Band Of Brothers vs. The Pacific - which is better?

Well to be honest Basilone was one god damn badass, I mean Pacific obviously took some creative liberty, but he still basically did all the things in the movie. And I think it is really fitting that they center a good part of the show on him and then end him as uneventefuly as they did. It really shows that no matter how big a person someone is, their deaths will rarely be glorious. chaplainDMK

Both are great, but I felt a much better connection with the characters of BoB, and I just overall find Europe more interesting than pacific islands with nothing on them.

Both are great, but I felt a much better connection with the characters of BoB, and I just overall find Europe more interesting than pacific islands with nothing on them.

wis3boi

European Theater > Pacific Theater. Even though, if it hadn't been for the Russian human walls overrunning the Germans on the Eastern front the western allies D-Day invasion would have been demolished.

My only problem with most WW2 movies or shows based on the western front is how much it is glorified when the war was actually won on the Eastern front, not the western front. By the time the D-Day invasion took place the Russians backed up by the lend lease already had the Germans on a total retreat.

European Theater > Pacific Theater. p>AgentA-Mi6

I liked BoB better. Not sure why

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European Theater > Pacific Theater. p>Kevlar101

[QUOTE="Kevlar101"][QUOTE="AgentA-Mi6"]

European Theater > Pacific Theater. p>AgentA-Mi6

[QUOTE="AgentA-Mi6"][QUOTE="Kevlar101"] :lol: No.sonicare

Japan never really stood a chance against the United States,, at all if the Pearl Harbor strike didn't make them lift the oil embargo from the sheer amount of fear then they had basically sucker punched the U.S ans were ****ed.

I've got to gove it to Band of Brothers. While Pacific was only a successor in spirit, I'm always inclined to give my nod to the original...

I have watched all of The Pacific and most of BoB and to compare one with the other is way out there. Both were made differently and both featured different entities. BoB was about a unit from D-Day until the end of the war, The Pacific was about threee Marines and their trails and tribulations before, during and after (in at least one case) the war. It's apples and oranges.

I have watched all of The Pacific and most of BoB and to compare one with the other is way out there. Both were made differently and both featured different entities. BoB was about a unit from D-Day until the end of the war, The Pacific was about threee Marines and their trails and tribulations before, during and after (in at least one case) the war. It's apples and oranges.

WhiteKnight77

Band of Brothers was a lot more engaging than The Pacific. The final episode of Band of Brothers was amazingly well done. The soldiers playing baseball right before they find out the war is over is probably one of my favorite scenes of all time.

I really need to watch Band of Brothers. I've heard a lot of good things but have never gotten around to watching it.

Band of Brothers by a sizable margin. It took me half of The Pacific to figure out who everyone was, and I never really connected with either of the characters (although Snafu was amazing). This could have been rectified with a boot camp episode ala BoB, but this would still be undermined by the fact that it covers three different men in different units. The transitions between the big three characters were often sudden and disorienting, and then you have the Australia episode that made the pacing slam into a brick wall at 90mph. They simply tried to cram way too much into too small of a package.

I understand why people would choose BoB but I have to say my bias with my fascination of the Pacific Campaign led me to enjoy the Pacific more. That and

the sound effects aren't weak. lonewolf604

The Pacific was fantastic, this is true, but Band of Brothers is even better.

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"] the sound effects aren't weak. Verge_6

[QUOTE="Verge_6"][QUOTE="lonewolf604"] the sound effects aren't weak. lonewolf604

Generation Kill.

Generation Kill.

Slow_Show

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"] the sound effects aren't weak. Verge_6

yeah they sound exactly like firing range recordings

[QUOTE="Verge_6"][QUOTE="lonewolf604"] the sound effects aren't weak. wis3boi

yeah they sound exactly like firing range recordings

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

[QUOTE="Verge_6"] The sound effects in BoB were almost entirely spot on, at least regarding weapon reports.Kevlar101

yeah they sound exactly like firing range recordings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwW31u6wYvE mg42

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRdPIW8-yXs&t=2m50s tommy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL5q29wnzks&feature=related grease gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O38a_Bx18RU mp40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9AwgIkSReI garand

and i opened up my digital copies of BoB, they are very very close

[QUOTE="Kevlar101"][QUOTE="wis3boi"]

yeah they sound exactly like firing range recordings

wis3boi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwW31u6wYvE mg42

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRdPIW8-yXs&t=2m50s tommy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL5q29wnzks&feature=related grease gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O38a_Bx18RU mp40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9AwgIkSReI garand

and i opened up my digital copies of BoB, they are very very close

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[QUOTE="Kevlar101"]Can't tell if trolling.....Kevlar101

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwW31u6wYvE mg42

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRdPIW8-yXs&t=2m50s tommy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL5q29wnzks&feature=related grease gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O38a_Bx18RU mp40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9AwgIkSReI garand

and i opened up my digital copies of BoB, they are very very close

well yeah its not going to be perfect, then they add even more for background noise

[QUOTE="Kevlar101"][QUOTE="wis3boi"]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwW31u6wYvE mg42

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRdPIW8-yXs&t=2m50s tommy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL5q29wnzks&feature=related grease gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O38a_Bx18RU mp40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9AwgIkSReI garand

and i opened up my digital copies of BoB, they are very very close

wis3boi

well yeah its not going to be perfect, then they add even more for background noise

They're both fantastic, BoB is better but not by much, though it did take another viewing for The Pacific for it to sink in since I was expecting another BoB at first. A lot of your points against it are pretty weird, too much sex? Really, there's like 2 episodes that have any and one of them is showing the troops off duty in Australia after being in hell of course they're going to have sex. And your points about the characters don't much sense either, the show was never supposed to be Band of Brothers 2, it focuses on Sledge, Ledge and to some extent Basilone, rather than one big group like BoB did. Basilone is portrayed as a "super hero" because he freaking was, he did everything they showed and more in real life. bobbetybob

I did not like the sound of the Garand or the 30 cal. machine gun, especially the latter. It sounded too chirpy.lonewolf604

I can't remark on the M1919, as I've yet to fire one (although that should change soon). The Garand's report was quite accurate, although I will say that when the rifle is right in front of the flipping camera it needs to have more oomph, as usually a more distant report is used then. About the only time my Garand doesn't sound as it does in BoB is when I'm right behind it, which is 90% of the time.

yeah they sound exactly like firing range recordings

wis3boi

Band of Brothers, hands down. The Pacific had its moments but overall BoB felt more fluid and had much more memorable/likeable characters. The Pacific's epilogue was more emotionally impactful though, at least for me.

[QUOTE="Kevlar101"][QUOTE="wis3boi"]

yeah they sound exactly like firing range recordings

wis3boi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwW31u6wYvE mg42

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRdPIW8-yXs&t=2m50s tommy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL5q29wnzks&feature=related grease gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O38a_Bx18RU mp40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9AwgIkSReI garand

and i opened up my digital copies of BoB, they are very very close

Pretty much this, but I don't know how they managed to get the Thompson to sound as it did in BoB without it being indoor. My sole experience shooting one was indoors, and it matched that ripping sound you hear in BoB perfectly. Outside, as seen in your link, you get the distinctive "typewriter" report that earned it its infamous nickname.

I like both.

Band of Brothers by a mile. But thats mostly because im really interested in the ETO and i've been to most of the locations + Ronald Speirs was fking badass

Band of Brothers is superior to most tv series'

The Pacific, whilst still being good, is nothing compared to Band of Brothers

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[QUOTE="Kevlar101"]Can't tell if trolling.....Verge_6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwW31u6wYvE mg42

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRdPIW8-yXs&t=2m50s tommy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL5q29wnzks&feature=related grease gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O38a_Bx18RU mp40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9AwgIkSReI garand

and i opened up my digital copies of BoB, they are very very close

Pretty much this, but I don't know how they managed to get the Thompson to sound as it did in BoB without it being indoor. My sole experience shooting one was indoors, and it matched that ripping sound you hear in BoB perfectly. Outside, as seen in your link, you get the distinctive "typewriter" report that earned it its infamous nickname.

[QUOTE="Verge_6"]

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwW31u6wYvE mg42

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRdPIW8-yXs&t=2m50s tommy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL5q29wnzks&feature=related grease gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O38a_Bx18RU mp40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9AwgIkSReI garand

and i opened up my digital copies of BoB, they are very very close

lonewolf604

Pretty much this, but I don't know how they managed to get the Thompson to sound as it did in BoB without it being indoor. My sole experience shooting one was indoors, and it matched that ripping sound you hear in BoB perfectly. Outside, as seen in your link, you get the distinctive "typewriter" report that earned it its infamous nickname.

Unless your in an enclosed setting like a firing range though, nearly all rifles, pistols, carbines, etc. are going to have a surprising amount of treble. Not saying you're wrong for wanting the guns to have more oomph to 'em, no one likes to hear a weakass gun report if they can help it (I used a BoB soundpack to replace the joke that was the weapon audio in BF1942). But what you heard in the series was, for the most part, as it should have been. Then again, I'm an avid WWII and weapons buff, so I'm a stickler for authenticity.

I'm honestly just glad they didn't use that canned M-60 sound effect that far too many have been using for any automatic weapon report.

They are both good, but The Pacific tends to get uncomfortable to watch with some of the battle scenes on the islands..sSubZerOo