{"id":12147,"date":"2016-06-07T22:52:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T05:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=12147"},"modified":"2016-06-07T22:53:01","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T05:53:01","slug":"review-majorcrimes-s4-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/06\/review-majorcrimes-s4-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Major Crimes: The Complete Fourth Season DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\u201cMajor Crimes\u201d<\/strong> is still a good series which excels more due to the characters than the episode plotlines. The core, and veteran cast from \u201cThe Closer\u201d, are a lot of fun to watch while anything involving Rusty didn\u2019t really interest me once his investigation into Jane Doe had finished (which was only a few episodes in).<\/p>\n

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“Major Crimes”: The Complete Fourth Season<\/span>
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\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Crime
\nWarner Home Video | NR \u2013 969 min. \u2013 $44.98 | May 24, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/07\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>James Duff (created by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Phillip P. Keane, Kearran Giovanni, Graham Patrick Martin, Jonathan Del Arco, Robert Gossett<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English, French, Spanish
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Season Synopsis: <\/strong>The crimes are high-profile and sensitive, often bloody or brutal, but always fascinating, and they require a dedicated team to bring their perpetrators to justice. Captain Sharon Raydor (MARY MCDONNELL) heads this elite squad that investigates lawless acts across L.A., from the well-heeled neighborhoods of the Palisades to the Hollywood Hills and Downtown\u2019s gritty streets. Working closely with prosecutors, the law enforcement officers consider all angles of every detail, never stopping until the job is done, despite personal challenges or heartbreak. Meanwhile, Raydor\u2019s adoptive son Rusty Beck (GRAHAM PATRICK MARTIN) engages in a one-man crusade to identify Jane Doe, a victim from season three, which leads him down a path to her killer.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>Although I\u2019m still not a fan of the B-plot storylines involving Rusty, as far as I\u2019m concerned his story has run thin after four seasons and could just go out of the state for college; that said, I don\u2019t have anything against actor Graham Patrick Martin, but it appears the writers are stretching to give his character something to do.<\/p>\n

Anyway, the cases-of-the-week formula are still fun and even though we know most of these characters, carried over from its predecessor \u201cThe Closer,\u201d get some more development and the performances all around are well done. The cases themselves are on the forgettable side save for the unusual 5-part season finale (which is pretty dang long for one case) which is at the very least intriguing and no doubt the events will continue in the fifth season.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The five discs in the set are housed in a standard DVD case which side-slides into a matted slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is an episode guide. The only features included are some Deleted Scenes<\/u><\/strong> and a Gag Reel<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5 | AUDIO \u2014 3.75\/5
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\u201cMajor Crimes\u201d: The Complete Fourth Season<\/strong> is shown in its originally televised 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and offers good colors and decent clarity for a standard definition release. Similarly, the Dolby Digital 5.1 track provides for clear dialogue and gets nice depth with the score.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Overall, \u201cMajor Crimes\u201d<\/strong> is still a good series which excels more due to the characters than the episode plotlines. The core, and veteran cast from \u201cThe Closer\u201d, are a lot of fun to watch while anything involving Rusty didn\u2019t really interest me once his investigation into Jane Doe had finished (which was only a few episodes in). The DVD released through Warner offers good audio and video but falls way short in the features department.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cMajor Crimes\u201d is still a good series which excels more due to the characters than the episode plotlines. The core, and veteran cast from \u201cThe Closer\u201d, are a lot of fun to watch while anything involving Rusty didn\u2019t really interest me once his investigation into Jane Doe had finished (which was only a few episodes … Continue reading “Review: Major Crimes: The Complete Fourth Season DVD”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,970],"tags":[2136,3000,3002,2139,2134,2135,2140,4549,2137,2142,2138],"class_list":["post-12147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dvd-reviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-g-w-bailey","tag-graham-patrick-martin","tag-jonathan-del-arco","tag-kearran-giovanni","tag-major-crimes","tag-mary-mcdonnell","tag-michael-paul-chan","tag-phillip-p-keane","tag-raymond-cruz","tag-robert-gossett","tag-tony-denison"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12147"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12149,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12147\/revisions\/12149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}