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The Sopranos - Season 6, Part 2 | 
 enlarge | Directors: Tim Van Patten, Alan Taylor
Actors: James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Frank Vincent, Steve Schirripa
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  113 reviews
Sales Rank: 652
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 450
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.7 x 1.3
MPN: HBOD94241D
UPC: 026359424120
EAN: 0026359424120
ASIN: B000NA1VI2
Theatrical Release Date: April 2007
Release Date: October 23, 2007
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Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 02/26/2008
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Completing the run of one of the most acclaimed television shows in broadcast history, season 6, part II of The Sopranos will be remembered mostly not for what happened during the season, but for what didn't happen at the very end. Creator David Chase pulled off a series ending that was as controversial as it was surprising and unforgettable, leaving countless fans to look away from the show and to blogs and articles for answers to the biggest mystery since "who shot J.R.?": what happened to Tony Soprano? But before we get to that point, there are nine episodes to digest, and they are some of the best in the run of the show since season 3. As Tony's (James Gandolfini) paranoia and suspicions grow, his family makes choices that are threatening to bring big changes to his personal life, and his other "family" is crashing headlong towards an inevitable showdown with Phil Leotardo and the New York crew. Episode 1, "Soprano Home Movies," starts off peacefully enough with Tony and Carmela (Edie Falco) enjoying a relaxing summer weekend at Bobby and Janice's (Steve Schirripa and Aida Turturro) bucolic lake house, and by the end of the episode Tony has effectively taken Bobby's soul, proving Tony's ruthlessness and ending any doubt about his will to maintain dominance over those around him. In "Kennedy and Heidi," one of the season's signature episodes, Christopher's (Michael Imperioli) drug use continues to spiral out of control, forcing Tony to take matters into his own hands and resolve things with his nephew once and for all. Inevitably it's all leading up to that big finale, and it's deftly handled over the last two episodes, "The Blue Comet" and "Made in America" (an episode replete with subtle references to The Godfather). Things finally start to get resolved with Phil's crew, Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), Uncle Junior (Dominic Chianese), A.J. (Robert Iler), and Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler), and as for Tony… Cut to black. To quote from another hit HBO show of the same era, "everything ends," even The Sopranos, and while the way Chase chose to end The Sopranos may not be to the liking of fans hoping for a definitive resolution, give the man credit for not stooping to cliches or tired old scenarios. As A.J. says in one of the last lines of the entire series, quoting his father, "Try to remember the times that were good." That's good advice. --Daniel Vancini
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 Brilliant End to Television's Finest Hour September 22, 2007
124 out of 134 found this review helpful
So much of what's said abut the final season of The Sopranos refers to the last five minutes, as people unfortunately overlook the best nine episode string of the entire series. David Chase's last season of television's finest program is full of all the qualities that attracted viewers and critics for the past decade. Characters live in a world where death is a possibility each day, but aren't shown to be gods or royalty. Rather, viewers see in them all of the emotions experienced in every family, as Tony, Carmela, Christopher and the rest of the cast share their memorable loves, hates, dreams, failures...and meals.
Season 6.2 has three distinct parts. The first four episodes are "last moments in the sun" for some of the more important characters. Bobby and Janice retreat for a weekend on a lake with Tony and Carm; Johnny Sack battles a new enemy in prison; institutionalized Uncle Junior spends his last moments of sanity running a card game and mentoring a young killer; and Hesh fears for his safety when Tony owes him money and seems reluctant to pay.
Next, the season moves to the difficulties of AJ and Christopher and how both problems affect Tony. Tony takes a backseat to other characters in the opening episodes of the season, but he's never been more laid bare than in how he deals with his literal and figurative sons. As with the ambiguous nature of the show, Tony at times appears to be a heroic, thoughtful and brave, while other times, he's a monster.
Finally, the last two episodes end in the much anticipated war with New York, as successful and unsuccessful hits are targeted at the show's biggest players. A sense of closure is reached with Tony's relationships with his rivals, his crew, his family and the FBI, but as everyone in America knows, nothing concrete is declared about his future. Does he live? Does he go to prison? Will his crew survive? Those questions aren't answered, Chase`s last gift to his viewers, as people can continue turning this show over in their heads for years.
I wasn't there when The Tempest first played at the Globe, and I didn't see The Beatles at Candlestick Park. But Sunday Nights at 9pm on HBO, I saw my generation's finest contribution to pop culture and to literature, with the final season providing a closing act worthy of such a masterpiece.
David Chase would've made Alfred Hitchock proud. Being Released Oct 23 on Dvd,HdDVD,& Blu Ray.>Features below June 11, 2007
56 out of 61 found this review helpful
The Sopranos season 6 part 2 was a return to form. I think Episode 86 "Made in America" the finale was perfect. David Chase didn't give viewers that closure that they wanted, but life doesn't come with a nice bow at the end of the day, and the series kept it real. It also had alot of the comedy that season 1 had.
The end of the series finale when Tony first walks into the restaurant then sees himself sitting down, is it a dream? Are some of the people in the restaurant notorious or related characters from ealier episodes and seasons? Earlier in the Sopranos there was talk of how a killing happens, you don't hear it, you don't see it, just bang and the lights go out, like how the last moments ended, did Tony Die? Who knows, but people on every talk show, on every sports show on espn, on blogs, everywhere are discussing it, analyzing it, and debating it, isn't that what great movies do for us? If mobsters walked in and shot tony and there was a huge shoot out, what is there to comment on, "whoa did you see him get shot"?, damn. The end. David Chase is smarter, and as i said the end was so suspenseful it was Hitchcockian. Hitchcock once said it's not the explosion of the bomb that goes off. That'll make you jump for one second, it's the knowing a bomb is under the table and it could go off, the waiting, and anticipation and it doesn't that was the last 5 minutes and i'd think everyone would agree even the dissapointed people that it was very intense. Great movies make us feel something whether it is good or bad, a great movie can change us or our mood.
I've loved watching the Sopranos over the years it's more than just a violent show, it's almost always fresh and current and dealing with alot of the same issues we all deal with in our lives. I'm jealous of anyone who has never seen this series and is about to for the first time.
The finale, basically life goes on and it will, we just won't be a part of it anymore. However we can pop season 1 back in the dvd player anytime and experience it all over again.
Maybe they'll make a movie of it, and David chase will write it, Coppolla will produce it, and Scorsese will direct it.
Here's a list of the epiodes of season 6 part 2
Episode 78
"Soprano Home Movies"
Episode 79
"Stage 5"
Episode 80
"Remember When"
Episode 81
"Chasing It"
Episode 82
"Walk Like a Man"
Episode 83
"Kennedy and Heidi"
Episode 84
"The Second Coming "
Episode 85
"The Blue Comet"
Episode 86
"Made in America"
DVD Features: (from movieweb)
- "Making Cleaver" - an exclusive sneak-peek at the behind-the-scenes making of the film that Christopher pitched in Hollywood
- "Music of The Sopranos" - a retrospective look at the final season and the music that helped shape it
- Four audio commentaries from cast members - Episode 1: Steven Schirripa, Episode 3: Dominic Chianese, Episode 7: Robert Iler, Episode 8: Steven Van Zandt
Technical Specs:
- Rating: TVMA
- Runtime: Approx. 540 Minutes (not including bonus features)
"Look at us, morbid f----s" (Careful, Spoilers) September 24, 2007
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
If you manage to still be one of those people complaining about the ending of "Made In America," the final hour of The Sopranos, may I congratulate you - you've managed to prove something that many of us who love the episode know to be true: you simply cannot get the thing out of your head. I spent days after it aired thinking the initial cut to black did not mean what my gut reaction felt - that Tony and his family were gunned down and David Chase simply opted not to show it, and that instead it proved that in this existence, the anxiety is more "real" than life or death. I think that is true, but I also think I was reluctant to admit the intention of that scene, based on the rich creation of those characters - not knowing that The Sopranos are dead spares us the reality that The Sopranos are dead; my analysis was a little self-protective. It is, however, the anxiety that seals it, in a (half) season full of one shock after another, the grim truth that, as Tony states in "Soprano Home Movies" - "80% of the time, this thing ends in the can like Johnny Sack, or on the embalming table," and Tony, probably, faces both. This is the season that redefines fearlessness, setting off one bomb after another - exploding the ferocity barely masked in Christopher's addiction ("Walk Like A Man," which should've given Michael Imperioli a victory lap Emmy) only to shock us with his first-act death an episode later ("Kennedy and Heidi"). Having Janice state that she will never become her mother ("Soprano Home Movies") while her destiny seems to be exactly the opposite (Junior mistakes her for Livia in their final moments together). The season is so extraordinary, it shows us the last moments of Junior's sanity in "Remember When," but does so with so little fanfare, we don't realize just what we saw until the very end. It turns Chrisopher's death in "Kennedy and Heidi" into an uncomfortable rumination on those of us that remain alive. It shocks us with Tony's humanity (his suited dive into the pool to save AJ in "The Second Coming") while fulfilling his vileness (the moment we're certain he'll kill Paulie in "Remember When"). So much can be said about each astonishing installment here - and its final second ensures that most things will get said - that it bares stating the simplest of facts: this is the most visionary work ever created on television, and no amounts of repeated viewings can do it justice.
Finally, TV Drama as Excellent Art September 25, 2007
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
For years, like many others, I have thought of film, at its best, as "art." I have also thought that while television had that potential, it was doomed never to achieve it. Granted, documentaries like "The Civil War" and "Baseball" by Ric Burns exceeded in quality and depth anything done in film, but TV drama was somehow inherently limited, despite a few flashes of brilliance here and there. There would never be a TV show as excellent, as drama, as the best of the movies.
That has, I believe, changed - by the "Sopranos" above all, but also "Prime Suspect" "The L Word" "Six Feet Under" and even shows like "Big Love" and "Dexter" (neither of which Ilike nearly as much - but they are still orders of magnitude better than the usual network pap). TV has - finally - discovered that it has the capacity for sustained drama and in depth character development. "The Departed" was a wonderful film - but no 2 hour drama can show and illuminate the kind of character changes and nuances the "Sopranos" consistently managed. Dirty Harry looks like a cartoon compared to Brenda Lee Johnson of "The Closer." Madeleine Kahn and Loretta Swit did great goofy characters in the movies, but Mary Louise Parker's character in "Weeds" sets new standards.
"Sopranos," I think, wll endure both as excellent drama in its own right, and as a seminal event in the history of television. It has been,. more than any other show, the one that proved that TV at its best could be the equal of any movie.
I think it also interesting that the break-through came by way of cable with its greater freedom in terms of language and what can be shown.
And one minor point. Everyone praises David Chase, the writers, James Gandolfini, Edi Falco, etc etc but we should not forget that part of what made the "Soprano's" so good was its soundtrack. The thing was just fun to listen to, as well as watch. Stevie Van Zandt, as well as being a totally amusing consigliere, selected or inspired a lot of that and I think he deserved a special Emmy just for being...him.
Don't "Fuggeddabout it" August 20, 2007
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have watched every season of the Sopranos and I own each season on DVD, this is hands down one of the finest shows ever produced for television. Was every episode an award winning enterprise? NO! There was one common thread I could look forward to when I switched on Tony & his team of just plain family guy-like sociopaths. It was this; I may not like every show, but the acting and the writing was never less than first rate. This last season was yet another example of how Chase and team could never write a script too complex for the most talented group of actors and extras ever assembled. Regardless of the fact that should you subscribe to a cable service offering 'On Demand' you can see these episodes pretty much when you wish, I would rather own the DVDs. It kinda makes me feel like I've bought my way into the family. It's a little like buying history now. Onion ring anyone?
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