The '70s

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Summary: outstanding!
Review: as someone who grew up in the 70's and 80's i was very impressed with this movie(as i was with the 60's). i remember watergate,disco and practically everything else in between. the 70's was a great time and this movie brings that across and is great for anyone who can remember the decade and great for anyone who can't. get the dvd and enjoy!

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Summary: This was great
Review: I am often told I should have been an activist in the 1960's and 70's. and now I believe it after seeing this show.

My favirote character is Eileen and her feminist friends. The mass media (which has done a wonderful job distorting feminism) actually does a wonderful job acknowlleging that yes equality does not mean anti-man. Obviously my favirote historical vingetts (dispersed throughout ala Forrest Gump) are those about the feminist movement. I also thought it was cool her parents accepted her politics and they essentially became a feminist family.

Between the anti-war movement, feminism and environmentalism, this was a really awesome mini-series. I also liked the black panthers community rejuvination and empowerment, but could not stand Kristy the blond party girl . Even though it problaly happened to people living during this time, I can't believe it would take her an entire decade to get her head on straight. If modeling was her fall back career, we never learn what she actually hoped to do with her life.

Even though I (thankfully) am not a conservative Republican, Byron's saga really hit home too. His political idealism fades when he discovers Washington DC is not quite as moral as expected. Considering I am nearing graduation and looking for jobs, I have always interpreted this as a cautionary tale to excercize a healthy amount of skepticism about life. On the plus side, he knew about Eileen's feminist politics and this did not make a difference to him, so kudos to that character.

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Summary: What about the 80's
Review: I have both this movie and its counterpart, the 60's and I love them both. They are entertaining and informative and although some may say they are a little long to sit through in one sitting, they keep you intersted and the time flies. My only complaint is that they have not yet come out with "The 80's" I am axiously waiting!

Rating:
Summary: awesome!
Review: I saw this movie on TV, and it was very good. I wish I grew up during the 70's. I learned a lot about the time era, and I highly recommend it. I want to soundtrack, but Amazon is not helping me find it? well just see it! :-)

Rating:
Summary: Actually pretty good......
Review: This film featured very poor casting. It could have been better with an experienced actor in the lead. This Brad Rowe is NOT. He has lost money for the producers of Wasteland, Body Shots and now the very low rating this film received on TV, shows the audiences are not interested in Brad Rowe. What a shame, this could have been much better.

Rating:
Summary: poor casting
Review: This film featured very poor casting. It could have been better with an experienced actor in the lead. This Brad Rowe is NOT. He has lost money for the producers of Wasteland, Body Shots and now the very low rating this film received on TV, shows the audiences are not interested in Brad Rowe. What a shame, this could have been much better.

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Summary: The '70s
Review: This isn't a bad movie. There is not much of a plot, but it does highlight many historical points as you travel through the decade. One of it's misgivings is that it trys to incorporate too many historical events of the 70's directly in to the lives of the 4 main characters. This loses the plot and makes the storyline somewhat unrealistic. It also lacks any well known cast members. One big plus are the great music hits performed throughout the movie. The black and white actual news footage is also a nice touch and adds realism. Aside from being a bit long (170 minutes); this movie is an enjoyable stroll through a decade that brought us war, peace, tragedy, and wonderful music.

Rating:
Summary: Actually pretty good......
Review: This was a much better movie than I expected. After the tepid reviews it recieved while on NBC I didn't expect much and was pleasantly surprised. This miniseries follows 4 young Kent State students throughout the '70s decade as their lives change and they grow apart and eventually back toward one another.

While the four characters are cliches, it would be difficult for this movie to show all apsects of the decade otherwise. We follow all four- there is Dexter, the African-American who deserts the National Guard after Kent State and moves to urban LA, where he becomes a part of urban renewal and opens a theater playing popular "Blacksploitation" films like Shaft and Cleopatra Jones. Elieen is the Barnard grad who moves to NY to follow a boy but has her heart broken and becomes involved in her own career and the feminist movement. There is Byron, Eileen's boyfriend, who goes from young Republican involved in Watergate to environmentalist and Alaskan pipeline oil worker. And finally there is Christie, Byron's sister and Eileen's best friend, a college drop-out who parties on the disco scene, dabbles in modeling and winds up in a San Francisco cult.

This miniseries is a good bet if you want to learn a bit more about the decade and seeing it sans commercials is great! I was a little bit disappointed nothing was said about the beginning of punk rock, but I guess you can't have it all! Enjoy!

Rating:
Summary: Better than everyone's giving it credit for!
Review: Though this movie would definitally not be a blockbuster if it was released in a movie theatre rather than on tv; that doesn't make it any less of a movie!
I think this movie was great! I loved the music; and the cast, as well. Anyone who is going to doubt this movie before watching it is CRAZY! It's really a great movie; and teaches people (particularly teenagers) things that they would normally be bored by (i.e. the Watergate scandal)! And I think that anything that gets kids interested in the history of the U.S. is wonderful.
I think this is a great movie for people of ALL AGES, and I would definitally recommend it to anyone!

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Summary: What a MOVIE!!!
Review: What an amazingly well done and well acted and well thought off movie...
All I can say is that if anyone had to try to make a better movie for the same historical period, I have a hard time believing it could be better made...
Congratulations to all who have parteciapated to the making of the movie.
Every actor was great. Superb acting from Amy Smart.