Game of Thrones - Season 1-5 (Slimline Packaging) [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

This review is for the Blu-Rays, not the show. These are region-free and will play on any American Blu-Ray player. You will notice the weird looking rating icons, but don't worry, there is English audio and the menus are in English and everything. I haven't done any of the Extras yet, but we binged all 5 seasons in about 3 weeks, so I can say that all episodes looked good. The disc menu is the same for each disc in the season, meaning that if you put disc 1 in, you will see options to play all the episodes on the other discs of the season, and options to play extras that are on other discs, so that can get kind of confusing. That's one of the reasons we never played the extras because it was hard to tell which disc had them on it. And there are multiple extras on multiple discs. Also, I'm noticing these newer Blu-Rays don't save your location anymore. If I Play All and stop after 2 episodes, starting it back up is a 10 minute process of waiting through all the load screens and government warnings about piracy (yeah, we get it already, it's still going to be done), and then finding the episode we were on. I will say there is a handy feature that when you're bingeing (binging?) and you finish the disc, don't hit enter on the Back option; hit eject and insert the next disc and it will automatically start the next episode so you don't have to wait through all the loading screens and stuff. Unfortunately we didn't figure this out until season 5. Heh. All-in-all, for the price of a couple seasons, I was able to get all 5 of the currently released seasons in a fairly attractive set. Oh, which reminds me, it comes in what feels like a very solid, sturdy cardboard box/case that all the individually cased seasons slip into, and then there's a paper covering that slips over the entire case. Like I said, it looks pretty good. My paper covering came a little dented, a few cosmetic damages, but otherwise ok. A good buy for anyone looking to add this to their collection. If you're looking for free, get the HBONow app and watch the entire series before the month-free trial ends. That's how we watched Season 6.

This just showed up and I have not previously seen the series, so I not be reviewing the quality of the show.Just so everyone is clear, I ordered and am reviewing the package entitled "Game of Thrones - Season 1-5 (Slimline Packaging) [Blu-ray] [Region Free]"Here is what is included in this box set. - Seasons 1-5. Seasons 1-3 consist of 5 discs each. Seasons 4 and 5 consist of 4 discs each - A pamphlet/book insert for each season showing a variety of things. Such as, season 1 and 2s insert include an episode list, a list of bonus features, family tree for the major houses, a map of Westeros, and a map of that place to the East, I cant remember all the names of places as I have only read the first book and have not yet watched the show. See my attached pictures to see the maps. - Bonus features for each season include commentaries, extra scenes, some gag reels, and lots of others including bits like 'the making of' and 'character profiles.' I wont list all of the bonus features, because there are a lot of them.I tested the first disc of each season to ensure this pack isn't region locked for me. I am in the USA, and all the discs I tested work on my PS4.In the pictures I have included size comparisons to a regular blu ray case. I appreciate the Slimline packaging since it is very simple and fairly compact.

First of all, let me start with one of my concers before buying. The cases are standard plastic ones, 1 per season, and relatively slim considering they fit 4-5 discs. At $82 at time of writing, this is probably the cheapest way to get all 5 seasons, save maybe beat-up used DVDs on eBay. A slipcover comes over a cardboard case containing the five seasons. The discs sometimes come with three episodes, and the next one episode, sort of frustrating when binge-watching to switch discs twice in an hour. As for video quality, I wasn't looking closely at my previous blu-rays of seasons 2 and 4 so it's hard to compare, but this set looks slightly more compressed when overthinking. If I had to prove it, I couldn't. It seems to be the exact same as the original sets, save for packaging. Still phenomenal quality. Now, the only annoying part of this set are the UK ratings pasted all over, but when placed by my Battlestar Galactica set with a similar problem, it's less noticeable as it's not just one series anymore.Anyway, this is the single best option for buying the entire series (Unless you don't have a blu-ray player. Excellent show, good quality, sufficient packaging.

This is honestly one of the all time greatest shows and television productions in the history of entertainment. I want to father Jon Snow's bastard. The disks are so sexual that they make me quiver with anticipation every time that I think of them. I just want to watch this show every day, all day. These disks allow me to achieve my dream. Also, the commentary, the production value of the extras, and the sleek and sexy packaging (maps, etc.) make me so happy and satisfied with the money it cost to purchase them. I love to listen to the crew, cast, creators divulging production secrets and the like. If you are a Game of Thrones fan, do yourself a solid and buy this set, it rules. BTW It is obviously region free (I'm an American living in America with an American PS4 and the disks are perfectly playable in my system/country. Support GOT and buy this and listen to the amazing commentaries while you wait eagerly for season 7! Valar Morghulis (Spelling? Who cares, fans know what I mean.. :) )

Wonderful tv series and a very nice, sleek slim case set for a great price. Lots of commentaries and other goodies, and booklets that recap each episode. I have read many complaints here about the other box set, but this slimcase one is excellent.BUT, and it's a big but: some fool or the other decided NOT to include subtltes for the Dothraki language scenes only. Which means you have no subtitles, or you have to use subtitles for the entire episode, which nobody with a decent command of English needs or wants.To make this worse, as I sadly have come to expect from US and UK box sets, the general subtitles are single line and in a horrendous font that makes them hard to read without quickly going cross-eyed. I am Dutch and hence very used to subtitles, since foreign media is always subtitled here (rather than dubbed). It's clear US and UK companies have no idea what good subtitles look like...Apart from the ridiculous lack of Dothraki-only substitles, this is an excellent box set with lots of extra goodies, and great value for money!

now into season 2 second disc and not one disc as played without problems .actually read reviews of disc problems but found it unbelievable that amazon have not reolved problem with mfc .will continue to stammer my way through ,or finally call it a day and return .posting this just to warn amazon customers and hopefully get some response from amazon to see if they actually care ,or read ,reviews .will post my next review to let you know how it ends .

A truly fantastic series ruined by the appalling quality of the discs. Scratches on almost every disc, continual jumping, freezing and jamming, after buying every disc and DVD player cleaner known to mankind we eventually gave up. Two replacement Blue-Ray box sets from HMV proved to be no better, only when reverting to standard DVD instead of Blue Ray have we been able to watch episode after episode without frustration. My advice is steer well clear of the Blue Ray version and stick to standard DVD format.

If you haven't watched this series yet, and you like fantasy, and especially if (like me) dragons fascinate you, then buy this (or the version with seasons 6 and 7) - you're in for a treat!This is a loooooong story, so long that I gave up on the books after reading about seven and no sign of any resolution. But, it is told so very well in this made-for-tv serial. Great casting (and its a huge cast), a wonderful range of locations, good acting and some serious special effects - the dragons are superb! - create something that grabs you and just won't let go.

Still working my through these dvds, but enjoying it immensely so far. Great stories which interweave between the families. Lots of characters - I'm struggling to remember all their named. I expect once I've finished watching it all that when time permits I'll start again from the beginning to catch any of the finer points I've missed first time around. Might even consider reading the books, though this is generally a mistake when you've already seen someone else's interpretation of a story - not good to make comparisons!