Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

chitown_babe I am only on the middle of the 2nd episode, and so far, I thought it was pretty good. Unlike some of the reviewers, I found it to be very accurate and I thought the title was completely appropriate. I especially loved the music and didn't find it distracting at all. I'm not positive, but I thought it sounded like Wagner. If so, it is also appropriate because Wagner was Hitler's favorite composer. I also enjoyed the new photos and the visits to the various cities where he visited. I'm very impressed with it so far.

Bryan Bjerke As someone who isn't an expert in WWII and has just recently became interested in the topic, I found this to be very informative. It did seem to drag on at times (especially the last episode), but it was worth it as I left knowing much more about Hitler than I did before. I was a bit disappointed at how misleading the title was however. They don't really go too deep into his personality but instead just showed a few speeches he did and gave a quick reason why it connected to the audience. It's really more about the rise and downfall of Hitler, not an in-depth analysis of his charisma. It seemed like a tacky thing they tried to plug in to try to differentiate it from all of the other documentaries on Hitler.The footage they showed was rather interesting. They did have some cheesy re-enactments that weren't necessary, but it was more of a background thing so I wasn't too upset. The music however, was rather obnoxious at times. They played the same music between their transitions that would blast for a few seconds. It was rather over the top at times. Another thing I disliked, was that the series seems to repeat itself. Episode 3 repeated so much from episode 2, that I thought I was watching episode 2 again on accident for the first 10 min. They also throw in their charisma "analysis" which gets repeated over and over but doesn't add too much.Overall it is a decent watch, especially for those who are beginning to learn more about WWII. You won't learn a lot about Hitler, but it gives a decent overview of the rise and fall of him. I do understand why WWII buffs would be disappointed in this however.

protalk Great visuals -- fascinating information. But, good grief, it sounds like a high school English class wrote the script. Everything revolves around the (very) thinly based concept of "charismatic leadership" -- and all of Hitler's support from the Germans and his acts are based on his "charisma." That's an element, of course. But three hours of repetition of the term...ugh!

Kaptain Bluddflagg The title is a bit deceptive, as it seems to spend more time just going through the events of WW 2 rather than really examining the psychology behind Hitler's rise to power. That fact alone would be forgivable if this program wasn't so overproduced; the music is blaring and distracts from the subject matter, and some of the visual effects are just tacky. Also, for reasons that I cannot begin to fathom, there are random reenactment scenes peppered throughout that don't really add anything.It's hard to recommend this.