Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5035822673212
Format: Colour, Dolby, PAL, Subtitled
Label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Region Code: 2
Release Date: April 14, 2008
Running Time: 559 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2007

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Glenn Close continues the exodus of terrific movie actors and actresses who are finding the more fulfilling and meaty roles on the smaller screen. And with Damages, she's struck gold in an engrossing legal thriller.

Close plays Patty Hewes, an experienced and high profile litigator. She's then joined by the eager, and considerably more wet-behind-the-ears Ellen Parsons (played by Rose Byrne), who fits into the role of her protégé. Damages then sees the pair fighting a bitter and prolonged case against Ted Danson's high-profile and very rich businessman.

Where Damages differs from many in the genre is that its first season effectively covers one single case (albeit with many, many strands), much as Murder One did all those years ago. And this makes for an increasingly layered and intriguing drama, with a healthy number of twists to keep you on your toes.

The entire first season is presented in this Damages set, and very gripping it is too. Superbly acted by its cast of high and lower profile actors, it brings with it a real compulsion to find out what happened next. It's where the DVD set comes in handy, as there's no longer a week between episodes to get to the next part of the story!

Damages may not have been the highest profile export from the States of late, but it is one of the very best. And this set is an ideal opportunity to find out what all the fuss is about… --Jon Foster




Rating: - I loved it
This is a great series, from first frame to final credits.

I admit that I was completely taken into the glossy, glamorous, ultimately shallow world of the US legal system as depicted here - and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment.

While I fully accept the comment that the show sometimes felt like an ongoing marketing campaign, on a perverse level, I actually felt that element added to its enjoyment. Moreover, neither the show nor the actors involved, ever appeared to take ... Read More

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Rating: - Could have been great
The series starts off great. It kicks off with the protagonist wandering the streets covered in blood, then flashes back to events 6 months earlier and gradually comes up to date to fill us in on the story - an intriguing framing premise that only starts to wear out its welcome by episode 4 or so. The characters are fascinating - especially the very human monsters brilliantly played by Glenn Close and Ted Danson. So what went wrong? As we near the end of the season, it's revealed that the most improbable ... Read More

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Rating: - Damages Season 1
One of the best drama's i've seen for a while, I have currently been hooked on "THE WIRE" which is probably the best show ever made. Damages starts slowly and the character "Ellen" played by Rose Byrne seems an unlikely heroin. But as time passes she becomes all you want from a hero in a series. Glen Close definitly steels the show with a outstanding on screen display, you can't decide wheather you love or hate her.
I can't wait for Season 2 which is currently being filmed. Ted "cheers" Danson also ... Read More

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Rating: - Get some Damages
Anything I write here will never be able to do justice to this show. Damages is the best television series out there today. End of. Now I'll admit I wasn't expecting anything like what I got. I thought maybe it would be similar to the brilliant `Murder One,' possibly a watered down version of `The Practice,' or one of the many other lawyer dramas on American tv. I was wrong, and I was surprised, and now I'm addicted to Damages.

Damages takes the law drama and turns it into the kind of mystery ... Read More

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Rating: - Great show but nog classic
Although i agree with of the 5 star reviews (gripping story, superbly acted, nice pace,...) i'll stick with a 4 out of 5 for one main reason: at certain points in the series it annoyed that i could see through the concept and feel that it was it built according to a "formula". This could be in little details like choice of shots of the director, the presentation of plot changes,...

Just like blockbuster formats, Damages sometimes feels just a little too much like it was created with just too much ... Read More

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