WWII

hedonist

Pup's face is priceless when he looks off to the side.

jnimhaoileoin

dudeman said:

It is good to have a good record of the events of the war. I can't imagine what it must have been like for the front line reporters during some of the bigger operations and battles. Hopefully, the world will never see a war of that scale (or really, any war) again.

Interestingly, the US War Department only issued colored film for the coverage of white fighting units. Black and Asian units were filmed in black and white.

We like to think of the attitude of the US as everyone working together and putting differences aside in order to deal with the war but that wasn't always the case.

I would hope that as many people as possible get to see footage from WWII, as I can't imagine how anyone could see such scenes and not do their utmost to avoid and oppose the instigation of any armed conflict. Programmes like Band of Brothers and the Pacific should been shown in secondary schools (high schools), maybe our future world leaders could be put on the right path...

chadwick

gramps fought in WWII in the pacific on many islands. Harold had something extra about him that could stop a bus. he did not ever know the word quit or take it easy as he worked at unreal levels. when he poured cement on his property he really poured cement. you could park tanks on his garage foundation it was so thick. the dog kennel his hunting dog's were in had its own draining sewage system.

Harold was built of steel & respected as far as you can see. writing this short bit about him makes my eyes teary. (Harold makes for a fine tattoo)

then you have Harold's only child, our dad. unreal those two

never saw band of brothers but i'll have to change that

dudeman

I just started watching Band of Brothers today. So far, I would say it's "must see" programming.

jnimhaoileoin

dudeman said:

I just started watching Band of Brothers today. So far, I would say it's "must see" programming.

Would you believe I actually started watching it again last night, after only finishing it last month. I read the book it was based on since then and decided I needed to watch it again

dudeman

jnimhaoileoin said:

dudeman said:

I just started watching Band of Brothers today. So far, I would say it's "must see" programming.

Would you believe I actually started watching it again last night, after only finishing it last month. I read the book it was based on since then and decided I needed to watch it again

I'm only on episode 6 and I already know I'll buy it on Blu-ray and watch it multiple times. The Pacific is next.

jnimhaoileoin

dudeman said:

jnimhaoileoin said:

dudeman said:

I just started watching Band of Brothers today. So far, I would say it's "must see" programming.

Would you believe I actually started watching it again last night, after only finishing it last month. I read the book it was based on since then and decided I needed to watch it again

I'm only on episode 6 and I already know I'll buy it on Blu-ray and watch it multiple times. The Pacific is next.

Tha Pacific is amazing but it's even tougher to watch, absolutely brutal to see such a vivid depiction of terrible events. It's certainly harsher and more in your face than Band of Brothers

Enkidu

jnimhaoileoin said:

dudeman said:

I just started watching Band of Brothers today. So far, I would say it's "must see" programming.

Would you believe I actually started watching it again last night, after only finishing it last month. I read the book it was based on since then and decided I needed to watch it again

I've watched it over and over. It's amazing how much stuff you catch when you watch it again. Now I want to watch it right now.

The Pacific wasn't nearly as good - I was very disappointed. Not awful, but Band of Brothers really is one of the best things I've ever seen on TV.

jnimhaoileoin

Enkidu said:

jnimhaoileoin said:

dudeman said:

I just started watching Band of Brothers today. So far, I would say it's "must see" programming.

Would you believe I actually started watching it again last night, after only finishing it last month. I read the book it was based on since then and decided I needed to watch it again

I've watched it over and over. It's amazing how much stuff you catch when you watch it again. Now I want to watch it right now.

The Pacific wasn't nearly as good - I was very disappointed. Not awful, but Band of Brothers really is one of the best things I've ever seen on TV.

Damien Lewis was a great casting for Band of Brothers, maybe the Pacific lacked that strong central character. I still think it was fairly powerful though

Enkidu

jnimhaoileoin said:

Enkidu said:

jnimhaoileoin said:

dudeman said:

I just started watching Band of Brothers today. So far, I would say it's "must see" programming.

Would you believe I actually started watching it again last night, after only finishing it last month. I read the book it was based on since then and decided I needed to watch it again

I've watched it over and over. It's amazing how much stuff you catch when you watch it again. Now I want to watch it right now.

The Pacific wasn't nearly as good - I was very disappointed. Not awful, but Band of Brothers really is one of the best things I've ever seen on TV.

Damien Lewis was a great casting for Band of Brothers, maybe the Pacific lacked that strong central character. I still think it was fairly powerful though

You know what's funny? I watched The Pacific and I can't remember who was in it. That kid actor who grew up - I can't remember his name. So I agree. Damien Lewis was so great and Ron Livingston and Scott Grimes and Matthew Settle (wow, how do I know this - David Swimmer was a little annoying to me). But I can't tell you a single name from The Pacific. Go figure.

jnimhaoileoin

Enkidu said:

jnimhaoileoin said:

Enkidu said:

jnimhaoileoin said:

dudeman said:

I just started watching Band of Brothers today. So far, I would say it's "must see" programming.

Would you believe I actually started watching it again last night, after only finishing it last month. I read the book it was based on since then and decided I needed to watch it again

I've watched it over and over. It's amazing how much stuff you catch when you watch it again. Now I want to watch it right now.

The Pacific wasn't nearly as good - I was very disappointed. Not awful, but Band of Brothers really is one of the best things I've ever seen on TV.

Damien Lewis was a great casting for Band of Brothers, maybe the Pacific lacked that strong central character. I still think it was fairly powerful though

You know what's funny? I watched The Pacific and I can't remember who was in it. That kid actor who grew up - I can't remember his name. So I agree. Damien Lewis was so great and Ron Livingston and Scott Grimes and Matthew Settle (wow, how do I know this - David Swimmer was a little annoying to me). But I can't tell you a single name from The Pacific. Go figure.

Ah well I actually knew the actor who played Leckie and I like him but unfortunately he wasn't in it the whole way through. I think the Pacific was a little more disjointed, hopping back and forth between America, the Pacific, Melbourne etc

mcgruff10

what did you guys think of inglorious bastards? I thought it was terrible but people rave about it.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

mcgruff10 said:

what did you guys think of inglorious bastards? I thought it was terrible but people rave about it.

It wasn't a classic war flick. It was entertainment of the 'Kill Bill' variety, but that's about it.

Has anyone mentioned The Thin Red Line yet? I thought that was a solid WWII movie.

mcgruff10

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

mcgruff10 said:

what did you guys think of inglorious bastards? I thought it was terrible but people rave about it.

It wasn't a classic war flick. It was entertainment of the 'Kill Bill' variety, but that's about it.

Has anyone mentioned The Thin Red Line yet? I thought that was a solid WWII movie.

agree. The thin red line was slow in parts but I really liked it. If I was fighting in WW2 give me europe over the pacific any day of the week. The Japanese were nuts!

Thirty Bills Unpaid

mcgruff10 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

mcgruff10 said:

what did you guys think of inglorious bastards? I thought it was terrible but people rave about it.

It wasn't a classic war flick. It was entertainment of the 'Kill Bill' variety, but that's about it.

Has anyone mentioned The Thin Red Line yet? I thought that was a solid WWII movie.

agree. The thin red line was slow in parts but I really liked it. If I was fighting in WW2 give me europe over the pacific any day of the week. The Japanese were nuts!

Agreed.

From what I've read... the Pacific was horrific.

chadwick

japanese fighters in WWII were ...

put it this way
you'd be better off fighting germans or being a pow in a german prison camp
japan's prisoners of war did not do well
these are actual facts

nazis were kinder to their captives of war than the japanese were to theirs
fact

you want to check something out? 'bataan death march'

hedonist

Agreed with Thirty about the Inglorious film.

Maybe this is out of line, but Mel Brooks' To Be or Not to Be was hilarious. Plus he and Mrs. Robinson seemed like they had a sweet and loving marriage.

And, Mel served in WWII.

Enkidu

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

mcgruff10 said:

what did you guys think of inglorious bastards? I thought it was terrible but people rave about it.

It wasn't a classic war flick. It was entertainment of the 'Kill Bill' variety, but that's about it.

Has anyone mentioned The Thin Red Line yet? I thought that was a solid WWII movie.

Thin Red Line is so odd, but I really liked it. One of my favorite soundtracks ever.

jnimhaoileoin

mcgruff10 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

mcgruff10 said:

what did you guys think of inglorious bastards? I thought it was terrible but people rave about it.

It wasn't a classic war flick. It was entertainment of the 'Kill Bill' variety, but that's about it.

Has anyone mentioned The Thin Red Line yet? I thought that was a solid WWII movie.

agree. The thin red line was slow in parts but I really liked it. If I was fighting in WW2 give me europe over the pacific any day of the week. The Japanese were nuts!

Yeah I think the Pacific manages to portray their utter insanity. It was like they were fighting WWI rather than WWII just charging mindlessly into gunfire, all for their beloved emperor. The German soldiers were in essence not much different to the Americans, for the most part fairly reluctant participants in a war not of their making

mcgruff10

Heres a tough one: which was worse, fighting the Japanese or being on either side of the German/russian front? I might have to go with the japs in this one. It s close!