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| Actors: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney
Studio: HBO
Category: DVD
List Price: $59.99
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Rating:  308 reviews
Sales Rank: 33
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 501
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.9 x 1
MPN: 1000038820
UPC: 883929020065
EAN: 0883929020065
ASIN: B000WGWQG8
Theatrical Release Date: March 16, 2008
Release Date: June 10, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Authenticity is the key August 31, 2008
One of the hardest tasks for a historical drama is to get the historicity right. John Adams succeeds in this task at almost every level. Small things count. The first visual that screamed authenticity to me was a small leather fire bucket hanging on a wall at the Adams house in Boston. It was the same period fire bucket I saw on an Antiques Roadshow episode. You get to see exactly how men wore their hair under those powdered wigs. Hard life and hard living are shown throughout including hardscrabble farming, mud, dust, worn clothes, disease, and close quarters. And then there are the events and places: George Washington's inauguration from both our point of view and his, awful army encampments, hot and intense debates in court and in congress, foreign courts, shipboard life, and the surprisingly cruel aspects of the fight for freedom. Finally, the actors in John Adams do a superb job. Paul Giamatti brings Adam's dyspeptic frustration to life along with his unremitting drive. Laura Linney portrays an Abigail who shows caring, spine, and intelligence in equal measure. All other revolutionary characters are shown with amazing visual accuracy beyond their portraits on our currency. Altogether a treat for the history enthusiast.
Overdue credit for a key founder of the US August 31, 2008
The HBO series on John Adams is outstanding. Perfectly cast, beautifully researched and produced, it tells the compelling story of the plain-speaking, plain-living New England farmer who was one of the key driving forces behind the American Revolution, without whom it might never even have occurred. John Adams, the second president of the United States, has been a mostly unsung hero of the American Revolution. It is high time that he got the credit he deserved for his role in the founding of the American nation. Tom Hanks, Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney and crew bring Adams and his co-revolutionaries to life and make us love them for what they were: human beings of exceptional bravery, intelligence and integrity. And it's a great drama as well. This series should be made part of the curriculum of US history classes from now on. The entire nation owes them a debt of gratitude for finally bringing to light some hidden truths about the men who created the United States.
John Adams August 31, 2008
This is an awesome movie..every American should have to watch John Adams. You just can't stop watching, and you learn so much about your history.
Unveiling history August 30, 2008
This truly opened my eyes to the struggles we went through building the United States. It gave me a revitized appreciation for the personalities and sacrifices of our founding fathers. Paul Giamatti was John Adams and Laura Linley was Abigale Adams. Thoroughly enjoyed it, often going on to the next part to see what happened rather than waiting until the following night.
John Adams is worth it August 29, 2008
Excellent acting, wonderful costumes and sets and a great script makes this mini-series thoroughly enjoyable. Laura Linney's performance is worth it alone.
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