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Product Description Band of Brothers (DVD) They were ordinary men, swept up in the most extraordinary conflict in history. But with the eyes of the world upon them, they found their greatest source of strength in each other. Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and HBO present the story of Easy Company, an elite team of U.S. paratroopers whose World War II exploits are as incredible as they are true. This landmark ten-part miniseries based on Stephen E. Ambrose's non-fiction best-seller recounts the remarkable achievements of a volunteer rifle company that parachuted into France on D-Day, spearheaded the Market-Garden and Rhine offensives, fought the Nazis in Bastogne and the Bulge and captured Hitler's 'impenetrable' Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden in 1945. ]]> Review An extraordinary 10-part series, Band of Brothers masters its greatest challenge: it balances the ideal of heroism with the violence and terror of battle, reflecting what is both civilized and savage about war. --Caryn James of the New York Times It is doubtful that any war movie on the large or small screen has captured the varied experiences of ordinary soldiers better than Band of Brothers. Whether it's the sheer terror of facing an unseen enemy or the momentary joy following a successful mission, the mini eschews the typical movie cliches while revealing and reveling in the humanity within each member of Easy Company. --Barry Garron of The Hollywood Reporter Set Contains: HBO's impressive miniseries may have the most handsome DVD packaging to date: a tin container enclosing the accordion sleeves holding six discs. The extras on the set are just as classy. Besides the rudimentary 30-minute making-of, there's an hour's worth of video diaries by actor Ron Livingston (who portrays Lewis Nixon) detailing the tough "actors' boot camp." The first-person recollections of the real Easy Company soldiers that begin each episode are expanded in the 80-minute documentary We Stand Alone Together . The real footage and heartfelt recollections complement the series, but viewers may want more interaction between the lifelong friends. The documentary is better in the final minutes, when the veterans are not talking about the specific incidents depicted in the film. Another big help in this set is the "field guide," a dossier of maps, glossary, definitions of ranks, a timeline, and a who's who for each episode. --Doug Thomas

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Patricia Becker
8 de agosto de 2026
It’s worth buying it!
I collect a lot of military movies, and books on our military history.It’s pretty cool how this movie shows you the journey of these guys that join the 506 army paratroopers, and what they went through and they formed a strong bond amongst themselves. Mini series is excellent! I totally recommend it.Ver másVer menos
Gregory Canellis
24 de enero de 2004
Outstanding Realism and Underlying Themes!
Without a doubt, HBO's mini-series based on Stephen E. Ambrose's book _Band of Brothers_, is the best war film ever produced! Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks has proven unequivocally that the old adage "truth is stranger (and more interesting) than fiction," holds true. Realism and an undauted quest to bring to the screen the actuality of the combat experience in an infantry company, resonates in the countless themes exhibited throughout the film. The production team, that consisted of eight directors, including Hanks, has accomplished an extraordinary feat both on and beneath the surface of this remarkable mini-series. What the viewer sees in this action-packed movie will delight the staunchest war film aficionado. The directors utilize the same revolutionary cinematography techniques first seen in Spielberg's prior effort, "Saving Private Ryan." The chaotic hand-held camera work places the viewer right in the heart of the battle scenes. The addition of all the latest computer generated special effects, clearly confirms how great a war movie can be when backed by a big budget (lucky for us Spielberg is a World War II buff). The night jump over Normandy is arguably the best battle sequence ever shot on film. But it is the countless themes beneath the surface of the film that makes "Band of Brothers" a true gem, and destined to become a film classic. Let us always remember that this is not only the story of an elite Airborne company, but of the actual men who made up Easy Company. The Army succeeded in molding these men into a fine-tuned combat effective team through the most intense, rugged mental and physical training. Individuality is discarded and team-work is exemplified if one is to survive in combat. Yet regardless of the level of training, it is human beings that are sent into combat, and Easy Company's rank and file consisted of individuals of varying and diverse human attributes and character defects. And the film illustrates the "humanity" of Easy Company beautifully. The 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment had good and bad leaders. The outstanding and natural leadership abilities of its level-headed commander Captain (later Major) Richard Winters (Damien Lewis) are off-set my many who could not make the grade. Anyone in a managerial position at any corporate level would benefit from watching the varying leadership styles depicted in this film. Likewise, a handful of youths filled with a volatile mixture of naivety and bravado will, through fire and death, become a solid cadre of N.C.O's. Their role is vital not only to a successful combat mission, but also to the survival of green replacements. Yet the horrors of war affected all ranks within Easy Company and the producers wisely chose not to sugar-coat anything. Alcoholism and the murder of enemy prisoners by officers and enlisted men alike, are very real themes boldly conveyed in the film. Combat exhaustion, or "battle fatigue" is another unpleasant topic displayed in the film. Men who could not be broken physically (several of Easy Company men recovered from wounds and went A.W.O.L from hospital to rejoin their unit), succumbed to the mental strain of constant exposure to enemy fire. Looting, murder and a general callousness towards the German civilian population after witnessing the horrors of a concentration camp, are also very real occurrences that took place within the entire European Theater at war's end. Band of Brothers is not only an action-packed and riveting war picture, but also an accurate social history of the American G.I. in World War II. Any combat veteran, particularly those who fought in Europe, can relate to the experiences (both internal and external) of these men. Any relative of a combat veteran, regardless of what unit he served, will gain a better understanding of their loved-one's experiences. Captains Winters, Nixon; Lieutenant Speirs, Compton; Sergeants Lipton, Martin, Randleman, Toye, Guarnere, Malarkey and others are not made-up characters, they are real men. And it is their real-life experiences, so accurately captured in this film that defies any screenwriter's pen. I cannot recommend this package highly enough. Five stars...Bravo!Ver másVer menos
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G.E.Goodwin, Jr.
9 de febrero de 2003
The real heroes are still over there......
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.
FusionGuy
28 de julio de 2026
Astonishing
Best mini series all time. For sake of argument consider it a film , one of the for me, best thing ever.
Stress
16 de diciembre de 2006
Greatest WW2 Dramamentary ...
Lots of Hollywood efforts toward dramatizing WW2 look too glossy, make the death too sanitized or far flung gore. Human relations are usually lost, and love stories thrown in to grab the girls. It becomes about the grit, the determination, and the supermen on the line. But, in this mini-series you get actual relations of people in the military ranks, to leadership, to each other, and shows them dealing with the chaos of war in a very human approach and without piles of blood and intestines strewn through the shots to hammer home the idea that someone died.Made by the 'Private Ryan' heads, I found this film much better. 'Private Ryan' was rather boring. It did what it had to do - punctuate the hell of D-Day, and then get you into the closer fighting in towns, and the lack of orientation that must happen in heated battles. But 'Ryan' seemed like a comic book compared to this adaptation of a book by a US soldier in WWII. 'Band Of Brothers' takes you through the entire experience of the war, and makes it work by making a stew of solid entertainment crafted from great acting, great writing and script editing, great directing (most times), great lighting, great effects, great characters, great settings, and wonderful detail. Is it precisely historic? Who can really say? The Euros and war-sissies always get strung out on anything that isn't their view of events from a distant seat. From what I know of WW2 and how people are under pressure in situations of danger, this sure seems absolutely plausible. But, what does it matter? The purpose of this is to create an escapism drama wrapped around real people and events. And it succeeds 110%.The weakest facet of most all dramatic simplifications of complex histories is that they can easily lose many people that are not intimately aware of the geography, time line, or greater events surrounding the subject portrayed. 'Band of Brothers' would have really been aided by the old standard of a map with arrows animating along to show how the troops were progressing, or where they were at every part of the story (usually beginning of episodes). It really was getting confusing during the battle of the bulge when the 101st was surrounded, but you never get the idea they were truly surrounded or cut off, and have no idea where this all is taking place; fox holes, town, blue lighting, yellow lighting, two worlds apart, people say things, we can't tell what is going on, somehow it is connected.Despite the nay saying, this really does show a lot of the earthy and practical attitudes of Americans under fire. Some falter, some crack, some die, some harden themselves, some are afraid, some fool hardy, and true to the history they make it work by applying pressure and standing ground. You can tell how everyone is changed by the war, and how most will go back home and have trouble sleeping for decades to come after all they were through. Contrary to the soldier who commented a while back, I remember seeing a documentary that related how Eisenhower came into Berlin, or some part of Germany at the end of the war, saw the unshaven, sloppy, dirty, US soldiers contrasted against the clean, proper lines and energy of the Germans, and said something like, 'We have to do something. Our soldiers look like sacks of garbage.' And thus, Ike got the army uniform trimmed. 'Band' shows the men slowly becoming dirtier, more unkempt, and scattered through the heavy battles up to the end of the war when they cleaned up very well after the pressure was off. I don't envy the men of WW2, but I sure do thank them for a job well done. And I thank Hanks/Spielberg for dramatizing it so effectively.
Kay
27 de julio de 2013
Exceptional.
I saw this series on TV when it first came out in the 2000s. I had stumbled across Stephen Ambrose's WW2 books when my late husband was in M. D. Anderson Cancer Center hospital in Houston, TX in early 2000. I had picked up a Reader's Digest Condensed Book from lobby of hotel where I was staying and took it to his room to read something to him each afternoon. One of Ambrose's books was featured and I began to read it to him as the days went along. I had never heard of Ambrose until that time and found his works to be so fascinating. I grew up during WW2 as a child and all that took place in my hometown connected to that event left a deep impression on the me. My brother in law was in an anti-aircraft unit in Europe and landed on the D-Day beaches about 10 days after June 6, 1944 and later fought in the Battle of the Bulge.I bought this series of DVDs sometime in the mid 2000s to send to a close friend of my late husband. This friend had served in Europe during WW2 in Army and was of German descent. He was the consummate historian and after the war was over, took part in the Nuremberg trials. He could quote verse and chapter of the events of WW2 and I thought this would be a great gift for him. Sadly he passed away about 7 months after I had sent the series to him and his son gave the original gift of Band of Brother back to me after his father's death.I think Band of Brothers captures WW2 the most accurately of any movie I've ever seen. Yes, it is brutal in parts but the cohesiveness of those soldiers in Easy Company is inspiring.I do not think again in our lives we will ever see the USA as united as it was during WW2. People for the most came together and supported the war effort and did their part either with sons and husband in the armed forces or families at home enduring the life style of our country at war.About 3 years ago, my present husband and I were traveling back from NC to our home here in Georgia. We stopped at the small town of Toccoa, Georgia in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains and visited The Band of Brothers museum that has been established there to honor those men of Easy Company. It is a small excellent museum manned by volunteers and well worth a visit. And yes, Mt. Currahee still stands.I have again this week of July 22nd watched my DVDs of Band of Brothers and once more felt inspired and proud of what my country did and accomplished during those very extremely difficult times during World War 2. I cannot recommend this DVD enough for those who care for their country and have not forgotten the sacrifices made by so many during that dark time in this country's history.