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Spartacus: Blood and Sand - The Complete First Season

Andy Whitfield (Actor), John Hannah (Actor) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD
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The "sword and sandals" genre isn't exactly known for its subtlety and restraint, but even by those standards, Spartacus: Blood and Sand is deliriously, delightfully over the top. Viewers familiar with the 1960 film starring Kirk Douglas and directed by Stanley Kubrick, the best-known version of the Spartacus tale, will recognize the basic outline of the story: a Thracian warrior with a beautiful, loving wife is betrayed by his Roman "allies" and forced into slavery, whereupon he distinguishes himself as a gladiator nonpareil and, after enduring countless indignities, leads his brethren and others in a rebellion against their oppressors. But there's a lot more Caligula than Kubrick in the 13 first-season episodes (each a bit less than an hour long) of this Starz television series, which stars Andy Whitfield in the title role and also features Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) as the wicked wife of Spartacus's owner. The fight scenes are highly stylized (the entire production seems to have taken a cue from the surreal, painterly look of 300) but extraordinarily brutal, featuring multiple dismemberments and decapitations amidst seas of slow-motion, CGI-generated blood; a gladiatorial battle in episode 5 pitting Spartacus and his rival-turned-ally Crixus (Manu Bennett) against a monster named Theokoles is definitely not for the squeamish, but that's only one of many such scenes. There's also ample sex and nudity, as the couplings involving various studly gladiators and lustful Roman noblewomen are like salacious combat between Chippendales dancers and Victoria's Secret models. Meanwhile, the personal relationships are the stuff of soap operas, with the Romans in particular depicted as relentlessly decadent, duplicitous, and power-hungry.

If this all sounds outrageously entertaining, it is, though perhaps not for everyone. And although the future of the show (which was executive produced by Spider-Man director Sam Raimi) is in doubt due to Whitfield's ongoing battle with cancer, we'll always have this season to revel in. Bonus material in the four-disc set includes audio commentary on a variety of episodes and a batch of featurettes, most prominently a 15-minute "making of" documentary. --Sam Graham

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SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND
A new 13 episode series

Betrayed by his country. Beaten into slavery. Reborn as a warrior. Spartacus: Blood and Sand is a graphic and visceral account of Rome’s most famous gladiator. When he’s separated from the love of his life, Spartacus is forced into the gruesome and bloodthirsty arena, where a grisly death is primetime entertainment. Spartacus must fight for survival, befriend his enemies and play politics in this new world of corruption, violence, sex and fame. He’ll be seduced by power and tormented by vengeance. But his passion will give him the strength to prevail over every obstacle, in this modern and uninhibited tale of death, honor and endurance.

Starring: Andy Whitfield (MCLEOD’S DAUGHTERS) as Spartacus, John Hannah (THE MUMMY) as Batiatus, Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) as Lucretia, Peter Mensah (300, THE INCREDIBLE HULK) as Doctore, From Executive Producers Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi (Spider-Man ®, Evil Dead), Steven S. DeKnight and Joshua Donen 4-Disc Set contains tons of bonus features including ALL NEW featurettes, behind-the-scenes footage, bloopers and more! Blu-ray to include 4 Director’s Extended Cut episodes! The series premiere was the highest rated show in the history of the TMN next to the Sopranos series finale, currently remains in the top 3 programs.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Stick With It., Nov 4 2011
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S. Avery "Heretic227" (Ontario CA) - See all my reviews
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The first couple of episodes in this series are terrible. There is no way around it. It seemed the creators wanted to create a very emotional tone to the series, by having a slo-mo scene every two seconds. It comes off completely cheeseball, and really hurts the first impression you will probably have of this series. It's so melodramatic in these early episodes, that you'll cringe frequently, and question how such garbage has a fan base.

However, around episode four or so, something changed and the show became great. The dialogue is beefed up, the melodrama is taken away, and it starts to tell a really interesting story. The writing is really strong, and you will be wanting more and more as the series goes on. It's as good and addictive as anything on HBO and Showtime.

If you know absolutely nothing of the series though, I'd start with Gods Of The Arena. It doesn't get off to the rocky start of Blood and Sand, and is a great origin story, and proper beginning to this epic series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Spartacus season one, April 2 2012
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Love it!!! not much else to say. Fun and always entertaining it makes for a great evening of TV watching. Good intrigue, action and love triangles. Make sure you put the kids to bed before starting a show!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best tv show ever!!!!, Mar 31 2012
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S. L. Valdes "Sandra" (ontario, canada) - See all my reviews
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Great show!!! lots of extras and interviews... Lots of extras of the great Andy!!! Already own the prequel, waiting for season 2 to come out. Definitely worth it and highly recomended. :)
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