watched Band of Brothers - for the 4th time

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watched Band of Brothers - for the 4th time

Postby Agent-Commando » Tue Feb 17, 2004 2:33 pm

All 10 episodes... I love this series, it's so emotionally griping... Everytime I get through it all, I think of how it's a shame that not many people knows the price of freedom, that many great men and women died so that we can live the way we do now. I remember once in my high school life, a guy I knew hated the Remembrance/Memorial day assemblies that is held once a year. He said "Why do we have to go to these stupid boring assemblies, it's a free country." I looked at him and said, "Exactly. Thanks to them."



Anyway, I'm sure most of us has seen this, I did a search on google and found these resources from Time.com I think they're worth reading, even though its' for students, there's some neat diagrams and pictures if you were ever curious about the real men of the 101st Airborne Regiment.


http://www.time.com/time/classroom/brothers/timecapsule.html

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Re: watched Band of Brothers - for the 4th time

Postby Buliwyf » Tue Feb 17, 2004 2:41 pm

Originally posted by Agent-Commando
All 10 episodes... I love this series, it's so emotionally griping... Everytime I get through it all, I think of how it's a shame that not many people knows the price of freedom, that many great men and women died so that we can live the way we do now. I remember once in my high school life, a guy I knew hated the Remembrance/Memorial day assemblies that is held once a year. He said "Why do we have to go to these stupid boring assemblies, it's a [b]free country." I looked at him and said, "Exactly. Thanks to them."



Anyway, I'm sure most of us has seen this, I did a search on google and found these resources from Time.com I think they're worth reading, even though its' for students, there's some neat diagrams and pictures if you were ever curious about the real men of the 101st Airborne Regiment.


http://www.time.com/time/classroom/brothers/timecapsule.html [/B]


i can't wait for the new series, set in the Pacific
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Postby JimmyTango » Tue Feb 17, 2004 2:50 pm

Read the book. 10X better than the miniseries.

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Postby Agent-Commando » Tue Feb 17, 2004 3:10 pm

Originally posted by JimmyTango
Read the book. 10X better than the miniseries.



Yup, doing so right now for my English Lit. class..

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Postby AnimalCracka » Tue Feb 17, 2004 3:11 pm

Im reading it right now too...............damn good book so far

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Postby JimmyTango » Tue Feb 17, 2004 3:29 pm

The problem with the book is when you are done, you will be buying other books by Ambrose.


BTW, Ross from Friends was cast PERFECTLY in the miniseries.

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Postby AnimalCracka » Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:43 pm

Yeah David Schwimmer was the perfect Sobel for the miniseries.

The guy that was cast as Guarnere always reminds me of Havoc for some odd reason.

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Postby Bagginses » Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:45 pm

If you've ever seen the bonus features on the DVD and you see the real Guarnere, it's eerie how close the actor looks and acts like him.

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Postby FarginMofo » Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:52 pm

Agree with Ross fitting that "annoying by the book twit" Sobel character.
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Postby Agent-Commando » Tue Feb 17, 2004 5:00 pm

Originally posted by AnimalCracka


The guy that was cast as Guarnere always reminds me of Havoc for some odd reason.



Yeah for awhile we called Havoc as Guarnere on TS... :lol:

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Postby PudriK » Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:26 pm

Last memorial day I watched the entire series from about 11 am to 4 am.

I also highly recommend Black Hawk Down for its depiction of modern combat.

Don't know why they can't make more war movies like these... focused on the events and the history, with an ensemble cast, instead of one or two "heros" and their sappy love story.
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Postby Evan » Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:43 pm

Originally posted by PudriK
Last memorial day I watched the entire series from about 11 am to 4 am.

I also highly recommend Black Hawk Down for its depiction of modern combat.

Don't know why they can't make more war movies like these... focused on the events and the history, with an ensemble cast, instead of one or two "heros" and their sappy love story.


Pearl Harbor anyone?
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Postby Buliwyf » Tue Feb 17, 2004 10:57 pm

God even as a chick I hated Pearl Harbor. BoB is an amazing series. I also enjoyed We were Soldiers, watched that this weekend.
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Postby Nymh78 » Tue Feb 17, 2004 10:59 pm

Damn buli for logging yourself on my PC. Ok so the above message is from me :) NOT BULI I am the only chick in this household ;)

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Postby AnimalCracka » Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:22 pm

Originally posted by Nymh78
Damn buli for logging yourself on my PC. Ok so the above message is from me :)



Sure it is..........;)

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