Band Of Brothers (Blu-ray) - €29 delivered [HMV.co.uk]

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Special Features

Interactive Field Guide including Soldier Bios, Historical Timeline, Map, Chain of Command and Glossary
Picture-in-Picture Video Commentary for all 10 episodes
"We Stand Alone Together in the Company of Men" (80 minute documentary)
Behind the Scenes: The Making of Band of Brothers (Ron Livingston's video diaries)
Who's Who: The Men of Easy Company
Premiere in Normandy and menu-based photo gallery

Review

"From this day to the ending of the world, we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother."

From Academy Award winners Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, HBO presents the story of Easy Company - an elite team of U.S. paratroopers whose WWII exploits are as incredible as they are true.

Based on the bestseller by Stephen E. Ambrose, the epic 10-part miniseries Band Of Brothers tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.

Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, Band Of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear. They were an elite rifle company parachuting into France early on D-Day morning, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and capturing Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. They were also a unit that suffered vast casualties, and whose lives became legend.

They were ordinary men, swept up in the most extraordinary conflict in history. With the eyes of the world upon them, they found their greatest source of strength in one another.

Vic Vinegar

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muppetkiller

BEST TV SHOW EVER !!!! mine is ordered thanks basquille

McGrath5

Savage offer, I already own this on DVD. Is it worth my while to get it on Blu-ray as well?

SeanyMc22

anyone have a hmv student card to enter in save some more?

grimm2005

Perfect Choice wrote: »

Savage offer, I already own this on DVD. Is it worth my while to get it on Blu-ray as well?

Wondering the same thing myself. I want it on bluray cos i think its great but if it's not worth the upgrade i won't bother

mathie

Perfect Choice wrote: »

Savage offer, I already own this on DVD. Is it worth my while to get it on Blu-ray as well?

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/247/bandofbrothers.html

"The Video: Sizing Up the Picture


’Band of Brothers’ boasts an impressive 1080p/VC-1 encoded transfer that effortlessly outshines the miniseries’ DVDs and HD broadcasts in every regard. The washed out palette features an unexpected selection of vibrant primaries and stark splashes of color, crisp (albeit hot) whites and deep blacks inject depth and dimension into the stark battlegrounds, and fine object detail is nearly perfect. Fleshtones are natural, gray skies are smooth (aside from a few instances of banding), and grass and other environmental touches are convincingly-three dimensional. While an unnecessary (but light) application of Digital Noise Reduction leaves skin and clothing textures looking a bit dull at times, distant soldiers, flying debris, and plumes of smoke still look fantastic. Why DNR was even used is beyond me -- grain is still an integral element of the picture and the original source appears to be in excellent shape. Honestly, I probably would not have noticed the minor loss in detail had I not been doing a side-by-side comparison between the domestic Blu-ray edition and its previously-released HD DVD import counterpart.

Ah well. I wish Warner had remained as faithful as possible to the presentation, but the relatively minimal DNR in question fails to ruin the otherwise exceptional transfer. Fans will hopefully be pleased to learn that the discs’ don’t suffer from any significant artifacting, crush, digital noise, or edge enhancement. All things considered, ‘Band of Brothers’ looks great and will satisfy most anyone who picks it up."