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Summary: Very realistic and authentic.
Review: I bought this DVD set for my husband for Christmas. He was quite pleased to receive it. He had watched several of the episodes on HBO when it was on tv, but also missed several of the episodes. It was so real and authentic. Very good portral of what really happened.
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Summary: Band of Brothers
Review: I will make this quick and to the point. This is they best movie I have ever seen. The only bad part was that it had to end.
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Summary: A Treasure!
Review: An absolute treasure in my military history/war movie collection. As the late Steven Ambrose claimed, "one of the most accurate depictions of combat ever made", I honestly couldn't agree more.
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Summary: Simply Amazing...
Review: Everything I'd like to say to praise this landmark in film making has already been said, so I won't repeat it...But I would like to say, this is simple the most amazing thing I've ever seen. I watched one hour a night for 10 nights straight with my mother, she's not a big fan of war films, and I was afraid she wouldn't like it...but after every episode, she looked forward to the next one as much as I did...One thing, I thought the casting was fantastic. I read Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose before buying the DVD set, and the actors all seemed to fill the roles of their respective characters almost exactly as I imagined it... The special features disc also added more than 2 hours of good viewing time to the series. This is a set that I want to share with all of my friends, but at the same time I cherish it so much I'm terrified to lend it out! It's the best film/mini-series I've ever seen.
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Summary: Not much else to say...
Review: Gee, what more is there to say about this miniseries except that everyone must go out and buy it? Truly a phenomenon in TV production. Exciting, insightful, and terribly true, this tells the story of Easy Company, from their training to the end of the war. This is the ultimate supplement to those "Saving Private Ryan" fans, but more than that, it's a remarkable docudrama (though most of it is in movie form) that teaches about the reality of war in one of the most gut-wrenching and true-to-life ways. I'm sure it's been said before, but let me reiterate: this is the greatest TV miniseries of all time. Costing over $100 million, this is a film that movie lovers and collectors should not pass over. As stunning as "Shogun," as exciting as "The Stand," and as epic as "The Winds of War."
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Summary: Fantastic! Worth every penny!!
Review: My husband loves historical documentaries and war movies. We do not have cable movie channels so were not able to watch this when it was actually on. The DVD set is so wonderful. I got it for hubby for Christmas and he has watched it over and over. What a great series and a MUST for history buffs. I have never been into war movies and find myself riveted to this story. Highly recommended!!
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Summary: An inspirning Series
Review: Filled with action and drama, this DVD set is one of the best I have ever seen.
Telling the story of the Easy Company trough World War II. You get the chance to follow them from the Training camp in Toccoa to the end of the World War II.
The story is so weel told that you can enjoy all kind of genres along the series, drama, action, suspense, etc.
Also the acting is very very good, the new comer Damian Lewis delivers in a superb way his portrayal of Richard Winters.
About the technochal aspects of the DVD set I can tell you that the quality of the box set is Superb. The Audio is engaging all the time, including a DTS track that puts you in the middle of the action, with an intense sound on all the channels. The video also is one of the best I have seen in TV sets.
It is a sure buy, you will never regret paying the high price.
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Summary: Excellent movie, excellent quality
Review: I only caught glimpses of this movie when it was actually on HBO, and rare glimpses at that. I was avoiding it because I thought it be riddled with sappy melodrama and cliche'd characters, pitfalls (to me) of some of Spielberg's movies. Boy was I wrong. I was browsing through the DVD selections and thought I'd give this one a try, finally: the neat metal case caught my eye and I've a penchant for watching war movies anyway. The case had Tom Hanks name on it, so I thought maybe there's a chance that Tom held the reins on Spielberg to keep him from going overboard with the drama. I watched it over a period of two days, unable to stop watching on the first day until sleep finally began to overtake me at about 2:00am. I watched the first 3 DVDs without a stop that day, the next two the following day. If I could've stayed awake to watch all of them at one sitting I surely would have. It was that good. Even though I just finished watching it yesterday, I'm already thinking about watching the whole thing again. What I like about this series would be too long to put into words here. Just know that it is consistently excellent throughout its 10-hour span. The acting is top-notch with no overacting or melodrama, the direction keeps everything in line and focused, and even though it's a movie with Spielberg's name on it, special effects are NOT the driving force of this movie. What IS the driving force are the men of Easy Company, the situations they faced, and how they worked as a team to survive and move ahead. Not to be left out of the credits are the brutal battle sequences. Think of the opening of Saving Private Ryan... times 10, filmed at the same high shutter speed that captures all the detail. Something that also caught my eye were all the hand signals they used to talk to one another when silence was key. Incredible. Also, the DVD picture quality itself is superb to say the least. I have a 73" HDTV and DVDs lacking in quality look terrible on it. This is not the case with Band of Brothers. My DVD player said the DVD plays back at a bitrate of about 7-8Mbit/s, twice the 3.5-4Mbit/s of the average DVD. As a result, mpeg artifacts are seen very, very rarely.
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Summary: Never forget
Review: I work at the Hines VA hospital here in Chicago, and have the distinct pleasure to spend some quality time with, as we affectionately call our WWII vets, "the old timers." Stories of terror, courage, and triumph abound in the words of these guys. One of my patients was a tank commander who landed on the beaches of Normandy and could not help crying when describing the D-Day invasion... seeing his buddies get blown away, having to run over bodies on the beach, etc. Another old timer was in the big red 1 and also landed on the beaches of Normandy. Unfortunately, this veteran has a pretty severe case of Alzheimer's demenita, to the point where his short term memory is non-existant and he is unable to dress himself. You ask him, "What did you have for breakfast today?" and he'll just stare and smile at you. If you ask him, "What were you doing on June 6th, 1944?" he immediately replies, "Omaha beach, D-Day." The powerful images and remembrances of that day will never leave this man, and speaks to the incredible debt and gratitude our country and the rest of the free world owes these soldiers. When I see some medical students complain about having to take care of these vets, I always try to remind them that none of these veterans are "charity cases" and they all have rightfully earned their right to the best health care. As the time since WWII grows longer and longer, and people don't remember anymore, there's been a trend towards cutting funding from VA hospitals. I find this to be a tragedy. Sure, there are those veterans who never served and are drug addicts and whatnot, but the old timers are to be respected and given our best attention. Please watch the Band of Brothers and educate yourself on the extreme sacrifices put forth by these guys in the most trying of circumstances.
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Summary: WATCH IT
Review: Look I don't care if you buy this or just rent it, I just want you to watch this mini-series. Its "Saving Private Ryan" with a storyline and interesting characters. Just remember these words, WATCH THIS OR REGRET MISSING THE GREATEST MINI-SERIES OF ALL TIME, WATCH IT, WATCH IT NOW(or later).
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