was terrific in Deadwood, and equally great in this show. The show still has a total obsession with using Deadwood characters - over 13 to date, but that's a great thing and they make a great addition to the show. This season we're joined by Ray McKinnon, another Deadwood actor (the Reverend!) as Assistant U.S. Attorney, Lincoln Potter, and as usual, this guy is just amazingly weird and a terrific addition to the cast.SoA is not lacking in drama or great acting, but I think a more slow-paced show (somewhat like the first season) would do it justice and make it a little less silly and a little more gritty. I definitely recommend this show to anyone though that is interested in a high-action, intense, dramatic show with lots of twists, turns, extremely sappy moments and great acting performances. Even with the all of the criticism I gave it, it's still easily in the top 10 best dramas currently on television, hence the high rating. I'm definitely not going to stop watching.

Our first order arrived in a timely manner, however, one of the discs was defective. I reported the defect and the seller had another copy sent out the next day, which also arrived in a timely manner. The replacement copy worked just fine. Thanks to Amazon and the seller for such an efficient process.

I had been seeing advertisements for Sons Of Anarchy and thought it looked interesting but never really sat down and watched it. When I became a Prime Member, I noticed that I could watch the first three seasons of SOA for free. Well, after watching the second episode of the first season, I was hooked. I was SO glad that I had three seasons ahead of me that I could watch anytime I wanted to because I flew through them. One of the most striking things I noticed about Sons is that main characters in the show get killed off regularly and it leaves you shaken because it's rarely done in most shows. But because all the characters are strong, you are not left with a gap when one of them is eliminated. You never know what to expect with each episode. My original plan was to watch the first three seasons for free hoping that by the time I got to the fourth season, it would be free also. Didn't happen. I ended up paying $20 to watch the fourth season (totally worth it), and now I am recording the episodes of the fifth season. On the last episode, Jemma wrecks the SUV with Jackson and Lara's kids in it because of her drug use. Again, it's that OMG feeling because you never think that Gemma would do something like that with her grandkids in the vehicle, especially after Lara's hesitancy to let Gemma be around the children. Now you're thinking, what is Jackson and Lara going to do?....what will Wendy (the mother of Jackson's oldest son) do? Gemma harassed Wendy unmercifully and now she (Gemma) is doing pretty much the same time. I can hardly wait until the next episode...

I got into this show late, so I was able to watch Seasons 1, 2, 3 in a marathon style viewing. On one hand I'm glad that I got to overdose on so many episodes at once. On the other hand, I can't believe I missed out on this amazing show for as long as I did.Since anyone can find many critics reviews, fan sites, and twitter accounts related to this show, I will try to keep my review short and sweet: I made my cousin, my housemate, and my bestie watch this entire series - all at separate times. Thus I have watched the entire series approximately 4 times (as I watched with each of them and once on my own). I have found new layers to the story with every viewing. Each one of them thanked me for introducing them to this show & each one sends me ridiculous amounts of text messages on Tuesday nights when the show is playing live - of course we only reply during commercials because it is impossible to tear your eyes away from the screen when the show is airing.Overall - this is the first TV show that I actually bought all of the DVD set for each season. This would be the first entertainment item that would accompany me to a deserted island. Although I buy the Amazon Season Pass now with my Roku box, I will still buy the DVDs upon their release just for the extras on the discs. Yes, this show is worth paying for it twice!

I liked everything about this movie.

Molto buono

This Sons of Anarchy video season 4 arrived on time...but did take 2 weeks. I was a bit disappointed with the picture quality. Certainly doesn't appear to be HD quality. It does not appear to be new as described...It took me forever to find the beginning of the video where season one started. Also trying to navigate the episodes and extras was difficult to figure out. It did arrive in "factory sealed condition" however not like any other factory sealed video I've ever seen as the cellophane was so thin and easy to remove not like new video's you purchase at retailers.

Très déçu, sur la boîte est écrit en français et en vrai seulement en anglais. Une chance que c'est sous titré en français.... Annonce trompeuse

I don't always watch a set right away, and 3 months passed before I started watching this season. The first episode on the first disc began to skip and the sound cut in & out. After trying fast-forwarding (more of the same) trying re-booting a couple of times, I ended up unloading & re-starting the disc, and by selecting "Episodes" was able to watch from the second episode on. The Amazon website sends one around various endless loops trying get a simple replacement, and only within 30 days from order. The series, is very entertaining, the company administration is customer-hostile.

This fourth season was very entertaining and full of action. The writing and acting are top notch and each episode leaves you wanting more. As you watch the series you really get to now the characters and the family stories within the "Club". Would definately recommend this series and this season to anyone looking for good solid entertainment.Delivery and packaging were very good as well.