HBO outdid itself with its six hour masterpiece, "Angels In America," the second half of which premiered this very evening. I can only echo the myriad of critics who have stated that this is, head and shoulders, better than anything one has seen on the small or large screen this year.
If it were released theatrically (which HBO might consider, initially first in other countries that would have more patience with a 6 hour or two part film in a theatre), it would have absolutely swept the Oscars.
The writing (screenplay by Tony Kushner, who adapted his award winning play for the cable network), direction (Mike Nichols) and the acting (especially Al Pacino, Justin Kirk, Jeffrey Wright, Emma Thompson and Merrill Streep, most of whom played multiple roles, but the entire cast deserves awards) were all extraordinary.
There are no announced plans to release it on DVD, but Amazon is already signing up potenial customers if it happens. See below for links
If I could, I'd go back to every film I ever rated a perfect 5 out of five, and lower them to 4.9 for effect, since this is clearly the best I have ever seen. Call it a 5 PLUS.
I'll bet you'll agree. See it with friends, and have some tissues handy. Don't plan any activity for a while after the screening, since you can expect some stunned silence will prevail. It's THAT powerful!
Written by: BigBearPhx on the GayMoviesandVideos website.
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