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 Great Nov 23, 2009
Absolutely one of the best, most informative mini-series I have seen. It covered much of the verifiable facts without using alot of todays's revisionist/PC jargon. Many have little information on Adams, and this series covers quite a bit of ground from all angles; again - job well done.
I would highly recommend this for factual history lessons/classes in school, and also for avid history buffs.
Simply Fabulous! Nov 17, 2009
We missed this show when it was released. We had heard that it was a fabulous and very accurate portrayal of the events surrounding our founding as a nation. Our family LOVED it and highly recommend it for family viewing. There is one "love scene" between John and Abigail that wouldn't be appropriate for younger children and a couple of surgeries that were graphically portrayed so keep your remote handy to fast forward.
The production values are magnificent, the character development is excellent and overall it made us want to buy the book and read it as well.
Very well done! The life of John Adams that you didn't read in history books in school! Nov 16, 2009
My husband and I just finished watching this HBO series on John Adams. It was a wonderfully done, authentic rendition of the book written by Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough. It took us several evenings to complete this DVD set and we found ourselves eager to see the next chapter in the series. I recommend that all patriots of the USofA watch this DVD set so that you can be reminded of how our nation came to be. This production was produced by Tom Hanks and seemed to be a labor of love. Enjoy!
Entertaining and Informative series......excellent acting Nov 15, 2009
I think I learned more about history and our founding fathers
than all the time I spent in school. John Adams sacrificed many years
of time with his family,because of trips abroad and meetings out of town
to help America become independent and won the Presidency by one vote....
Abigail Adams was an intelligent woman too....I didn't know much
about her..,she was intelligent,pretty, and had a lot of grit.
This dvd gives a insight into the difficulties our country and the
people of that time had and makes you feel more patriotic...
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were friends,
adversaries,and then friends again.
An Uncanny Fact is, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the
same day JULY 4th 1826..on the 50th anniversary of our Independence.
I never knew that.
The acting was impeccable.....
I think anyone that is interested in History will enjoy this series...
some nudity and intense scenes...not for little kids...
3 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Entertainment distorts history Nov 09, 2009
I watched a library version. These are some points of interest. Was frontal nudity even necessary in this series? Why so many scenes including doctors, and illness. I understand that during the times illness and pox were major life issues for all but how much attention spent on this made the series predictable. I was expecting more of a historical political account of Adams. There was no need for any of the gore scenes pertaining to the pox and when the doctor removes the cancerous tumor from Adams daughter later in the series. The Adams front yard must have been exactly in the path of major battles as their children are constantly being ushered into the house.
What was up with camera work constantly shaking and leaning to and fro? Washington is almost portrayed as comic strip version of himself. Jefferson is always leaning on something. In the scene in which the White House is being built, was there no one else around? Was the entire White House plot made by slaves as the movie shows? The French are depicted as bizzar. The series tries too hard to apply the life and times of Adams and the revolution to our issues and politics of today. It seems as if there was too much HBO sprinkled into this. I will now read the book to search out more of the historical facts.
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