Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Stometer Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Console best movie i've ever seen.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

davidp-653-98488 I finally got to this HBO film series ten years after the initial release, and I must say, it does live up to its reputation as a great film. Attention to detail was second to none; it really looks like they went back in time and made this film! Most, it not all of it was filmed in existencing light, meaning no other lighting sources i.e.: movie lights were used.However, I did find myself wanting more. It's only seven episodes but, being supposedly based on David McCullough's book, could've been twice that! I also had to keep reminding myself that it's about John Adams and NOT the Revolutionary War, as you see none of it. And many of the supporting characters like, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington just disappear without much explination. And there is some strange 'creative licensing' taken. The biggest example has to do with John Adams' children who they make about five years older than they would've actually been. As there isn't very much in the way of films surrounding colonial times, this is a real welcome; and even with all its flaws, a good history lesson for everyone.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- John Adams, 2008. Follows the work and exploits of one of the most influential members of the signers of US declaration of Independence and Continent Congress. He later became our second President.*Special Stars- Paul Giamnti, Laura Linney.*Theme- Getting to the truth of any movement is always worth while.*Trivia/location/goofs- TV HBO mini-series. One of their best. Shot on U.S. east coast cities that had colonial cityscapes.*Emotion- An extremely well cast, acted, and produced historic film series from Americans about USA history. A 'must have' classic adventure series.*Based On- The life of John Adams of Boston.

Chand Nair Very gripping and great acting.Some historical inaccuracies (pointed out to me by my son, but I wouldn't have known otherwise), I wondered why.Visually striking and often thought provoking.Certainly a must for students of American history.Possibly not as good as the novel, but then thats a tall order.Subtitles help when viewing for those unfamiliar with the details of names and history of those times.A must watch for all Americans who will grow to admire the founding fathers and have a perspective on the birth of a nation.

paour The producers' self-evident intent with this series was to offer a nuanced look at a period of US history which has been so glorified as to occult anything controversial.Here, the tug of war between Adams and Jefferson and their respective factions is well illustrated, complete with petty recriminations and back-stabbing (how quaint it now seems that the vice-president could have been the general election runner-up!).Despite my appreciation for this more accurate rendition of history, I was frequently frustrated that the focus on the personal history of John Adams steered the series away of many of the important milestones of the revolutionary period; the Boston tea party is shown only as the tarring and feathering of the commissioner, none of the war of independence battles are more than alluded to, and the war of 1812 is not even mentioned.The costumes are amazing and even more so the physical aging of the characters.A few episodes resort to ridiculously crooked camera angles with annoying frequency, but for the most part the camera work is sedate and pleasing.