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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 Label: HBO Manufacturer: HBO 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 Sales Rank: 2 MPN: 1000038820 Related Items: 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:  - FANTASTIC!This series is very well-casted; well photographed; well documented. If you enjoy History, you will love this. Rating: - Wonderful Series!This was a wonderful series created by HBO, Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney did a wonderful job as John and Abigail Adams! Also the music score was fantastic! I do hope the writer and director of this series does a sequel, perhaps about John Quincey Adams? I do have one complainment about this movie, they should have hired another actor to play the part of Thomas Jefferson. Although, Stephen Dillane did a wonderful job as Thomas Jefferson; the problem is that in life, Thomas Jefferson ... Read More Rating: - John Adams--An Epic TellingHBO's production of "John Adams" is an epic telling of a complex and brilliant man--a much overshodowed founding father. Paul Giamatti and Laua Linney are simply brilliant in their respective roles---as are Stephen Dillane (Thomas Jefferson), Tom Wilkinson (Ben Franklin) and David Morse (George Washington). Authenticity permeates the entire production and you feel utterly transported--both in place and time. The ugliness and hardship of colonial living is quite evident in the production---and the ... Read More Rating: - History that is EntertainingCinematic interpretations of large historical books are, by necessity, forced to recreate only portions of the story. Having read the book I was naturally skeptical that the mini-series would be fluff. My concerns were unfounded. John Adams tells the essence of the story with excellent story line selection, superb writing, and even better acting. I was thoroughly entertained and found it faithful to the book. Highly recommended. Rating: - SuperbTelevision at its finest. The criticisms a minority have leveled here are without foundation. Those who claim boredom with this series must suffer from attention-deficit disorder. You can pick at nits if that is what makes you happy, but I would rather enjoy it. Giamatti and Linney are perfectly cast in their title roles, and the technical work is of movie quality and unobtrusive. David Morse's makeup scarily turned him into George Washington. The political pull and tug between Jefferson and Hamilton ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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