Skins: Volume 4 (U.K. Version/BBC
DVD/U.S.
NTSC Region One)
Picture:
B- Sound: B- Extras: D Episodes: A-
Welcome to Skins, featuring the
intertwining stories of a group of British teenage friends and their lives. Between school, growing up, wild parties and
dysfunctional families (and relationships) a close group of friends discover
who they are, and life never goes quite the way you want or planned. Thinking the world is their oyster they live
life without rules or boundaries, but when reality catches up and it is time to
face the music, they realize what it means to be friends and be
there for each other.
In Season 4 of Skins, get ready reap the whirlwind. Thomas is kicked out of school after a girl
dies of an overdose at his party, Effy returns but has some major psychological
problems, Cook is sent to prison for being charged with assault and then
he breaks out, Emily finds out about Naomi's secret affair and both
begins cheating on each other just to spite one another, Kate find out she has
menopause and her family losses everything, JJ starts dating a young mother,
and Freddie gets back together with Effy but has to deal with some serious
problems. Both old and new relationships
are strained and tested, it's a season where everyone's sins are revealed and
reality really hits like a truck.
If you like teen drama, emos and drama queens with a British accent then look
no further. A group of friends test the
limits of their hedonism, living life as if there were no consequences, their answers
to everything can be found in sex, drugs, alcohol and music. Afraid of the world, responsibilities and
their fears they make choices which spiral them down the path of chaos, and
just when you think things couldn't get worst... fate would say otherwise.
The characters go from
young teenagers who think they are invincible and can live forever to
discovering what life really is, to look beyond their skins and
appearances, and they realizing they have nothing BUT the skins off
their backs and each other. Extras
include trailers, behind the scenes interview with cast and crew, and
commentaries.
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Thomas
When a girl at a rave Thomas DJs at is found dead with drugs, Thomas is
expelled from school and he begins questioning his choice of friends and his
current life style.
Emily
After the death of the girl at the rave, Emily looks for the truth behind her
suicide and finds that Naomi has some kind of past with her ...and has been
trying to hide it from her.
Cook
Cook is arrested on charges of drugs and assault, and goes to court and
pleas innocent ...except he is not.
Katie
Katie discovers she has pre-mature menopause and can never have children,
meanwhile her parents discover they are bankrupt and they are now homeless.
Freddie
Now that Effy is back in his life, things couldn't seem better. But after being
on a constant drug high and sex he discovers she has a problem of being suicidal...
and she needs help.
JJ
JJ final has the courage to ask a girl he likes out, but when he discovers
she's already mother things get bit complicated.
Effy
Medicated and on anti-depressant drugs Effy is in rehab, un-fortunately her
therapist turns out to be a psychotic rapist-turned-murderer.
Everyone
Everything has come full circle, the friends gather one last time in hopes of
reconciliation, but with a missing member, Cook discovers what really
happened to their friend...
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I liked
the anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image and Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo sound
better than my fellow writer did on the previous volumes listed below, but
maybe these shows improved in playback quality.
We have not covered the MTV U.S. version yet, but we’ll see if that even
makes it to DVD. In the meantime, here
is some previous coverage:
V.1
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/8077/Skins+%E2%80%93+Volume+One+(B
V.2
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/8494/Skins+%E2%80%93+Volume+Two+(2
- Ricky Chiang
