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Summary: Incredible
Review: This is a really incredible documentary, anybody who hasn't got it yet, you're really missin out!!
Classsic Quote when Richard Winters was being interviewed on a question his grandson once asked him:
"Grandpa, were you a hero during the war"
"Grandpa said no ...... but i served alongside heroes"
The perfect end to a perfect film/doc.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Without being redundant, I too thought this was a great series, perhaps the overall best depiction of WW2 that's ever been filmed. Of course, in a 10 hour mini-series, the producers and directors have the opportunity ot go into much more detail in terms of character development and to be more faithful to the book than in a 2 or 3 hour movie, which makes this production a must have for war/history buffs.The length of this production gives the viewer a much better feel for the boredom/terror of war, and a better feeling of what is was really like to be in the 101st. Two of the latter episodes (7 and 9 I think) were particularly good, and although just as important to the telling of the whole story, I could have done with less time spent on the training in episode 1. It took me two viewings to really be clear on who was who, since of course they all have uniforms and sometimes it was difficult to remember the specific soldiers. However, I suppose that is how it really was, especially when the replacements started arriving. This is the kind of DVD I will watch many times, and since Ambrose was a actively involved in the production, it is true to the book. A must buy!
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Summary: Band of Brothers: An incredible series
Review: Band of Brothers: An unbelievable event, made for TV. Produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, this series, based on true occurrences, has all the realism and gut wrenching tension that we saw in "Saving Private Ryan".
I had no idea of what was in store for me when I dropped the first disc in the DVD player. I was simply mesmerized: I could have sat through the entire series non-stop except for the fact the five movie discs plus one specialty disc took up about 12 hours. I could hardly wait for the next day to arrive to watch the next segment.
The series is about a group of men that volunteer for the newly formed parachute regiment and eventually drop in behind enemy lines in Normandy, France on D-day, June 6, 1944. They eventually end up capturing Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat in Austria as WWll ends.
When I saw "Saving Private Ryan" I didn't think that any war movie could be better: I was wrong. Band of Brothers is well acted, incredible realistic and shows you what a prolonged campaign must have been like with the constant stress and tension that turned boys into men and men into.....
As this series develops, from one story to the next, you begin to appreciate the meaning of the cliche " the fog of war": sometimes simple sorties turn into unexpected nightmares and then other times when all seem lost, something or someone, completely unexpected, will turn up and save the day. You just can never predict in war what will happen: who will turn in a hero or a man paralyzed with fear or fatigue. Nothing is ever a 100% sure bet.
Adding to the drama of the story are the interviews with the actual participants who lived through this horrific period and are still alive today. You can still see the agony in some of their faces when they recall old events and missing friends that didn't return home with them. Unbelievably touching!
All in all an incredible series: something everyone should see just to make you realize what these men (and women) went through for us. We owe them a debt that can never be repaid.
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Summary: A very powerful and moving story...
Review: I sincerely doubt that I could say anything about "Band of Brothers" that hasn't been said already, and said more eloquently. What made this series special is the fact that stories are based on actual events that took place. I especially enjoyed the "unknown" cast which added to the idea of the "greatest generation" being made up of everyday people. At first I was a bit put-off by David Schwimmer in his role. I thought that I would see "Ross" from "Friends" but after the first moment he became his character and I never thought of him as his t.v. role again. The feats that Easy company went through were harrowing and terrifying and I found much of the action difficult to watch for this reason. Much of my viewing was between my fingers since I tried covering my eyes much of the time. Unlike any other war movie I have ever seen I think that this one showed war without propoganda or sentimentality and deserves a place of honor on any viewer's keeper shelf. My hat is off to the members of Easy company and all other war veterans.
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Summary: A MUST OWN!!!
Review: Once in awhile, a series, movie, or song comes along and when you witness it, you are happy that you did. BAND OF BROTHERS is one of those series. It's the production of HBO, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks (executive producers) and it tells the story of Easy Company of the 101st airborne during World War II. Every single thing you see is based on facts and I think that is what makes the story so compelling. The series is composed of 10 episodes, each and hour long and like I said it charts the progress of Easy Company as told by the men who served with the company. The acting in this series is not only first class, but world class as well. None of the actors are well known at all (except David Schwimmer) and I think by using unknowns you don't have a lot of over acting. I hope that the actors that portrayed the real life characters get picked up for other things. Anyway, the DVD comes in a 6 disc set with 2 shows on each disc and the 6th disc full of bonus features.
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Summary: Human Heroes
Review: This docudrama did something I thought almost impossible. It presented war from a soldier's point of view and that's it. No politics, no glory, no anti-war dramatics. Just human stories brilliantly told as never before.
If you watch it looking for a glorification of war you'll be disappointed, for you'll see cowardice, incompetence and random loss of life.
If you watch it to condemn war as unnecessary and stupid, you'll be disappointed, for you'll see the cruelty of the Holocaust and the brutality of bombing and aggressive invasion that only war could stop.
If you watch it looking with open eyes and an open mind, you'll see a mini series in honor of the human heroes who fought that war with all their flaws and their brilliance.
It's a great miniseries and I thank the men and women who made it and the men and women who inspired it .
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Summary: A docudrama but the best WW2 thing out there.
Review: In a word this is great. You will never find a better Western Front WW2 movie/series.
Be warned though: do not expect non-stop action. The 5 minute interviews with the members of the real 501st PIR at the beginning and endings of each episode might not be your thing. I however love WW2 history and even watched the bonus documentery =) If you trust what strangers think then definatly get this package. You wont find it cheaper than what Amazon has advertised though, believe me I checked.
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Summary: Excellent Product, but......
Review: When I bought it, I did with the purpose of using this in the classroom with my students ( teaching english as a second language) and one of the reason that I purchased the product was because I read the details of it and it said that closed captioned was included on the film and it wasn't. There are Spanish and french subtitles, but not english ones. I use the film to teach english to my students and when it's really difficult for them to understand, closed captioned helps me to guide them in their understanding. So please make sure that next time you put the descriptions of a product, be more specific. I really think that information given is misleading and even thought the product is more than I expected, the closed captioned is essential to my purpose of having it. Another thing Could you guide where to find the transcript of the series, so I can use in the classroom? I would appreciate that information very much.....Thanks
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Summary: A LOOK A LIKE, LIKE SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
Review: BAND OF BROTHERS HAS ALOT IN
COMMON
OF THE MOTION PICTURE SAVING PRIVATE RYAN - IT'S WASHED OUT
- THE CAMERA WORK
- THE SHOOTING AND EXPLOSIONS BAND OF BROTHERS IS MY FAVOURITE MINI-SERIES THAT I'VE SEEN ON T.V THE DVD HAS LOADS OF SPECIAL FEATURES TOP SHOW I THANK STEVEN SPEILBERG AND TOM HANKS FOR BRINGING OUT
THIS FANTASTIC REALISTIC WAR SHOW ON TV AND FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN THIS SHOW. THIS SHOW DESERVES 5 STARS
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Summary: Unbelievable
Review: I'm not a big fan of cinema in general, I don't find movies or television generally captivating at all. "Band of Brothers" is the first and only thing I've ever witnessed on my television which has not only grabbed me emotionally but has run the entire gamut of emotions while doing so. How can you not fight back tears at the first sight of the concentration camp or when an interview with a veteran dwells on about their fallen friends? I know I'm not the only one who was actually rather upset when the series ended. It was so gripping, that realizing the series was at its conclusion makes you actually feel a sense of loss that you won't be able to follow these people any longer, after all they have done. Dialogue also seemed ultra-realistic. Unlike previous war movies ("When Trumpets Fade" comes to mind) where I find it hard to believe that our grandparents were cursing at every moment and acting cool with their issued cigarettes, BoB portrays who are essentially our grandparents as they surely were when younger. More "for Pete's sakes" , and a bigger self-consciousness/pride of religious identity (no mistaking who's the Catholics in this series!). Unbelievably great movie/series.
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