Jul
14
John Adams (HBO Miniseries) (2008)
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Based on David McCullough’s bestselling biography, the HBO miniseries John Adams is the furthest thing from a starry-eyed look at America’s founding fathers and the brutal path to independence. Adams (Paul Giamatti), second president of the United States, is portrayed as a skilled orator and principled attorney whose preference for justice over anti-English passions earns enemies. But he also gains the esteem of the first national government of the United States, i.e., th (more…)
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing value for the price!
After renting the first disc of the John Adams series, my husband and I were hooked! We decided to go ahead and purchase the series and compared to the nearly $70 at Best Buy,…
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great series…bad discs
The discs did not play well in multiple DVD players. The final show would not get past half way, so I am 30min short from finishing the series.
5.0 out of 5 stars
John Adams DVD
We purchased this as a gift for family. They really welcomed the addition to their library.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting subject of history
I have not yet finished to see all of this mini-serie, so my opinion should not be complete.
I bought this product on Amazon.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Where are the subtitles?
I cannot recommend the blu-ray release of John Adams because of a crucial defect in its subtitling code which causes the subtitles of French and German speakers in the third…
1.0 out of 5 stars
Camera man had the DT’s
The acting, dialogue, and pacing are all superb. The trouble is, we are forced to view the film through the camera work of a director of photography who was apparently drunk for…
3.0 out of 5 stars
A scratched dvd
I had wanted to see this movie for quite a while and was thrilled to get it at a reasonable price. However, while viewing the second disc, the video began to skip and jump, thus…
2.0 out of 5 stars
Loved the book, hated the series
I loved the book so I was looking forward to the series with great interest, however the writers of the series apparently never read David McCullough’s book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
SWELL MADE HISTORIC MINISERIES
An historic miniseries very well made, accurate, either in locations or in costums, casting very well choosen, I enjoied that
5.0 out of 5 stars
A superior movie
This miniseries is incredible, it is worth buying and seeing several times.
This movie weaves history into a personal story of the love relationship between Abagail and…