And the Band Played On

Pros: fascinating, emotional movie; cast; directing and writing

Cons: a bit of lip (read review!)

The Bottom Line: Not much extra on DVD. English, French and Danish subtitles.

Review: Based on HIV+-sufferer Randy Shilts’ 1988 book, HBO Pictures brought us the very emotional, indeed enraging, 1993 teleplay of And The Band Played On. We see how a mysterious disease broke out in different parts of the world in the late 1970s ...

Pros: Well acted, well written, raises awareness

Cons: none

Review: I don't consider myself to be a great movie reviewer (For that see Mike_Bracken or ZentropaJK) but I wanted to review this movie and urge everyone who hasn't seen "And The Band Played On", to see this compelling dramatization of the...

Pros: Gives you a better understanding of the AIDS crisis

Cons: Maybe hard for some to watch

The Bottom Line: A must see, not only for yourself, but your young teens as well. Might open there eyes to some stark realities.

Review: If you have taken the time to read my review on my top ten favorite films, you will find that one of the top ones on the list is a movie entitled "And the Band Played On". Let me tell you folks, if you have not had the opportunity to see this, whether it ...

Pros: Very informative

Cons: The loss of many people

Review: Growing up during this era, the AIDS 'conflict' seemed to happen everywhere else but here. Just like all conflicts (i.e.; Viet Nam) this epidemic would never affect anyone I know. Unfortunately, someone I worked with contracted AIDS when it was the...

Pros: Powerful acting, well written, reveals the AIDS conspiracy of the 80s

Cons: can make you sad

The Bottom Line: This movie is about the deservedly guilty conscience of Regan America....a must see

Review: And the band played is really the history of how the Aids Virus managed to spread throughout the world like few illnesses have. The medical history, governmental ignorance and emotion surrounding this sickness all conspired against any rational approach...

Pros: direction, cast, script, story

Cons: ending slideshow needs explanation

Review: Aaron Spelling is best known for producing mediocre prime time television series. In his autobiography, which for some reason I once received as a Christmas present, he discusses the production that he was most proud of. It was the made-for-television...

Pros: An excellent docudrama

Cons: None

Review: It's a shame Ronald Reagan is remembered for the things he did, not the things he ignored. "And the Band Played On" documents the AIDS epedemic from it's onset in the late seventies, even offering speculation on how it spread like wildfire...

Pros: gives a very good account of the incidents that led to the AIDS virus becoming an epidemic

Cons: not as detailed and specific as the book

Review: I was always curious about this movie when I first heard of it. I had tried to read the book but I stopped halfway because of the utter frustration I had reading it. Not that it was a hard read, but because I was so furious at how the AIDS epidemic was...

Pros: Very well written, a lot of information and is touching at the same time.

Cons: It is sad, but the truth.

The Bottom Line: This movie is very touching and gives one a lot of information that will aid in knowledge, research, help for understanding. Understanding society, people, and HIV/AIDS. See it now!

Review: In my opinion the movie was very good. My class had to watch it in Health, and they reacted differently then people should to it, almost like the people in the movie did. It has a lot of information that was better then learning from a teacher. It was...

Pros: TELLS THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW AIDES WAS KEPT UNDERWRAPS!

Cons: none

Review: And The Band Played On. . .one of my all time favorite movies, as it tells the truth about WHY Aides was so rampant in our society BEFORE the government would DO anything about it. This movie is historical in nature, one that will be shown, hopefully, in...