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What a truly gripping, moving and well told story not only of our founding fathers but of an oft overlooked and underappreciated president in John Adams. I have greatly looked forward to each installment and am saddened to see it reach its inevitable conclusion. You have inspired me to learn more about the man and I look forward to when the series is available on DVD. Well done!
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Apr 21, 2008 11:30 PM
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HBO's Dark, Dishonest Caricature Interpretation of Early America...
Bad Music almost all the time. Hollywood, Tom Hanks and others apparently prefer rap music to classical. Other than brief interludes of passable scores, the musical selection has a lot in common with a "B" movie horror flick. Given that the series is about a "CO", the music is better than the film.
Bad Scene Selections. Many scenes were outright distortions from the Book and without any obvious reasoning for departing from History. It's granted and obvious that film translations from literature are difficult but given the nature of the subject matter there simply can be no excuse for gross historical distortions. In a very few cases, some scenes were honest and in most of those, the scenes were apparently chosen for their negativity.
Bad Scripting. Apparently the producers never missed an opportunity to interject viewpoints and dialogue not found or of severely less emphasis in the book or in numerous historical documents. It's a wonder the presentation didn't screw up the first two episodes. Of course not screwing up the first two episodes which nearly anyone with an education (a surprisingly dwindling portion of the modern population) holds sacred is hardly an literary or cinematic accomplishment. (Thanks for nothing!).
HBO Films intends to leave those who have no current education of Early America with a bad taste in the mouth.
This is how liberals and traitors view America. Dark, filled with massive flaws, disease, unshaven, unkempt, bereft of Christian values, and with no regard for honor. The men of the revolution were men who regarded Christian truth, virtue, mannerisms as sacred. George Washington and John Adams and the other Founding Fathers were great men and giants but they were also the best copies of a citizenry who regarded honor, truth and Christian virtue as sacred. From farmer to tailor to trader to mechanic to carpenter, men and woman prided themselves on truth, literacy, honesty and Christian Virtue.
In our times, common men put their faith not in Commandments from God but in tribal jungle loyalties, the organized crime of unions, personal lusts, greeds and fears. Ordinary police brag about their loyalty to the fraternal union rather than their oaths of office. Is it any surprise that modern political leaders a reflection of the people they represent?
Neither is it much of a surprise to discover that Hollywood, HBO and modern writers have a dark dim view to no comprehension of early America.
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Apr 21, 2008 1:34 AM
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One of the best historical dramas ever done! Please do more on the Adams Family. It's already lined up with both the background on JQA and his son Charles in this episode. Finish it up with Charle's son Henry Adams in a backward look through the decades from 1918!!
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Apr 21, 2008 1:18 AM
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BRAVO....BRAVO.....BRAVO..... This movie by far is one of the best that I have seen done about one of our founding forefathers. This movie told some much compared to what was taught in schools. Especially about John Adams.
I would like to thank HBO and everyone in connection with the making of this movie. It was so outstanding work and research that went into doing this movie.
The author of the Book deserves BRAVO ....BRAVO....
Great work on the book as well. Very detailed in all aspects of what was going on in there lives.
I would really hope that in the near future that there are more movies like this that come out. Because our history is priceless and you can never be too old to learn something new. Believe me. I learned a lot from this movie that was not in schools. I hope that soon there will be a movie of one of my #1 President's Abraham Lincoln. There would be a great movie there.
Again thank you that movie on John Adams was great and I grade it a A+
sincerely a fan of American History
Anna Olson
Oroville, Ca.
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Apr 20, 2008 11:53 PM
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Yes, thank you, HBO! My only complaint about the series is that I wish there were 7 more episodes! As JA would say: "Very, very well said (and done)!"
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Apr 20, 2008 11:30 PM
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Excellent work, HBO. I loved "Rome", by the way, but the inaccurate, sensationalized crap thrown in bugged me. I was looking forward to something more like Colleen McCullough's First Men of Rome.
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Apr 20, 2008 11:09 PM
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Now it's all over There were some historical mistakes, some glaring, but pretty good history is better than nothing. I enjoyed this more than anything on TV since "Rome."
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Flavio's not coming.
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Apr 20, 2008 10:38 PM
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What a truly gripping, moving and well told story not only of our founding fathers but of an oft overlooked and underappreciated president in John Adams. I have greatly looked forward to each installment and am saddened to see it reach its inevitable conclusion. You have inspired me to learn more about the man and I look forward to when the series is available on DVD. Well done!
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