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1 of 1 customers found the following review helpful:
 John Adams Miniseries, 2008-08-04
Excellent film for acting, entertainment, and history. Recommend highly to anyone interested in early history of USA.
1 of 1 customers found the following review helpful:
John Adams, 2008-08-03
My husband was thrilled with the gift of John Adams DVD set. I watched it with him and we both learned a lot about that time period that we didn't know. Terrific portrayal of history.
9 of 30 customers found the following review helpful:
 Authentic History? Not!, 2008-08-03
The original book may do a better job, but this HBO production takes great license with the facts, to strumpet things up for a public who seem to need the violent and naked, or otherwise they turn the channel to something equally brain-dead. Factually, there is nobody who can document so much of what's presented here as "fact" -- such as Hamilton and the Adam's cousin, screaming for blood, with twisted angry faces, as a Tory tax agent is tarred and feathered. One almost expects Walter Cronkite to step out from the crowd with a microphone, as in the old "You Are There" series. It also appears to be a conscious effort to show the early American revolutionaries were no different from modern anti-global thugs throwing bricks through MacDonald's and Starbuck's windows, and carrying effigies of modern political leaders hanging from ropes while waving the Red Fascist flags. The legitimacy of early American sentiments for freedom and self-government is thereby eroded and belittled, while modern fanatics are elevated inappropriately. Or the "small" fact that two of the British soldiers at the Boston massacre actually were convicted, and one of them admitted to his lawyer that he was the one who shouted "Fire" (while discharging his weapon), and not one of the street mob. The erasure and clever distortion of those kinds of facts is exactly how a trained propagandists works, not to make big obvious lies, but to cleverly skew things in a particular direction, and also to highlight the rare event (ie, the tarring-and-feathering) to make it seem equal to common events (heavy-handed British thuggery against the population of the Americas) which are down-played, or not even mentioned! With those kinds of factual distortions, how can any of it be trusted? It cannot! Oh well, that's modern film-making for you -- where directors and writers confuse their own aspirations for social change and "influencing the masses" with authentic telling of history. Advice: stick to authentic documentaries, and keep fresh batteries in your BS detector.
History worth watching, 2008-08-03
I have a new appreciation for the Adams family and especially John and Abigail. Know how this man worked behind the scenes, fought his political battles with the likes of Jefferson and then became the best of friends..... he makes a good case for understanding John McCain. Anger management is not a requirement for the office.. but having the courage to do what is right.
Other than that, if the Emmy for best actor or series, writing etal.. is not awarded, I will be sorely tried.
This is worth the purchase... you will want to view it again and again.
Excellent, 2008-08-02
Who knew American history could be so exciting? This movie was excellent and I was sorry to see it end after 8 episodes. I have not read David Mccullough's book yet, but I definitely will. I hope HBO does many more historical dramas of this quality in the future!
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