The Vietnam War (2017) TV Series

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Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's ten-part, 18-hour documentary series tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history as it has never before been told on film. The series explores the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of nearly 80 witnesses from all sides--Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as combatants and civilians from North and South Vietnam. (PBS)

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Genres: Documentary, War

Country: USA

Created By: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick

Starring: Peter Coyote, Max Cleland, Karl Marlantes

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The Vietnam War belongs to 7 collections

1. Miniseries (public - 14 stars)

2. Vietnam War (public: moderated by td888 - 5 stars)

3. American Politics (public: moderated by djross - 4 stars)

4. Really Really Long: 5+ Hours (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 3 stars)

5. Trent Reznor (composer) (public: moderated by djross)

6. Documentary series (public: moderated by djross)

7. TV - 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century (The Guardian) (public: moderated by KasperL)

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Date	User	Rating
Oct 16	Adam P-D	40 _37%
Oct 13	alanstrang	89 _94%
A monstrous project to get engaged in, but gracefully executed. This is not only about the US or Vietnam or the War. It is about the French, UK, Russia, The Human Condition, Media, Children, Nation-building, Women, Politicians, Ambitions and many others. Pay special attention to the OST and chosen songs from the period. It is a gem.
Sep 30	opensecret	100 _99%
Sep 05	msweller	92 _96%
Aug 27	rdpse	90 _81%
Aug 13	exehbs	83 _93%
Jul 25	cweng50	80 _89%
Jul 20	zappe	3 _40%
Jun 13	h1d3m3	92 _65%
Jun 09	Ag0stoMesmer	4 _91%
Jun 05	jarno	40 _91%
May 15	katemossfan4	10 _4%
I agree with the review that said "Started out fascinating, but episodes begin to feel "samey" as the series progresses."
May 05	glumpy_99	80 _53%
Exhaustive (and exhausting) contemplation of the War is perhaps too oppressive when viewed in a marathon screening; some repetition in its early stages dealing with the veterans experiences on the ground give way to the best sections dealing with the Nixon era as troubling depictions of civil unrest in both U.S. and Vietnam are effectively played and contrasted against each other, though soundtrack choices are occasionally too on-the-nose. Still an important (and worthy) historical document.
May 01	Jithbyte	90 _83%
Apr 22	AHALE80	90 _94%
Apr 05	mgoodwin	90 _93%
Mar 31	samada.gray	79 _61%
Mar 26	jsturiel	77 _71%
Mar 25	eagleworm	80 _76%
Mar 08	Donkey	84 _95%
Mar 06	sakaerka	94 _96%
Feb 13	bhajansunlo	77 _77%
Feb 11	Timmer	90 _96%
Feb 05	Steffen53	93 _97%
Jan 06	lefterisd99	90 _90%
Dec 30, 2018	knives	83 _88%
Dec 15, 2018	Shadrik	85 _91%
Dec 12, 2018	SpeedMarque	80 _88%
Dec 09, 2018	pdelongchamp	100 _84%
Nov 24, 2018	Pratchett3	8 _73%
Nov 20, 2018	RadioFreeLee	99 _99%
Nov 14, 2018	Lionel Hutz	97 _96%
Nov 11, 2018	buddhalou	90 _91%
Nov 06, 2018	strugart	89 _97%
Nov 02, 2018	joaocinda	91 _88%
Oct 30, 2018	treydgore	80 _82%
Oct 25, 2018	overrated	91 _97%
Starts off perfectly but becomes more and more about the domestic American trauma rather than the war itself. My big complaint would be that the fall of South Vietnam is abbreviated (leaving out the theatrical handover of power in favor of detailing the embassy evacuation), and that Cambodia/the Khmer Rouge is barely mentioned. On the whole though it's superb as you would expect from Ken Burns.
Oct 18, 2018	Anja	60 _47%
(1 episode)
Sep 13, 2018	Hyperion+	4 _74%
Sep 09, 2018	jimmyp	85 _88%
Aug 31, 2018	floflo79	70 _63%
Aug 29, 2018	brent123	83 _75%
Aug 28, 2018	BillyShears	95 _96%
Drinking a tepid bottle of sparkling water because I forgot to put them in the fridge. There are no ice cubes in the freezer. And we would all go down together/ We said we'd all go down together / Yes we would all go down together
Aug 23, 2018	gwynplaine	95 _92%
Aug 18, 2018	LightningBob	75 _86%
Aug 18, 2018	RavynLoony	89 _96%
Aug 17, 2018	SirSass	75 _82%
You already know what songs they are going to play throughout this series.
Aug 15, 2018	ChrisPalm	89 _98%
Absolutely terrific production
Aug 12, 2018	crititv	91 _99%
Aug 04, 2018	brallon	85 _89%
Jul 27, 2018	cuci	85 _91%
Jul 24, 2018	wokelstein	93 _88%
Jul 11, 2018	leen69	99 _0%
Jul 03, 2018	TheDiceman	80 _95%
Excellent.
Jul 01, 2018	Darkling	90 _97%
Jun 28, 2018	jimmyjazz	92 _98%
Jun 24, 2018	Bevo52	98 _99%
Jun 09, 2018	t-h-o-r	60 _81%
Jun 09, 2018	XdmCLp	60 _0%
Jun 04, 2018	Henrik	85 _90%
May 09, 2018	Hofschneider	90 _92%
Holy smokes, nothing changes. Ever. Art gets better, but people stay stupid.
Apr 28, 2018	egjeg	90 _95%
Apr 25, 2018	twincinema	90 _93%
I started watching this back in September. It was during a heatwave and my new apartment didn’t have air conditioning. As the sweat poured down my body, I knew exactly what being in Vietnam was like.
Apr 23, 2018	Vegdrib	90 _94%
Apr 09, 2018	MetaCritic2	90 _97%
Apr 06, 2018	hattrik	98 _99%
Apr 02, 2018	filmguy	90 _95%
Apr 01, 2018	Frink	77 _84%
Mar 30, 2018	zoku	95 _87%
Mar 07, 2018	hisblob	97 _97%
Feb 24, 2018	gabba2k7	85 _84%
solid doc
Feb 02, 2018	JurijFedorov	80 _89%
Jan 15, 2018	kupfertj	81 _78%
Jan 13, 2018	lancaster	92 _91%
Jan 11, 2018	Zeboim	12 _96%
Excellent. Thorough, well-written and well-produced. Although there is more detail about America's involvement in the war than about that of the North Vietnamese, it is still adequate in that respect. Tons of footage, but I would have preferred fewer, longer cuts. My major complaint was the choice of the narrator, who seems to have the emotional range of a potato. But for anyone interested in the war, whether you know a bit about it, or like me, knew nothing, you should watch this.
Jan 10, 2018	eCitizen	70 _67%
An detailed review of the Vietnam war with the kind of insight one can only get from hindsight long after the fact. It successfully describes the events and ideology of both sides of the conflict. It chronicles the terrible loss of life and scale of the destruction with vintage footage. Often heartbreaking and hard to watch. I would have greatly preferred voice translations instead of the tiny written translations. Full of details never before assembled into one series. All of it felt very old.
Jan 09, 2018	Bunken	80 _88%
Jan 09, 2018	cengaveri	80 _96%
Dec 24, 2017	FrankHowley	90 _95%
Dec 22, 2017	Zeno	81 _94%
Dec 13, 2017	Travisbickle	100 _92%
Dec 13, 2017	donquixotic	83 _95%
Dec 08, 2017	Mikadzuki	72 _66%
Nov 18, 2017	Banging_On	88 _89%
Nov 17, 2017	Ariaz	90 _94%
Nov 12, 2017	aurora	75 _80%
Nov 04, 2017	imdbtv	92 _99%
Nov 04, 2017	debaser1985	90 _98%
Oct 24, 2017	cascade	84 _91%
Oct 24, 2017	intheboolite	100 _99%
Oct 23, 2017	alinag	84 _78%
Oct 22, 2017	I am prowler	91 _99%
Oct 20, 2017	MontyCircus	80 _86%
Started out fascinating, but episodes begin to feel "samey" as the series progresses.
Oct 08, 2017	andycarhart	83 _91%
Oct 03, 2017	jeff_v	72 _72%
Oct 01, 2017	jebus19	90 _96%
Sep 28, 2017	hellboy76	83 _95%
The War very few want to talk about. Here it is talked about at great length. The imagery didn't strike me as much as say "The Civil War" but the actual recounts and stories of vets from both sides intermixed with music from the era are definitely effective.

Average Percentile 86.57% from 97 Ratings