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The Best Miniseries/War Film Ever Made
This Spielberg/Hanks produced HBO miniseries is undoubtedly the best TV miniseries ever produced and, if compared to films, would be one of the 5 best war films of all time.

In this mini-series, the audience is immersed into the best cinematic representation of what WWII was like for those brave soldiers who fought the last stretch of WWII in Europe from Normandy to Berlin 6/44-5/45. Germany was on the wane but still had plenty of fighting left in it especially in Belgium during the Winter of 1944 in the Ardennes. The story follows the lives of soldiers/friends assigned to EZ Company of the 101st Airborne who were dropped off behind enemy lines in Normandy as avant-garde contingents; they continued to serve in France, Belgium, Holland, Austria, and Germany until the end of the war in Europe. Each DVD also contains an interview with the actual veterans whose lives are represented in the series where they recall and describe (sometimes with great emotion and difficulty) the experiences they felt and the bonds of friendship they formed in those harrowing years.

As for the production values of the film, they are simply outstanding and equal, if not superior, to Spielberg's own 'Saving Private Ryan.' This 10-hour miniseries is much deeper in character study and plot than any film could be and is therefore a superior production in that respect. Although the series has one central character it tends to focus on, each episode in the film represents the perspective/narrative of one particular main character in the story. The acting is simply outstanding on the part of every actor in the series. The special effects are as good if not better than 'Saving Private Ryan.' In addition, the production is as faithful as possible to every detail of that period from speech/mannerisms, dress, uniforms, armaments, etc.

This is without a doubt the best miniseries ever made and one of the top 5 war films to be produced. Steven Spielberg has outdone himself in terms of producing this simply outstanding work of art. This is a great film not only in terms of entertainment but also in terms of educating our children the great courage and sacrifice that was demonstrated by these valliant soldiers and what their lives and times were like. The most moving for me was to watch and hear the real accounts of those men depicted in the series; even in watching this film, when I see them cry and pass in silence I see and appreciate that they have experienced horrors and/or selfless acts of heroism that are simply too painful to be remembered or recited. This miniseries is truly nothing less than a great mark in the achievement of film and historical preservation: I most strongly recommend its purchase.

The best mini-series in the history of television
I will not recount the "gory" details of the series excellence only to say that if I could give this 50 stars I would. If you like guy films, you will love this mini-series. If you like drama, you will love this mini-series. It's excellently written, and excellently acted.

The definitive WW2 film experience and a fitting tribute
It's a shame that it took me over two years to watch all ten episodes of this mini-series, as it turned out to be (in my opinion) one of the best thing made for TV (albeit cable) in a long time. I got this DVD set for Christmas in 2002 after having read Stephen Ambrose's book of the same name. The book and the mini-series chronicles the story of one of the most decorated and battle-hardened infantry companies of World War 2 as they participate in the European campaign. The book is brilliant as a work of historical scholarship that tells an important story, and the mini-series is brilliant because it's a fantastic work of film (TV?) that tells that same important story. Highlights are the episode directed by Tom Hanks and one of the final episodes that recounts Easy Company's first discovery of a concentration camp. There has been a recent resurgence in the public's awareness of the achievements of this "greatest generation," and for these men it couldn't have come any sooner. The mini-series doesn't try to over-lionize them, but instead paints them as normal people caught up in extraordinary events, exhibiting all their various virtues and vices. Neither does it paint them with the brush of later days, but shows them as they were: flawed heroes that accomplished something truly great for humanity.

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