A new Band of Brothers series

[dcunning30]

Yup! ....based on fighting in the Pacific.  I can't wait!

Enjoy!

http://www.the-pacific-war.com/

[ATI_7500]

If it's gonna be as crappy as the "Europe" version, I'm less than interested.

[Craig.]

I could never get into the series myself.

[dcunning30]

I liked Band of Brothers, especially knowing it's a true story.  I guess we're so used to Hollywood spicing up a story to keep the audience's interest that reality seems dull by comparison.

[Craig.]

[quote]I liked Band of Brothers, especially knowing it's a true story.

[dcunning30]

Actually I will generally not watch Hollywood movies of true stories for the simple fact they turn it into something it isn't.

Well, what do you watch for true stories?

[ATI_7500]

Well, what do you watch for true stories?

Classical british war movies or documentations.
Both treat the enemy with respect and don't kick him with feet, like in Hollywood productions.

[Craig.]

Classical british war movies or documentations.
Both treat the enemy with respect and don't kick him with feet, like in Hollywood productions.

And they dont have  Mel gibson or bruce Willis defeating the whole German military with an uzi
Definatly alot of the old British war movies are worth watching. Theres some good movies on the dambusters raid. Another I cant remember the name now, i think it was 633 sqdrn? about a squad of Mossie who were tasked to destroy I believe a U-boat facility by destroying a cliff above it.

[ATI_7500]

Battle of Britain!

The best examples for treating both sides equally.

[dcunning30]

Battle of Britain!

The best examples for treating both sides equally.

When you say equally do you mean accurately, or do you mean spend as much time telling both sides of the story?

I seen this one British movie about British prisoners of war in a Japanese camp that also included Keifer Sutherland in a less than flattering role of an American who looked out for only himself.

[Ecko]

Battle of Britain sure is a great movie!

[dcunning30]

Battle of Britain sure is a great movie!

It certainly is, however I remember being in a discussion about the Battle of Britain some time ago, and another poster who definately was more read-up on the subject than me pointed out even the movie, Battle of Britain had inaccuracies.  In fairness, you sometimes have to make compromizes when you have just 2 hours to tell a story.

But my question is are we discussing historical accuracies in the storytelling or spending as much time telling the story from the perspective of both sides of the conflict?

[C]

Band of Brothers has to rank as one of the best produced TV series ever made. Reading the book by the late Stephen Ambrose, it appeared very true to fact, and was excellently produced, a change from many "Hollywood" productions. Then again, it was made on an airfield 25 miles north of London (home of the DH Mosquito, another of Bj

[Corsair Freak]

I love Band of Brothers and will surely buy this when it comes out.

[beefhole]

I don't understand the shclepping of BOB in with the rest of the Hollywood movies.  Have you guys actually watched it? (addressing Craig and Bjorn here)  It is, quite simply, one of the greatest war series' ever made.  I find it hard to believe you've viewed it if you're grouping it with Mel Gibson and Bruce Willis movies, because honestly that's kind of ignorant.  The series went out of it's way to SEPARATE itself from the hollywood production norm.

I look forward to the new series