The Vietnam War (2017) TV Series
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)
Genres: Documentary, War
Country: USA
Created By: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Directed By: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Written By: Geoffrey C. Ward
Starring: Peter Coyote, Max Cleland, Karl Marlantes
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The Vietnam War belongs to 8 collections
1. Female Directors (public: moderated by djross - 83 stars)
2. Miniseries (public - 16 stars)
3. Vietnam War (public: moderated by td888 - 7 stars)
4. American politics (public: moderated by djross - 6 stars)
5. Really Really Long: 5+ Hours (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 3 stars)
6. Documentary series (public: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
7. TV - 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century (The Guardian) (public: moderated by KasperL - 1 star)
8. Trent Reznor (composer) (public: moderated by djross)
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Adam P-D | 40 38% |
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alanstrang | 89 94% |
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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.
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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 Still an important (and worthy) historical document.
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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.
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(1 episode)
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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
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You already know what songs they are going to play throughout this series.
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Absolutely terrific production
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Excellent.
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twincinema | 90 92% |
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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.
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solid doc
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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.
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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.
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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.
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| Average Percentile 85.09% from 126 Ratings |  |
