Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: National Geographic Video
• DVD Release Date: August 12, 2003
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009Q4XS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,048 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cover looks good but content is (just) o.k., January 24, 2004

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William K. (Fort Walton Beach, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic - The FBI (DVD)

I thought the first 30 minutes (of 60 minutes) was good because Director Mueller meets with President Bush in the morning for a daily security briefing--something we commoners don't see every day. The DVD only shows him going from his office to the Whitehouse and meeting President Bush. No details.
There's no details on FBI's training at all--unlike a documentary of the FBI I had seen before on television which included extensive & recent details on their training from start to finish (I had hoped this DVD was that program).
The last half drags on with some FBI cases regarding gangsters during the 1900's--who cares??
The good:
The first 20 to 30 minutes.
Hoover bashing (basically, how crooked he was)

The Bad:
No details on FBI training.
No helpful information for those interested in becoming a FBI Agent.

Suggestions:
For those who are interested in a career with the FBI, I recommend the book "FBI Careers" by Ackerman. This book seem to have some helpful information that you won't find on the net. :)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not good, not bad, just average., June 25, 2004

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Warren Goldstein (Minneapolis, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Geographic - The FBI (DVD)

This DVD was just OK, it wasn't good, and it wasn't bad. It goes in depth about how the FBI works in general, but doesn't go into cases in depth very much (Waco, Hanssen) etc. 90% of the video concentrates on how the FBI works now after 9/11, dealing with terrorism, but there wasn't any piece of it which highlighted thier priorities before 9/11. Some of the material nearly went as far as to being borderline propoganda, but the directors appear to have tried to stay away from that. It highlights some of the FBI's ups, and a few of thier down's. It goes into mostly how the FBI handles security of bigger events, but that was nothing new to me, and shouldn't be for any of you (snipers of roofs, instense screening, gaurds, etc.) Overall, I'd have to recomend you don't watch this, but if you know absolutely nothing about the FBI, this may be a good place to start learning.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly interesting/entertaining., February 4, 2005

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Michael Gordon "Michael Gordon" (Los Angeles, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Geographic - The FBI (DVD)

This is a fairly well-presented documentary on the FBI. The creators of this film did a good job explaining what the FBI's role is, how that role has changed, and what should be expected in the future. It is a fairly superficial documentary, though: don't expect any complex analysis/insights into the operations of the FBI. Nevertheless, the editors did a fairly good job, got some interesting footage, and showed things that rarely are shown.