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Summary: Hands down, the best movie ever made.
Review: There really is nothing else to say. History told like it should be. A an absolute gem of a movie. I have watched it 10+ times and no one should miss this epic.
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Summary: Absolutely wonderful portrayal of brothers in arms
Review: I watched "Band of Brothers" on HBO and knew I had to have the DVD set when it came out. I paid the list price for this without hesitation and have now seen it three times.This miniseries is absolutely outstanding. It has been meticulously researched and from what I understand, the actors who played the soldiers in Easy Company spent time with their real-life counterparts. This really shows -- these guys are all real. I was hooked on this series from the beginning and it is one that really is worth watching multiple times. I find that I'm catching lots of details and dialogue that I missed the first time I watched it. Plus, the battle sequences are so realistic, it's hard to catch everything that happens during them without going back and watching again. This story is mainly told through the eyes of Captain Winters, who is brilliantly portrayed by Damian Lewis. Other great performances include Captain Sopel by David Schwimmer (even though he is extremely unlikeable), Captain Nixon by Ron Livingston, Sergeant Lipton by Donny Wahlberg, and the actor who played Bill Guarnere (I can't remember his name, but I think the real Bill Guarnere must have been just like him). The story follows Easy Company's exploits through their grueling training in Georgia to their D-Day jump into occupied France, their battles in France and Holland, and finally culminates in the capture of Hitler's Eagles Nest. For anyone who wants to know what combat during World War II was like, I don't think they can go far wrong by watching this series. It doesn't pull any punches in its violence, but this was war, after all. This is a first-rate series in every sense of the word!
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Summary: Complicated
Review: I'm impressed by this series. I saw one episode on TV and on the recomendation of a friend (ok, of a passel of friends) bought the series for my husband, who was agitating for it. We both like it a great deal. It's something you can watch slowly, with some consideration, and enjoy (in a somber kind of way). It's about the original Airborn units... The interviews with the vetrans make it something very special. This is the last generation that these vetrans will be alive to tell their story, and we should listen and learn from them; they are us, and this war is something different from any war before or since. It's not for no reason it was called a world war. Trnasportation and communication were finaly good enough to involve the entire planet in a conflict, but the tactics and planning were still evolving to catch up with this fact. A lot of firsts, in that war.
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Summary: The real heroes are still over there......
Review: That modesty and that sentiment seems to be shared by all the survivors of Easy Company, 506th PRI, and many of them can't hold back the tears as they mumble it. One of the great benefits of this marvelous series was the closeup interviews of the real men portrayed, those wonderful old seamed faces, breaking at last with emotion as they recall their experiences and the love of their comrades and the pain of loss of other friends. It moves me greatly, and I'm glad the Extras in this set has an extended documentary re-tracing the time-frame of the film with these real veterans recalling the action we've seen re-created. Brought with loving care and fanatic attention to detail by producers Steven Spielberg & Tom Hanks and their carefully chosen band of producers, directors and actors, this is an unsentimental, near-documentary telling of the story of Easy Co. from training to D-Day, Hedge Row fighting, Operation Market Garden, Bastogne, into Germany, liberation of Death Camps, and the capture of Berchesgarden & Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Throughout it all, the aim has been to tell it straight and get it right. They have done so in remarkable style. The truth HAS enough drama, and the various episodes reveal it. We get to know these men and care about them. We marvel at their endurance and the way they go about getting the job done, professionally, and with matter-of-fact, everyday courage. It is a true tribute to the Citizen Soldiers who won the war. With 10 episodes and lots of extra goodies, presented within an exceptional package, there is just too much to review here. Some memorable moments: the harrowing jump into the explosive, tracer-lit night skies of Normandy; the assault on the 88's; Winter's killing the young German; the episode dedictated to the Medic; the monstrous artillery barrage on the men in the snowy forest of Bastogne; the shock of the farmer's wife on seeing the closeup hand-to-hand killing of the German by "Bull"; and finally, the incredibly moving scenes of the liberation of the Concentration Camp, and the final days of Easy at the War's end. These last episodes are all the more powerful because we have followed Easy Co. and these men and have seen the death so random and arbitrary around and among them that a slow emotional tension has been built that we now realize with the intensity of anger/pity/horror at the Camps and the bittersweet joy and subsequent farewell of VE day. I could cite great moments by each individual actor, and nicely played and effectively understated but powerfully emotional scenes but suffice it to say this is an ensemble piece with superb performances throughout. The quiet power of the different episodes underscores how wonderfully written the entire piece is, and with corresponding excellent direction and production values. A one-of-a-kind production, having the time to tell the tale with detail and care, and with all involved doing honor to the men who lived it. And finally, there are those men, bringing it all back to the reality of real lives lived. Exceptional stuff.
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Summary: Younger Generation Needs To See This
Review: This has to be, in my opinion, one of the best accounts of WWII ever produced. With modern computer technology and filming, this series is like an 8-hour Saving Private Ryan, only better. The video quality is the reason I bought a DVD player. It is so crisp and clean, you'd swear you're right there in the trenches with the 506th. The audio is probably the best 5.1 sound of any DVD I own. They made use of the surrounds constantly throughout the series. From rain and thunder to gunfire and mortars, they sounded spectacular. The ten episodes are extremely well written and acted. Each episode centers on a specific character and event in the timeline of the war. It follows E (Easy) Company, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne as they train, parachute into, and fight their way through Europe on the way to their ultimate objective: Nazi Germany. The most compelling episode for me was 'Bastogne'. This episode follows a 506th medic as he scurries around from foxhole to foxhole trying to gather meager supplies, as well as treat the wounded. The episode purposely has a very frantic pace as he goes from man to man, trying to help where he can. The medic expends an immense amount of energy to try and save a life, only to see it snatched away. This symbolism is further demonstrated when the medic goes to a field hospital and meets a young French nurse. The two of them build a repoire, and the seeds of love seem to be sewn. After spending time on the line, he returns to find that the hospital has been hit by artillery fire, and the nurse is dead. The nurse always wore a cloth over her hair to keep it in place, so the young medic takes it from her, a remembrance of sorts. He makes his way back to the line, only to find a man whose hand is cut badly. The medic, being out of bandages, reluctantly uses the only thing he had to remember the nurse by, the piece of fabric. Another instance of the symbolism used in this episode. I'd have to say that young people today should watch this with an open mind, and understand that this isn't Hollywood. This is fact. History. Everything in the episodes truly happened, and many of the men who did these things are still alive today. I think the younger generation hasn't had the respect for their elders, but maybe a viewing of this series could help to change that.
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Summary: NO English Subtitles!!
Review: I have never looked more forward to owning a DVD and I am giving this a horrible rating because of one thing. - It's lack of English subtitles. I watched every edition of this when on HBO and the encore as well, all the while having close-captioning on to aid me in the dialog when battle scenes got intense. I was utterly dismayed after I bought the DVD that no built in english subtitles are available. I really wonder who's snafu this was and what they say to the veterans seniors of this country that might want to watch it, but can't follow things well because of there hearing. My grandpa for one fits this bill. Great Series... Scrap that... Phenomenal Series! -Yet no CC! ... nuff said
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Summary: Extraordinary film about extraordinary individuals
Review: Band of Brother's is the finest collection ever conceived for DVD. I just got it for Christmas and I've watched it several times. I promise you will not be disappointed. It's worth every penny!! Although it focuses on Easy company, it is an extraordinary tribute to all American's, and fellow allies, who fought so bravely during WWII. There are so many great 'things' about the episodes/collection it is difficult to highlight the most compelling aspect. I am a very visual person (I don't know very much about filmmaking and cinematography) and the episodes look breathtaking. The sets, costumes, action, everything is perfect. I wonder how much the series cost HBO??? Anyway'one of my favorite parts is when the actual men from Easy Company give a brief synopsis of the upcoming episode; so poignant and emotional. It's truly amazing how anyone can live through such a horrific experience, go on, and have some degree of normalcy in their lives. Thank you Easy Company, all of those who fought in the US Armed Forces, and our fellow allies, who rid the world of such utter evil.
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Summary: Band of Brothers
Review: The realism of this series is amazing, and the acting is excellent. I've read the book, Band of Brothers by Mr. Ambrose, and many incidents that were in the book appeared in the series, often word-for-word. Great battle scenes, great emotion from the actors. Very thought-provoking.
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Summary: Get up and Buy!
Review: Rather than tell you a summary of this series and give you the inside info, I am just going to say if you haven't bought this seies GET UP AND BUY IT! Because it is quite possibly the greatest work of film ever made!
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Summary: Probably the best thing to come out of Television, ever.
Review: Everything that it's predecessors do wrong, Band of Brothers does right.
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