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How did they do it 2000 years ago???

Advantages: Discovery Channel production
Disadvantages: a bit too short

...methods used to create the seven wonders of ancient Rome- the Pantheon, the aqueducts, the Via Appia, the baths of Caracalla, the markets of Trajan, the Circus Maximus and the Colosseum. It is really interesting especially for people who have had the chance to see these sights, it puts things into perspective. I was amazed when I visited the Colosseum and had some many questions about the way it was build around 2000years ago (89 AD) and that DVD ...
...uses superb CG graphics and 3D modelling to recreate brilliantly the key structures and architectual devices that made the Roman Empire famous. The DVD can be purchased in pretty much every big store- Virgin, HMV etc. Online it can be bought from all the usual places- amazon, ebay and also it can be rented at amazon.co.uk DVD rental. The only drawback is the lack of any interesting features. It is a Discovery Channel productions and runs for 53minutes. ...

zzooiiaa 07.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Seven Wonders Of Ancient Rome - Circus Maximus And Trajan's Forum (DVD)

Superb documentary that has never been rivalled

Advantages: Fantastic pooling of archive footage, interviews with eyewitnesses and no sensationalism
Disadvantages: Occasionally, Laurence Olivier's excellent commentary can be a little hard to hear

The World at War was first broadcast in 1973 and ever since then has stood as the benchmark for Second World War documentaries. Composed of archive footage (mostly black and white) and interviews with some of the eyewitnesses from both sides of the conflict, it avoids the annoying modern trend in documentaries of repetition and pointless and/or endless reconstructions that cannot capture meaning or emotion. It will never be bettered in the sense ...
...It is also narrated by the excellent Oscar-winning Laurence Olivier, whose sparse narration has just the right level of sombre gravitas to provide a fitting frame for the events the documentary relates. It's a very thorough, comprehensive series. There are twenty-six original episodes and this box set also includes eight special presentations and a three hour 30th Anniversary disc with includes previously unseen interviews and retrospective interviews ...

Robs86 13.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The World At War (Box Set) (DVD)

Great documentry must see

Advantages: Great documentry must see.
Disadvantages: none

I've been a fan of Tupac Shakur for years, I would say I am a obsessive one. I own all of his albums and I've seen all of his movies. The new documentary, Tupac: Resurrection, answers just about every question anyone may have. So watch it There have been many unauthorized movies about the life of Tupac, a.k.a. 2Pac, but this is the first one officially commissioned by his mother, Afeni Shakur. Tupac Amaru Shakur, born Lesane Parish Crooks, was born ...
...In September of 1996, Tupac was leaving the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with Death Row Records label head Marion "Suge" Knight when they were the victims of a drive-by shooting. On September 13, 1996, he passed away at the age of 25, six days after the shooting. The movie is structured very much in the way that last year's The Kid Stays in the Picture was. They both overlap cutouts of the pictures of the subjects ...

UrbanChaos 26.08.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Tupac - Resurrection (DVD)

Explore The World From The Comfort Of Your Sofa

Advantages: The best travel documentaries ever.
Disadvantages: Finding enough time to watch it all.

...if as much part of the entertainment as the destinations he visits. Even if you don't like geography, you'll be hard pressed to find exploration of our planet from the comfort of your own sofa any better than this. Tech Spec: 16 discs covering seven Michael Palin television series filmed for the BBC. A total running time that runs into days not just hours. Box set contents: Hemingway Adventure - retracing the footsteps of writer Ernest Hemingway ...
...put to the test Pole To Pole - from North to South across Northern Europe, Russia & Africa Full Circle - a 50,000 mile trip around the coastlines of the Pacific Ocean Sahara - a trek across the worlds largest desert. Himalaya - the highs and lows of the greatest mountain range of all. Great Railway Journeys - Palins favorite hobby, train journeys. This time a little closer to home, the UK & Ireland However, if I have to choose one of the series ...

stevieray 10.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Michael Palin Collection (DVD)

World War 1 In Colour

Advantages: It Is In Colour
Disadvantages: None

The First World War in Colour accomplishes all it says on the box, covering the Land Sea and Air War with no particular bells or whistles. As previous reviews suggest, the same footage is repeated several times over, and the shot of the guy carrying a wounded soldier through the trenches as he looks towards the camera is shown in every episode, sometimes two or three times an episode. Branagh does a decent job with the narration, however, the best ...
...the old veterans telling their stories, in what was probably the last time they will ever appear on camera talking in depth of their experiences. Just seeing and hearing their tales of horror on its own makes the series worth watching, and it is primarily because of them I gave it a three Star rating, otherwise it would have been two. The programme as expected does rely heavily on footage of the land war, and I was rather disappointed at the short ...

g-sus 15.02.2009 · Read full review
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