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| Quote: vastman "Hated it from start to finish. Historically inaccurate in the extreme with no reference to the other "Allies" in the war - something the yanks have a real inability to do.
Worse than Private Ryan which I thought an impossibility.
Jingoistic sentimental crud which the fantastic action scenes could not even save.
Sorry guys but I really don't like either of them, but the wife does if that helps ![]()
Seeing as it's based on accounts of the experiences of Easy Company of the 101st as related by the veterans and in conjunction with historical records and other autobiographies, it's actually considered to be very accurate and is pretty highly regarded by the troops themselves. It's not a wide account of the Allies during the campaign, but a close examination of a small group of men - there is no reason to mention other Allies much at all.
Private Ryan, of the other hand, was indeed over-hyped and over-dramatic according to many veterans.
I would absolutely urge anyone planning on watching Band of Brothers for the first time to read the Ambrose book first. It delivers far more insight and allows you to relate to the characters of the TV series far more deeply.
That said, Ambrose didn't actually think much of the British soldier in WWII. His view was that the British were exhausted by 1944 and were still marked by the horrendous losses of WWI - therefore less willing to expose themselves to danger or take risks, whereas the Americans were 'fresh' and made more impressive advances due to their relative lack of exposure to the dangers - and of course they had Patton driving the Third Army forward. He felt that the war could have ended earlier had the British pushed themselves as the Americans did.
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I love to see Pegasus Bridge made into a movie .
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One of the finest things ever put to film for me. The book is also a thoroughly good read. I have watched The Pacific and enjoyed it although I have never felt inclined to re-watch it where as I re-watch BoB at least a couple of times a year.
If you haven't seen it watch out for early roles for such (now) Hollywood luminaries as Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy.
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| Quote: Barnacle Bill "It was the story of a group of volunteer US airbourne troops and to my limited knowledge historically accurate and in my opinion far from jingoistic.
There is one scene where the US troops are sent to escort British Paratroopers from Arnem back to safety. The two commanders meet up at night and the US commander asks the British one where his troops are. The US guy is stunned as with a signal hundreds of British paratroopers emerge from all around. To me that was tribute to the skill and fieldcraft of the British forces that were within feet of the the US airbourne unit, who didn't even know they were there.
Ambrose had already written a book on UK Airbourne forces (Pegasus Bridge) and Band of Brothers was intended as telling the story of Airbourne forces contribution in WW2 from the US perspective.
For me it is one of the finest TV series ever.'"
Apparently and according to Ambrose... a US officer said of the above(British planned) operation you wouldn't want a limey in the trench next to you but they were bloody good planners. |
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| Quote: Barnacle Bill "It was the story of a group of volunteer US airbourne troops and to my limited knowledge historically accurate and in my opinion far from jingoistic.
There is one scene where the US troops are sent to escort British Paratroopers from Arnem back to safety. The two commanders meet up at night and the US commander asks the British one where his troops are. The US guy is stunned as with a signal hundreds of British paratroopers emerge from all around. To me that was tribute to the skill and fieldcraft of the British forces that were within feet of the the US airbourne unit, who didn't even know they were there.
Ambrose had already written a book on UK Airbourne forces (Pegasus Bridge) and Band of Brothers was intended as telling the story of Airbourne forces contribution in WW2 from the US perspective.
For me it is one of the finest TV series ever.'"
Maj John Howard was not very happy with the Pegasus Bridge book and even before Ambrose had it published.He requested that Ambrose make changes. Ambrose being the bloody know all would not make the changes and at a later date admitted he was wrong not to. |
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| Quote: Johnny Drama "One of the finest things ever put to film for me. The book is also a thoroughly good read. I have watched The Pacific and enjoyed it although I have never felt inclined to re-watch it where as I re-watch BoB at least a couple of times a year.
If you haven't seen it watch out for early roles for such (now) Hollywood luminaries as Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy.'"
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| Quote: JACK DETH "Do not forget Simon Pegg'"
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| Quote: JACK DETH "Maj John Howard was not very happy with the Pegasus Bridge book and even before Ambrose had it published.He requested that Ambrose make changes. Ambrose being the bloody know all would not make the changes and at a later date admitted he was wrong not to.'"
Ambrose is one of the worst authors I've ever read. I think it is testimony to the skills of Spielberg & Hanks that they could actually see such a great series in reading the book |
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| Quote: cod'ead "Ambrose is one of the worst authors I've ever read. I think it is testimony to the skills of Spielberg & Hanks that they could actually see such a great series in reading the book'"
Very true, was a great series and one I have watched many times. Still managed to get a couple of digs in though about the British didn't they? Hollywood just can't help itself can it?
I wish someone would do one from the commonwealth side of things or even a Russian one. Although, there is a new Stalingrad movie due to be released from a Russian movie company |
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| Quote: JACK DETH "Very true, was a great series and one I have watched many times. Still managed to get a couple of digs in though about the British didn't they? Hollywood just can't help itself can it?
I wish someone would do one from the commonwealth side of things or even a Russian one. Although, there is a new Stalingrad movie due to be released from a Russian movie company'"
This year apparently . I'm going to tuck into a couple of Korean war movies this weekend I haven't seen yet . Assembly , The front line & 71 Into the fire. |
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| Quote: B0NES "This year apparently . I'm going to tuck into a couple of Korean war movies this weekend I haven't seen yet . Assembly , The front line & 71 Into the fire.'"
Deffo seen Assembly and Front Line..I am pretty sure i have seen Into the Fire too. If so, it was a while ago but enjoyed them.
If you can get a yourself Come and See now that is a harrowing Russian Front movie |
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| Quote: JACK DETH "Deffo seen Assembly and Front Line..I am pretty sure i have seen Into the Fire too. If so, it was a while ago but enjoyed them.
If you can get a yourself Come and See now that is a harrowing Russian Front movie'"
Aye , Seen it . Good movie that one. |
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In Oliver Stone's upcoming series "The Untold History of The United States", he reckons it's the Soviets we sould be thankful to for winning the war. Without their sacrifices, it's a good bet that Europe would've seen the first atom bomb
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| Quote: cod'ead "In Oliver Stone's upcoming series "The Untold History of The United States", he reckons it's the Soviets we sould be thankful to for winning the war. Without their sacrifices, it's a good bet that Europe would've seen the first atom bomb'"
Quite enjoying this series , Originally I thought this would be hard slog to watch but it has been quite fascinating and insightful. |
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