(04-26-2010, 04:01 PM)Yossarian Wrote: I like the Pacific better than Band of Brothers.
A bit like comparing West Front to Rising Sun? :chin:
Episode Four just aired yesterday evening at this part of world... A re-run today. I've watched the previous three episodes twice each...
I have to say I am with Yossarian.
I mean, the familiar BoB trademarks are there. What makes The Pacific unique is the very different war that was waged in comparison to ETO.
No friendly French villages, no clear front lines nor enemy concentrations, no rules of engagement.
They very much succeed in creating a totally new feeling to viewers as the Marines battle on.
The battles are bloodier, the special effects are bloodier, the men are more violent. At BoB you watched some prisoners get shot. Pacific: you watch the men bayonet and strangle them instead.
With BoB, you are thinking: "You shouldn't have done that". With Pacific you sort of nod your head: "Yes, I can see why you did that".
Especially, having just watched Episode Four where Leckie gets to spend some time in a hospital after yet another very cruel stint at rainforests, I can't but compare to BoB episode Carentan.
While you felt sympathy to Pvt Blythe (BoB) loosing his head, watching what the war does to not only to Leckie, but especially to Gibson, it goes to a whole new level. The visible pain on Leckie's face when he leaves the hospital (at his own request) to return to his unit, it really leaves you with emotions.