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Very similar to Saving Private Ryan, in fact Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are involved in both.
If you came across a single episode of Band of Brothers while channel-surfing, it would be easy to dismiss it as a carbon copy of Saving Private Ryan. From its washed-out cinematography to its intrusively reverent score, the HBO miniseries emulates the 1998 World War II epic in almost every way. And little wonder, since Ryan director Steven Spielberg and star Tom Hanks executive-produced the project, with the latter even directing an episode.
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wil.
Very similar to Saving Private Ryan, in fact Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are involved in both.
If you came across a single episode of Band of Brothers while channel-surfing, it would be easy to dismiss it as a carbon copy of Saving Private Ryan. From its washed-out cinematography to its intrusively reverent score, the HBO miniseries emulates the 1998 World War II epic in almost every way. And little wonder, since Ryan director Steven Spielberg and star Tom Hanks executive-produced the project, with the latter even directing an episode.
http://www.reel.com/movie.asp?MID=134203&buy=closed&PID=10103992&Tab=reviews&CID=18#tabs
wil.
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FWIW I think Band of Brothers is better.
Band of Brothers is IMO more realistic as far as actual real combat goes than Generation Kill is. I have seen several episodes of Generation Kill and it is mostly young Marines from a re-con platoon advancing across Iraq that is barely able to put up a defense, mostly snipers and booby traps. Band of Brothers is about an Airborne Company of the 101st Airborne Division (Army not Marines) facing a desparate and still dangerous Whermacht (German armored infantry). The 101st Airborne really existed and saw a lot of action during WW2.
Two very different levels of danger as far as combat goes. I really can't say how realistic Generation Kill is, my guess is it is realistic but Band of Brothers is based on the actual true memoirs of a real company that fought in Africa, Italy, France and finally Germany during WW2.
wil.
Band of Brothers is IMO more realistic as far as actual real combat goes than Generation Kill is. I have seen several episodes of Generation Kill and it is mostly young Marines from a re-con platoon advancing across Iraq that is barely able to put up a defense, mostly snipers and booby traps. Band of Brothers is about an Airborne Company of the 101st Airborne Division (Army not Marines) facing a desparate and still dangerous Whermacht (German armored infantry). The 101st Airborne really existed and saw a lot of action during WW2.
Two very different levels of danger as far as combat goes. I really can't say how realistic Generation Kill is, my guess is it is realistic but Band of Brothers is based on the actual true memoirs of a real company that fought in Africa, Italy, France and finally Germany during WW2.
wil.
And the next day, a great deal (67% off) on, in my opinion, the best show ever to air on television!
The Wire Complete Series $82
The Wire Complete Series $82
Just want to say i got this awesome Blu Ray set and i have watched the first 6 eps, and it is by far the best TV show/mini series ever produced.
God it feels so fucking real.
PS i wiki'd this show and apparently the show cost 12 million EACH episode to produce, making this by far the most expensive TV series ever made.
Well worth the money though!
PPS only gripe i have is that they dont show enough of "the Bull", my favorite character/real person portrayed
God it feels so fucking real.
PS i wiki'd this show and apparently the show cost 12 million EACH episode to produce, making this by far the most expensive TV series ever made.
Well worth the money though!
PPS only gripe i have is that they dont show enough of "the Bull", my favorite character/real person portrayed
