Rome - The Complete First Season

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Starring: Ciaran Hinds
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Directed By: Michael Apted
Studio: HBO Home Video
Release Date: 2006-08-15
Running Time: 619 minutes
Number of Items: 6
(HBO Dramatic Series) Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people; epicenter of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute control. But now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excess. After eight years of war, two soldiers, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient Rome. A serialized drama of love and betrayal, masters and slaves, husbands and wives, ROME chronicles a turbulent era that saw the death of the republic and the birth of an empire.

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I LOVE ROME
Like all the HBO series I've seen, Rome is similarly well directed, well written, well acted, and being a period piece, the costumes and sets are fabulous. I can't wait to get Season II.

Top Notch Series
Very good series, worth the cost. I watched the whole series (and the second year) with the interactive comments on; takes a lot longer to watch but I enjoyed it more that way. I'll probably do it that way second time through. All the acting was excellant also.

Don't be squeamish
Yes, it is full of brutal, brutal images. But that is completely overshadowed by the brilliancy of this entire series. It is pretty much perfect in every way but to me, the real strength lies in the way that commonly known ancient history is altered just a bit to include our main characters, Luscious and Voreanus. All the big shot historical figures are there too and along with the big historical events, fuel the story lines. What is unique, ad why this series is so groundbreaking, is that we see how these events affected everyone else in the Empire, right down to the most lowly slave. Our main characters are not famous, just two soldiers who inadvertantly get wrapped up in history. The story is told from thier point of view and they go everywhere from the slums right up to the Senate itself. It is a fantastic series, and highly recommended --after the little ones have gone to bed!

Too Much Like A Soap Opera
After reading all the positive reviews, Rome didn't measure up to my expectations.

Excessive planning, scheming, and dialogue with a lack of action,
makes Rome feel more like a big budget soap opera.

Not bad for a mini-series, but not up to par with movies like
Gladiator, Braveheart, Ben Hur, Kingdom of Heaven, etc.

On a positive note...the casting is much better than most
Hollywood movies of the same genre. Cleopatra is not only cute,
but actually appears to be egyptian.(Unlike Elizabeth Taylor)

Overall not bad, but I don't plan on purchasing Season 2 unless
I find it for a bargain price at a garage sale.

Love it!
I'm not one to watch most things more than once, this HBO series is an exception.