A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Documentary series which has an exceptional cinematography and contains nuances of great visionary entrepreneurs John D. Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan, and Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford who literally built the america from the ashes of Civil war, to the great nation that it is now.Though there are few historic inaccuracies which aren't acceptable as it is presented by the "History" channel itself.Regardless of their ruthlessness, cut-throat competition and monopoly, they offered something greater for their nation. I'm sure this series is worth every second, undoubtedly there are lots of information for us to learn from this mini-series.Apart from the series, the only confusion I had while viewing the series was that IMDB mentions there is only four episodes with run-length of 45 min on avg for each episode. While in reality there are eight episodes with 45 min on average.

President of the United States is an honorary title! If that is the case, who really runs the country? In an area where lines are no longer been drawn between fact and fiction,this show proved rather enlightening: This resonates hugely with me just a few years after Wall Street wrecked the US economy and was rewarded for that with taxpayers bail out money. If the president has no power, I will then speculate that the bankers do. I had studied the industrial revolution back in HS but this seemed a lot like the course they should have thought. As someone points out, there was no woman in the piece and the whole slavery drama seemed such a distant reality one had to to wonder if the slave trade had any impact in the making of the America I have come to know. If there is any element of fact in all of this, much of the conspiracy theories I have swallowed since Sept 11 2001 are founded. The rich and powerful are definitely above the law and democracy, in indeed so very overrated. The capital rules!

Although I am not a history major or a self-proclaimed history buff, I loved this show. I normally NEVER watch TV and I simply couldn't stop until I was done with the series. I thought the producers did an excellent job of making these stories interesting and I also enjoyed the commentary. The men portrayed, (Vanderbuilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, and Ford) were business geniuses regardless of their often unscrupulous tactics amongst each other, smaller business and the working man. It's still a part of American history that everyone should learn about, including kids in school. Also, it's much better than most shows you find on TV these days.

Came across the show while flicking through the channels one evening. Caught it half way thorough the second episode and was instantly interested. Decided quickly to find the On-demand channel for the History Channel so that I could start from the beginning. Watched the first and second episode in one swoop. Couldn't wait for next episode. I thought the show was great. I was not born in USA, so to me the show was immensely educational. Also, liked the way the show was constructed. Halfway between a documentary and a film.Many interesting and surprising facts about these "robber barons" - who they were, where they came from, how they made it and what made them tick. The most interesting thing was how these men were linked to each other through coincidental business deals. On another level the show explained the immense strength that America gained internationally through the tenacity and ambition of these men - without taking away from the individual aspect of the men themselves.