The Pacific

[The Observer]

Hey mates-
i just watched the first episode of the new tv-mini-series "The Pacific" covering the action of a group of U.S.Marines in the fightings from Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima - produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

After "Band of Brothers" and "Rome" this is told to be the most expensive TV-series ever made-and as it is similar produced and directed like "Band of Brothers"-wich means: It is full of stunning action and historical proved background concerning the Pacific Theatre of World War 2 -for me a definetly "must see"!

Now to be seen at german tv (Kabel1) from 15.07.2010 on for ten episodes every thursday at 22.15

[west1871]

Already watched it over here(UK) and I have to say I wasn't that impressed with it They hyped the arse out of it,kept saying the next "band of brothers" but to be honest it wasn't a patch on it.It was OK to watch don't get me wrong but don't watch it thinking of band of brothers or you will be disappointed.
I am sure people will disagree with me

[Paul]

No...band of brothers was prety gritty, this not so

[braxat2000]

I actually liked it very much.
I think that the main point is not to expect it to be similar to band of brothers, to me the pacific is a thatre of war I didn't know much about, and I think the series managed to pass the hell like feeling quite well.
Also liked very much letters from Iwo Jima on the same subject.

[The Observer]

Well after watching the first part of "the Pacific" i must say it looks a bit controversal to me also.
It has many good researched action scenes-but until now it lacks a bit of personal identification with the main actors.
In part one the historic background was Guadalcanal-and that was a gruesome fighting over several weeks rushing between the Japanese and the U.S.Marines-i think this cannot be packed into 60 minutes on t.v.
...but i will be watching on

[Wheeling Turn]

well I like it, ok quite say "Popcorn Cinema" but hey it is meat to be entertaining...

[Paul]

well I like it, ok quite say "Popcorn Cinema" but hey it is meat to be entertaining...

[metoo]

too much sex for a WW2 mini-series

[The Observer]

German TV can sometimes be so ..."strange"

I just watched the 2nd part of "the pacific" with a whole bunch of those jungle fights where the japanese tried to overrun the marines and were shot down with machine guns -and then , just when hundreds of men died in the ferocious mg fire :
commercial break advertisement with a clip for mc donalds veggieburger
otherwise good second part

[bilsonius]

Re: inappropriate TV ads -
Some years ago, British ITV was showing The Big Red One; the scene where the GIs discover the ovens in a concentration camp was interrupted by a commercial for British Gas...

[Old Wolf]

too much sex for a WW2 mini-series

did i miss something
or do you have the special "Private" -edition

[Dad's Army]

too much sex for a WW2 mini-series

did i miss something
or do you have the special "Private" -edition

Saving private condom

[The Observer]

too much sex for a WW2 mini-series

did i miss something
or do you have the special "Private" -edition

Saving private condom

Tssss Tssssss Tsssss-
Confuzius said: "The Sex is always in the Brain! If Brain is insane , then..."....ah wait think thats wrong

[Andreas]

Re: inappropriate TV ads -
Some years ago, British ITV was showing The Big Red One; the scene where the GIs discover the ovens in a concentration camp was interrupted by a commercial for British Gas...

That´s hard stuff ....i won´t imaging this happens in Germany

[Roland_Kupski]

It´s war-action-entertainment, somewhat like hardcore movies (Plot? What Plot? You mean the few sentences between the "action")? I am disapointet, nothing new to learn about the pacific warfare and the circumstances, even the protagonists are schematic as known in every B-Movie puttet out by Hollywood. But good entertainment and, as far as i can say a word about it, fairly good "reenactet" (those machine guns!).

[Paul]

too much sex for a WW2 mini-series

did i miss something
or do you have the special "Private" -edition

Saving private condom

Who did that? Private parts??
So all in all the series is entertaining but a bit of a cock up.............in small parts

[The Observer]

just watch the third part

[Roland_Kupski]

Third Episode. Oh, what boring. Kitsch, as we say in german, sometimes real sentimental trash (like most of Tom Hank´s movies). Sex is actet in exact the same way as the war action: as little boys imagine it.

[Wheeling Turn]

oooh jeah what a sentimental trash.....the only thing missing was the apple pie and of course granny with some stiching work....

[The Observer]

Yep-you are right-BUT(!)-there was some sex scenes included- not good ones , but that counts as "too much sex for a ww2 series"!


let´s see whats happening next........heard that there are some monkeys in the jungle also.....