Game of Thrones: Season 3 [4K Ultra HD] [2013] [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

Need to bring this up off the bat. Series three for me contained more scenes of gore, torture and psychological catastrophes than any of the series before it, it also contained the usual amount of nudity and swear words... so how is this the season that's rated a 15 when the previous seasons were 18s? Its mad! I digress.Definitely the strongest season so far with more twists and turns, betrayals and life changing events. Introducing a few new characters, namely the evil Ramsey Snow of house Bolton (If you thought Joffrey was bad wait until you get a load of this lunatic). As previously quiet and obedient houses and bannermen begin to make a mark for themselves on westeros.Stannis licks his wounds after his defeat in season two, becoming ever more obsessed with his new God and the Red Woman Melisandre, desperately trying to recuperate and get back in the game as a contender for the throne. Making life hard for his ever suffering but loyal second in command Davos as he attempts to reason with his Zealot obsessed king. Davos is such a likeable character and his loyalty to Stannis is both heart warming and heart breaking as we watch Davos desperately play off and counter the many savage suggestions of the religious Melisandre, with great chemistry between all three characters you can feel the tension in the room with every scene as the two confidants battle for their kings mind which is forever unbalanced and as likely to take either side depending on his mood.Daenerys begins her liberation of slavers bay quickly gaining momentum and power throughout the series in the way only the dragon born can, quickly becoming the most powerful character in the show, gathering more and more allies to her cause, she becomes seemingly unstoppable, yet remains one of the viewers favourite candidates for the throne as she shows again and again compassion and fairness for the people she comes into contact with, really becoming the light in this dark world. Followed by her loyal and love struck aid Jorah he also has new challenges to face as he finds himself in competition with the new allies flocking to her side, including the humiliated Commander of the Kings Guard from season one Ser Barristen Selmy and the handsome Daario Naharis of the Second Sons mercenaries.Robb Stark once again faces betrayal as he attends his grandfathers funeral in River Run, introducing us at last to the Tullys including the humorous Blackfish and the Mr Bean of Westeros; Edmure Tully. Watching Robb struggle to handle the political aspect is quite sad as we watch the young wolf, who has never lost a battle decline purely due to his lack of political leadership and his restricting honour, both marching him towards a fate like his fathers. The similarities between Ned and Robb become more apparent as he makes foolish decisions all in vain attempts to do the right thing or make up for mistakes made, all culminating in one of the most memorable and terrible scenes of the entire show.Theon Greyjoy, probably has the worst time of it in this season, after his betrayal of Robb in season two he finds himself captured by an unknown assailant and very very violently tortured both Physically and psychologically as well as mutilated, forever distorting and changing the character into somebody entirely new. Despite his betrayals and actions in season two you really begin to feel for the character again very early on, even forgiving his actions as he confesses how he really feels about himself and is made the play thing of the sadistic Ramsey Snow. Some fantastic acting done by both actors in all of their scenes really making for a horrible experience for viewers, i fear this may be the last season we ever see Theon Greyjoy...Tyrion continues to play the game in kings landing, battling with his sister for their fathers approval who has now taken his place as Hand of the King. Tyrion now has a harder time keeping his head above water, struck from all his power by his father, Tyrion is left vulnerable to the cruelty of Joffrey who continues to enjoy torturing his subjects. Watching him keep his composure under such odds and witnessing the cruelty of his father first hand, Tyrion remains a solid favourite of the fans, who after his heroes exploits in season two deserves a lot more than he gets in this season.Jon Snow follows his new Wildling lifestyle while ever secretly looking for an opportunity to escape back to his fellow men of the nights watch, Jon Snow begins to realise the real threat to Westeros and begins to understand that the only way to win the real war is unity... something nobody else wants. Breaking his nights watch vows and literally skating on real thin ice Jon begins to craft himself as the hero Westeros needs.Jaime Lannister continues life as captive, with the ever honourable and faithful Brienne charged with transporting him the two run into all sorts of adventures on their way to Kings Landing, including run ins with not so honourable Stark Soliders, farmers and then the sadistic soldiers of house Bolton and their leader Lock. Survival looks bleak for the pair and as Jaime attempts his usual charm and smarmy talk to get out of a situation it backfires changing his life forever, if he survives.Overall, definitely the best season so far, completely shifting the power around the country and countless heartbreaking revelations and moments, this is the defining season that will make and break lifelong fans, if you though the execution of Ned Stark was the pinnacle of Game of Thrones, that seems like childs play after this season.

A five disc dvd box set containing all ten episodes of the third season of fantasy tv drama show Game of Thrones, all about the struggle for power in a fantasy kingdom whilst ancient evil stirs to it's north.The packaging is ever so slightly different in style from before, and thus doesn't line up quite as neatly as some might hope on your shelves with the first two seasons. Whether that matters at all is a matter of personal opinion.And apparently you might have trouble watching it on the xbox. See the one star reviews for further details.This is not a good jumping on point. New viewers should start with season one.Regular viewers will thus know exactly what to expect from the show, not least when it comes to language and explicit scenes. It must be mentioned that some of the violence this time around is even more graphic than before.Each episode run from fifty to sixty minutes [approx.]. This season is an adaptation of the first half of the third volume in the series of books upon which the show is based. As with the first two years it does change things, perhaps even more so this time around, but that's to make the very long books work in this format. And in doing so, it works fine.It follows the format as before in having episodes jump between various storylines. Which does mean that there will be episodes when not all of those, and thus not all characters, feature. Some can go missing for two in a row.It's a show that really knows what it's doing by now, which allows it to have the confidence to be humorous at points.As before, new characters feature. The highlight of these being Diana Rigg in a wonderful performance as the matriarch of the Tyrell family, although Paul Kaye does also make an impression as the very unorthodox priest Thoros of Myr.When it comes to existing ones a highlight is the relationship between Jamie and Brienne, who share a great chemistry and whose relationship develops in ways you wouldn't have expected.It's a season that does begin at a greater pace than the previous one, although the sheer number of storylines and the fact that many involve characters journeying from one point to another do mean it does feel as if some don't get very far at first. However by the end of the season they most certainly have. As very shocking events in the south and ominous ones in the north will leave you eager to know what is going to happen next.Since this is, as mentioned, only half of a book, it is therefore something of a bridging year. But events to follow will, as those who have read the books know, be well worth waiting for.Quality fantasy drama by a production that's at the top of it's game.The dvd set has the following language and subtitle options:Languages: English. Castilian Spanish. French. Czech. Hungarian. Polish.Subtitles: English. Castilian Spanish. Czech. Dutch. Danish. Finnish. French. Greek. Hebrew. Hungarian. Norwegian. Polish. Portugese. Romanian. Serbian. Swedish. Turkish.Extras are:All but the first episode has a commentary from cast and/or crew members. Three of them have two different commentaries. A cast or a crew one.The first episode can be watched with or without a five minute 'previously on...'Although the first disc does have a fifteen minute long feature which uses cast and crew to recap the events of the first two years, which you might find better at refreshing your memory.Said disc also contains a twelve minute long feature about the new characters in the season.Disc five has five deleted/extended scenes, which can be watched individually or all in a row. Doing the latter, they last for twelve minutes. The first two are extended ones that don't really add much, but the third and fourth are wholly deleted ones, and essential viewing. You'll see why. The fifth isn't quite so essential, but is pretty good.There's also a seven minute long feature about the production design for the world of the wildlings, which is pretty interesting.And a six minute long one about the use of matrimony in the show for gaining political advantage.

By season three, if you're still watching Game of Thrones, you're probably fully invested in the world and characters already.The Blu-ray itself looked and sounded excellent, and it's nice to have the freedom of watching it whenever I want without needing to think about subscriptions or licensing agreements.As with the other seasons, physical ownership is becoming increasingly appealing as content continues to spread across more and more streaming services.Overall, this was another fantastic season and an easy recommendation for existing fans of the series.

I will not be posting a review of series three as a critique. I am still enjoying this, and everyone can make up their own minds about this production.There was no problem with the playback of the Blu-Ray discs for me. Possibly because I am watching on a Playstation 4, with the latest software updates. This loses a 'star' on my rating, as where I have an issue with this Blu-Ray box set is in the presentation. The plastic slipcase is a bad idea... Although the dragon shadow motif is visually striking, this is a poor quality case that is difficult to keep clean and from falling apart! A card case as made for the other box sets would have been more welcome. Worse still, the plastic inserts holding the discs are not properly affixed to the gatefold inside the box. A great shame, as the artwork that the disc casings are poorly attached to is excellent!Great series, presented in a rather sloppily made package!

Great

Cancel your social life, quit your job and never answer the phone again. It's worth it - this is television at it's finest. And that's a bold claim coming from someone who doesn't own a television.If you've never watched or read Game Of Thrones before, I can tell you that it starts off intriguing, gets good, gets very good, turns shocking, gets more shocking and from then on every episode becomes, "wasn't I supposed to pick the kids up from school?" By the way, if you have kids, do not let them watch Game Of Thrones because it has prostitution, nudity, violence, gore, regicide, decapitation, poisoning, skull-crushing, rape, incest, murder, attempted child-murder, unborn baby stabbing, throat-slitting, swearing, flaying, torture, castration... makes for one hell of a drinking game.On Season 3 in particular - well, the cast of characters is now vast it's a credit to all the actors and writers involved that there isn't a single dull one, although inevitably some are better than others. The production of the show is near-flawless: whether it's Kings Landing or the cities of Slavers Bay, no expense is spared on the locations, costumes, cinematography, props and visual effects required to bring the world of Westeros to life. In one sense the show is formulaic, with most scenes given over to two characters having a chat at any given time, and yet this is where the characters and the chemistry between them come to life. What's magical is that the most opposite characters you can think of go on to have the strongest relationships - Arya Stark and Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane are a fine example.By investing so heavily in the characters and relationships of the show, and by having them all expend so much energy in scheming, politicking and earning millions of Tesco Clubcard points in sheer duplicity, the creators of the show always ensure that the aforementioned scheming and plotting often results in a spectacular and unexpected disaster that invariably results in the death and destruction of said characters. I believe this is what gives the show it's addictive quality. There is one episode in particular on this boxset that demonstrates the full effect of this formula, and it's so notorious that there are videos all over YouTube made by friends of first-time watchers simply filming their reactions, which are just astounding to watch.So, just buy it. It's worth it.

A must watch film series

Very good. Came before time too

Looked almost brand new! Loved the packaging. No scratches on the discs. A nice addition to my seasons collection and at a much lower price than it would have been in store!

Las ediciones BLUE-RAY UK de las temporadas I y II estaban en polaco. Esta edición, de la tercera temporada, aunque en la web indica que es la edición UK y el estuche tanto en audio como en subtítulos se detallan los idiomas habituales en la versión inglesa (incluido el polaco), en realidad no lo están. Por ejemplo no está en polaco ni el audio ni los subtítulos y en cambio está en magyar.

It's just what I wanted... Except it doesn't play for American CD players or computers

VERY DECEPTIVE!!! This DVD will not play in the USA and should be stated in the title where it is being advertised/sold. The cost to return it is within a couple dollars for the return… so basically not worth it. Lesson learned

I enjoyed watching the whole story. All at once.THIS WAS GREAT STORY LINEThe Seller that sold me the" DVD SET BEWARE"I brought it and didn't work in my DVD player.I returnDVD in time and received any half of what I paid for it. WHY? BEWARE OF SELLER.