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Offline shppr01

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Pacific
« on: March 11, 2010, 11:59:50 AM »
No This is not the usual are you gonna watch this thread!
Tonight they are honoring the veterans in thwe the pacific in Arlington VA with keynote speakers Tom Hanks and Steven Speilberg. I and my company am the lucky ones to have printed the programs foer the event. I happened to grab an extra copy for a keepsake!
P.S. dont usuially blow my own horn ,but just had to share  :banana:
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Re: Pacific
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2010, 02:43:03 PM »
Woot, it's only been about 2 1/2 years since I first heard about it, and it's finally here, so don't forget tonight on HBO at 9:00P.M EST.
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Re: Pacific
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2010, 03:08:39 PM »
Im already waiting  :x :x
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Re: Pacific
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2010, 03:39:03 PM »
 :x :x :x
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Re: Pacific
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2010, 05:05:06 PM »
3 hours...        :neener:
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Re: Pacific
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2010, 05:07:17 PM »
Hopefully there wont be a bug that crashes HBO...... :bolt:  :neener: Just kidding guys! I cant wait for this either!
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Re: Pacific
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2010, 06:31:53 PM »
The last episode of Band of Brothers ended with the episode "Points".  It dealt with the capture of the Eagle's nest and the how quickly the boys could get back home.

Any guesses what the last episode of this mini-series will be about?

My guess will be the story of the Marines waiting to invade Japan and their concerns against the backdrop story of the two atomic bombs.
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Re: Pacific
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2010, 07:04:39 PM »
DVR locked and loaded. :)
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Re: Pacific
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2010, 09:00:27 PM »
    I kinda liked it. As much as the Pacwar is my favorite in ww2 history, for some reason the movies of it come out flat.  Hope it gets better.
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Offline DEEC0NX

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Re: Pacific
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2010, 09:01:22 PM »
I thought it was great! Cant wait for the next ones!
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Offline fudgums

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Re: Pacific
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2010, 09:12:26 PM »
I thought that it was great too, a good way imo to get into the next one.
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Offline rpm

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Re: Pacific
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2010, 09:35:01 PM »
I think 10 episodes is going to go by way too fast. This was just a taste of whats coming and it was sweet.
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Offline Saxman

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Re: Pacific
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2010, 09:42:51 PM »
Wow, they really got going right off the bat. No basic training, just right into Guadalcanal.
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Re: Pacific
« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2010, 10:04:26 PM »
It was great as to be expected!    What i didnt like is the fact it didnt even start till 9:10 est   and ended at 9:50   when the credits rolled!    for a first episode yo would figure there would be a little more actual content!     left me feeling like i was jipped!
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Re: Pacific
« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2010, 11:26:29 PM »
Quote from: FiLtH on March 14, 2010, 09:00:27 PM
    I kinda liked it. As much as the Pacwar is my favorite in ww2 history, for some reason the movies of it come out flat.  Hope it gets better.

I had the same initial impression while watching.  My opinion improved as the first installment progressed.

Despite the producer's explicit statements that Pacific is *not* BoB in the PTO, I think many viewers are looking for that comparison, regardless.

The Thin Red Line fell victim to the same fate when movie-goers went in expecting to see SPR in the PTO.  TRL, by just about any critical measure, makes SPR look like a turd; yet one is clearly more popular than the other. 

Thus far, my biggest Pacific gripe is the lack of character development but, again... that's based on BoB comparisons I'm telling myself not to make...
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