ANGEL
THE FINAL SEASON
SEASON 5

FOX HOME VIDEO PRESENTS

Release Date: February 15th 2005

MSRP Price: $59.98 
Amazon Price: $38.99
Costco Price: $35.99

22 Season 5 Episodes
Format: wide-screen 1.78:1
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Run Time: 990 minutes
Number of Discs - dual layer 6 disc
Sound - Dolby Digital 5.1

Fox Home Entertainment

Angel Season 6 Overall Rating:  A
Video - A
Audio -A
Content - A
Bonus Material - B
Overall - A

STARS: David Boreanaz, Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Sarah Thompson, Christian Kane, Juliet Landau, Adam Baldwin, Skip Schoolnik, David Fury

Season five takes Angel out with a bang. When the series completed filming season five it was expected the WB would renew the series for at least one more season. This final season does bring to fruition some of the stories they had running. 

The funniest episode of season five is "Hey Kids, It's Smile Time" where Angel is turned into a puppet. It doesn't get much better than that. 

I never cared much for Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, but enjoyed Angel when the character spun off on in his own series. While the series struggled in the ratings on the WB the fans were loyal and each season the series actually got better. Few series have the ability to adapt, change and improve with each season. But with Angel, Joss Whedon had found a comfortable niche for the series without sticking with the same material all the time. 

I found it hard to believe that the star of a television series would desire the cancellation of his own show. David Boreanaz stepped forward and was pretty vocal about his desire to have the show cancelled. The pressure was to much responsibility for the livelihoods of the cast and crew. Turned out better to have them out of a job I guess rather than fighting to keep them employed. 

PACKAGING 
Angel's season six looks outstanding using quality images to cover the boxed set. The slip case is made of a thick cardboard. The fold out contains the six discs with great images on each side and a city view that covers the area behind the discs. The set will look great on the shelf. 

VIDEO: 
The video is outstanding. The series is only a few years old so the masters still look good. It shows on the digital transfer with bright colors, dark blacks and few artifacts in the video. 

AUDIO: 
The audio is an impressive 5.1 transfer and makes decent use of the channels 

BONUS FEATURES: 
Angel Season 5 is loaded with extras.  

• Commentary By: David Boreanaz, Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Sarah Thompson, Christian Kane, Juliet Landau, Adam Baldwin, Skip Schoolnik, David Fury, Steven S. DeKnight, Jeffery Bell, Brent Fletcher, Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Saint.

• Hey Kids It's Smile Time

• Angel 100

• Angel: Choreography of a Stunt

• To Live & Die in LA

• The Best of Angel

• Halos & Horns

• Angel Unbound: The Gag Reels

SUMMARY: 
Angel's final season runs well. Likely the best season of the series that loaded with humor, decent stories and some kick ass action. Mix that up with some nice video and audio and you've got a ton of fun for hours on end. The Angel series offers fans some excellent television. If your looking for a series to take in for the first time this could be the set for you. All five seasons will be complete and uncut on DVD. It's a great set.

Angel Season 5 Overall Rating:  A

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