Is Band Of Brothers Box Set Reallt That Great?
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Is Band Of Brothers Box Set Reallt That Great?
I HAVE TRIED TO TRADE FOR THIS SET IN DVD EXCHANGE FOR A LONG TIME. NOBODY WANTS TO PART WITH IT. JUST WONDERING IF IT'S REALLY THAT GOOD? SO I KNOW WHETHER I SHOULD JUST PURCHASE IT.
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Take Saving Private Ryan and look at it as a small piece of BoB. In BoB you get the full view from beginning to end. It has amazing fighting sequences and you care more about the characters because you have more time to learn what makes them tick. This is hands down the best War movie (set) of all time IMO.
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In a way, Band Of Brothers is better than Saving Private Ryan, because it is based on actual events of the 101st Airborne Division in WWII. What happens to most of the main characters actually happened.
The series covers the 101st from D-Day to VE-Day. It is very good and well worth getting if you can find it for $50 or so.
It was filmed in widescreen and the DVDs are anamorphic, so watching this HBO event on a wide screen home theater is often better than it was watching it on 480i HBO.
Airborne!!!
The series covers the 101st from D-Day to VE-Day. It is very good and well worth getting if you can find it for $50 or so.
It was filmed in widescreen and the DVDs are anamorphic, so watching this HBO event on a wide screen home theater is often better than it was watching it on 480i HBO.
Airborne!!!
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Yes...it is really that great. I originally purchased my set through Amazon.ca with every intention of watching it and selling it on ebay. Do not have HBO.....
Watched it and will be keeping it!!!! Picked this up last November.
Watched it and will be keeping it!!!! Picked this up last November.
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Damn, this question seems to pop up once a month.
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I've been wanting to get this for a while now but I just can't pull the trigger. I have no doubt that it's worth a viewing based on what I've heard but how much replay value does it have? I've never seen it since I don't have HBO and I'd hate to pay the money to rent all of those discs.
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Originally posted by chipmac
I've been wanting to get this for a while now but I just can't pull the trigger. I have no doubt that it's worth a viewing based on what I've heard but how much replay value does it have? I've never seen it since I don't have HBO and I'd hate to pay the money to rent all of those discs.
I've been wanting to get this for a while now but I just can't pull the trigger. I have no doubt that it's worth a viewing based on what I've heard but how much replay value does it have? I've never seen it since I don't have HBO and I'd hate to pay the money to rent all of those discs.
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Originally posted by chipmac
I've been wanting to get this for a while now but I just can't pull the trigger. I have no doubt that it's worth a viewing based on what I've heard but how much replay value does it have? I've never seen it since I don't have HBO and I'd hate to pay the money to rent all of those discs.
I've been wanting to get this for a while now but I just can't pull the trigger. I have no doubt that it's worth a viewing based on what I've heard but how much replay value does it have? I've never seen it since I don't have HBO and I'd hate to pay the money to rent all of those discs.
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Guess I'll look on ebay some time this summer for this set. . .I really liked the episodes I saw on T.V. One in particular I enjoyed thoroughly, where it basically focused on that medic from louisiana, and he came into contact with a woman who was a nurse in a local hospital. . . .anyways, I thought that episode was very well done.
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I picked it up for $40 at half.com and it was a blind buy. I watched it for the first time a few weeks ago, and I must also say that it is probably one of the BEST WWII stories ever told. The picture quality is excellent, the sound is awesome....but where the set really shines is the display of humanity of the soldiers. You feel just as scared as they do(well, atleast I did)when they go off on those crazy suicide type missions. Made me give a whole new level of respect and gratitude to the men and women who fought in WWII. Go get the set. And if you dont like it, just give it to me.....I can give it to my Dad
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It was filmed in widescreen and the DVDs are anamorphic, so watching this HBO event on a wide screen home theater is often better than it was watching it on 480i HBO.
Amen brother
Amen brother
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I have only seen the first episode (tonight I'll watch 2), even though there was no war action, it was still very well done, my only minor problem was the casting of David Schwimmer better known as Ross on Friends. Sometimes its hard to take the character seriously but I got used to it.
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Originally posted by theneobez
One in particular I enjoyed thoroughly, where it basically focused on that medic from louisiana, and he came into contact with a woman who was a nurse in a local hospital. . . .anyways, I thought that episode was very well done.
One in particular I enjoyed thoroughly, where it basically focused on that medic from louisiana, and he came into contact with a woman who was a nurse in a local hospital. . . .anyways, I thought that episode was very well done.
That was BY FAR the best episode of the entire series. That one episode alone is worth the $75 for the set.
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Ok I picked it up last week at Costco and just finished the last episode. I've got to say thanks to all of you who convinced me to buy it. This is definitely the single best blind buy I ever made. I thoroughly enjoyed each episode and will certainly enjoy watching it more than once. It was very dramatic without the sappy Speilberg touches of SPR. I'm very glad I made this purchase. I'm just pissed it took me so long.
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I just ordered this on half.com for around $44 shipped. My version will supposedly be the region 1 w/ the tin case, but does anyone know if the one they mainly sell on ebay still works in region 1 and is still the same as the US release(aka, the extras, sound, anamorphic ws, etc.)? I just don't want to wind up with a "bad" versions of this film. I don't mind if the movies have chinese writing on the cases, just as long as movies themselves are the same as the US release. Thanks in advance and I'm eagerly awaiting this blind buy.
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Don't know but if it's the R1 w/tin case I think your pretty safe. I picked mine up from Blockbuster during one of their "buy 2 get 1 free" deals. Ended up being $40 for the entire set plus the My First Mister DVD(another excellent film). So about $32 for the entire set which is a STEAL. Then I went to dvdcoverart.com, printed out some custom covers and WALLAH!! Best deal I've ever scored hands down!!! I've been recommending this title to my friends ever since.
Don't know but if it's the R1 w/tin case I think your pretty safe. I picked mine up from Blockbuster during one of their "buy 2 get 1 free" deals. Ended up being $40 for the entire set plus the My First Mister DVD(another excellent film). So about $32 for the entire set which is a STEAL. Then I went to dvdcoverart.com, printed out some custom covers and WALLAH!! Best deal I've ever scored hands down!!! I've been recommending this title to my friends ever since.