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Reviews - Band of Brothers |
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Band
of Brothers
(HBO)
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| DVD
Release Date:
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November
5, 2002
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Length:
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600 mins.
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| Rated:
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NR
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| Format:
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Widescreen (1.78:1)
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Languages:
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English, French, Spanish
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| Subtitles:
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English, Spanish
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Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company Documentary, The
Making of Band of Brothers Featurette, Ron Livingston's Video
Diaries, Premiere in Normandy Featurette, Interactive Who's Who:
The Men of Easy Company Featurette, Photo Gallery by Episode,
Jeep Commercial/Sponsor Introduction Video, Episode Summaries
and Interactive Field Guide, (includes timelines, maps, soldier
profiles, glossary and more), Preview Trailers for each Episode,
DVD Credits, DVD-ROM Extras (including weblinks)
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This epic mini-series was not only
unique for it's incredibly prominent production value, but for it's
uncommon presentation from episode to episode. While every part
followed the same characters and overall storyline, each were told
differently conveying several strong sub-plots. Such stylizations
created the subtle illusion of witnessing different experiences along
the way. But looking back, I much more appreciated how each serviced
the core plot. In the end, the whole just felt greater than the sum of
it's parts, however terrific each were. In terms of action and
effects, nothing short of big budget Hollywood features even came
close to matching the high tension and drama they helped deliver. This
was a TV series for which I gladly would have paid exorbitant ticket
prices to see on the big screen.
Sharply packaged in a tin, five discs carried the ten parts with a
sixth containing a wonderful documentary featuring interviews with the
real men portrayed on screen. This last disc also consisted of, an
acceptable making-of featurette, actor Ron Livingston's video diary of
boot camp training, a brief look at the Normandy premiere, a section
of video spotlights on several key characters, video
summaries/previews of each chapter, and a collection of production
photos. Due to the nature of the each episodes's different
presentation, some homework was also required on my part to connect
everything together. The "Field Guide" section, found on
each of the first five discs greatly helped with background
information to each character and episode as well as a glossary of
terms used throughout. Unfortunately, there were no commentary tracks.
A grittily realistic feel was only the byproduct of the true
achievement here, the powerful relaying of true experiences.
| The Movie: |
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10/10 |
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Extras: |
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7/10 |
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| Recommendation: |
One
For The Library |
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