Ken Burns Presents: The West

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Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 09/30/2005Director: Ken Burns

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - An absolutely superb and wonderful documentary.....
I recently purchased this DVD set/documentary from Amazon, even though I read the single negative review first.I have learned to sense invalid positive or negative reviews, particularly when they stand out vis a vis all the other reviews, and the reviewer who criticized this documentary was simply totally in error, as to his facts and comments!

This is an absolutely beautiful documentary, and it meets all of Ken Burns' own directoral standards, and more. But of course this would have ... Read More
Rating: - The West
Excellent video!! Very informative as well as entertaining.I hope you produce more of similiar quality,
Thanks again for this very informative video.

John M. Blair
15540 Blair View Circle
Anchorage,Alaska 99516

Rating: - Not actually by Ken Burns... and it shows
I am surprised people can't get their facts straight surrounding this particular series: Ken Burns didn't write it, Ken Burns didn't direct it, it is "Presented By" meaning some cash was exchanged and the venerable Mr. Burns was able to tack his name onto the proceedings. This series was directed by Stephen Ives, and written by Dayton Duncan & Geoffrey C. Ward. This fact becomes eminently clear after about 30 minutes worth of footage & realizing, "Wow, these guys really wanted to emulate the Ken Burns ... Read More
Rating: - THE WEST (KEN BURNS PRESENTS)
I LOVE IT!I HAD WANTED TO PURCHASE THIS ITEM FOR A LONG TIME AND I AM NOT ONE TO NORMALLY DENY MYSELF MUCH;IF I WANT IT, I BUY IT!HOWEVER, THIS WAS ONE THAT I HAD ADMITTEDLY HELD OFF ON JUST BECAUSE I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SPENDING THE AMOUNT THAT IT ALWAYS SOLD FOR.FINDING IT ON AMAZON WAS A GREAT DEAL AS I FIND NEARLY ALL AMAZON DEALS TO BE.YOU ARE TREMENDOUS TO DEAL WITH.I BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS I ORDERED FROM "CAIMAN".THEY HAVE BEEN MY FAVORITES TO DEAL WITH FOR EVERY ... Read More
Rating: - A ten star effort.
The West
DVD ~ Peter Coyote
When some people use the word "documentary" they seem to imbue it with an expectation of total objectivity--as if one could eliminate all traces of cultural experience from one's makeup and discover a shining path of ultimate "truth" simply by the act of becoming a filmmaker. Nonsense. We are all a product of our times and of the culture in which we were raised and educated. Documentaries are always, always, always selective. There is no such thing as total objectivity, ... Read More