Great Film: "Band of Brothers"
Excellent
I've said it before, I'll say it again: The IMDB has been the source for
many good and many bad movies for me. I've rented films and avoided films
based on comments I've read here. Being that I don't watch a lot of TV and
don't have HBO, I never saw Band of Brothers when it was actually on TV. In
fact, I only stumbled into its page here in the data base by accident, but
was interested in its high rating. It's the highest rating I've ever seen in
this forum and because of it, I read some of the reviews. There was nary a
bad one, so as a fan of Saving Private Ryan, I decided to buy the
DVDs.
What an excellent purchase that ended up being. I really love this
production. Excellent casting and direction. The writing is crisp and
original. This is one of the best productions on WWII ever made. Well worth
whatever you can pay, I highly recommend buying the DVDs.
Whoever's idea it was to start each episode with the original members of the
troop is pure genius. Each episode ends with a paragraph or two of the
story's significance to the war effort or the lives of its participants. I
was even originally annoyed by David Schwimmer's appearance in this (why
have a guy who is well known enough to get half a million an episode for a
sitcom mixed with a bunch of relative unknowns?) but as it turns out, he was
well cast in the role. And the show is done in widescreen, which is really
great. The extras are excellent too.
Speilberg and Hanks should be commended for such a fine production. This is
a perfect example of the greatness of DVDs.
Cast
- Maj. Richard D. Winters played by Damian Lewis
- Sgt. George Luz played by Rick Gomez
- 2nd Lt. C. Carwood Lipton played by Donnie Wahlberg
- SSgt. William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere played by Frank John Hughes
- Capt. Lewis Nixon played by Ron Livingston
- TSgt. Donald Malarkey played by Scott Grimes
- SSgt. Darrel 'Shifty' Powers played by Peter Youngblood Hills
