I finished watching the mini series Band of Brothers yesterday and I now understand how the hell it got a 9.6 out of 10 on IMDB. Band of Brothers isn’t a TV show, its an epic. Its like Lord of the Rings except they made ten of these not three. The show stars some cool actors the most popular being David Schwimmer (Ross from Friends), Ron Livingston (Office Space) and Donnie Wahlberg (ex New Kids on the Block, Mark Wahlbergs brother).
“Band of Brothers tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers’ journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these young men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear.
They were an elite rifle company parachuting into France early on D-Day morning, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and capturing Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest at Berchtesgaden. They were also a unit that suffered enormous casualties, and whose lives became legend.”
The mini series is made up of ten episodes, each directed by a different director. Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are also the executive producers. The series is really incredible, everything about it from the great acting, the compelling stories, the amazing directing to the bewildering realism. The quality of this “tv show” can stand up against the best Hollywood blockbusters out there easily. The first episode was the slowest since you are still being introduced to the many many main characters of this series, but after that things really pick up and start moving really fast. The series is visually stunning with beautiful consistent tonality through out. The final episode nearly made me move to Austria, its really beautiful.
But now that I finished watching the show I am having a hard time watching my other shows like Lost and Desperate Housewives… they feel so LAME! It was a good and a educational experience, I loved it. It gets a 5 out of 5. Its only the second time I give a full 5 for something, the first was the Shawerma from Sajj House.
7 replies on “Review: Band of Brothers (mini series)”
But I find that series about army wars and stuff is like boring :r So I don’t know how I can watch this one.
Im not much into 1940s war movies most the time.. but this series was amazing! I thought Platoon was the best war movie.. but when this series came out I was surprised! It surpassed my expectations! Really amazing!
Mark, I am afraid. I lost all 3 DVDs I ordered from US. I think some one is enjoying with my DVDs now. It is now a regular happening that Magazines, DVDs are being increasingly coming under sensorship for no apparent reasons!
That’s HBO for ya. network tv shows pale in comaprison.
HBO’s extended series are all great. Can’t wait till Rome comes out on DVD. I can’t be bothered with downloading shows on the internet.
Have you seen their first one, From Earth to the Moon?
i have seen 4 episodes of from earth to the moon and I dont think i will be watching anymore. i didnt like it so far. I watched Rome recently and thats pretty good, not as good as Band of Brothers but still good.