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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0883929020065 Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: HBO Languages: Manufacturer: HBO MPN: 1000038820 Number Of Items: 3 Publisher: HBO Region Code: 1 Release Date: June 10, 2008 Running Time: 501 minutes Studio: HBO Theatrical Release Date: March 16, 2008 Editorial Review: Product Description: John Adams is a sprawling HBO miniseries event that depicts the extraordinary life and times of one of Americas least understood and most underestimated founding fathers: the second President of the United States John Adams. Starring Paul Giamatti (Sideways Cinderella Man HBOs American Spendor) in the title role and Laura Linney (You Can Count on Me Kinsey) as Adams devoted wife Abigail John Adams chronicles the extraordinary life journey of one of the primary shapers of our independence and government whose legacy has often been eclipsed by more flamboyant contemporaries like George Washington Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin. Set against the backdrop of a nations stormy birth this sweeping miniseries is a moving love story a gripping narrative and a fascinating study of human nature. Above all at a time when the nation is increasingly polarized politically this story celebrates the shared values of liberty and freedom upon which this country was built.Running Time: 501 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 883929020065 Manufacturer No: 1000038820 Amazon.com: 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., the Continental Congress, which seeks non-firebrands capable of making a reasoned if powerful case for America's break from England's monarchy. The first thing one notices about John Adams' dramatizations of congress' proceedings, and the fervent pro-independence violence in the streets of Boston and elsewhere, is that America's roots don't look pretty or idealized here. Some horrendous things happen in the name of protest, driving Adams to push the cause of independence in a legitimate effort to get on with a revolutionary war under the command of George Washington. But the process isn't easy: not every one of the 13 colonies-turned-states is ready to incur the wrath of England, and behind-the-scenes negotiations prove as much a part of 18th century congressional sessions as they do today. Besides this peek into a less-romanticized version of the past, John Adams is also a story of the man himself. Adams' frustration at being forgotten or overlooked at critical junctures of America's early development--sent abroad for years instead of helping to draft the U.S. constitution--is detailed. So is his dismay that the truth of what actually transpired leading to the signing of the Declaration of Independence has been slowly forgotten and replaced by a rosier myth. But above all, John Adams is the story of two key ties: Adams' 54-year marriage to Abigail Adams (Laura Linney), every bit her husband's intellectual equal and anchor, and his difficult, almost symbiotic relationship with Thomas Jefferson (Stephen Dillane) over decades. Giamatti, of course, has to carry much of the drama, and if he doesn't always seem quite believable in the series' first half, he becomes increasingly excellent at the point where an aging Adams becomes bitter over his place in history. Linney is marvelous, as is Dillane, Sarah Polley as daughter Nabby, Danny Huston as cousin Samuel Adams, and above all Tom Wilkinson as a complex but indispensable Ben Franklin. --Tom Keogh Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Revolution is more difficult than we thought.I haven't finished watching John Adams but it is frightening how close we came to losing the Revolutionary War. The acting is superb and the story very well told. I highly recommend it. Rating: - John Adams DVD excellent performanceThe John Adams series was an excellent product that provided many hours of enjoyment. Each segment warranted our full attention and we looked forward to the next episode. Actors were outstanding, scenery magnificant, costuming excellent. This production truly made history come alive and should be viewed by all history lovers. Rating: - John Adams (HBO Miniseries)Very realalistic with clear history of the times. Not much has been written about Adams, so this gave information rarely seen in history books. Wonderful to watch. Great acting. Rating:  - Great story, good movie, but please no commercials.I don't get HBO at home, but I heard many positive reviews of the series on blogs (Instapundit and Volokh Conspiracy) and the radio. I pre-ordered the DVD collection, which arrived in time to enjoy with Father's Day. I certainly did enjoy the story and the acting. John Adams is an interesting person to take us through the story of the birth of the USA. You see the run up to the revolution, the union of the colonies, the war and post-war diplomacy, and the struggle to stay united. ... Read More Rating: - FantasticThe entire cast is incredible. A good historical film adaptation - as far as they usually go (pathetic). Historical assumptions have to be made in many areas and if they are off we can't know; though the film is made so well that you could hardly care in the moments when you're watching it. Excellent cinematography, as well. I purchased the DVDs because I missed the beginning of the HBO viewing and but caught the scene in which Adams has an audience with George III. It's a rediculously good ... Read More |
