Spartacus: Blood and Sand - The Complete First Season (DVD)

Description: Spartacus: Blood and Sand - The Complete First Season Product Details 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. Amazon.ca 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 P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Review "A cutting edge drama" -- Starweek "It's visually stunning..." -- TVGuide.ca "Spartacus: Blood and Sand is a lush, violent, highly sexual series..." -- The Toronto Sun See more  width: 0 x height: 0 x length: 0 x weight: 0 Payment Details Shipping Details Thank you for visiting and shopping :). 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Season: 13

Studio: &Anchor Bay

Type: Mini Series

Actor: Aaron Eckhart

Genre: History

Rating: A

Language: English

Features: Commentary

Director: Christopher Nolan

Sub-Genre: Modern

Edition: 3D

Subtitle Language: Afghan

Music Artist: André Rieu

Cinematic Movement: Abstract

Aspect Ratio: &1.78

Parcel Dimensions: &18.03 x 13.76 x 1.48 cm; 83.16 Grams

Media Format: &NTSC, Color, Widescreen

Run time: &11 hours and 32 minutes