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  • Actors: Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine, Stanley Tucci, Sean Astin, Chi McBride
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 5
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 17 Sep 2007
  • Run Time: 699 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000QRI4T6
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,313 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis

The critically acclaimed, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning MONK finally gave talented character actor Tony Shalhoub a chance to shine. Shalhoub's performance as the mentally unstable title character contains just the right mix of pathos and perfect comic timing, earning him an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the role. Adrian Monk (Shalhoub) is San Francisco's most brilliant detective, but is unable to serve on the police force because of his crippling neuroses and obsessive-compulsive disorder. However, he continues his investigations independently, often solving cases before the actual police are able to do so, and always seeking out clues to the unsolved murder of his wife. The combination of comedy, mystery, and a distinctively eccentric character have led many to dub Monk the successor to COLUMBO. This release includes the entire fifth series of the show, with episodes featuring guest stars such as Stanley Tucci, Sean Astin, Chi McBride, and Sharon Lawrence.

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Private detective Adrian Monk has brains, instincts, a photographic memory and more than a few Obsessive Compulsive Disorders. These traits, his-ever present handy wipes and his devoted assistant, Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard), help him as he solves cases involving amnesia, betrayal, first-loves, true loves, and of course, murder.

Includes all 16 episodes from season 5.

Disc One: Mr Monk and the Actor; Mr Monk and the Garbage Strike; Mr Monk and the Big Game; Mr Monk Can`t See a Thing.

Disc Two: Mr Monk, Private Eye; Mr Monk and the Class Reunion; Mr Monk Gets a New Shrink; Mr Monk Goes to a Rock Concert

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Compulsive brilliance, 13 Nov 2007
By S. Bentley "stuarthoratiobentley" (North Yorkshire) - See all my reviews
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Adrian Monk's wife was killed in a car bomb. Already a delicate person, Monk's OCD and phobias became overpowering, meaning that he was unable to continue working for the police force but could come back as a consultant. But Monk's attention to detail makes him a brilliant detective. It sounds like a very angsty programme when you look at the back story, so how is it that Monk remains one of the funniest, most original detective shows around?

Tony Shalhoub's brilliantly nuanced central performance undoubtedly has a lot to do with it. The character has a lot of twitches, but it is undoubtedly Shalhoub's delivery of the lines in that hangdog, slightly drony manner that makes Monk's Charlie Brown karma so endearing. Monk can be intensely selfish at times because of his obsessiveness, there's a great scene in this series where a refuse collectors strike leads Monk to commandeer a rubbish truck and drive around the city trying to clean it up by himself. When asked by Capt Stottlemeyer what he's going to do when the truck is filled up, he replies "Drive into the river. Then get another truck, fill it up and drive that into the river." At other times, particularly when thinking about his wife Trudie, the pathos brings a tear to your eye.

I don't really watch Monk for the murders, I see them as just being a set up to see how Monk reacts to a certain situation, and there are some good situations in this series, such as when Dr Kroger, Monk's therapist, decides to retire when he thinks a cleaning woman has been killed by one of his patients and Monk desperately tries to convince him not to.

What's great is that, even in this the fifth season, Monk still feels fresh. Like Columbo it's the sort of show that because of the great acting of the lead, and the brilliant character work, I can keep going back to it and watching it again. I thought the Mr Monk, Private Eye episode was quite slow, even for Monk's pacing, and that it failed to fully examine the setup. But one out of sixteen isn't bad.

You also get a pilot for a show called Psych, which isn't as good as Monk, but may have legs.

If you're already a fan of Monk, this fifth series won't disappoint. If you haven't seen Monk, you're in for a treat!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Class Reunions, Rock Concerts, and Shock Jocks, 2 July 2007
By Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monk: Season Five [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
Season five of Monk continues to bring us the cases and struggles of Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) as he struggles to solve crimes despite his OCD and many phobias. This season finds Monk facing new issues in the same old way.

When the city garbage workers go on strike, it's up to Monk to solve a murder to get everything cleaned up. His assistant Natalie (Traylor Howard) convinces Monk to strike out on his own and open a private eye business. Monk's 25 year class reunion at Berkley involves a painful stroll down memory lane and the murder of a nurse. When Captain Stottlemeyer's (Ted Levine) son skips school to attend a rock concert, Monk finds a dead man in an outhouse. And in a "Wings" reunion, Steven Weber plays a shock jock that may have killed his wife. He just has the perfect alibi; he was on the air at the time.

This season featured two episodes at aired during the hiatus between parts of the season. In the first, Monk finally meets his dad, a trucker who needs Monk's help to solve a murder. The second is very interesting. "Mr. Monk and the Leper" was originally shown in black and white and color. It's a very noirish tale, and the black and white color scheme really adds to the episode. Both versions, including their original introductions are included in the set.

As always, this season provided many fun character moments and some hilarious situations. At times, the characters can become cartoonish. This felt especially true near the beginning of the season. But the actors do a great job of keeping things believable and human.

Since the set has both the black and white and color versions of the one episode, there are 17 episodes in this four disc set. Extras include an audio commentary (a first for the series) on the black and white version of "Mr. Monk and the Leper." Disc four contains some hilarious "webisodes" that premiered on line. I know I've seen at least one used as a promo on TV, however. Finally, there's the pilot of "Psych," a similar comedic mystery.

Monk isn't for everyone. But anyone who is a fan will love the latest set.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Monk returns to our screen, 3 Feb 2008
With his quirky mannerisms you can't help but get hooked on Monk.

This season sees Monk in many funny pickles, blinded he still manages to solve a crime and in the process temporarily helps control his fears, what he can't see can't bother him.

This has to be one of my favourite shows on TV, I watched the complete series back to back including the webisodes, don't miss out on them.

The only annoying thing about this series is the film noir, it had two versions of the same episode, I want more Monk, not the same one twice. Roll on season 6.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Can't kick the habit
Fifth series of the unique detective series featuring the obsessive compulsive Adrian Monk. The central premise still has legs and Tony Shaloub is perfectly cast as the crumpled... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Barney McGrew

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the few TV series in which it never gets old...
The writing remains sharp and clever, the acting is great. I have never watched an episode and thought 'This isn't up to the usual parr of the show'.
May it continue.
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Wc Shacklock

4.0 out of 5 stars Back on track...slightly
After what was a disapointing 4th series with practically no advancement in the Trudi case it was good to see some mentions of her death again in the first few episodes. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Chris Morse

5.0 out of 5 stars Different, but still peerless - MONK
I freely admit to having an undying love for this show. The first four seasons of MONK have been a peerless combination of gripping action, confounding mystery, subtle comedy,... Read more
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