Universally acclaimed as one of the finest documentary series ever made about the Great ... more
War, Channel 4's THE FIRST WORLD WAR is a powerful, original and truly comprehensive account of the conflict.It places the war in a truly global military context as...
Advantages: Excellent series that you watch and watch again. Disadvantages: Can be very upsetting and at times graphical suffering is shown.
I remember first watching this series in the 1970's as a child and I have watched it many times since.
The storyline is compelling as it takes you through the Second WorldWar, the reasons for the conflict, political manouvering and dogma by both sides, the in fighting between the allies on both sides and most of all the suffering of so many souls.
War is a very terrible thing, a tragic waste of humanity and as this tale is woven what comes through is the scarring of a generation of people around the world that is still felt today.
In todays world, where war is almost equated with a video game replete with high definition pictures of guided missiles hitting targets, this series should be shown to show the real price of going to war - peace. ...
The FirstWorldWar 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 part of the series for me is seeing some of 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 ...
Advantages: Great single player campaign, nice graphics, decent online experience Disadvantages: Historically innacurate at times, animation a bit clunky, addition of vehicles
worth a purchase if you like first-person shooters and personally I enjoyed the return to WorldWar 2 war scenes. However, following 'Call of Duty 4', this does disappoint a little, but only a little. ...
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