The Sopranos: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] [2007]

"What, no f-ing ziti?" I clearly remember watching the Sopranos on opening night January 10, 1999. I was immediately hooked. I was equally excited for HBO to release the complete series on Blu Ray. When I heard the complete series was being released on BR, I cheered. This review is focused on the packaging and HD quality of this new Sopranos Complete Series released on Blu Ray. I am both a fan and a collector. The complete Blu Ray series was released on September 8, 2014, in the UK. The series is "all regions." I paid $145.00 US which included shipping. I choose the cheapest shipping, which I regret because of the time it took to have the package arrive to the States. I purchased the series on 9/8/14, and the package arrived 9/24/14 - 16 days. This is standard. I am impressed that Amazon UK sent a shipping feedback email. Unfortunately, the packaging of the box set was compromised in a few places, primarily on the corners of the outer sleeve. It is too bad that other groups don't take clues from Criterion, in particular, with special box sets (meaning, the quality of the paper weight of the outer sleeve). As a collector, it is noticed when these special box sets reflect better packaging (meaning, heavier card stock on the outer sleeve, in particular). That being said, the inner packing was not damaged. My box set is also having a encoding issue. The disc loads well and displays the menu. But after pushing the "play" button it takes several attempts for the episode to eventually load play. I use a OPPO BDP-83SE and it is up to date with firmware. I am noticing a small ripple effect that others are having the same issue. Last evening it took almost 20 to 30 minutes for the episode to eventually play. It is not a region issue because the complete series is listed as "all regions" and my player has been modified to be region free. Lastly, on the downside of the new box set is you are not able to select scenes for each episode. I was surprised this was the case. Here comes the good news. For me, loading that first Blu Ray disc was as exciting as watching the premiere. For Blu Ray geeks like myself, I am always disappointed when a Blu Ray disc is not truly full 1080p and is "letter-boxed, cut-back crud."Or, selected scenes have been restored to 1080p followed by other scenes that have not been restored to HD, which is an obvious method of cutting corners. I am glad to report that the HD quality of this Blu Ray box set is truly incredible! Every scene is breathtaking. It's much better than the first-generation intermediate Sopranos Blu Ray series released a few years ago. I feel like I am watching the series for the first time. It is spectacular! The quality of HD draws out details that were quietly hiding. This allows the viewer to be deeply immersed into the scenes. For example, being inside the HD "Bada Bing," I felt compelled to place dollar bills on my coffee table. Amazing! Lastly, the high level of HD also highlights the incredible acting. Well done, HBO! Fans will be happy with the special features as well. I am truly impressed that this series was released in true HD fashion. If you are a fan of the series, this is a MUST-HAVE purchase. The complete series will be released in the US on 10/4/14. I am curious if HBO will release a limited edition Blu Ray box set with a few cool bells and whistles. As of this moment, I am more than happy. "Here comes the Prozac!" I use an OPPO BDP-83SE Blu Ray player. OPPO players are bare none the best BR players on the planet!!

After waiting for what seemed an eternity for this show to come down in price,I finally got it...and it was worth the wait..!!. Having read some of the negative reviews (some totally stupid) I can say they are completely wrong about this show...it's brilliant...even after all this time...The other negatives complained about certain discs not playing...and or missing...then before they wrote a review about this collection and giving it One star...perhaps they should have resolved their issues first. We all know about the show....well we should by now...so I'm not going into what it's about or story line...My review is simply about the discs themselves run on a sound surround system... Firstly....it's made by HBO...yet another great collection from them ( I also have Nikita...Wow)..they seem to put together the discs well and the cuts made so you don't see any ads was spot on. Secondly...the sound quality was great...speech was locked in to the centre and moved around the speakers where necessary...There's not actually that much steering involved but where it's needed it's there. Thirdly...The picture quality itself was superb...and typically as the shows progressed in time it got better and better...due to better cameras I suspect and technology moving forward...For instance.The first 2 series ran at 20/23 Mbps,,,,but towards the latter discs it improved to 30/35 Mbps...and it showed in the detailing,contrast, and movement. Anyway...like most on here that loved this ...it's a great show from start to finish...get it while you can, and you won't regret it...Cheers.

At last, a truly AMAZING and beautiful transfer 100% worthy of this essential landmark series. I report this as, IMHO, the pilot and earlier episodes of Season 1 in DVD format were at times a touch grainy and 'flat' - more like 'video' quality in some scenes - a factor exacerbated by the way in which 'we' are now viewing TV shows on far higher quality flat-screen TVs that reveal imperfections. Moreover, at times were some issues with the sound in terms of vocal synchronisation on DVD. However, all of this has thankfully and gloriously been repaired and re-mastered to a level of absolute cinematic perfection. From the iconic title scene, the picture is truly stunning and the pulsating music rich and exciting, with the anamorphic depth and colour palate of episode1, like a series of Caravaggio paintings! This is one of the most satisfying and gorgeous transfers and Blu-ray releases I have ever had the pleasure to watch and, with it arriving yesterday, I am so besotted that I stayed in last evening and am already nearly on to S2! A must-have IMHO for any fans of these truly brilliant series. 10/10

Pleased with my purchase great condition

Now this is how you package one of the most important TV shows of all time..it's impressive and I'm so happy this is now in my collection,it'll have pride of place..at the price I reckon it's a steal..fantastic picture on Blu Ray and the 4K version of The many saints of Newark a definite bonus..Well done Warner Bros..very happy customer here..just buy it you won't regret it

Never watched The Sopranos when it first came out, but I've been binge watching these now and I love it. The show itself is great, no issues there at all, would recommend to anyone who enjoys mob/Mafia films/shows. As for the product itself, the image and sound quality is perfect, again, no issues there at all. But as others have mentioned, the case the discs comes in sucks, at first I thought people were overreacting, but once you want to go the the second set of discs you realise their complaints. You have to take out all the one set of discs to get to the next, which makes keeping them in order a pain to say the least, and it's makes it too easy to damage them. My only recommendation to avoid damages and frustration is just do what I did and take out the disc you want and put the previous one on another set of discs and rearrange them when you've watched them all, each holder holds more than the amount of discs on them, so adding more doesn't make a difference. Sounds like a small complaint, but when your bingeing a show, it gets annoying. But for the price, I can only complain a little. If you like The Sopranos or want to get into it, this is perfect, just the case is kinda lame.

I'm (maybe temporarily) rating this One Star in the hope it will get people reading it and someone answering my query. IT DID. AND THANKS TO THOSE WHO GAVE INPUT. I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE YET - BUT I'VE ELIMINATED THE DISC AS THE PROBLEM AFTER TRYING IT ON ANOTHER BDP-TV COMBO. (IT MAY STILL BE A STRANGE INTERACTION OF H/W & S/W WITH PART OF THE FAULT LYING ON THE DISC - BUT I'VE NO EVIDENCE FOR THAT AND IT SHOULDN'T DETER YOU BUYING THIS GREAT BUT PRICEY PACKAGE) I'M THEREFORE RE-RATING BASED ON THE LAST SENTENCE IN THIS 'REVIEW'. I originally bought the DVD box set and had only watched Series 1 & 2 and Episodes 1 & 2 of Series 3 before buying the BluRay set (DVD set now sold via Amazon..). I sat down in great anticipation to take up where I left off and watched Episode 3 of Series 3. A disaster. The lip sync was SO far out I couldn't anywhere near correct it via either/both the TV or the (Oppo 95EU) BluRay player settings. When I tried the next Episode (4 of Series 3) and a random few of Series 1 & 2 - NO lip sync problems... None. This would tend to point the finger at the transfer rather than any of my kit. It follows that I'm nervous other later Episodes are also duff but I won't find out until too late to return. Any experiences, observations or thoughts out there - very gratefully received. P.S. The picture quality everywhere I've looked kicks DVD a long way into touch.

Chances are you're reading this to assess whether or not the upgrade is worth it? Well, in my opinion, it is. Most definitely. The picture quality is fabulous. A few scenes throughout the first season look slightly off (yellowed skin tones/questionable black levels) but that really is being nit-picky. It's a huge step up from the DVD release. So far, after having it for three days now, I'm up to the end of season two and the picture quality is basically flawless. Consistently beautiful and the novelty is yet to wear off. The programme itself needs little introduction. Although the first season has a few goofy bits (the car chase through the grounds in the pilot episode & AJ's school fight in particular) it's still compelling viewing from the off. I'm seriously enjoying the journey again, and from now until the last frame of that glorious ending, no doubt that the finesse of this fabulous blu ray release will continue to heighten my enjoyment of it all. Great packaging, epic quality transfer and, as always, really top notch delivery time/packaging etc. Great job HBO. 'All good things..'

Great series and a fantastic show! A true collectors item

Was soll ich sagen? The Sopranos – entweder man feiert es oder man feiert es.

Terrific quality, excellent packaging, delivery from England to Canada in two and a half days. I have not had time to view all of the discs but the few that I have worked perfectly with exceptional Blu-ray quality. Two thumbs up!

Everything as described, very well secured, no dents, no scratches, lowest price.

Todo excelente doblaje si subtítulos como la quieras ver , el único detalle es como vienen los discos es un poco difícil sacarlos y encontrar el disco siguiente