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Summary: Lousy Series
Review: How you seen how clean the uniforms of the soldiers were in the entire series. I think that this miniseries poorly portray the image Stephen Ambrose book "Band of Brothers" wants us to have.If you want to watch how real soldiers fight in the war you should watch "The War at World" series.
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Summary: A Must Have
Review: This is an amazing WWII epic. This 10+ hour long mini-series is a must have for WWII buffs or anyone who is just lookin for a good action/drama. If you like Saving Private Ryan you'll love this. Features some of the best acting ive ever seen. Damian Lewis' portrayal of Maj. Richard Winters is a memorable perfomance well worth the price of the movie.
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Summary: Great, great, great!
Review: Makes Saving Private Ryan into a venture for boy scouts!
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Summary: WAITING TO BUY THIS AMAZING SERIE
Review: Hi all.
I'm a guy from Spain. I've know about Band of brothers searching on the net for a World War 2 films.
Now in Spain, Band of Brothers are in AXN channel, but, i haven't tv cable (you know, Spain is different).
I wanna know if i can buy this DVD pack, in spanish language.
Sorry, as you can see, my english is not so good and i understand a little bit (thanks to my english ex-girlfriend).If someone understand spanish, here is the translation: Soy un chico de España, me entere de que existia la serie Band of Brothers (aqui en España se llama Hermanos de Sangre) porque estaba buscando peliculas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Me gustaria saber si podre comprar en España el pack de DVD's de la serie, en español. Porque como podeis ver, mi ingles no es muy bueno, y entiendo solo algunas cosas (gracias a mi ex-novia inglesa).
Tuve la suerte de que un amigo me grabara un capitulo de la serie, y me parecio increible. Gracias a todos. Thanks a lot.
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Summary: Possibly the greatest WWII movie ever
Review: I love this miniseries. Despite all the high ratings, I wasn't sure what to expect when I bought the DVDs. Fifteen minutes into the first disc and I was hooked. Rarely has a war movie made me care more for what happen to the characters than the battle scenes. The miniseries was superbly directed, acted and edited. Even more impressive is the fact that it based on true characters and events. I would rank this as the greatest of all WWII movies (or any war movies) that had ever been made. I finished viewing the miniseries during the holidays and already feel like watching the whole set again.
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Summary: Impressive
Review: I will review each episode of this series separately. EPISODE ONE: CURAHEE
Depicts boot camp. This episode is actually one of the best, despite the lack of action. There is drama inherent in the attempts to oust the incompetent, cruel Cpt Sobel, without being executed for mutiny. The savagery of boot camp reminds one of Full Metal Jacket. EPISODE TWO: DAY OF DAYS
Depicts the drop on D-Day. The main character is Dick Winters, who leads a vital attack on a German battery with only thirteen men. The fight scenes here are exquisite; and the shots of the drop itself - with flak and ack-ack flying everywhere - really make a mockery of The Longest Day! EPISODE THREE: CARENTAN
This is my favourite episode. It depicts the travails of a quiet and nonviolent private named Albert Blithe. This episode is rather reminiscent of The Red Badge of Courage, with the viewer left wondering: does Albert Blithe find courage when he shoots the German?? - or does he become everything he dreads - a killer without remorse? My favourite scene is where Cpt Speirs, the cold-blooded killer, tries to convince Blithe not to have so many qualms about combat.
Not only do you get this fine psychological drama, but you also get easily the bast battle-scene in the series - the tank battles to the southwest of Carentan. You've never seen a war-film until you've seen US Paratroopers fending off German Jagdpanther self-propelled guns! The Americans even counterattack in a dramatic (and historically accurate) tank-battle: the Shermans crash into the flank of the German armoured units, forcing them to retreat.
This episode is perfectly scripted and acted, and would probably be Oscar material if it had been released cinematically. EPISODE 4: REPLACEMENTS
Not as strong as the first three episodes, this depicts the Arnhem Campaign. Yet another tank battle, near Eindhoven, in which the British Cromwell tanks get trounced by none other than the famous German Tiger tanks. Very impressive. I have never seen a film with such realistic German tanks. The human element concerns the hobbit-like Sgt Bull Randleman, and his replacement-squad, which has to prove itself in battle. EPISODE 5: CROSSROADS
This episode has a very impressive battle against German SS infantry at the beginning - again, very accurately recreated. Dick Winters becomes head of Battalion, leaving Easy Company to Lt Dike. Not a particularly strong episode, lacks some structure. On the other hand, this is the episode directed by Tom Hanks; and there is some fine camera-work here, with striking imagery. EPISODE 6: BASTOGNE
This episode may be the weakest of the lot, with some poor acting and not-very-compelling scripting. But it is still worth watching. Hopeless love blossoms between medic Eugene and a Belgian nurse. This is the episode where McAuliffe is asked the surrender, and replies "Nuts!!" Not a lot of fighting or human story. EPISODE 7: THE BREAKING-POINT
This may possibly be the best episode, along with Episode 3. This episode truly captures the horrors of war. The constant shelling at the Battle of the Bulge has dreadful consequences as some of the company begin to go crazy. They are preparing to assault the village of Foy, near Bastogne. Led by the incompetent Lt Dike, Easy Company is slaughtered in the open. This film really shows what military incompetence can do., One is gritting one's teeth and yelling at Dike to get a move on!!! EPISODE 8: THE LAST PATROL
This is also one of the best, showing the effects of combat fatigue like no other film, not even PLATOON. Easy Company is so exhausted that they wander along half-asleep. Yet they are forced to defend Alsace from Hitler's new offensive. After the slaughter at Bastogne, one a few men are left in each platoon! Most tired of all is Malarkey, one of the most overworked men in the company.
Contrasted with them are Webster, a man who has not seen the company since October 1944 and is treated like an outsider; and Jones, a freshfaced Westpointer who has just joined up. The contrast between the semi-conscious, fatigued Company and these two clean, fresh soldiers is unforgettable. The title refers to the patrol raid that takes place at the end of the episode - the last fight-scene in the series. EPISODE 9: WHY WE FIGHT
This is the episode where Easy Company relieves part of the Dachau complex of concentration and labour camps. Not one of the men is forewarned about such places, and one new recruit nearly goes crazy. Despite the accurate and affecting depictions of such horrors as walking skeletons and piles of corpses, and the fact that I like Beethoven string quartets, this episode is not actually very good. It lacks a certain dramatic unity.
However, it is still well worth watching, especially to see the effects on Easy Company of seeing the Holocaust. Seeing the usually stolid and unmoveable Pte Bull Randleman vomiting is not something one forgets easily.
No battle-scenes. EPISODE 10: POINTS
The episode that takes place after the surrounding of the Ruhr pocket. No battle scenes. Dull episode? Hardly! The episode is dramatic and intriguing, especially when the men liberate The Eagle's Nest at Rastenburg. It is moving to see the part near the end where we are told where the men all did after the war. I think I've gassed on long enough; I'll shut up now. But each episode of this series really is like a separate war film, and each deserves its own attention. Altogether the series is extremely impressive, and constitute my favourite war films.
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Summary: Living History
Review: My father was a veteran of the D-day landing on Normady Beach and I had very little understanding of his experiences. Like most WWII veterans, he never talked about it. I think this DVD set is an exceptional collection that gives us an appreciation of the sacrifices "The Greatest Generation" made to the modern world. The film, Saving Private Ryan, and this collection should be required viewing of all high school and college American history students. Absolutely an outstanding production!
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Summary: Magnificent!
Review: If I could give this mini series more than five stars, I would. It is without a doubt the most wonderful show you will ever watch. It is the best ...I have ever spent. I would go as far as to beg you to buy it. You will not be sorry! Buy it so that your kids and their kids can watch it and not forget what our brave forefathers had to go through. You will laugh, cry, laugh, and cry some more! Awesome!
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Summary: Best Piece of Film Ever
Review: I bought this dvd series because I heard it was really good and had the money to spare. I'll always cherish this collection. Simply put, these ten episodes documenting the sacrifice that these men gave for our country and for peace are quite possibly the best pieces of film to ever grace anyone's eyes. I do not cry easily at all when watching movies or anthing, last time I cried was when I was ten years old and I watched Swing Kids. This movie had me choked up and teary-eyed at the very end of the last episode. It's not based on a true story, it is a true story to the letter. The veterans who were interviewed make it that much more real to the viewer. No one has ever made a movie or show or any form of media that is so moving and powerful. To not buy this or see it would be a disservice to yourself.
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Summary: a most memorable movie I've ever seen
Review: it's amazing. this is the movie that everyone should buy. it's regretful if you miss it in your collection.
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