Hatfields & McCoys [Blu-ray]

Really, really good
I had this sitting around for a while and finally decided to watch it. I had heard the first episode was a little slow so I was a little skeptical about that, but I was sucked in immediately and riveted from start to finish. I could not believe I was watching a made-for-TV movie, as it was some of the best acting and storytelling I had ever seen. If you are a person who needs constant video game stimulation then yeah, maybe this is not for you. If you are a person who appreciates great storytelling and brilliant acting, you will love this miniseries.

History Channel's Hatfields And McCoys offers poor history
The History Channel miniseries "Hatfields and McCoys", directed by Kevin Reynolds and written by Ted Mann and Bill Kerby enjoyed brisk ratings this week. Thus far, this rendering of the epic struggle between two families living in West Virginia and Kentucky is the best one to date. That is not to say that it did not have many flaws. In general, I admired Ted Mann's work on the HBO series "Deadwood", where he created great dialogue for both fictional and real denizens of the South Dakota boom town. The characters in this miniseries also generally speak with a high level of intelligence with only a few hillbilly archetypes thrown in. The acting for this program is outstanding with a few exceptions. Most notably, Jena Malone gets my vote for the worst overacting in the part of Nancy McCoy. However, Powers Boothe, Kevin Costner, Mare Winningham and Bill Paxton all turn in solid performances. For his portrayal of "Uncle Jim" Vance, Tom Berenger is the standout in this cast. As with most...

Little Family History
This Mini-Series is still currently running, One episode to go. It has Three really stand out actors to me who do an outstanding job portraying the characters.

Kevin Costner plays "Anse" Hatfield and Paxton plays "Ol' Ran'l" McCoy. This follows pretty strong to the history of the feud while it's still argued what exactly caused the feud to boil to the point that it did, it was another civil war between Kentucky and W.Virginia.

My Soon to be Ex-Wife is a McCoy and boy let me tell you, they really do have some bad attitudes. It's really cool to kind of know some of the family. Proud as can be of that heritage.

I am sure the blu-ray will be great quality as well since the HD showing on History is spectacular.

If you love History grab this and you will not regret it.

Edit: Just finished the series, It was amazing. This has it all, parts that make you cry, parts that make you wanna throw something at the T.V., parts that have you on...

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