I finally had the time to sit down and watch "Band of Brothers", and I’m glad that I did it. It was one of the best mini-series that I had ever seen, and all of the battles were so intense and so well done. I love history, it has always fascinated me, especially the battles and wars, two of my favorite films are Black Hawk Down and Saving Private Ryan. But Band of Brothers tops the list. For not having a lot of super well-known actors, I couldn’t see any one else playing those parts, they all did a phenomenal job. Now don’t get me wrong when I say that aren’t well known actors, but unless you are on imdb.com 24/7 then you might not know who they are. There were many actors who starred in this series, but the one that stood out the most was Damian Lewis who played Major Richard D. Winters aka Maj. Dick Winters.
Lewis went on later to make Dreamcatcher, and Keane (which I have heard wonderful things about, but haven’t been able to see yet). Major Winters was such an interesting character. The series followed Winters’ career, because with each episode it seemed that he got a higher rank.
Ron Livingston whom I enjoyed in both Office Space and Swingers starred as Captain Lewis Nixon, who was an alcoholic and Winter’s best friend. I would say that Livingston was the second star of the series, and at the end he had some really good scenes, that showed how good of an actor he is.
Other people who were in the series were Donnie Wahlberg, Matthew Settle, Scott Grimes , Eion Bailey, James Madio, Kirk Acevedo, Rick Gomez, Neal McDonough, Frank John Hughes, Rick Warden, Michael Cudlitz, and David Schwimmer.
The series covered from Normandy to the End of the war, and the first episode flashbacked to when the main characters went through their training. It covered all of the important aspects of World War II, including the concentration camps, the Battle of the Bulge, and the beginning of Normandy. Their were six DVDs with all 10 parts and a bunch of bonus material, which I just didn’t have time to watch, but once I buy it, I will make sure to watch everything.
There is the book Band of Brothers in which the series was based on and Major Dick Winters wrote a book, Beyond Band of Brothers, which sounds very interesting, and I plan on reading it on my vacation.
Lewis went on later to make Dreamcatcher, and Keane (which I have heard wonderful things about, but haven’t been able to see yet). Major Winters was such an interesting character. The series followed Winters’ career, because with each episode it seemed that he got a higher rank.
Ron Livingston whom I enjoyed in both Office Space and Swingers starred as Captain Lewis Nixon, who was an alcoholic and Winter’s best friend. I would say that Livingston was the second star of the series, and at the end he had some really good scenes, that showed how good of an actor he is.
Other people who were in the series were Donnie Wahlberg, Matthew Settle, Scott Grimes , Eion Bailey, James Madio, Kirk Acevedo, Rick Gomez, Neal McDonough, Frank John Hughes, Rick Warden, Michael Cudlitz, and David Schwimmer.
The series covered from Normandy to the End of the war, and the first episode flashbacked to when the main characters went through their training. It covered all of the important aspects of World War II, including the concentration camps, the Battle of the Bulge, and the beginning of Normandy. Their were six DVDs with all 10 parts and a bunch of bonus material, which I just didn’t have time to watch, but once I buy it, I will make sure to watch everything.
There is the book Band of Brothers in which the series was based on and Major Dick Winters wrote a book, Beyond Band of Brothers, which sounds very interesting, and I plan on reading it on my vacation.
