The Dark Ages (The History Channel )
by Christopher Cassel
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Actor: RJ AllisonDirector: Christopher Cassel
Brand: A&E
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
DVD Reviews of The Dark Ages (The History Channel )
DVD Review: Intelligent survey of a fascinating period
Summary: 4 Stars
Someone authorized a big budget for this History Channel survey of 1000 years of European history. The re-enacting is pretty good most of the time, wisely omitting any dialogue, just action snippets that depict what might have happened during the Dark Ages. There's enough here for a good horror movie. Kids will enjoy this. I did.DVD Review: Wonderful overview by History Channel, again
Summary: 5 Stars
Personally for me, this "Age" of history has long held a fascination for me. History channel seems to have a talent for presenting complex issues and events in a concise manner. One reviewer mentioned it only being 30 minutes long, but I watched 94 minutes of well presented history.
Besides the content, it always amazes me the level of competence in these films, and the narration that allows one to understand the material. One is always left with a hunger for more, which is usually satisfied in the next segment.
The names and characters are presented well, and often, so I could add this knowledge to my base understanding. If there is a complaint, it would be yearning for a more developed presentation of the culture that survived in the East, versus the West, yet that may be material for a separate DVD. Being raised in the West, we are often not told what the East did in culture and maintaining "classical" knowledge, when the Fall of the Western Roman Empire started the loss of all that was good.
I left this DVD with a better understanding of the age, and a desire to dig deeper, which for me, is a winner!
DVD Review: Informative and Dynamic Enough to Maintain Interest
Summary: 4 Stars
This production is a thumbnail sketch (1.5 hours) of the Dark Ages, from the fall of Rome to about 1,000 AD. Overall, I enjoyed it and found it informative. This DVD follows a typical History Channel pattern of breaking up history into meaningful segments and illustrating broad social changes by focusing on specific events and individuals for illustration.
I have one minor production complaint: Artistically, I thought that most of the re-enactments and computer-generated animations were fair. Scenes featuring groups of people (notably armies) often seemed to be filmed from angles which would hide the fact that a small number of actors were involved. Sadly for documentary producers, Hollywood has recently raised the bar on this sort of thing with big-budget productions like "Gladiator". Transition graphics and narration are dramatic and slick, though I wish the maps were more precise and less artistic.
DVD Review: educational viewpoint
Summary: 5 Stars
As a high-school teacher for history and English foundations, I must utilize movies as a visual aide supplement to help them connect with the characters, setting, dialogue... I strongly recommend using this dvd to support your curriculum to teach on all levels of student learning (auditory, kinesthetic, visual). DVD Review: Fun and informative.
Summary: 5 Stars
Im a netflix girl so I rented this twice because I love history and documentaries so there you go.
Description of The Dark Ages (The History Channel )
At its height in the second century A.D., the Roman Empire was the beacon of learning, trade, power and prosperity in the western world. But the once-powerful Rome--rotten to the core by the fifth century--lay open to barbarian warriors who came in wave after wave of invasion, slaughtering, stealing, and ultimately, settling. As chaos replaced culture, Europe was beset by famine, plague, persecutions, and a state of war that was so persistent it was only rarely interrupted by peace. THE DARK AGES profiles those who battled to shape the future, from the warlords whose armies threatened to case the demise of European society, like Alaric, Charles the Hammer, and Clovis; to the men and women who valiantly tended the flames of justice, knowledge, and innovation including Charlemagne, St. Benedict, Empress Theodora, and other brave souls who fought for peace and enlightenment. It was in the shadows of this turbulent millennium that the seeds of modern civilization were sown.General DVDs
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