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Gave the DVD set to my dad for xmas.
Finally got to see it.
I'm at a loss for words...
Finally got to see it.
I'm at a loss for words...
Posted: 22:56 Feb 06 2003
Band Of Brothers
Having just watched the whole series on DVD over the past 2 days I was wondering what people thought about it??
It's one of the best television series I've seen in a long time and the fact it's based on a true story just makes it even more compelling viewing. It's not like typical war shows/movies which tend to show the glamourous side of war and where the nameless people die and the people you know are killed in a heroic way..some of the things that happen to these guys is unbelievable..from the guy who get's bayoneted by his disorientated mate after waking him for his watch to the C/O who is shot by one of his own sentrys. An amazing peice of television and one I suggest you should all try to watch.
It's one of the best television series I've seen in a long time and the fact it's based on a true story just makes it even more compelling viewing. It's not like typical war shows/movies which tend to show the glamourous side of war and where the nameless people die and the people you know are killed in a heroic way..some of the things that happen to these guys is unbelievable..from the guy who get's bayoneted by his disorientated mate after waking him for his watch to the C/O who is shot by one of his own sentrys. An amazing peice of television and one I suggest you should all try to watch.
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Posted: 22:56 Feb 06 2003
It is so good isn't it Wes...still sends shivers down my spine when I think about it. It's a definite peice of must-see-tv!!
Posted: 23:11 Feb 06 2003 
Compelling viewing, an engrossing piece of television.
I've watched it a few times now, once to actually watch the programme the rest to try and spot my cousin, who was an extra. He spent most of his time as one of the nameless people, walking/sitting/fighting/dying/dead, in the background. On one occassion dressed as a German sentry he fell asleap, they left him asleap, he then became dead German sentry.
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It's not like typical war shows/movies which tend to show the glamourous side of war and where the nameless people die and the people you know are killed in a heroic way.
Posted: 16:02 Feb 15 2003 
It really is great. And it's all the more stunning when you realise it's all true. One of TV's finest moments.
Posted: 12:33 Mar 10 2003
Finished watching it tonight. Brilliant stuff, particularly the way it portrays pretty much every aspect of their experiences, especially the arbitrariness of it all. The way each episode kicked off with veterans' reminicences was very effective too.
Weird seeing David Schwimmer in it. Talk about unexpected casting!
Weird seeing David Schwimmer in it. Talk about unexpected casting!
Posted: 00:52 Mar 23 2003