The Pacific
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itsbob
I bowl overhand
nomoney
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smdavis65
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Baz
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I don't have HBO!!!
Sucks to be you.
I added it for $5/month specifically for The Pacific. Band of Brothers is epic.
Pushrod
Patriot
Shoot! I have been waiting for it to come on and missed it's debut yesterday!
Are they reshowing it sometime this week?
Penn
Dancing Up A Storm
Looks like it will air again tonight on DirecTV: Channel 502 @ 10:00pm
Larry Gude
Strung Out
How much of this can we take, the hyper gore? When Saving Private Ryan came out, there were numerous stories of WWII vets getting up and leaving. Seems it was no more entertaining to watch than it was when they were there.
I mean, I am all for accurate history. Guess I am just getting old. I can't watch this stuff without feeling beat up the next day. :shrug:
I mean, I am all for accurate history. Guess I am just getting old. I can't watch this stuff without feeling beat up the next day. :shrug:
Toxick
Splat
I didn't find it "hyper-gory".
The only really bad part was when they were shooting up that last Japanese soldier.
And that was more ####ed up in general than "gory".
If I had been there, I can definitely see how it would be overwhelming - to almost relive that kind of nightmare, but overall I don't think it was gross or distasteful.
... Well, no more distasteful than a war like that is, by default.
Penn
Dancing Up A Storm
One of his fellow soldiers asked him "Why did you do that?" He didn't have an answer.
Maybe he figured the Japanese soldier was about to "lose it" (could have been true) and maybe the U.S soldier just wanted to put an end to his misery?
It's difficult to imagine the stress that all of them must have had to endure.
SA475
"Mark It Zero"
I can understand people leaving the show because it brought back memories... However, I actually feel like Steven Spielburg and Tom Hanks (aside from making a lot of money) are really honoring WWII veterans (unlike some of the other movies that are out there).
That's war... and that was no different than the Japanese Soldier that faked his injuries (only to be holding a hand grenade).
I think the guy who shot him with the .45 did the right thing. The Jap would have only been tormented more had he not do that. He showed mercy quite frankly.
Anyway, I got HBO just to see this series. I cannot wait till next Sunday now!
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Did not mean to suggest, in any way, that they or the Band of Brothers or any of the newer hyper realistic movies are dishonoring, at all. Just simply wondering about all of this intensity. I think it is a great movie, Ryan, especially. I just can't enjoy it anymore.
SA475
"Mark It Zero"
Did not mean to suggest, in any way, that they or the Band of Brothers or any of the newer hyper realistic movies are dishonoring, at all. Just simply wondering about all of this intensity. I think it is a great movie, Ryan, especially. I just can't enjoy it anymore.
I know my friend... I didn't mean to suggest, that you were suggesting something that you weren't. Not my intention at all...
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
Great series. After having the major points of the island hopping campaign drummed into us @ P.I. you really get a grasp on just how monumental a campaign it was.
You (speaking for myself) never really heard anyone talking about WWII vets suffering from PTSD, but The Pacific did touch on it on several episodes which was different from how the stories have been told in the past. What I really found uncanny was the facial similarities between the actors and the folks that they were playing.
Now, to find Eugene Sledge's book, "With the Old Breed: At Peleieu and Okinawa" and give that a read.
You (speaking for myself) never really heard anyone talking about WWII vets suffering from PTSD, but The Pacific did touch on it on several episodes which was different from how the stories have been told in the past. What I really found uncanny was the facial similarities between the actors and the folks that they were playing.
Now, to find Eugene Sledge's book, "With the Old Breed: At Peleieu and Okinawa" and give that a read.
TurboK9
New Member
I have a copy. Great book. I also have "A World at Arms", "Japan at War", and "An Infantryman in Stalingrad", all noteworthy, educational, factual reads.