Roots DVD Movie

Roots

List Price	$59.98 (You save $13.13)
Studio	Warner Home Video
Orig Year	1977
All Time Sales Rank	1012
CD Universe Part number	7390599
Catalog number	114485
Discs	4
Release Date	May 22, 2007
Rating	Not Rated
Running Time	573 Minutes
Additional Info	Full Frame; Anniversary Edition; Special Edition
Movie Details	Color; Full Frame; Anniversary Edition; Special Edition; 30th Anniversary Edition; 4-Disc Set

Roots Movie Review

Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

5 stars ENOYED IT EVERY TIME
I LOVE ROOTS IT JUST SHOWS HOW FAR WE HAVE COME AND HOW FAR WE HAVE TO GO WITH THE HELP OF THE LORD.
Submitted by rgkelly (ALABAMA)
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5 stars ROOTS IS THE BEST MOVIE
This movie is the most inspirational movie I have ever watched. It shows how far our country has came since slavery. "Through Lord our God all things are possible" and the men and women who treated African Americans the way they did in this movie will one day be punished. I recommend that everybody watch this movie. You'll cry! You'll laugh! And your heart will be in the hands of the slaves throughout the whole movie!!!
Submitted by Mandi (Tennessee)
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5 stars The best
I saw this on TV when it first aired back in 1976. I bought the 25th Anniversary Collection 5 years ago. This is a must see for everyone.
Submitted by SAVAGE SKULLS (Bronx, New York, USA)
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5 stars Astounding! Changed the course of television history
Roots (1977) changed the course of television history by elevating the work being produced on TV to the realm of art. Superbly acted and directed Roots (1977) explored one of the most shameful subjects in American history, that of slavery and perhaps for the first time whites understood just a small part of what the blacks have gone through. Though melodramatic in spots, and perhaps lacking in the drama of today's standards, the film is still powerful and packs an enormous punch. Watching it again after thirty years was a srewarding as seeing it for the first time so long ago. A soaring work of art.
Submitted by jfoote (Ontario, Canada)
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2 stars ROOTS
Kuta Kinta was a child and he was taken to became a adult and was tested un different oppsitcales. When Kunta Kinta became a full adult he had to leave his home and live in another home. Kunta Kinta was gana make a drum for his brother and the whites mens came and tied up Kunta Kinta. Kunta Kinta was brought into a boat with other african slaveries. They were treated like dirt. They were tied up and they got hit anytime they made a mistake. They were messy and they were uncuffed so they were cleaned up with hot salt water.So when they got washed the african started t kill the white men and they got most of them. But one of the white men shoot the african men and some died.
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Roots DVD

4-Disc Set
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: "CROSSING OVER": How ROOTS captivated an entire nation newly created for this 30th Anniversary Edition.
Behind the Scenes: "REMBERING ROOTS"
Film Highlights: Key cast members relay their memories of filming particular scenes.
Audio Commentary: Le Var Burton, Cicely Tyson and Ed Asner
Additional Products:
CD-Rom - ROOTS' Family Tree

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