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Hitler's Rise to Power, Pearl Harbour and The Nazi's Final Solution.
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The "WWII" DVD series from Boulevard Entertainment appears to be an attempt to release less well-known motion picture footage from the second world war. The DVD succeeds in this regard, with extensive, very good quality video, most of which the general population has probably never seen. Certainly, there is very little over-lap with motion picture footage from the BBC's "World at War" series.
"WWII" presents different themes from the war in short (8-10 minutes) vignettes with narration and virtually no original audio (Chamberlain's "Peace in our time" statement is an exception).
The vignettes are generally arranged in chronological order; hence, there is much jumping around from one war venue to another.
While the video is very good, the general production of the DVD is quite amateurish.
The enthusiastic, but poorly trained American narrator in unnamed, because there are no credits.
Generic martial music is unremarkable, except when it drowns out the narration.
There are no personal interviews and, particularly inexcusable for war documentary, no maps.
World War II buffs, like myself, will appreciate the extensive new footage, but less initiated viewers may struggle to follow the narration and to connect it with the video footage, perhaps making it a bit boring.
And whereas "World at War" tends to focus primarily on the European conflict, "WW II" provides a more balanced presentation with the south Pacific venue.
Boulevard clearly seems to have slapped this series together at absolute minimal cost. Fortunately, the DVDs are quite affordable and are all around 3 hours long. For a rich video supplement to the legendary "World at War" series, it's not a bad value.
In conclusion, I recommend the DVD, but understand what you are getting for your money.
"WWII" presents different themes from the war in short (8-10 minutes) vignettes with narration and virtually no original audio (Chamberlain's "Peace in our time" statement is an exception).
The vignettes are generally arranged in chronological order; hence, there is much jumping around from one war venue to another.
While the video is very good, the general production of the DVD is quite amateurish.
The enthusiastic, but poorly trained American narrator in unnamed, because there are no credits.
Generic martial music is unremarkable, except when it drowns out the narration.
There are no personal interviews and, particularly inexcusable for war documentary, no maps.
World War II buffs, like myself, will appreciate the extensive new footage, but less initiated viewers may struggle to follow the narration and to connect it with the video footage, perhaps making it a bit boring.
And whereas "World at War" tends to focus primarily on the European conflict, "WW II" provides a more balanced presentation with the south Pacific venue.
Boulevard clearly seems to have slapped this series together at absolute minimal cost. Fortunately, the DVDs are quite affordable and are all around 3 hours long. For a rich video supplement to the legendary "World at War" series, it's not a bad value.
In conclusion, I recommend the DVD, but understand what you are getting for your money.
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