Prison Break - Season 2 - Part 1 [2006] | ![Prison Break - Season 2 - Part 1 [2006]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FToWQRA-L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Directors: Kevin Hooks, Vincent Misiano, Greg Yaitanes
Actors: Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, William Fichtner, Robert Knepper
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 1993
Format: Box Set, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 490
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1
EAN: 5039036033039
ASIN: B000NIVNPK
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: May 21, 2007
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 Dude, Where is My Money? August 15, 2007
The story carries on with Michael Scofield and his fellow escapees on the run from the prison wardens, the police, the people who set Lincoln Burrows, and each other.
Trust is a commodity in short supply.
There is stacks of money, but where?
The story just gets better, with the plots not constricted to Fox River prison, you will not be able to predict what is going to happen next. Watch this now as the premiere series over taking 24, dammit, brilliant!
 Very good, but not as good as season 1 July 30, 2007
Prison Break season 2 is very good but not as good as season 1. To be fair, season 1 was superb so it was highly unlikely they would have been able to match or better it. The reason S2 was a little off in my opinion was that sometimes things were unrealistic, like cosy finishes to situations or unworkable timelines BUT definitely worth watching if you liked season 1.
Life outside the prison May 31, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Season 2 of Prison Break picks up exactly where Season 1 ended, with the convicts having broken out of prison succesfully. The whole of Season 2 focuses on Michael's quest to keep his brother out of prison, while the FBI and the Government try to hunt them down and kill them.
Season 2 is not as compelling as the First season of this great TV show, but nonetheless it makes for pretty entertaining and gripping stuff. Towards the end it does start getting a bit silly and overblown, with the chase for the convicts leading the action to Mexico and Panama, amongst others. What we do get to see is see more into the personalities of the escapees and their allies and pursuers. The acting is top notch, with Robert Knepper, who portrays dangerous sociopath T-Bone, particularly catching the eye.
I would recommend this film to anyone who wishes to see an edge-of-your-seat tv show, although this second season is very inferior to the first, that was innovating and thrilling.
Could this be better than 24? May 29, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I never thought I'd say this...but, yes it is better than 24. It's the diversity of the main characters; Michael's every woman's dream date and T-bag is the villain we all love to hate. Never before, in my opinion, has there been anything on TV as engrossing, gripping and adrenalin-pumping as this series.
Watch Prison Break or miss out on the ride of your (TV) life!
(I envy you if you are in a position of watching it all on boxset for the first time - wish it was me!)
Out of the prison means more freedom for the convicts and more freedom for the programme May 22, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I enjoyed the first season of Prison Break and, like many, was sceptical of how well the programme could be maintained now the escape had taken place. However, the creators have done some great work keeping the tension high (some fun scenes running from government agents and uncovering conspiracies) and, more importantly for me, developing the characters, reinforcing emotional ties made in the first season. It's always interesting to watch a show playing from the less common side of the cop/criminal divide.
Like a lot of such American TV nowadays, Prison Break is technically flawless, sometimes creating a dread in the back of my mind that I am being fed style over content. I often find myself watching programmes like this and thinking my time might be better spent reading Joyce or listening to an opera. However, I swiftly drop such elitist nonsense when reminded just why I watch these programmes: it's not because they're intellectually stimulating but because they are skilfully crafted to incite maximum thrills to the viewer, across a wide range of people. It is not only for the sheer adrenaline rush, but for this element of inclusiveness too that Prison Break should be praised.
Yes, it is a bit silly and over the top in places, lacking the literacy of a programme like Studio 60 or the ability to impart a message like The Wire, but it's not trying to be either of those programmes; Prison Break is aiming for thrills, and definitely delivers.
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