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Customer Reviews
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Awesome Epic
Wow! Basically 60 years of UFO conspiracy beliefs and reports boiled down into 15 hours of mini-series. The story-telling is phenomenal, the acting, while not phenomenal, is definitely not subpar. It is a bit of an emotional rollercoaster at times, but all good storytelling is like that. It is basically Close Encounters on steroids. Grab the popcorn and soda and enjoy.
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The best
I love this show, I am a huge fan of the X-files as well, my wife even liked this and she isn't really interested in sci-fi. The length of the show is actually what makes it so good, the time is used very well in regards to the characters, it gives you a lot of time to get to know them and before you know it you identify with them, their struggles make them real to me.
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Spielberg at his best...
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
PLOT - it's all in the description above. Anymore might spoil it.
SPIELBERG - Yeah, he's only listed as a producer BUT this show has Spielberg all over it.
LENGTH - 5 DVDs tanking in at 15 hours plus a bonus DVD of extras.
SPIELBERG - Did I mention that Spielberg was clearly all over this thing like a cheap suit and if you didn't know any better you'd say it was directed by him?
SUITABILITY - May not be appropriate for younger viewers.
HEALTH CONCERNS - Classic Spielberg tension-building throughout. Parts of it will have you on the edge of your seat and your heart pounding.
SPIELBERG - Did I mention that this is classic Steven Spielberg?
SLEEP DEPRIVATION WARNING - Be careful when you start watching this. You may end up into the wee, wee hours. At first, I watched a DVD a night (3 hours +/-). Then, on the third night, I watched the remaining three (9 hours +/-). Couldn't stop.
BOTTOM LINE - This is a grand, sprawling Steven Spielberg epic on alien abduction. 15 riveting hours of the master at work. It simply doesn't get any better than this.
RATING - 10 stars. A classic of science fiction cinema.
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Absolutely Amazing!
If you were mezmerized by ET, are thrilled watching Dr. Who, loving Richard Dreyfus in Close Encounters, have read Communion by Whitley Schrieber or remember the Outer Limits, you will absolutely love these DVDs. If you ever thought that you saw something around the door frame (a shadow perhaps) or have been in your backyard in the evening with the tree branches moving with the breeze (even though there was no breeze), buy this quality piece of story and acting...Let the housework wait...do the wash tomorrow...let that book collect some dust...Grab your best friend or better yet, get a group of your friends and/or family and watch this...The story is spectacular...The special effects are wonderful...Some actors are from programs were all watch...Dakota Fanning, who looks like my niece, has done a splendid job...This is guaranteed to change your rainy vacation or at least your weekend into an amazing experience...Leslie Bohem, hope to see more of/from you...Mr. Spielberg, a pleasure as always...Terrific...
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Generations, Transformations, and the Making of "Master Plans"
People have been reporting abductions since - well, since longer than we want to let on. One of the stories in the series in a story about a bomber crew in world War 2 that experienced just that; they saw lights in the sky and a "something" they couldn't understand and then - and then everything changed. Supposing there really are aliens and supposing these people really are telling the truth about being pulled into bright lights and having no recollection of what transpired, what exactly does that mean? Sometimes it seemed to mean something more, like a person wouldn't be allowed to be harmed because "something" seemed to keep a constant vigil over them, and sometimes a person would only be taken once and never remember it again. That's the beauty of the story; the puzzle that starts coming together like an enigmatic puzzle coming together.
Taken is a 10 part mini-series that ponders this and more, following three main families that are either in the "close encounters" arena, in the "alien hunters" arena, or are in some other arena that goes deeper than that either understands. It tracks these people through generations, three to be exact, as something starts developing in the 40s and keeps developing until - well, until that "something" occurs. The beautiful thing herein is that the pay-off isn't in the end or even in some of the story arcs but is instead hidden amongst the details and the derails and the utter humanity that is so easily overlooked. With vocal points provided by Dakota Fanning, this points are sometimes profound and sometimes touching and sometimes both and more.
It really is surprising when you find a series with this much scope and find that it has something to say as well.
When I first watched this series, I had low expectations for what was being presented because I am no lover of Spielberg's depictions of what is "alien." He oftentimes seems to have a very tolerant view in light of the other material he also shows - abductions and mutilations and the like. I also find that aliens aren't the best things to watch because they have a certain "depiction" people normally see; you have a specific build and a specific mode of travel and those things aren't deviated from. Here, however, Spielberg goes outside this normative box and shows all sides of the equation, pointing out how humans can be very inhumane and how something alien can have all the flaws a person has and more. Combine that with a cast that has talent, a story that really has time to take and build, and you have a thing that is worth watching - and worth watching a second time over.
It was, in fact, the third time I watched it that everything clicked and I really found myself amazed.
This is more adult than you would expect, good for alien and non-alien movie watchers alike, and is filled with surprises. I recommend it highly.
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