grantss The Pacific Theatre of World War 2, as seen through the eyes of several young Marines.Produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, the same combination that gave us the brilliant series Band of Brothers, and, to an extent, the superb movie Saving Private Ryan. From the trailers this appeared to be a Pacific version of Band of Brothers, which is a very good thing.So it was a bit disappointing when this series did not measure up to Band of Brothers (or Saving Private Ryan). The realistic, gritty, graphic war scenes are there and the military aspect is very accurate and well done. However, The Pacific lacks the engagement of Band of Brothers, feeling quite flat in comparison. The reason for that is we are concentrating on a few individuals, rather than the whole unit. The series lacks the sense of camaraderie that Band of Brothers had.This said, we are comparing The Pacific with the greatest war drama series ever made, and one of the best drama series ever made. So comparisons with Band of Brothers are always going to lead to disappointment. The Pacific is great in its own right.

pruiett I am always dismayed when modern filmmakers handle history, reflecting the present-day lack of morality and respect for our past and our forebears. As I began this series with hope that Tom Hanks would do better than that, it took less than two minutes before the F-bomb was shoved in my face multiple times. I turned it off and in effect tossed the series in the can, having seen the direction it was taking. "Maybe" it got better. But I doubt it. If you arrived for a blind date, and the first words our of your date's mouth are vulgar and crude, do you stay for dinner to hear more? Not me.My father, who is still alive, was a tank driver in WW2 and in the Battle of the Bulge. He says that although the "f" word was sometimes used, it was nowhere near as prevalent during the war as modern movies want to make it. For heaven's sake, why can't we treat history with respect? We know people went to the bathroom, and that some cads spoke of women in vulgar terms, that soldiers cussed some, and that there was some promiscuity. Folks know that and don't need to be feed those images in order to "get it." When we have to dish up the lowest levels of human behavior in order to be "relevant" to the times, it is a good indication that the filmmakers lack the artistic creativity to present a compelling story without lurid details.I wish filmmakers were interested in helping viewers rise above filth and become connoisseurs of real fine art. But since most in the business today are students of a generation of America-degrading "artists," we instead get inartistic productions that make our forebears into sleazeballs. I reject that. My GGG grandfather fought in the American Revolution and at Yorktown. My great grandfather was an honorable cavalier in the Confederate Army, not a Simon Legre. My grandfather was a sailor in WW1 and behaved honorably. My father was an honorable WW2 soldier. I will never dishonor their memory by watching movies in which others dishonor them.

tmandile-39974 About a week ago, I decided to use On Demand to watch "The Pacific." So over the course of a couple nights I watched several episodes and eventually reached the final one – no. 10 -- on Mon. night. The time period was obviously circa the mid-1940s. The gist was the return home of the main character, Robert Leckie, and that home happened to be Bergen County, N.J. where his dad was the editor-in-chief of the "The Bergen Record" newspaper. It is also where I grew up.The younger Leckie visited his father's office at the paper and made it clear he wanted to replace the current sports writer at the Record who wasn't doing a very good job. In response, his father asked when he wanted to start his new job. Leckie answered, (slightly paraphrased maybe), "This afternoon would be perfect. Bergen Catholic plays Don Bosco Prep." My credibility meter went crazy.I attended BC high school and was a member of its FIRST graduating class in 1959. I also was a member of its first football team and scored the first touchdown in school history in 1958. DUH!!! Plus, although DB did exist in the 1940s, I don't think that school had a football program until the late 1950s either.

Hans Visser A lot has been said already about The Pacific. But still I like to add my opinion on this series. I watched The Pacific some years ago soon after watching Band of Brothers. I admit I was slightly disappointed, I couldn't identify with the characters, I found it difficult to keep track of the story lines, the ending was not very satisfying. Recently I watched the series a second time within two weeks. Surprisingly I was very impressed this time, actually I consider this series a better one than BOB. I think it is more realistic in that sense that warfare isn't adventurous or heroic at all. The picture is a grim one, it shows a more true face of war (which luckily I have no idea about at all!) than BOB I think, no glamour, no heroes, no humor, no reward, no victory, even romance is due to fail. This time the story was crystal clear to me and the ending logical. I recommend this series, with in mind that it will never be able to present an accurate view of the reality of war, but probably it comes close. It is very well acted, visually exciting and leaving you with a scary view of battle, it is as if only faith will keep you alive. Finally, the visual and sound quality is amazing in my opinion. One of the best scenes is when Snafu and Slegdehammer hate each others guts on Okinawa after surviving all previous battles together, there's no sense of comradery anymore, no heroism or victory, all that has left is trauma and frustration.