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List Price: $39.99 | | Label: Image Entertainment
Salesrank: 23123
Released: August 30, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
One of television's most popular series, the groundbreaking Combat! offers a gritty, unflinching look at American soldiers battling in Europe during World War II, confronting imposing odds and demonstrating remarkable levels of ingenuity and courage.
Combat - Season 5 Invasion 2 Reviews:
Does Combat survive color? 
2009-12-17 - There was some concern that moving to a color format might not be good for Combat. The B&W format seemed a natural for a WWII series. Well I think combat works just fine in color. What Combat did not survive was bad writing and set changes. Little John being held captive by a group of little French kids...sorry I couldn't suspend my disbelief that much. Crawling around in California concrete drainage ditches..sorry not France, and the trees and lake settings were the same as the opening of "Andy of Mayberry". I kept waiting for Opie to jump out in front of Kirby or Cage and skip a rock across the lake. Also what happened to the sacred squad stories....these are a bunch of solos or buddy adventures. But still it is COMBAT...love four seasons you must have the fifth.
Outstanding 
2009-08-25 - Great Stories--Great Characters
Loved it as a kid--Love it as an adult
Bought the whole series--Wish they had a final story instead of just stopping.
Combat ! Season 5 Invasion 2
2009-04-21 - The final chapter in the Combat ! Television series as with all of the previous releases GREAT TV . Packaging is done well, The shows themselves were very well cleaned up and there is no problem accessing any particular show you want to watch , the extra interviews & episode insights are great too, A must have for any Combat ! Fan.
Combat- Season 2 DVD
2008-12-28 - Grew up with this series and don't recall seeing it in color. This is a true jem and I'd recommend it for anyone longing for a taste of WWII Combat ala Television Show. A lot of the gear and weapons are true period. Story lines are silly for the most part, but well executed. Very entertaining series.
Combat - Season 5, Invasion 2
2008-10-16 - This is the final installment of the great television series Combat! There isn't much to say about Combat! by this point. Yes, it's in color but little else remained of the high standards that had been present in the previous four seasons. It's a shame because Combat! not only gave us the action of world war two but gave us human interest stories & the drama of living & surviving through a perilous event.
This set has only twelve episodes on four discs. Budget restraints had forced the producers to cut back in the number of shows per season. And, not only that, but new contracts with the actors' organizations (I'm getting to the point where I hate to name certain things because of the censors here) forced cutbacks so that actors would have more time to pursue other endeavors.
"The Outsider" features Jason Evers (Pvt. Cully) as a new member of the squad. The squad doesn't warm up to him except for Littlejohn (Dick Peabody). "Nightmare on the Red Ball Run" features Claude Akins (Sgt. Rose). Kirby & Littlejohn agree to help Sgt. Rose drive some trucks carrying ammo to the front lines. "Gulliver" has Littlejohn as the main character. Littlejohn is wounded & is found by a group of French orphans. They take him back to where they stay & try to sell him to the Germans & Americans. "Decision" features James Franciscus (Pvt. Harris) as a demolition expert that the squad must escort to a radio station that must be destroyed. Eventually Doc (Conlan Carter) discovers that Harris was a doctor. Of course Harris reaches a point where he must decide whether or not to use his medical skills. "The Gantlet" features Tom Skerritt (Sgt. Decker). "The Bankroll" features numerous actors who would gain more fame later; Mike Farrell (M*A*S*H), James Stacy (Lancer) & Buck Taylor (Gunsmoke). "The Masquers" is one of the better dramatic episodes of season five. Gavin McLeod is British corporal Behan & Nick Adams is Cpl. Roberts. Behan captures Kirby & others but Behan knows that one of them (or more) is a German infiltrator dressed in an Allies uniform. "A Little Jazz" has the squad encountering a USO jazz combo that's been stranded. The guest stars include Dan Duryea (always one of my favorites), Noah Beery, Jr. (Rockford Files) & Dennis Hopper. "The Partisan" was the final episode to be broadcast of Combat! from season five. Robert Duvall is a deserter who's now posing as a member of the French underground.
Season five of Combat! was, by far, the weakest season. There are some decent episodes but none that rank among its best. This set,. like all sets of Combat!, features bonus content. There's Jo Davidsmeyer's Notes, Oddities & Bloopers for most episodes; two photo galleries; audio commentaries for "The Outsider" (Jo Davidsmeyer & Steve Mitchell), "Jonah" (Georg Fenady); & part two of "Combat! This Season in Color".
