Storm Chasers – The Complete Third Season (2009/Discovery Channel/Vivendi DVD Set)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: C Episodes: C+
Who is
nuts enough to drive into a storm that could kill them? Well, it turns out plenty of people find this
a thrill and in some cases, it is a professional job as the more trained
professionals tape and even film the events while recording them on various
electronic, scientific instrumentations.
Storm Chasers is a “reality
TV” series that overplays its hand with moments of bad acting, but is a
Discovery Channel hit and The Complete
Third Season is now on DVD.
Consisting
of only eight hour-long shows, they (and the mistakes the participants tend to
make) blend with each other probably more than they should, but after the
overrated hit film Twister, you had
better be a big fan of this kind of thing or you will get bored quickly. There are some more interesting moments than
expected (including IMAX filming that is not as easy as it should be) so fans
will not be disappointed and others will not be totally bored, but I can see
why the seasons are so short.
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image is shot in High Definition video and
seems to be slightly darker than it should be either because of the transfer,
the format or maybe even some manipulation.
The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo is simple and has some location audio
issues, but is fairly good throughout. Extras
include Webisodes and Deleted Scenes.
- Nicholas Sheffo
