After you're done with "The Pacific", make sure to watch the documentary "He Has Seen War" featuring the surviving members of Easy Company and the Marines from "The Pacific" and their family members talking about their experiences after the war. It's on TH-cam.
I’m so glad you included the WW2 vet intvws for The Pacific. “The War” - Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s 7 episode docuseries - highly recommend! No one has ever reacted to it but I think it would make for an awesome reaction. Tom Hanks, Keith David, Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Lucas, Eli Wallach - just off the top of my head - and other notable actors take part in this WW2 masterpiece. A couple of the vets from The Pacific are included and we follow their story more in-depth. With the Old Breed is a WW2 memoir you’ll never forget. Thanks so much for these double uploads - great work!
Wasn't expecting you to dive into the Pacific so quickly! This is another phenomenal series. The tone is different from Band of Brothers, and delves into some dark themes, but it is equally good, I think. Get ready for another wild journey.
The Pacific is based off the writings and books of the 3 main characters. Eugene sledge "With the old breed" Robert Leckie "helmet for my pillow" and the well documented exploits of medal of honor recipient John Basilone. The accuracy of which their stories are told is quite remarkable. Thanks impart to Eugene's diary entries he kept within his bible. The series actually left things out from the book due to being too gruesome or shocking. I suggest reading the books after or before to really appreciate this series. After reading the books I can see why people put this in the same tier or better than Band of Brothers. Comparing the 2 is like comparing apples to oranges. The Pacific follows 3 men. BoB follows an entire company.
One of the reasons for the selection of Guadalcanal was the concern that a fully operational airfield there would give the Japanese the ability to threaten the shipping line between the US and Australia. Australian forces were and had been heavily engaged in the Mediterranean and Middle East. They were stretched thin. Although there was concern that the Japanese might invade Australia, apparently the idea was rejected as beyond the capacity of the Rising Sun Empire. In the big picture the tough campaign on Guadalcanal marked a turning point in the Pacific War. The Japanese would now have to learn to fight on the defensive.
My grandfather fought in WW2, in the pacific. He was in the Navy, and one of his main jobs was piloting the LST boats that would transport troops from the large ships, to the shore of wherever they were fighting. He was 25 years old when he fought at Iwo Jima. He also fought at Okinawa, and other places. His ship left Pearl Harbor a few weeks before the bombing. My grandfather was a fantastic story teller, but he almost never spoke of any of the battles that he was part of. He grew up poor, during the Depression, in rural Elba, Alabama, and only completed the 8th or 9th grade before quiting school to start working. He wasn't drafted; he voluntarily joined the Navy before the U.S. entered the war. This ended up being a good thing for him, since he had more training, and a better position on the boat than most of the Navy men. After the war he used the G.I. bill to attend the University of Florida, where he completed a degree in Education, with honors, and became a high school teacher and counselor back in Dothan and Ashford, Alabama.
Tha Japanese, as opposed to the German, fought relentlessly and barbarically against all enemies. The Germans were selective with their brutality, whereas the Japanese treated everyone non Japanese person as sub human. Out of all the enemies the US has faced in its history, I believe the Japanese in WW2 were the most ruthless and barbaric.
The Japanese military's training was geared towards making their soldiers ruthless and without any mercy or compassion. Soldiers in basic training were beaten by drill instructors sometimes to unconsciousness and at times to death. The code of Bushido was a death cult. Death before dishonor and surrendering was the greatest dishonor of all. The culture of Imperial Japan, like the culture of Nazi Germany had to be erased. Today we have a similar vile - death cult operating in the world. It is at war with all civilized free societies. We either bring it into the civilized 21st Century or it will conquer us.
I wish the Episode 1 had included or mentioned one of the great heros of Guadalcanal. His name was Jacob Vouza a member of the Island Constabulary. He rescued a downed American pilot and guided him back to American lines. He was then recruited to scout for the Marines. They gave him a small American flag that he carried with him wherever he went. During one mission he was captured by a Japanese patrol, which found his little American flag.They toed Jacob to a tree and tortured him to get information about the Marines. Jacob refused to give them any information. So the Japanese used Jacob for bayonet practice, stabbing him in both arms his face, neck, and abdomen. They left him for dead. He managed to work himself free, walk 3 miles to the American lines, and warned them of where the Japanese would concentrate their attack. Whithin 15 minutes of his warning the attack came but the Marines were ready. This was the Battle of Teneru River ( Alligator Creek). A few weeks after his surgeries, Jacob recovered and went back to scouting. He joined The Raiders on their expedition and scouted for the Marines until the Island was secure. For his actions he was awarded the Silver Star bu the Marines and a high award by Great Britain. He was also knighted by the King of England Im 1968 he was brought to the US by the Marines.😊
Tremendous how quickly you started reacting to this. Absolute respect to your work ethic/appreciate for watching good content on this channel. Another Pacific theater WW2 epic seen from the eyes of American soldiers is "The Thin Read Line". A war film that can also be classed as more of a psychological thriller/something else entirely other than just a war movie (similar to Apocalypse Now). It has a ridiculous cast and is filmed beautifully (dare I say artfully at times). Got overshadowed due to the year it released with other movies. I even saw a YT clip of Martin Scorsese eloquently describing the importance of the film. Doesn't bother me if you don't end up reacting to it a year or more from now. Just wanted to be the first to technically recommend it 🤓
Between the two major theaters of WWII, the Pacific Theater interests me slightly more than the European Theater. That is one of the reasons why I enjoy this mini-series just a tiny bit more than "Band of Brothers." Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love that mini-series as well. I also watched "Masters of the Air," which I also very much enjoyed.
Its too bad this isnt the version with the pre-interviews and narration. I think it can be tough to find in some regions though unfortunately. Love the intro for this show though, its a work of art on its own.
The Finnish fan here 😁 so happy that you started this one also 👌 another great hbo show. Earlier i suggested another hbo classic boardwalk empire still hoping that someday you react to that👍👍 keep up the great work, love wathing these with you.
An older cousin was in the Marines in the Vietnam War. The Marines tried to recruit me when I graduated from HS. Went to college instead. Road not taken.
General consensus is PACIFIC isn’t as good as BAND of BROTHERS, but I like it just a tiny bit more in the end. Maybe because of having family ties to the Pacific & Marines. It’s a bit slower to feel connected to these characters, but by the end you’ll love them all just as much as BoB.
Thin Red Line is a film about Marines on Guadalcanal that came about the same year as Saving Private Ryan and was largely overshadowed. Good movie though
It’s another who’s who type cast, and the drama is that Adrian Brody was told he was the main character but after editing his role was reduced and Jim Caviezel got the most screen time. Check the cast though, amazing
@@exar1806 I heard the same thing, Brody ended up in only a few scenes so there is probably another couple of films worth of footage that was edited out. Great performances all around
Hi Elie you MUST watch The Talented Mr. Ripley (Matt Damon, Jude Law Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow)it is phenomenal. Shocks, surprises, jaw drops, more than just a thriller. A must see.
US/Aus initially caught the Japanese by surprise. The battle around Guadalcanal lasted 6 months. The Japanese nearly destroyed the USN a second time. This was kept from the public at the time.
I’ve watched Band of Brothers multiple times. I could only cope with the Pacific once all the way through then up to and including episode 6. I couldn’t bear to go further. I’m from the UK and knew about the theatre of war in the Pacific but this series educated me on how horrific it was for the Marines. Just gut wrenching 😟. A different enemy, climate and environment. Loved Leckie On a lighter note, you might spot 2 actors who reunite in the film Bohemian Rhapsody 😊
@@eliemosesso this first episode actually starts in late 1942!! It took the Americans about 9 months, after December 7th 1941, to build the forces that they needed to start their advances thru the Pacific Islands!!! So basically these guys were fighting and dying while the boys from Band of Brothers we're still training in Toccoa Georgia and England!! Of course NOT to take ANYTHING away from the HEROES of Band of Brothers but just to give you a little perspective!!!
Not sure if you take recommendations, but after this you’ve got to finish off the HBO war miniseries with Generation Kill about a Marine unit in the Iraqi War. Adapted for screen by the Wire writers.
Seeing how you did Band of Brothers and now doing The Pacific, any plans on watching the 3 series of the Hanks/Spielberg trilogy Masters of the Air? Also there's a movie about the ANZACS in the Vietnam War called Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan. Very underrated here in the US but a really good movie also.
I wish MOTA had been better. When I saw John Shiban was one of the showrunners, I knew that it'd be horrible with characters. That's something he's had an issue with since his X-Files days. It was a chore for me to get through the series, especially after episode 3. My favorite character was no longer in the show for one. And it's crazy that MOTA is the most recent series but looks way more fake than BOB and The Pacific. Some of it may have been budget but damn, the CGI was distracting more often than not.
@@DonnaCPunk it’s kind of hard to blow up aircrafts that aren’t really manufactured at all anymore. The show I felt was great for what we got since there isn’t much media as far as WWll dogfights. It is flawed yes, and partially since the veterans portrayed in the show are no longer living. BOB and The Pacific had the vets on set with them so that definitely helped production value also
This series focuses more on the families than BoB ... and the content is more broken by circumstances of history. BoB is beautifully self contained and linear.
I scrolled through your movies and it doesn't look like you have reacted to the movie Hacksaw Ridge yet with Andrew Garfield! That movie takes place on Okinawa and it was one of the last battles against the Japanese before the atomic bomb was dropped!! Unless you go back to the old movies from say the 60s or the 50s, I don't think you're going to find a lot of content, movie wise, about the Pacific War!! But there are definitely some GREAT movies from the late 40s 50s and 60s having to do with the war against the Japanese!!!!
Do the audiobook “With The Old Breed.” It’s Eugene Sledge’s book about the pacific and what “The Pacific” is based off of. Don’t get me wrong, the show is amazing. But the book is even better.
Looking forward to your reactions here. I do prefer BoB over the Pacific, mainly because of what you said. Pacific follows several people from different areas and timeframes. Band of Brothers was mostly based on the book by Stephen Ambrose and Dick Winters, so it follows the same men through the entire war.
BoB was not based on Major Winters' book - that was published after the series was made (2006). They did use Webster's combat memoir, which was published post morten (1994).
@@catherinelw9365 The book was published in 1992. It was used for the series. Edit Talking about Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose. It was written after interviewing several members of Easy, with the primary consultant being Dick Winters. It's a good read.
Like your channel and the male perspective on a reaction video. However could you take the logo off the screen you are reacting to and put it in the space above? Pretty irritating. If you cant do that then shrink it way down to micro size and put it in the upper right of the original video box. If not, sadly I'm gonna have to pass on your channel which I dont want to because you do an interesting perspective.
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So Ive recorded ep 2 and made sure to include the pre interviews from a youtube vid a subscriber linked from now on :)
After you're done with "The Pacific", make sure to watch the documentary "He Has Seen War" featuring the surviving members of Easy Company and the Marines from "The Pacific" and their family members talking about their experiences after the war. It's on TH-cam.
I’m so glad you included the WW2 vet intvws for The Pacific. “The War” - Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s 7 episode docuseries - highly recommend! No one has ever reacted to it but I think it would make for an awesome reaction. Tom Hanks, Keith David, Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Lucas, Eli Wallach - just off the top of my head - and other notable actors take part in this WW2 masterpiece. A couple of the vets from The Pacific are included and we follow their story more in-depth. With the Old Breed is a WW2 memoir you’ll never forget. Thanks so much for these double uploads - great work!
Wasn't expecting you to dive into the Pacific so quickly! This is another phenomenal series. The tone is different from Band of Brothers, and delves into some dark themes, but it is equally good, I think. Get ready for another wild journey.
The Pacific is based off the writings and books of the 3 main characters. Eugene sledge "With the old breed" Robert Leckie "helmet for my pillow" and the well documented exploits of medal of honor recipient John Basilone. The accuracy of which their stories are told is quite remarkable. Thanks impart to Eugene's diary entries he kept within his bible. The series actually left things out from the book due to being too gruesome or shocking. I suggest reading the books after or before to really appreciate this series. After reading the books I can see why people put this in the same tier or better than Band of Brothers.
Comparing the 2 is like comparing apples to oranges. The Pacific follows 3 men. BoB follows an entire company.
One of the reasons for the selection of Guadalcanal was the concern that a fully operational airfield there would give the Japanese the ability to threaten the shipping line between the US and Australia. Australian forces were and had been heavily engaged in the Mediterranean and Middle East. They were stretched thin.
Although there was concern that the Japanese might invade Australia, apparently the idea was rejected as beyond the capacity of the Rising Sun Empire. In the big picture the tough campaign on Guadalcanal marked a turning point in the Pacific War. The Japanese would now have to learn to fight on the defensive.
Another little thank you for watching these fantastic series.
Bruhh idk what to sayy anymore thank youuu. God Bless ❤❤❤❤
My grandfather fought in WW2, in the pacific. He was in the Navy, and one of his main jobs was piloting the LST boats that would transport troops from the large ships, to the shore of wherever they were fighting. He was 25 years old when he fought at Iwo Jima. He also fought at Okinawa, and other places. His ship left Pearl Harbor a few weeks before the bombing. My grandfather was a fantastic story teller, but he almost never spoke of any of the battles that he was part of. He grew up poor, during the Depression, in rural Elba, Alabama, and only completed the 8th or 9th grade before quiting school to start working. He wasn't drafted; he voluntarily joined the Navy before the U.S. entered the war. This ended up being a good thing for him, since he had more training, and a better position on the boat than most of the Navy men. After the war he used the G.I. bill to attend the University of Florida, where he completed a degree in Education, with honors, and became a high school teacher and counselor back in Dothan and Ashford, Alabama.
"Letters from Iwo Jima" is the only US made film depicting Japanese soldiers in WWII.
Tha Japanese, as opposed to the German, fought relentlessly and barbarically against all enemies. The Germans were selective with their brutality, whereas the Japanese treated everyone non Japanese person as sub human. Out of all the enemies the US has faced in its history, I believe the Japanese in WW2 were the most ruthless and barbaric.
The Japanese military's training was geared towards making their soldiers ruthless and without any mercy or compassion. Soldiers in basic training were beaten by drill instructors sometimes to unconsciousness and at times to death. The code of Bushido was a death cult. Death before dishonor and surrendering was the greatest dishonor of all. The culture of Imperial Japan, like the culture of Nazi Germany had to be erased.
Today we have a similar vile - death cult operating in the world. It is at war with all civilized free societies. We either bring it into the civilized 21st Century or it will conquer us.
I wish the Episode 1 had included or mentioned one of the great heros of Guadalcanal. His name was Jacob Vouza a member of the Island Constabulary. He rescued a downed American pilot and guided him back to American lines. He was then recruited to scout for the Marines. They gave him a small American flag that he carried with him wherever he went. During one mission he was captured by a Japanese patrol, which found his little American flag.They toed Jacob to a tree and tortured him to get information about the Marines. Jacob refused to give them any information. So the Japanese used Jacob for bayonet practice, stabbing him in both arms his face, neck, and abdomen. They left him for dead. He managed to work himself free, walk 3 miles to the American lines, and warned them of where the Japanese would concentrate their attack. Whithin 15 minutes of his warning the attack came but the Marines were ready. This was the Battle of Teneru River ( Alligator Creek). A few weeks after his surgeries, Jacob recovered and went back to scouting. He joined The Raiders on their expedition and scouted for the Marines until the Island was secure. For his actions he was awarded the Silver Star bu the Marines and a high award by Great Britain. He was also knighted by the King of England
Im 1968 he was brought to the US by the Marines.😊
After watching this, read Sledges book. A lot of it is depicted in the series
Tremendous how quickly you started reacting to this. Absolute respect to your work ethic/appreciate for watching good content on this channel. Another Pacific theater WW2 epic seen from the eyes of American soldiers is "The Thin Read Line". A war film that can also be classed as more of a psychological thriller/something else entirely other than just a war movie (similar to Apocalypse Now). It has a ridiculous cast and is filmed beautifully (dare I say artfully at times). Got overshadowed due to the year it released with other movies. I even saw a YT clip of Martin Scorsese eloquently describing the importance of the film.
Doesn't bother me if you don't end up reacting to it a year or more from now. Just wanted to be the first to technically recommend it 🤓
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Come onnn mannn I was just about to go to sleep... 😂 It's 2 here in Michigan and I have to be up at 6:00.. screw it 🫡
MY BAD
the pacific is brutal, just wait
Between the two major theaters of WWII, the Pacific Theater interests me slightly more than the European Theater. That is one of the reasons why I enjoy this mini-series just a tiny bit more than "Band of Brothers." Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love that mini-series as well. I also watched "Masters of the Air," which I also very much enjoyed.
Its too bad this isnt the version with the pre-interviews and narration. I think it can be tough to find in some regions though unfortunately. Love the intro for this show though, its a work of art on its own.
starting from ep 2 they are there :)
@@eliemoses Hell yeah mate, hope you enjoy it. Keep up the good work and best wishes.
@@HRacer52 god bless bro thank you!!!
The Finnish fan here 😁 so happy that you started this one also 👌 another great hbo show. Earlier i suggested another hbo classic boardwalk empire still hoping that someday you react to that👍👍 keep up the great work, love wathing these with you.
An older cousin was in the Marines in the Vietnam War. The Marines tried to recruit me when I graduated from HS. Went to college instead. Road not taken.
Glad the intros are in from episode 2. I feel with them the episodes make more sense.
General consensus is PACIFIC isn’t as good as BAND of BROTHERS, but I like it just a tiny bit more in the end. Maybe because of having family ties to the Pacific & Marines. It’s a bit slower to feel connected to these characters, but by the end you’ll love them all just as much as BoB.
Thin Red Line is a film about Marines on Guadalcanal that came about the same year as Saving Private Ryan and was largely overshadowed. Good movie though
It’s another who’s who type cast, and the drama is that Adrian Brody was told he was the main character but after editing his role was reduced and Jim Caviezel got the most screen time. Check the cast though, amazing
@@exar1806 I heard the same thing, Brody ended up in only a few scenes so there is probably another couple of films worth of footage that was edited out. Great performances all around
A Marine Emo take on the futility of combat.
The Thin Red Line was army
@@gmaqwert you are correct.
Hi Elie you MUST watch The Talented Mr. Ripley (Matt Damon, Jude Law Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow)it is phenomenal. Shocks, surprises, jaw drops, more than just a thriller. A must see.
That first counterattack, 800 crack Japanese troops attacked, but walked into our ambush. They were wiped out and their commander had to kill himself.
US/Aus initially caught the Japanese by surprise. The battle around Guadalcanal lasted 6 months. The Japanese nearly destroyed the USN a second time. This was kept from the public at the time.
Yeah, the guy who was having a panic attack was the one talking big on the ship.
I’ve watched Band of Brothers multiple times. I could only cope with the Pacific once all the way through then up to and including episode 6. I couldn’t bear to go further. I’m from the UK and knew about the theatre of war in the Pacific but this series educated me on how horrific it was for the Marines. Just gut wrenching 😟. A different enemy, climate and environment. Loved Leckie
On a lighter note, you might spot 2 actors who reunite in the film Bohemian Rhapsody 😊
Can't wait until the Marines make a stop in Australia!
i literally just recorded that ep. my best one!
@@eliemosesso this first episode actually starts in late 1942!! It took the Americans about 9 months, after December 7th 1941, to build the forces that they needed to start their advances thru the Pacific Islands!!!
So basically these guys were fighting and dying while the boys from Band of Brothers we're still training in Toccoa Georgia and England!!
Of course NOT to take ANYTHING away from the HEROES of Band of Brothers but just to give you a little perspective!!!
Not sure if you take recommendations, but after this you’ve got to finish off the HBO war miniseries with Generation Kill about a Marine unit in the Iraqi War. Adapted for screen by the Wire writers.
Generation Kill is peak. I've seen that one almost as much as BoB.
Seeing how you did Band of Brothers and now doing The Pacific, any plans on watching the 3 series of the Hanks/Spielberg trilogy Masters of the Air? Also there's a movie about the ANZACS in the Vietnam War called Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan. Very underrated here in the US but a really good movie also.
I wish MOTA had been better. When I saw John Shiban was one of the showrunners, I knew that it'd be horrible with characters. That's something he's had an issue with since his X-Files days. It was a chore for me to get through the series, especially after episode 3. My favorite character was no longer in the show for one. And it's crazy that MOTA is the most recent series but looks way more fake than BOB and The Pacific. Some of it may have been budget but damn, the CGI was distracting more often than not.
@@DonnaCPunk it’s kind of hard to blow up aircrafts that aren’t really manufactured at all anymore. The show I felt was great for what we got since there isn’t much media as far as WWll dogfights. It is flawed yes, and partially since the veterans portrayed in the show are no longer living. BOB and The Pacific had the vets on set with them so that definitely helped production value also
Hacksaw ridge was Pacific theatre if you've seen that!
Seen it
This series focuses more on the families than BoB ... and the content is more broken by circumstances of history. BoB is beautifully self contained and linear.
There's another great movie also based on a true story of an airman who was captured by the Japanese and held prisoner for years its called "unbroken"
Not sure if you're a reader, but both Eugene Sledge's "With The Old Breed" and Robert Leckie's "A Helmet for my Pillow" are excellent books.
I scrolled through your movies and it doesn't look like you have reacted to the movie Hacksaw Ridge yet with Andrew Garfield! That movie takes place on Okinawa and it was one of the last battles against the Japanese before the atomic bomb was dropped!!
Unless you go back to the old movies from say the 60s or the 50s, I don't think you're going to find a lot of content, movie wise, about the Pacific War!! But there are definitely some GREAT movies from the late 40s 50s and 60s having to do with the war against the Japanese!!!!
Saw hacksaw in theatres and own it on bluray! Absolutely love it
Eugene / Sledge is very much a Steve Rogers / Captain America type character at the beginning. But a real one.
It gets extremely brutal from episode 5 on.
Look up photos from the Battle of the Tenryu on Google. You will see they didn't overdo the carnage of the Alligator Creek battle.
Do the audiobook “With The Old Breed.” It’s Eugene Sledge’s book about the pacific and what “The Pacific” is based off of. Don’t get me wrong, the show is amazing. But the book is even better.
Looking forward to your reactions here. I do prefer BoB over the Pacific, mainly because of what you said. Pacific follows several people from different areas and timeframes. Band of Brothers was mostly based on the book by Stephen Ambrose and Dick Winters, so it follows the same men through the entire war.
BoB was not based on Major Winters' book - that was published after the series was made (2006). They did use Webster's combat memoir, which was published post morten (1994).
@@catherinelw9365 The book was published in 1992. It was used for the series.
Edit
Talking about Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose. It was written after interviewing several members of Easy, with the primary consultant being Dick Winters. It's a good read.
Leckie is one of the bad guys in Iron Man 3, the bald shifty guy Happy follows.
Well, also the president in IM3 is in 4 episodes of The Pacific
Your screen logo is too much, can't watch it
Like your channel and the male perspective on a reaction video. However could you take the logo off the screen you are reacting to and put it in the space above? Pretty irritating. If you cant do that then shrink it way down to micro size and put it in the upper right of the original video box. If not, sadly I'm gonna have to pass on your channel which I dont want to because you do an interesting perspective.
Due to copyright unfortunately i can't sadly. Ive tried trust me 💜
Sorry about that. Is there a reason other reactors (example Popcorn in Bed) can get away with that or are they monetized in different ways?
@@tomw324 i dont watch any reactors but im guessing they show the content for 5 or 10 seconds then tske it off then back on