rjayl

I am a new member here. My summary says it all. Every facet of this series is top-notch. I know that meth is evil. Yet I'm rooting for Walt and Jessie to get away with it all and come out on top. Unlikely. I pray there is at least 5 worthwhile seasons. This is must-watch TV. But some may want to suspend some of their moral predispositions - at least for an hour/week. I have seen every episode twice. And some three times. Every viewing I have enjoyed more then the last. This entire cast is, well, magic. The highlight of the show for me is the intense interaction between Walt and Sky. There have been scenes over the three seasons that have been as riveting as anything in my favorite films. Breaking Bad, like (for me Six Feet Under) is a showcase of what television can be. Unlike Six Feet Under it has yet to slide, even briefly, into mediocrity.

I own and have watched the Euro (not the HBO) mini-series numerous times. I originally saw Traffic (the Movie) at the theater when it was released. I own that video as well and have also watched it numerous times. I would give the mini-series a 7.5/10. Even for the time, some of the dialog is cheesy and some of the characters actions are less then believable. Both films require serious suspension of disbelief to swallow the ignorance of the main drug trafficker's (German/La Jolla) wife. Anybody with that kind of dough would have set up legitimate, working businesses to launder money and to create layers of cover. What bother me most is that somebody can come along and give the film a 1 star rating because it didn't have a "message". That puts this film in the category of the worst pix of all time and draws down user rating unfairly. That is a pet peeve of mine and made me register here just to defend this film. Maybe IMDb adjusts for this in there stats. I don't know. But I judge a movie based on how it holds up after repeated viewings. And, even knowing the story through and through, I get drawn in by the first scene and Del Toro's on-screen presence. From the on it's like sliding into an easy chair... If you haven't seen either version then I envy you. Don't pass up this or the original mini-series. They are both worth your time.