Films/DVD Asylum

Movies from comedy to drama to your favorite Hollyweird Star.

Use this form to submit comments directly to the Asylum moderators for this forum. We're particularly interested in truly outstanding posts that might be added to our FAQs.
You may also use this form to provide feedback or to call attention to messages that may be in violation of our content rules.

You must login to use this feature.

Inmate Login

By default, logging in will set a session cookie that disappears when you close your browser. Clicking on the 'Remember my Moniker & Password' below will cause a permanent 'Login Cookie' to be set.

Moniker/Username: The Name that you picked or by default, your email. Forgot Moniker?	Examples "Rapper", "Bob W", "joe@aol.com".
Password:	Forgot Password?
	Remember my Moniker & Password ( What's this?)

If you don't have an Asylum Account, you can create one by clicking Here.

Our privacy policy can be reviewed by clicking Here.

Inmate Comments

From:
Your Email:
Subject:

Message Comments

Original Message

RE: Another cookie-cutter crap Hollywood "war" movie from the creator of SPR?

Posted by Grant on March 17, 2010 at 23:25:27:
I'll reserve judgement on Pacific until more of it plays out-let's say its beginning was inauspicious. Yes, Private Ryan was particularly cloying after the Omaha Beach opening, which had a visceral effect on everyone I know who saw that in the theater.
Band of Brothers may have started slowly and had a few made for tv moments, but it got better and more realistic as the episodes unraveled and had my father (a WW2 vet) and I fully involved by episode 4. The opening narrations by the vets whose stories were depicted coupled with some great acting by relative unknowns made most of the series very compelling.
There were also some great sets and realistic battle scenes--especially Bastogne. I would term it the best modern day dramatic depiction of that portion of the War. My father concurred. Kudos to the actors who played the two officer leads and to the way the concentration camp discovery episode was done.
I think watching just an episode or two of B.O.B would not be representative of the arc of what they accomplished by the final episode. That is why I am willing to hang in there and see what becomes of the Pacific. Had I judged Schindler's List after the first twenty minutes I'd have panned that film but felt differently at the end.
Just like judging equipment, it pays to wait for some break in... :o)
Regards,
Grant