Game of Thrones: Season 4 [4K Ultra-HD] [2014] [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

Excellent

Adding to my collection.

GOT greatness

I can't wait to watch these DVDs after collecting all the others. Yes I'm an avid GOT FAN, NOT necessarily just for John Snow, Kit Harrington plays a good part but I think it's his look more than his acting skills that have got him this brooding, scowling part. Richard Madden the eldest Stark son taken away far too early.Peter Dinklage ( Tyrion Lannister ) steals every scene he's in with his wit and great acting, dwarfs scare me to death ( I'm sorry childhood thing ) he's the only one I've been able to watch on TV. Jerome Flynn has a marvelous one on one with Peter and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ( Jaime Lannister)Other favorites in the show Maisie Williams ( Arya - pronounced Aya Stark )She has grown with the show as have others but her part is gritty and powerful as runaway tomboy who's seen her Father's execution then goes on a rampage of revenge.Rory McCann - Sandor Clegane - starts off as Kings watch, but deserts his post at time of war. He's had enough of killing, the king but mainly his fear of fire. He's a killing machine but does have a kindly heart, traveling with Arya for some time helping her although knowing she wants to kill him. Helps her sister Sansa played by Sophie Turner when nearly raped and whenever he can. So there is a heart unlike his brothers Gregor Clegane " the mountain " who's turned into a freak of nature by a dishonored myster.We still have Danearys and her Dragons, Dothrakies and unsullied helping her, without them she'd be pretty boring really.Thinks she has rites to the 7 Kingdoms and WILL rule them, everyone WILL BEND THE KNEE to her, or be burnt by said dragons .... Bit cheeky really 👎Anyway that's my quick view there are loads of characters to despise loads you want to stay and end up leaving, all in all the Best TV series ever written.One star removed for delivery ... I'm disabled I had a bleep on phone saying package delivered, went to door looked at time two minutes before message.They either wrote it before they got here or as they was walking away, I have a small drive. No one knocked hard enough on my door for me to hear them or give enough time to get to door.Not first time this has happened. Not good enough really.

Whilst I've had a bit of love/hate relationship with the series (loved the first series, partially enjoyed the second and hated the third); Season 4 is a real return to form for me because it brings out the elements that made Season 1 so great: character motivations and change, plot-lines that progress and develop and hard-hitting action/twists. This was severely lacking from Season 3 which was real dull-fest of pointless dialogue, no plot or story to think of and an overriding sense of laziness in terms of script-writing: dialogue didn't progress scenes or character; they usually focused on just long monologues and characters talking about the past to fill up time. Fortunately they did not follow Season 3's awful format; they have fought back and the monologues are gone, so is pointless expository dialogue in favor of hard-hitting discussions and stand-offs. Finally the plot has taken off; with in each episode a progression of the events. The characters and story all are compelling and interesting: all the stories are finally getting move on, unlike in Seasons 3 in which people spent long periods of time walking from location to the next over a course of entire season. Here everything bounces back: Jamie is no longer just dragged around the mud forever, he is back at King's Landing having to find his honor and strength back and he's a changed man, Stannis is not forever moping in his castle anymore, he's out searching for an army and a way to consolidate power, Jon Snow is back at the Wall and he's dealing with oncoming war with the Wildings and tensions within the castle and the list goes with Dnarys, Tyrion etc whose stories actually involve conflict.The characters face more threats and get to the locations they have so laboriously tried to get to. Whilst in Season 3, time was slow, as one event or dilemma would take perhaps three-four episodes to resolve, here one event is dealt with in the course of one self-contained episode, this picks up the pace and makes the series so much more interesting. The characters are more complex this time around and each character in the series is finally facing some kind of emotional and physical conflict which was sorely lacking in Season 3 in which all they did was argue with each other. Season 4 is real return, it has won back my attention and I look forward to Season 5. Game of Thrones has all the elements of five star series: cinematic direction, big production value and strong characters but sometimes the writers are not developing the overall story in strong manner which was the case in Season 2 and 3, this is how it should be: fast, twisty, compelling and chock-full of character conflict. This is the series at its best, I hope it stays this way.

A little too much sex and gore for my taste, a compelling story otherwise

I can honestly say that game of thrones series is amazing in my opinion it’s the best I have ever watched on tv, l have to carry on buying each season so this was for season 4

One of the best box set on offer a bit pricy though