Wildcat
Major
Awesome!
The Pacific Trailer
- Thread starter Gnomey
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Pong
Staff Sergeant
Awesome! My mom has doubts that this would be as great as BoB, but I don't think so. Well, we have to wait for March.
evangilder
"Shooter"
I don't recall there being a good, modern movie about the Pacific war in many years. It is good to see someone tackling it. In many ways, it was more brutal and inhumane than Europe.
RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
"Flags of Our Fathers" wasn't too bad, although it focused more on the three survivors' lives during the warbond tour and after the war. "Letters From Iwo Jima" was EXCELLENT, both as a Pacific-based movie and a glimpse into the daily goings-on of the Japanese grunts. But there's a million and more stories from the Pacific that could use a good telling...
The Thin Red Line tried very hard but IMO, was short of great. i think it was choked by poor casting and bombastic directing.
The imagery of the elephant grass and the mud were very effective though.
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Messy1
Master Sergeant
Keeps looking better and better!
proton45
Senior Airman
I understand what your saying about "the thin red line"...but I like it for what it "is" and not for what it isn't...better movies about the Pacific have been made (now) but it was a step in the right direction (at the time).
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
proton45
Senior Airman
I've said this before but what the heck...Eastwood is the only person who could have made this movie for American audiences. If this movie was made by a Japanese their would always be a measure of doubt, with the audience, as to the directors motivation for making a movie that showed the "human" side of the solders experience... But no one can question Eastwoods patriotism (he would just say "go to hell" anyway_lol).
"wheelsup_cavu" I'm not necessarily commenting on how you view the movie...I'm just linking a "train of thought".
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wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
No problem Proton.
I agree that Eastwood making the film made it "acceptable" to see the human side of the Japanese soldier.
Wheels
I agree that Eastwood making the film made it "acceptable" to see the human side of the Japanese soldier.
Wheels
RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
"The Great Raid"...dunno if anyone's mentioned it here yet. That was another great movie, that followed pretty darn close with the book ("Ghost Soldiers")...except for the plane that was supposed to cause a diversion. Man, I was sooooo lookin forward to seein the P-61 fly!!!! Dangit!
cant wait for pacific, i've got E.B sledges books i must have read with the old breed 20 times and china marine at least a dozen
I thought the same thing! Come on don't be cheap and CG on in there! Cool to see a Hudson, but just not the same as to the POW the Widow was so futuristic, having never seen it before.
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HBO has begun to add alot of great featurette's to their Youtube Channel including character profile's for all the main characters. Previously these were only available to Comcast customers. As for now Robert Leckie's is the only one that has been officially added but I will post the others as they become available.
**HBO Featurettes**
-Making The Pacific-
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94et1Bb53mw
-Anatomy of a War-
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dARSvPDoJag
-On The Set-
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm6qJQfCAqM
-Robert Leckie Profile-
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HTGugdHpig
Less than two weeks to the première...
**HBO Featurettes**
-Making The Pacific-
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94et1Bb53mw
-Anatomy of a War-
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dARSvPDoJag
-On The Set-
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm6qJQfCAqM
-Robert Leckie Profile-
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HTGugdHpig
Less than two weeks to the première...
Messy1
Master Sergeant
Thanks for the reminder, I'm going to have to add HBO to my satellite package now.
saw an advert on sky movies saying coming in April over here, just finished" with the old breed " yet again yesterday !
proton45
Senior Airman
"He-He-He", I can't wait (gleefully giddy like a little kid)...it's getting closer!!!!
Pong
Staff Sergeant
Lucky Americans... we get to watch it on April 3, so you guys will be two episodes ahead of us. Grrr....
we get to watch it on April 3, so you guys will be two episodes ahead of us. Grrr....
Hopefully we won't have to wait too long...certainly looking forward to it!
