Band Of Brothers - The Complete Series (6 DVDs) Reviews

I was a big fan of Saving Private Ryan. The intensity, immersiveness and the quality of the filming. Tom Hanks apparently makes a rather smashing director. So Band of Brothers instantly appealed when I heard he was going to be involved again. Produced by Steven Speilberg too. It had to be good. I admit, I first watched this series when it was on ...  Read the complete review

BAND OF BROTHERS The makers of the series have produced this incredibly well constructed box-set which contains over 10-hours of footage on 6 DVD disks, including some previously unseen material. The box is nicely decorated with stills from the series including the classic shot of Easy-company (the stars of the show) peering over the horizon. ...  Read the complete review

Whilst I am not normally big on war dramas, after playing the Call of Duty:World at War game on the PS3, I saw Band of Brothers at my local DVD rental shop and decided to give it a go. I have to say I was not dissapointed with the DVD's at all, and I think that the way the series followed Easy Company throughout the war was ...  Read the complete review

Band of Brothers is a spectacular 10 part action packed world war II series following a group of normal men form easy company parachuting into the heart of France on D-day. The series has been directed by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks so is an extreamly realistic and epic story full of action, emotion and suspense. The series is filmed ...  Read the complete review

Band of Brothers is an award winning World War II mini-series following the lives of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Regiment, who were later assigned to the 101st Airborne. Produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks after their sucessfull partnership on Saving Private Ryan, the series follows the Easy Company men from their basic ...  Read the complete review

This show is one of the finest and most accurate portrayals of WWII that you will find; and what is more, it is a phenominal series in it's own right. The 10 episode mini-series (like the book it is based on) follows the fate of the 101st Airbornes, Easy Company, from their formation, through Normandy and the European campaign, to the ...  Read the complete review

Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks. Take a bloody big bow! Never before has World War Two been so accurately recreated for television. The book written by Steven Ambrose was so powerful, a cinematic adaptation just had to follow. This blow by blow account drops you directly into action with the US 101st Airborne, Easy company-1944. A vivid ten part ...  Read the complete review

Here, I will be reviewing Band of Brothers... This is based on a Bestseller by Stephen E Ambrose. This is a true story put onto the small screen by the collaboration of Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. This critically acclaimed, award winning mini-series follows the epic heart rending story of the mission of Easy Company, 506th ...  Read the complete review

Band of Brothers Following the critical and commercial success of Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks believed that there were more stories from WWII that needed retelling. Inspired by the book by Stephen Ambrose of the same name they chose to tell the story of Easy Company; one of the US Army's first paratrooper ...  Read the complete review

I write this review on the 'complete series commemorative gift set' which is housed in a tin with a card coverlet. My dad bought this for me for Christmas along with a few other DVDs (I think he got a special deal at the DVD shop!!). This is a 6 disc set - a lot of running time, but if you have the time well worth sitting down to ...  Read the complete review

I was unfortunate enough to miss the majority of this series when it was aired on BBC2 so i decided to buy it on dvd having heard good things about it from my friends and colleagues. I wasn't disappointed and my decision proved to be money well spent watching Hanks and Spielberg at their very best. Band of Brothers is a wonderful, yet ...  Read the complete review

Band of Brothers is a immense achievement. This great DVD collection tells the story of Easy Company of the 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne. Through the hours of thrilling action, you become one of the brothers and witness there actions in one of the greatest conflicts of history. You follow the journey of these men from their days of ...  Read the complete review

Band of Brothers... a massive massive project, how do you review something so huge? To begin with, i suppose it's important to state that Band of Brothers (BoB) is based as accurately as possible on the REAL MEN AND EVENTS of Easy Company, 101st Airborne in WW2. The production team was helped by constant phone calls and interviews with ...  Read the complete review

~Introduction~ I recently borrowed the entire Band of Brothers collection from a friend at school. There was a big party at his house and I stumbled across the DVD set whilst ‘nosing around’. I instantly exclaimed: ‘Band of Bruvva’s!’ I had remembered seeing bits and pieces of it on the television a few years back and ...  Read the complete review