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Band of Brothers [Blu-ray] | ![Band of Brothers [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51raX%2BcY0GL._SL500_.jpg)
| Directors: David Frankel, David Leland, David Nutter, Mikael Salomon, Phil Alden Robinson
Actors: Damian Lewis, Donnie Wahlberg, Ron Livingston, Scott Grimes, Peter Youngblood Hills
Studio: HBO
Category: DVD
List Price: $99.98
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Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 63
Format: Color, Dts Surround Sound, Original Recording Remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 6
Running Time: 705 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.8 x 1.8
MPN: HBOBR39457
UPC: 883929023936
EAN: 0883929023936
ASIN: B00129H7VS
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2008 Run time: 705 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
An impressively rigorous, unsentimental, and harrowing look at combat during World War II, Band of Brothers follows a company of airborne infantry--Easy Company--from boot camp through the end of the war. The brutality of training takes the audience by increments to the even greater brutality of the war; Easy Company took part in some of the most difficult battles, including the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the failed invasion of Holland, and the Battle of the Bulge, as well as the liberation of a concentration camp and the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest. But what makes these episodes work is not their historical sweep but their emphasis on riveting details (such as the rattle of a plane as the paratroopers wait to leap, or a flower in the buttonhole of a German soldier) and procedures (from military tactics to the workings of bureaucratic hierarchies). The scope of this miniseries (10 episodes, plus an actual documentary filled with interviews with surviving veterans) allows not only a thoroughness impossible in a two-hour movie, but also captures the wide range of responses to the stress and trauma of war--fear, cynicism, cruelty, compassion, and all-encompassing confusion. The result is a realism that makes both simplistic judgments and jingoistic enthusiasm impossible; the things these soldiers had to do are both terrible and understandable, and the psychological price they paid is made clear. The writing, directing, and acting are superb throughout. The cast is largely unknown, emphasizing the team of actors as a whole unit, much like the regiment; Damian Lewis and Ron Livingston play the central roles of two officers with grit and intelligence. Band of Brothers turns a vast historical event into a series of potent personal experiences; it's a deeply engrossing and affecting accomplishment. --Bret Fetzer
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| Customer Reviews: Read 64 more reviews...
So glad I bought this set... January 10, 2009
Ryan E. Wool (NYC, NY)
A must buy on Bluray for any fan of action and war movies. Im not a fan of David Schwimmer, spelling?, anyway, very interesting and the special effects are on par with Saving Private Ryan. Great writing also.
Best series I've ever watched !!!! January 10, 2009
Jeffrey Osborn (Yonkers, NY)
I originally bought this on DVD, not Blu-Ray.
I usually don't like watching a series because I don't want to be constantly glued to the tube.
To say I was mesmerized with this production would be an understatement. I have never watched TV this long in one day before but I watched the entire series (I believe it is 11 1/2 hours long) on ONE SUNDAY. Went to work tired the next day because I didn't finish until midnight.
When you see the actual men that were portrayed in the movie at the end it really strikes home.
I asked my son who has his own place if he wanted to watch it after I described it to him. He had already heard a great deal about it. After a month I asked him why he hadn't watched it yet. He and his friends are waiting until they also can devote an entire day to it - not my idea - their own.
I decided to let him keep it and get myself another copy. When I saw that Amazon had the Blu-Ray version for the same price that I paid for the DVD copy I ordered it right away.
Hmmm.... Maybe this Sunday. And this time in Blu-Ray!
Band of Brother -Blu Ray DVD January 9, 2009
Bubba (Massapequa Park, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love the easy checkout with Amazon.com. I ordered this for my son for Christmas. I got a great price and really fast shipping. He was very happy with the set. It came in a great box to keep all the discs together. Overall extremely happy with the purchase...and more importantly so was my son!!!
The only project that could have bested "Saving Private Ryan". January 9, 2009
Marc B. Feldman (Rochester, NY USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have the DVD version and now have the Blu-Ray version. Yes it's THAT good.
Tom Hanks didn't feel he was done with the story after "Saving Private Ryan". The amount of reasearch, devotion and energy that went into this project will not soon be eclipsed.
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