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The '60s

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Every so often I get lucky when I take a chance on a DVD. This is one such case. The '60s is the story of one family with three children, one of which (a daughter) becomes involved with hippies, a son who serves in Vietnam, and another son who becomes a peace activist. We follow the lives of each child as they play out their respective roles throughout the decade. Combined with the music from the time period along with NBC newsclips on assassinations, race riots, and political unrest this was a movie that brought this decade back to me to relive all over again.

Watching this film made me feel immensley nostalgic.
Despite that I was born two decades after the sixties, the illustrations of the emotional uproar at the time was so excellently done that I felt as if I was experiencing it myself. The portrayl of the characters development, as well as the Social Issues of the time, was wonderfully intense.
Many of the sense were so so emotionally rich that I even cried a few times, even when it wasn't a particularly sad scene.
The NBC news clips furthered the feeling of experiencing the important events of the sixties, such as JFKs assasination, yourself. Watching what so many saw back in 1963 evokes a feeling of empathy for everyone who heard the news so long ago.
One main aspect of the sixties was the feeling of hope, and that anyone could make a difference, which was clealy evident in the film. After watching it, I wanted so badly to organize a protest. This film definatley inspires the want to stand up for what you believe in and take action.
For those not very interested with the culture and history of the sixties, chances are that the film still possess something they would enjoy. As an example, the lost, confused, and angry attitude of teenage-hood is also demonstrated.
Overall The Sixties was an amazing film. I strongly reccomend this film. Anyone with brain waves will enjoy it.

I've read the reviews, and everyone seems to have something bad to say about this movie!

First of all, sure, the acting wasn't all that great - what do you expect from a made for television movie? Get over it! You're not gonna see major actors in such a small movie. Be glad you got Julia Stiles and Jerry O'Connell!

Secondly, there seems to be complaint that the movie didn't cover some of the major things of the sixties. This makes sense to me - why cover the things that everyone knows about? Why not include the things that not everyone knows about?

I was born in 1983, and I have always been interested in the sixties, and this movie taught me a lot of things I didn't know. If this movie had covered things like the Beatles and Woodstock just like everything else out there, I would have changed the channel and said forget it.

Also, there were comments that there were too many stereotypes - you had the sorta rebellious daughter who got pregnant, the Vietnam veteran who was haunted by the images he saw while in the field, the guy protesting against the war, etc. But did you honestly think that in three hours they could cover all the types of people who lived in the sixties? I don't think so! It would take three days instead of three hours!

All in all, I'd have to say that this movie wasn't all that bad - so quit your complaining! If you think this movie was such a bad portrayal of the sixties, then I say get out there and make your own movie! For those of you who want to learn more about the sixties and are tired of hearing all about hippies and Woodstock and other typical things from the sixties, buy this movie.

Although this movie manages to squeeze just about every 60's cliche into three hours, it's still immensely enjoyable. The 60's a was a turbulent time, and this movie covers nearly every aspect of the political, social, and emotional turmoil that America was going through.

The principal characters are three siblings from a white, suburban family. Jerry O'Connell plays Brian, a patriotic heartthrob, who returns from Nam a disillusioned and angry man. His younger sister Katie (Julia Stiles) does not fare much better, and leaves home for hippiedom after becoming pregnant. His brother Michael is the most normal of the bunch, and fights inequality, while pursuing a confusing love interest (Jordana Brewster).

This movie leaves nothing out. It packs in the war, Woodstock, the equal rights movement, and still manages to create likeable characters. It's not an Oscar contender, but it was fairly well done, and deserves a look for anyone with a curiosity about the 1960's

I teach in the American Studies program at a university in Budapest, Hungary. I am currently using this video in my course "US Pop Culture- 50s, 60s, and 70s". I show 1/2 hour a class and supplement it with articles that match the 30 minutes viewed. My students love the movie and it encourages them to read more about the topics. They are reading deeper than they did before. I also have The 70s movie, which I will also use.

This movie was great!! We watched it in my social studies class at the end of our unit on the sixties. They included great clips from what actually happened during that era, and combined them beautifully! I really liked the way the movie starts out in 1960 and ends in 1969, and highlighting the events that took place in the 60's from JKF, Malcolm X and MLK Jr's assassinations, to the Summer of Love and Woodstock to the demonstrations that occurred!

I would definatly recommend "The 60's" to anyone!

I really enjoyed watching this made-for-TV drama. It brought me laughs and tears. I'm 40, and I grew up in the 60s and watching the movie felt like being dragged back to that amazing time of madness and new discoveries. I'd recommend the film to any age.

What stuck with me through this movie was the evolution of the Dad's(Bill Smitrovich) attitudes and views as the movie progresses. He finds his world turning upside down with the War, his younger son's Conscientious Objector stand and his daughter's pregnancy and departure. All of this on top of his barber shop's decline because fewer and fewer young men are getting haircuts.

One poster described this as a surburban family, but I'm pretty sure this family is depicted as living right in he City of Chicago, likely North Side. Another worry Dad has is paying for all three of his kids to attend Catholic High School, still a challenge in the 1960s on a barber shop's revenue.

The saddest part of the movie for me was the shooting of a black reverend by police right on front of his son. The reverend was trying to stop young blacks from looting in California, but the police do not see his efforts in all the hysteria.

In the end, Dad gets all of his kids back, but his family and the world around them are forever changed.

Pretty legit movie. Seemed like every actor that played in it, they played the part that they were set to be in during the time period that was such a historical time in history.

I had remembered watching this miniseries on TV when I was still in highs school in the late 1990s. Now, as a history teacher, I wanted to share it with my class, so they can see how life was in the 1960s. I was NOT disappointed.

This video got to my within 3 days of ordering. It was a great deal! Every where else I looked, the price was ridiculous. I watched the VHS tape within the first couple of days receiving it. It did not bounce, I did not have to fix the tracking, and it was in EXCELLENT condition. I could not have been happier with my purchase.

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