DVD : Rome - The Complete First Season
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0026359284823
Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 140
Label: HBO Home Video
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Manufacturer: HBO Home Video
MPN: HBOD92848D
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: HBO Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 15, 2006
Running Time: 619 minutes
Studio: HBO Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: August 28, 2005
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Editorial Review:
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Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 05/06/2008
Amazon.com:
Family dysfunction. Treachery. Betrayal. Coarse profanity. Brutal violence. Graphic (and sometimes brutal) sex. No, it’s not The Sopranos, it’s Rome, HBO’s madly ambitious series that bloodily splatters the glory of Rome just as savagely as Monty Python and the Holy Grail soiled the good name of Camelot (but with far fewer laughs; very few funny things happen on the way to this forum). Set in 52 B.C. (Before Cable), Rome charts the dramatic shifts in the balance of power between former friends Pompey Magnus (Kenneth Cranham), leader of the Senate, and Julius Caesar (Ciaran Hinds), whose imminent return after eight years to Rome after conquering the Gauls, has the ruling class up in arms. At the heart of Rome is the odd couple friendship between two soldiers who fortuitously become heroes of the people. Lucius Vorenus (Kevin McKidd) is married, honorable, and steadfast. Titus Pullo (Ray Stevenson) is an amoral rogue whose philosophy is best summed up, “I kill my enemies, take their gold, and enjoy their women.” Among Rome’s most compelling subplots is Lucius’s strained relationship with his wife, Niobe (Indira Varma), who is surprised to see her husband alive (but not as surprised as he is to find her upon his homecoming with a newborn baby in her arms!) Any viewer befuddlement over Rome’s intrigues and machinations, and determining who is hero and who is foe, disappears the minute Golden Globe-nominee Polly Walker appears as Atia, Caesar’s formidable niece and a villainess for the ages. In the first hour alone, she offers her already married daughter as a bride to the recently widowed Pompey. One eagerly awaits to see what (or who) she’ll do next as much as we anticipate her comeuppance in the final episode.
Rome is a painstakingly mounted production that earned eight well-deserved Emmy nominations in such categories as costumes, set design, and art direction. Michael Apted (Coal Miner’s Daughter) was honored with a Director’s Guild Award for the first episode, “The Stolen Eagle.” But artistic considerations aside, instantly addicted viewers will agree with Atia, who notes at one point, “I adore the secrecy, the intrigue. It’s most thrilling.” –Donald Liebenson
Beyond the Series 
The Roman Empire in film and television 
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Customer Reviews
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- Rome I
Again both Seasons are worth watching for those who are interested in ancient history. The story line is fluid.
Rating: - A thrilling season
Love it!
Fights, plots, characters, everything in this show is very well put to set in flames the story of Rome.
Rating: - Action packed Rome
If you are looking for a TV marathon over the holidays this series is for you. I have the complete set and it is wildly entertaining. The imperfect characters are attractive but never fail to show a savage nature in an appropriate Roman situation. Warm and inviting, cold and cruel, you never know what to expect next with this fun ride. If you like historical fiction and are not offended by occasional lewd and violently cruel scenes, this series is for you. Make sure the kids are tucked in … Read More
Rating: - 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.
Rating: - 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.
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