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John Adams [Blu-ray]
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4.5 (575 reviews)
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5A Primer that Every American Should Watch
51%John Adams
5Excellen account of history
51%Love it!
51%Great mini-series
5A Great Story of A Great Man!
10%disappointed in objectionable material
51%I recommend!
51%TV historical drama does not get much better
51%One of the Best
51%A remarkable man who lived a remarkable life--the story of one of America's Founding Fathers
31%Apoplectic cinematography, shame!
51%John Adams is fantastic!
51%Great Production!
5engaged
5stellar performances
51%Real history made accessable!
51%This is REAL Patriotism!
51%The Greatest Issue...
10%First disk was good except for the full nudity
31%Humanity of a Founding Father
5John Adams
5JOhn Adams a mini series
5Definitely worth your time to watch.
3John Adams, a bit of a disappointment
5OUTSTANDING!
5John Adams
5John Adams
4History to share with you children
5MASTERFUL!!!!
5Great Story. Very well acted!
20%Missed Opportunity
5John Adams mini series
5A well done and moving story - a must-see for everyone.
5Angus read it.
4Adams Alive Again!
4Revisionist History
5outstanding film
5Amazon service great & DVD enjoyable
31%A disappointment
10%nudity warning
50%Wonderful.....
40%John Adams HBO Series
5Excellent Historical Drama!
41%Good in more ways then not
5entertaining, enchanting, educational
20%Unengaging. And indifferent acting
5John Adams
30%Better Than The Book, But Still Skewed
4Compelling story, ghastly photography
5A Must See
51%Haven't been this captivated by TV for a long time!
5"John Adams" is a true production of excellence!
5John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
5BEST HISTORICAL MOVIE
5Absolutely outstanding
5John Adams
5The Unknown President
3an odd cast
5A MUST SEE!
51%not a history major
5History Comes to Life
3It had its moments....
5History comes alive.
5Worth Owning
5A Wonderful Production
5Great Television
5Remarkable!
4The Funding Fathers
5Almost as good as the book
5JOHN ADAMS REVISITED
5Brillant Acting; Compelling Story
10%john adams dvd
5No need to do another.
5JOHN ADAMS AND FAMILY
5A wonderful experience!
5Realistic History
10%THESE PEOPLE STOLE FROM ME!
5Incredible Historical Accuracy
51%John Adams DVD
51%American History at it's best!
51%Haunting!
20%Boring
51%Amazing Mini-Series
30%Not like the book
10%John Adams
51%Count On My Review
51%John Adams
51%Great must see movie
51%Faithful
51%John Adams Mini Series
51%Moving and Humanistic Portrayal of Adams and Young America
51%Great Series, Great Book
51%John Adams (HBO miniseries)
51%Every episode is a gem!
51%A very creative and daring interpretation of John Adams
5perfect gift
5JOHN ADAMS
4More than just a Presidemt.
5History well told
5Great Series
5A Must See
5John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
5great
5John Adams...fabulous
5John Adams Miniseries Superb
4Pretty good
5John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
5John Adams Mini-Series
5This is great
5Did you know?
5John Adams Hbo Mini series set
5John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
5Story In History
5Thunderous applause!
5Very Good
5Not Just A Documentary...
51%An incredible look back at our history
5Well earned awards
5Outstanding mini-series!
5John Adams
5Worth Seeing
5John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
30%Good Production Values does not Equal Engaging Story
51%John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
40%Adams said it best, "Why change history?"
30%John Adams
5Should be required viewing in every US History class.
5John Adams, popcorn and fire
50%Paul Giamatti is awsome and this miniseries is another HBO Smash!
51%Great History Lesson
5John Adams (HBO Miniseries) AAAAAAAAA++++++++
5very pleased
5John Adams (the HBO series)
10%Missing Disc
5John Adams
5Excellant!!
50%An excellent series for the real American
5What History Professors did not tell you about John Adams...
5History Buff
51%Classic video
5History comes alive
5Making History
51%Excellent
5Excellent mini series
51%John Adams
51%Wonderful HBO movie and mirrors the book
10%John Adams HBO miniseries
10%John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
51%Excellent!
5Excellent movie
5JOHN ADAMS
30%Not so hot
51%a 10+
5John Adams
5Great historical fiction mini-series
5A gripping tale
5An Intimate Look into John Adams
21%Too Much and Not Enough
21%Missing in Action
41%Historically Accurate & Entertaining
51%Makes the story of these historical figures so much more personal to you.
51%A briliant series
5Receipt of John Adams
5John Adams mini-series amazing
5on the making of a sausage
5Magnificent Documentary
31%A big disappointment
20%DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS SUPPLIER
5Adams DVD
5The book
5John Adams DVD
5John Adams DVD
5Adams
10%Don't buy from this seller
5Great piece of History that was entertaining to watch
41%Great Show, Pity About the Main Character
31%Hollywood Version of Facts.....
5Excellent movie!
4Pace was Perfect
10%John Adams Miniseries
11%Huge History Fan, but this one strikes out...
30%Kind of Dull
5Not a fan of American history...but loved this series!
5John Adams Documentary
5John Adams
4john adams
11%Disappointment!
4Historical Masterpiece
5A great show, worth watching
10%Phantom Order
51%Living History
51%Historical MasterPiece!
51%Stunning film
10%John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
50%I have not received this item more than a month after ordering it.
5Great HBO Miniseries
51%Need-to-know history
51%John Adams
51%Historically Interesting and Accurate
51%Excellent Movie
5great history!
4Well Acted Historic Drama
5Lived up to all expectations
51%HBO John Adams
51%John Adams
51%John Adams DVD
5"John Adams" Miniseries
5John Adams
5John Adams
5Revolution addict
5John Adams Miniseries
5John Adams review
5John Adams series
5Everything I expected and THEN some!
5John Adams (HBO Miniseries) - Great Job
5A "MUST SEE"
5Awesome!
5Wonderful seller
5john adams
51%History made enjoyable
41%history for all
51%John Adams miniseries on DVD
51%Extraordinary - Inspirational
51%Very Good Movie for History Buffs
51%John Adams delivers
51%Preston
51%John Adams
11%Disastrous Mini-series
51%Truly riveting, adds much weight to our collective American experiences
41%John Adams comes to life
51%Perfect!
51%Work of Genius and Depiction of Historical Events Regarding our Founding Fathers
51%Wonderful re-focus on what really matters
51%Outstanding presentation a truly incredible story
10%John Adams
51%Extraordinary reenactment of history
51%Renters & Buyers Be Alert
51%A Television Masterpiece! Simply Irresistible!
51%Excellent Series!
51%John Adams
51%EXCELLENT
51%Truly an Achievement and Very Entertaining
51%the best mini series EVER
51%John Adams
51%THIS history is awesome!
51%A Moving Rendition of an Excellent Book
41%Wish there were a children's version
51%jadamsminiseries review
51%John Adams
51%Anybody can play the president, really?
51%A master piece. I fell in love with all the characters
51%very good
51%Terrific series
41%Who Knew? About John Adams.
51%wonderful
51%Drama at Its Best
51%John Adams
51%Adams Family
51%John Adams DVD
51%It is your American duty to watch this movie.
51%An other smash hit based on David McCullough's book
51%John Adams
51%John Adams HBO Miniseries
51%John Adams
51%Loved this series.
51%My Dad loved it
51%HBO Miniseries/ John Adams
51%Public School History Filled In
51%Why I love history
20%Not faithful to the book
51%Makes You Love Your Love! Who Would Have Guessed?
51%Adams Mini-series
51%John Adams - A Great Series from a Great Book
41%Rewarding and enlightening
51%History made interesting
51%Authenticity is the key
51%America, even today you are Beautiful
51%Overdue credit for a key founder of the US
51%John Adams
51%Unveiling history
51%John Adams is worth it
51%John Adams DVD
30%Unnecessary nudity and poor camera technique
51%Surprisingly great, even from libertarian perspective
51%John Adams
51%Great history, lots of speeches
50%John Adams Miniseries
51%Terrific and awe inspiring
10%John Adama DVD
51%John Adams
50%Liberty Will Reign in America!
4Read the book
50%Very well done...
41%HBO provides another quality historical drama.
4An opportunity for self reflection
51%Magnificent and unforgettable.
51%Absolutely Enthralling!
50%Television at its best
50%Great historically accurate series
40%Another really well made HBO mini-series
40%JOHN ADAMS
50%Worth every penny!
50%History Lesson
5Excellence Rules Even if George W. Doesn't Make King
50%John Adams never seemed so cool!
50%EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD WATCH!!!
50%history in the making
5Buy!!!
5Watch this before you read the book!
5John Adams
5Real History
5John Adams cd
5John Adams HBO Miniseries
4An outstanding first half...
5John Adams
51%John Adams Miniseries
5Delighted
40%Review of John Adams
10%Authentic History? Not!
5History worth watching
51%John Adams
5Excellent
10%Dr D Adams Series
51%Outstanding Movie Series!
5An unforgettable portrait of a nation in birth
5Amazing History
10%John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
5John Adams - Absolutely the Best
50%John should have been the 1st Pres.
51%An Exciting Story
5Absolutely wonderful!...
51%Excellent Series
5John Adams HBO Miniseries
5American History At Its Best!
5John Adams
5John Adams is a Must-See!
4DVD does miniseries a great justice
5FANTASTIC!
5History that is Entertaining
50%John Adams--An Epic Telling
5Wonderful Series!
20%Clunky and tedious
5Superb
30%Not as good as the book
51%Well done John Adams
51%John would be pleased!
5Real and gritty
5Had to watch it again
51%John Adams miniseries DVD
51%A well done, gritty view of our history
5A Mini-Series Triumph
4Great Series!
5John Adams
51%John Adams
5John Adams a great American
51%Painless American history study!
5Outstanding Story of One of America's Founding Fathers
5A Great Presentation of the Adams's Lives
51%Superb
50%John Adams: HBO 2008
50%John Adams
5CRANKY BUT BRILLIANT!!
5Makes Me Proud to Be An American
5Brings our first 50 years to life - best if you already know the times
5John Adams
5John Adams
5Great American Hero
4John Adams
41%How Easily We Forget Those With Less Flair
50%I LOVED this movie!
51%Review of John Adams Series
5John Adams
5Sure to Win a Carload of Emmies
5John Adams HBO Series
51%John Adams DVD
5John Adams
4HBO John Adams
5Great gift
5History at It's Best
41%Little Big Man
4Refresher Course on President John Adams
51% a great movie
5Why I Bought It
5Stupendous
51%A must watch if you want to learn about the founding fathers of the United States of America
5John Adams Rocks
51%Revolutionary Filmmaking
5John Adams
5Gritty reality
5Great Series - Great History - Great Man
5A must for all American history education
10%Not the whole Truth
5John Adams
4Very well crafted miniseries
5John Adams-HBO Miniseries
5John Adams DVDs
41%Honest and Historically Authentic Film Biography
5Superb
5Fantastic!
51%John Adams
5John Adams is worth watching
51%Fantastic American History
5Great
5Interesting piece of history
5John Adams
5great dvd of a wonderful story in our nation's history
5The Best
4Great DVD
5Great history lesson
51%A fitting tribute to a courageous patriot
4Great historical perspective
51%What Price Liberty?
5MOYER
5John Adams
5History Brought to Life
5John Adams (HBO Mniseries)
41%Delight and Disappointment
51%Outstanding history and entertainment
5Excellent book adaptation!!!
5Required viewing for American citizens
5John Adams DVD
5a good epic
5Adams gets an "A".
5Appreciate what We have
51%Accurate Portrait Of Greatness
4John Adams DVD's - Judy's review
4Realistic
5A Winner
41%If This Was What Colonial America Was Like....
51%A Great Piece of American History
20%not true to the book
5Lavishly produced; great attention to detail
5Amazing
5A great way to celebrate the 4th of July
5John Adams video
5Buy It!
5John Adams mini-series
51%Best mini series I have ever seen. Rich in history and also a love story. Gave as a gift too!
51%OUTSTANDING!
51%History comes alive
51%Enjoyable, entertaining, and extremely informative
5Fantastic series by HBO
5John Adams DVD excellent performance
51%A whole new appreciation for the men who founded our country!
5John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
5Revolution is more difficult than we thought.
21%Great story, good movie, but please no commercials.
51%Fantastic
51%John Adams
50%Great Men
10%John Adams or HBO Preview DVD?
5Real American Hero - John Adams
5John Adams
51%Fascinating Biographical film.
51%Historical Docu-drama John Adams
30%Doesn't show God (and His Word) as big as the role that it was
10%I don't need to see ads for other DVDs
51%A revoutionarily good purchase
51%John Adams
51%Must see
51%John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
51%The Perfect 4th of July 'Birthday Present'!
51%A Towering Miniseries About America's Founding
51%John ADAMS
51%It won''t be re-told any better than this!
51%John Adams
4John Adams(HBO Miniseries)
51%A well prepared miniseries!
51%entertaining history lesson
51% So great dramatically you may forget it is also history.
51%The American Revolution as You've Not Seen It Before
51%Fantastic
51%John Adams Review
20%Not a history lesson.
51% John Adams
51%Historically Accurate and Inspiring
51%A mini-series is the right format for Mr. Adams
51%JOHN ADAMS
51%Great deal
51%Awesome DVD
51%Engrossed in History
51%An Unexpectedly Excellent Epic
51%Extraordinary Man!!!
20%Too draggy and too unreal
51%Best mini-series book adaptation since "Lonesome Dove"!
51%Another outstanding accomplishment for HBO
51%They were just people too....
51%Worth buying and Many Many Viewings
51%Wonderful Production on DVD!
10%Supreme Disappointment: The HBO-iziation of a great book....
51%An important series
41%THE SINGULAR JOHN ADAMS
10%A politically correct farce at it's best.
41%A bit uneven, but overall well worth seeing
51%You Will Feel As If You Are In the Company of Our Nation's Forefathers
51%HBO does it again!
5Excellent Adaptation of the Book
5This is a MUST SEE!
51%A brainy curmudgeon and his mighty wife
51%Abigail For President!
31%Not near as good as I thought...
30%Worth watching, but somehow uninspiring
51%R A R E & Sensitively Intelligent Film
51%I loved the DVD!!
5Great series! Awesome acting and nice show...
51%Exquisite look at a founding father.
51%Absolutely one of my all-time favorite movies
50%HOLY COW JON ADDAMS@!!!!!!!!!!
51%A Masterpiece too close to the heart
51%I loved this series
10%A personal profile and history, without overall coherence and drama
50%Gods and Generals vs. John Adams
51%John Adams : American Inspiration
51%One of the finest mini series ever to air
51%A "must see" for every red-blooded American.
51%First Rate
51%I Love John and Abigail Adams!
41%Freedom has its Price
40%Treated as drama, John Adams is highly satisfying
51%A must view for all Americans
51%Finally, Mr Adams gets his due
5BRAVO!
5Well done, excellent acting.
51%Brilliantly done!
10%Don't Blame the Material!
51%Roll Over Franklin And Tell Jefferson The News
51%Simply Fantastic
50%Poignant and educational
51%History can be Interesting!
51%History as We Haven't Seen It
20%Enormous disappointment, can these people be siffer ?
51%John Adams
50%Superb - would have been better without tobacco use!
51%Wonderful
51%Giamatti's Moment
51%What a fantastic way to spend an afternoon
51%Great Glimpse of the Past
51%Excellent HBO series
51%John Adams
51%A Story Both Timely and Timeless
10%Such a disappointment
51%Excellent!
51%A POWERFUL LOOK AT THE LIFE OF ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS!
41%From an early America historian
51%Five Stars
20%Homer Simpson, Founding Father?
51%Transported
10%There is no John Addams Here
30%What's with the drunk camera work??
51%Outstanding treatment of a Great Man
50%Jeeze
31%John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
51%History Anyone?
41%I think this is a fine film
51%Excellent Show!!
51%Seen the first 2 episodes, and am moved.
40%Good series with one crucial miscasting error
50%American History Lesson Made Interesting...
20%Sorry for my negative post.
40%Great Miniseries
51%Converted me to a history lover
51%Takes you to that heady time
51%Required television
51%Ignore the critics who have seen advanced screenings.
51%Great Work!
41%Sorry campers, but I can't agree with you...
51%EXTRAORDINARY!
20%The Good, the Bad and the God Awful
51%Poignant and gritty
10%A tiresome retelling of a really exciting,excellent book.Sorry HBO
4A miniseries that only HBO can deliver
51%Excellent try at a tough historical figure
10%Not at all compelling like McCullough's Book w/ awful cinematography
20%A real HBO misfire in JOHN ADAMS
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