Band of Brothers Question?

[mugupo]

Is the Blu-ray version case steelbook? cause it look like in the picture, i never saw the series before is it really true very good better than saving private ryan?

[coachD]

Originally Posted by mugupo

Is the Blu-ray version case steelbook? cause it look like in the picture, i never saw the series before is it really true very good better than saving private ryan?

I picked up my copy on Veterans Day. Since then I have watched one episode per night. Tonight I will set aside time for Part IV. Yes it comes in tin case, slightly smaller than the standard DVD tin. This series is just blowing my mind away.

Like everyone else I just cannot express in words how much I am enjoying watching each part. I too loved Saving Private Ryan. This is like getting a super extended version of that movie.

I have never seen the whole series before, as I do not have HBO. I only recently caught parts of a few episodes, but never back to back. Now I am starting at the beginning and watching the whole thing.

Great PQ and super great Audio!

I know this is a term you see alot in this forum, but Band of Brothers truly belongs in everyone's Blu-ray collection.

[$plash]

yes its better than saving private ryan

[tbizzle]

Saving Private Ryan is an amazing movie. Now imagine that movie in series form and you get Band of Brothers. You really get to know the characters well and you follow them from basic training, dropping into France on D-Day, all the way to capturing Hitler's fort. And the action is the same style as SPR so it's not some cheap series based on drama. It's a pretty badass series.

[Verbal]

Look at it this way...

IMDb's top-rated movie at the moment is The Shawshank Redemption with a 9.1/10, followed by the first two Godfather movies with 9.1 and 9.0 respectively.

Band of Brothers is rated - by IMDb's users - 9.6/10

[P@t_Mtl]

I am not a war series or movie fan. My brother made me watch this series, said it was incredible and I would love it.

Keep in mind here, I do not like these type of movies...

I loved it, it's truly a amazing series, you will not regret it.

[SillyMammo]

Yes! Yes! and Yes! Imagine it like being able to follow the soldiers from Private Ryan throughout the whole war from start to finish.

[The Shrike]

Originally Posted by tbizzle

Now imagine [Saving Private Ryan] in series form and you get Band of Brothers.

...minus the poor, cliched characters, spotty performances, fetid dialogue, and simple-minded Manichaean world-view of Saving Private Ryan. Band of Brothers is excellent, and everything SPR should have been.