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Dominic Purcell (Actor), Wentworth Miller (Actor), Paul T. Scheuring (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over | Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller
  • Directors: Paul T. Scheuring
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 29 May 2006
  • Run Time: 336 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000ESSVC2
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 22,916 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)

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Whatever you do, don’t give up on Prison Break. Depending on who you talk to, it either races out of the traps at speed, or is a dish that takes some while to warm up. While this reviewer verges towards the latter, by the time the show gets it first few episodes under its belt, it’s perfectly clear that this is one hell of a ride.

It’s built on a very simple concept. Michael Scofield gets himself arrested and thrown into Fox River prison. It’s a deliberate ploy, for not only was he involved in the prison’s structural design, but his brother also happens to be on death row, for a crime that he believes he didn’t commit. In short, the idea is to break in so that he can break them both out.

From this simple premise, Prison Break then builds. With game nods of the hat to the staple prison movie clichés you’d expect, it nonetheless pulls a few trump cards. Firstly, it takes time to built up interesting characters. Next, it wisely keeps a parallel storyline running outside the prison walls. And thirdly, it’s casting is quite superb.

Its final ace is the intricately plotted escape plan itself, and the numerous twists and turns along the way. This initial boxset gets you just past the halfway point of the first season, and at times it’s likely to leave you flat-out breathless. At worst, you’re likely to be relentlessly entertained, and pulling out that credit card to order the concluding boxset. For Prison Break is that rare thing--a show that accepts it’s riddled with clichés, but is clever enough to work that to its advantage. Gripping viewing.--Simon Brew

Synopsis

Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) is an inmate on death-row for the killing of the brother of the Vice President of the United States, a murder he vows he did not commit but only his brother Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) believes him. Michael takes the extreme action of getting himself arrested. With the blueprints of the jail disguised in a tattoo that encompasses his body, Michael attempts to create a support network in prison that will allow his brother and himself to escape. Fellow prisoners looking to escape and willing to help Michael and his brother include ex mob boss Abruzzi, C-Note, Sucre and T-Bag. Despite having bonded with prison governor Pope (Stacey Keach), Michael has attracted the suspicions of the menacing Captain Bellick (Wade Williams). Meanwhile, on the outside the brothers' childhood friend and lawyer Veronica Donovan (Robin Tunney) works to uncover the conspiracy that put Lincoln in jail.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, but a money spinning rip off!!!!, 1 Jun 2006
By Gigolo Aunt (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Prison Break - Season 1 - Part 1 [DVD] [2005] (DVD)
This is one of the best things I've seen on TV for years, and is another US masterpiece. If you love US dramas like the Shield and Oz, then this is a 'must watch' for you! HOWEVER I would not buy this boxset. Why buy only 13 episodes of a 22 part series? If you watched this you would be tearing you hair out because you would want to see the other 9! Therefore if you weren't as clever/or tight as me and haven't been recording the series I would wait for the whole series to come out!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Something TV's been lacking..., 18 May 2006
By C. Lamba "Merry Mind" (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prison Break - Season 1 - Part 1 [DVD] [2005] (DVD)
I have been waiting a while for the release of this DVD and finally it's here. When Lincoln Burrows gets put in prison with the death penalty Michael Scofield manages to get himself locked up alongside him, intent on breaking free with his brother. He has a keen eye for detail, and has tattooed his body with the blueprints for the Fox River State Penetentiary. However, not everything goes to plan ...there are certain things that keep on popping up to slow the plan down. Wentworth Miller delivers a stella performance in this epic drama, it has me glued to my seat as I await the two last episodes. It has an intense plot and will definately have you begging for the next season, this one right here is a must see!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting and well made... (no spoilers), 26 Mar 2006
By Miss "crazyminx" (Coventry) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prison Break - Season 1 - Part 1 [DVD] [2005] (DVD)
Prison Break continues in the same vein as other well-funded American dramas - it's glossy, fast-paced and tense, with flashy camerawork that reminds you of 'CSI', and a sexy, infallible male led who brings to mind (though doesn't quite rival) Jack Bauer from '24'.

Prison Break's basic starting point is this: Lincoln Burrows has been sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit. His younger brother Micheal commits armed robbery to get himself thrown into the same jail as Lincoln, in order to break him out. He actually has a decent chance of doing this, seeing as he is a structural engineer who designed the prison, and he has tattooed the blueprints onto his body. Micheal is also a certified genius. Gradually he builds up a group of helpers from his fellow inmates, some who he chooses, and some who force themselves into the group. Meanwhile on the outside, Lincoln's ex-girlfriend struggles to prove that he was accused as part of a government cover-up, while the Secret Service attempts to quieten her for good.

There are loads of good points to this show. The most obvious one is the gorgeous, charismatic Wentworth Miller who plays Micheal - you warm to him instantly and he has one of those brilliantly intense stares that increases the drama of any situation. Also, as Micheal is supposed to be a genius, much of the show involves very clever plots which usually result in Micheal succeeding to progress in his escape plans and get one over on the prison guards, which is very cool. The potential romance between Micheal and the cute prison doctor is also a plus point, as they have great chemistry. The back-stories of some of the prison inmates are really interesting too.

There are, however, some parts of the show which I didn't like. Lincoln doesn't have much of a personality and as such the only reason you care about him is because he's Micheal's brother. In addition, the fact that a good 80% of the show is set in the same prison means that at times it can feel a bit same-y, even if there is loads of action going on. The overall look of the programme is quite grey and oppressive, which may be realistic but tended to leave me a bit depressed. Also, there's a lot of shouting, a lot of unpleasant violence, and a lot of disturbing sexual innuendo involving the younger males at the prison. Again, this is probably very realistic, but I found some of it a bit icky to watch. If you're prepared for it to be quite hard-hitting, though, then this won't matter and you'll no doubt enjoy it anyway.

So all in all it's worth giving it a try if you like tense action-drama with the occasional prison riot and torture scene. There's not much humour to lighten the show and it can feel quite heavy, but I think it's worth perservering with, especially if you enjoy watching complicated plots and conspiracy theories develop. I give it 4 stars - more gripping than CSI or Without a Trace, but not as good as 24.

Bear in mind too that this DVD only includes the first half of season 1, and that they will probably soon release a full season boxset which will be cheaper than buying parts 1 and 2 separately. It just depends on whether you can stand the wait...

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