rincewind Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Sorry if this has been posted - couldn't get the search to work. March 14th is the premire of HBO's second miniseries about WWII - The Pacific. Personally, I think that the original miniseries was the greatest piece of visiual media ever created and I am psyched for this. Looks like there will be more full scale battle scenes (including Iwo Jima) in this one. Interested to see how they show the amount of blood and gore that was involved in the Pacific battles. http://www.hbo.com/the-pacific/index.html#/the-pacific/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnhay Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I'm really excited for this series. One of the few reasons I want to keep HBO. I guess the only bad part will be only seeing one episode per week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share Posted February 14, 2010 I'm really excited for this series. One of the few reasons I want to keep HBO. I guess the only bad part will be only seeing one episode per week. I actually don't have HBO, so I'm going to have to wait until the day after they air and download them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 One of the best Christmas gifts I ever got was the Band of Brothers DVD Box set. Such an amazing series, I try to watch it at least once a year. The soundtrack is incredible too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 To me, this is gonna have a hard time standing up to BoB. That was such an amazing series, but I think the cast really put it over. Just excellent actors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Band of Brothers made me so proud to be an American. It is a piece of art and quite possibly one of the greatest war films/miniseries ever. Visually stunning and realistic. HBO truly outdid themselves with Band of Brothers and I'm pumped to see The Pacific. Here is the official website for those interested: http://www.hbo.com/the-pacific/index.html There's a few videos on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I was completely blown away by Band of Brothers. I can't wait for this to come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Dave Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I still can't believe the star of this is the little kid from Jurassic Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacase Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I loved when they showed the guys who the stories were actually about. Seeing those men and seeing how much they achieved after the war was impressive. There is a reason they called them the greatest generation. I hope one day we can rival them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedlightG20 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Haven't heard about this. But I'm a huge fan of Band of Brothers, so I will definitely give this a look. Off topic but has anyone seen the Earth to the Moon miniseries? Made by alot of the same guys responsible for BoB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacase Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I popped out the blu rays just now and started watching them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Just curious how others feel this has stood up to the test of time. I know I still look forward to BoB marathons during Veterans' and Memorial Day. But can only manage a "Oh yeah, they made The Pacific" when I see it. I kinda feel it was just flat out bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I actually disagree, I liked it but not as much as BofB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Band of Brothers was definitely the better of the two. The thing is, while they were both about the war, they were both aimed at different things. Band of Brothers was really about the brotherhood of the soldiers, while The Pacific was more about the atrocity of war. It was much more graphic and brutal, and delved into the impact it has on the soldiers fighting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Bailey Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Just curious how others feel this has stood up to the test of time. I know I still look forward to BoB marathons during Veterans' and Memorial Day. But can only manage a "Oh yeah, they made The Pacific" when I see it. I kinda feel it was just flat out bad. I didn't care for it either and felt it was nowhere near as good as Band of Brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins0721 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Not trying to hijack the thread, but I really enjoy reading WWII books. Both the Pacific and European theaters of war. For anyone interested in the Naval war in the Pacific, I highly recommend reading Neptune's Inferno: The US Navy at Guadalcanal, by James D. Hornfischer. It's an incredible account of the birth (and near death) of the US Pacific fleet, the battle of Guadalcanal, and the aftermath of battle decisions made by several officers. A really incredible account of the Pacific war in the late summer/early fall of 1942. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 it was ok. Band Of Brothers was just so unique and great. Nothing against the Pacific. But when BoB is on, even though I have it DVD, I find myself stopping and watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destructis Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Band of Brothers was better in character development. You cared about them and when one of them got killed, it would sadden you. In The Pacific, with the exception of one character, I didn't feel much of anything when they got killed. There was violence in both, but in BoB, there were a lot more quiet moments where you got to know the people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Wasn't the Pacific based on more than one book? That might have been the problem. It did jump around to a few different storylines. Band followed Easy for that whole time even if one episode was more about a specific person. I have to catch myself and not say "character" since both were based on real heroes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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