Myron Clemons
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
Taha Avalos
The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
Bob
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
follis12
The war in the Pacific was a hell of a lot different than the war in Europe. Of course both where terrible - full of death, sacrifice, and heroism. However, it seems the soldier's stories from the European theater have gotten a lot more press.The US Marines in the Pacific lived like animals in the most horrible environments imaginable. On top of fighting an enemy committed to kill them at all cost and never surrender, they battled the mud, heat, malaria, near starvation, and isolation for months on end.Basically, it was a total nightmare, and the heroism of all the US Marines in the Pacific theater is nothing short of awe inspiring. The Pacific tells this story well. It is a must see on the topic of WW2.
Ian
(Flash Review)While changing tact a little, The Pacific is impossible not to compare to Band of Brothers as it focuses more on the psychology of war rather than a deep immersion of characters. That change of tact made it hard for me to get as emotionally invested in the series. The characters were also flawed and occasionally unlikable, thus it took a while to emotionally connect with them if at all. The battles in the first few episodes occasionally felt repetitive and generic. Only toward the second half did character story lines develop as well as the amount of blood and gore; to the point of being unnecessary...and I've seen a large swath of war films. Aside from the stellar production quality, the most intriguing part were for the soldiers that survive long enough allow you to see their mental transitions through many battles. Fear to shock to horror to acceptance to recalibrating their own life's morality levels of humanity. A Thin Red Line is a similar comparison as it also focused on the mental aspects of being in war. Overall, this was very good and intense but lacked character emotional depth. Oh and I wish they gave specific titles to reach episode.
jwelsh8413
Not band of brothers, but still great. The three main characters are all phenomenal. Hits you in the gut on multiple occasions.
bbeets-03353
I sooooooo wanted to like this. I've seen Band Of Brothers maybe a dozen times, some long stretches of weekends where all I do is watch one thru ten. I was excited for this, I mean come on another 10 episodes just like BoB??? Sorrily, no. The acting is horrendous, the lines the soldiers say are incredibly trite and cliché, it's almost laughable. The main characters? I don't have a clue what their names are, never really cared no matter how hard I tried to care. BoB I knew them, their stories, their friendships, etc, but this? It seemed like they hired nothing but unknown actors to jump on the BoB hype to make as much money as possible. They knew A list actors would need lots of $$$, so they saved it by hiring nobodies. And I'm sorry, these guys are bad. So very very bad. I have had this series for years now, never making it past the 4th episode, but now I'm finally watching it straight through and so extremely distressed about the poor acting. Graphics are so so, nothing to write home about.
