just going to throw this out there. you guys have the best reaction channel. you both pay attention, pick up on subtle things and what you say sounds truly genuine. i appreciate it.
Very observant and intelligent, they also seem to really try and put themselves into the mindset of the characters and understand them and the situations.
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30:01 this is am homage to the geneva conspiracy to make lightbulbs last a shorter time, light bulbs have become worse over the years, until there was led
I'm a history writer and former teacher. If you ever want some answers on a movie like this to put at the end after you've watched it but before you put it on youtube, get in touch. No charge. I'm retired, like to help out.
Most of these guys were just 18-20 yrs. old and this was the first time they saw combat. Can you image what they saw, went through and the trauma they must of had if they made it afterwards? These guys made the ultimate sacrifice ,no comparison with today's generation !
@@gregorygant4242 Not so, the average age of U. S. combat personnel during WW II was 26 years of age. Compare that to 22 years-old during the Vietnam War.
15:23 yup, that’s Captain Dale Dye. He’s an occasional actor, but his actual job is being a technical adviser. He trained the actors through boot camp, as he is a 20 year Marine Corps officer (served in Vietnam). He trained all the actors for “Band of Brothers,” “platoon,” “born on the 4th of July,” “starship troopers,” “da 5 bloods,” “dead presidents,” and other films as well. That’s why the actors were able to portray their characters authentically. On a personal note: He was my mothers commanding officer in the late 70’s in Northern VA.
That’s amazing, he does his job very well and helps us get a better grasp on these characters and story lines that are told to us through these amazing series. That’s also really cool that your mother served under him!
He was my favourite part of Outbreak. That grin he gives McClintock at the end made my dad (former officer in Australian Army) say "That guy's Ex Military. That's EXACTLY how you'd look" We then dug around a bit to find out his history. Pretty amazing that a look gave it away. Either that or my dad played the long con :D
@@stephengamber7000 yes. He also was the film’s technical adviser by training the actors through boot camp (due to his experience as an combat infantry marine in vietnam).
1998: I lived in Normandy for four months, in the city of Caen. It was 80% destroyed by Allied bombing during the Normandy invasions. The local residents, especially the older ones, were still very grateful to the Allies for kicking the Germans out. The American and the German cemeteries in the region, as well as the beaches, are must-visit sites.
Did you guys notice how Caparzo's letter ended up in Reiben's hands? Every time someone died with that letter someone else took the letter with them. Awesome little detail in this movie.
If I remember correctly when they did a showing of this for WW2 veterans. A few of them had to step out to take a breath because they all had flash back and say it felt like they were back on the beach…
I bet. These scenes are really raw and for someone that had actually stormed beach and survived, idk how you could muster up the courage to watch these scenes.
I damn near have PTSD just from watching the Normandy Beach scene in the theater. I still can't fathom how the men did what they had to do on those beaches.
1:05:38 you’re not the only people to get pissed off at Upham, however, this is what happens when a noncombatant sees the horrors in such a short time frame, the body can freeze up. It even happens to combat veterans. I read a book that told the story of a veteran of Guadalcanal and Tarawa freezing up on Saipan because his mind couldn’t take it anymore. Even the most hardened of combat veterans can freeze up at times. Compared to Upham, Cpt. Miller and his team were members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion. These guys were hardcore soldiers that recieved training from the British Commandos in small unit and raiding tactics. They laid the foundation for modern day special forces and specialized units we have today. These guys were the direct descendants of the 75th Rangers you play in OG MW2. They were given some of the moys dangerous jobs in WWII that if attacked by a regular infantry unit, could lead to mass casualties.
You guys did incredibly well dealing with that opening sequence. I've seen some reactors having to look away at the horror of it All. There's a reason why these men were called the greatest generation. They were incredibly brave storming onto a beach knowing they might meet their end. We Will never see such bravery again
Appreciate the love! We tried our best to take in as much as we could during this film. It’s important to know what happened during this time, people laid their lives on the line and this film does a great job at showing us what that actually looked like.
Absolutely agree. In my personal opinion this film and band of brothers should be mandatory viewing in schools when they reach a certain age. As I feel like most kids don't understand or care that these men gave their lives for us for our freedom.
I first saw the movie when I was about 10, and I couldn't look away from the screen. I was just quietly watching and taking in the intensity. It was the first war movie I saw that made war look incredibly scary.
Many Czechs from the ethnic German frontier territory of Sudetenland volunteered to serve in the German army, and some were drafted. The fact that they knew Czech isn't surprising, and likely they were trying to get favorable treatment as they surrendered.
my history teacher was polish and also spoke Czech Italian and German he told us exactly what they we're saying when he showed us films that moment always stuck out because they were just conscripts
@@johannesvalterdivizzini1523 Germany invaded Czechoslovakia, from that moment on nobody had a choice. They were not looking for favorable treatment they were just saying they had not killed anyone but the Americans could not know their situation.
That scene showed that he really took that earn it to heart & respected the people who laid their lives on the line for his survival. SEE WHAT WE WERE SAYING, Miller definitely showed the tom Brady when he threw that litter over the house to hit those soldiers🔥
@@DaKidsReactAnd you realize after all these decades, he hasn’t told his family nor wife the story. She doesn’t know who Miller is. He carried that burden alone.
I had 2 uncles that fought in WW2. One of them died storming one of those beaches...he was only 19. The uncle that survived lived to almost 90 years old and never once said a word about his experiences. I think I understand why.
We thank them for their service & that’s something we could never understand even when told or shown! Living through those memories alone is enough to not want to talk about it.
1. Many WWII vets left the theaters because the D-Day battle scenes were so realistic. 2. Miller displayed great leadership/management skills by deescalating the Horvath and Risen standoff. 3. The story Ryan tells Miller about the last time he saw his brothers was made up by Matt Damon. He was told to say something interesting, so he did, and it was kept in the movie. 4. There was a USS Sullivans(DD- 68) dedicated to the brothers lost on one ship. 5. I did 24 years in the US Navy. My favorite character is Private Jackson/sniper and my second favorite is Sargent Horvath. RIP Tom Sizemore 6. Sizemore also played Boxman in "Flight of the Intruder", a movie I'm in briefly.
@DaKidsReact To expand on the USS Sullivans. They were all on the USS Juneau. It was a Destroyer (Juneau Class) that was sunk in the Pacific Theatre of war during the battle of Savo Island (I believe) off the coast of Guadalcanal (covered in the miniseries the Pacific). All seven brother's were killed, 4 went down with the ship..3 died from their wounds in the water. After their deaths, the US military stopped allowing family members to serve in the same unit. And they adopted the "lone survivor" policy to keep bloodlines from ending essentially
you guys might enjoy "Black Hawk Down". "The film takes place in 1993 when the U.S. sent special forces into Somalia to destabilize the government and bring food and humanitarian aid to the starving population. Using Black Hawk helicopters to lower the soldiers onto the ground, an unexpected attack by Somalian forces brings two of the helicopters down immediately. From there, the U.S. soldiers must struggle to regain their balance while enduring heavy gunfire." It was very very well done.
I remember when I was in Afghanistan and had contact the first time, there were mortars exploding all around us and the only thing that kept going through my mind was the part where Jackson’s gets blown up in that bell tower. It was like a movie just playing in a loop. It’s weird what goes through your head when that’s happening.
15:20 That's Captain Dale Dye, Marine Corps and Vietnam veteran. He plays Colonel Sink in Band of Brothers and also served as the on-set military advisor to Hanks and Spielberg to make sure everything was technically accurate and realistic
15:12 Yes, the guy (Dale Dye) plays Colonel Sink in Band of Brothers and plays in many wars movies. But not only that, since he's a decorated veteran of the Vietnam war, he often serves as a military advisor for war movies. For example, in Band of Brothers, he's the one that organized and lead the actors during the bootcamp they did before filming the show. It can be seen in Ron Levingston's (Lewis Nixon) bootcamp diary.
If you remember in Episode 2 of band of brothers, they made that jump just hours before the invasion of the beaches. The guns they took out in Episode 2 were some of the guns pre sighted on the beaches. A lot of the american bomber planes missed their targets which is why there was more casualties than expected. The Germans at the time had the fastest machine gun in the world up to that point. There was several layed out overlooking the beaches
Captain Miller was talking about a mission they just got back from after the landing on the beach. A mission to take out some cannons. Where they had 35 dead and 70 wounded.
I'm not much into the anime programs you look at but your reactions to bands of Brothers, saving private Ryan and other movies are really fantastic. You guys seem totally genuine and honestly, I think you guys are learning a lot too about what our service members go through in war. The realism of saving private Ryan and bands Brothers is phenomenal, you made fantastic selections, keep up the good work!
Appreciate the love!! We will do our best to continue to entertain but also interact with you guys. We love how much you guys are enjoying the series and movies we are watching, a big part of why we do this is to enjoy the content with our community!
My dad was a medic on Iwo Jima. He was so traumatized that he wouldn't have a gun in the house. He was soft spoken and didn't speak of the horrors he witnessed.
Couldn’t imagine the things he saw. His service is a testament to our Freedom today! The things people like your father sacrificed should never be forgotten.
Seeing y'all dive into these brutal depictions of the war as casual viewers has been eye opening. I've seen BoB, Saving Private Ryan, and the other Spielberg war dramas more times than I can remember and it's cool to see y'alls perspectives. It was a global experience that everyone should remember, not just historians. Y'all highlight and comment on really important points.
We appreciate you & this comment💙 We believe as well that it’s something that everyone should know about at some point in their lives! Rip to all the fallen🙏🏾
Before my mother passed, I sent her a long Mother's Day card thanking her for all the "little" good things she did for me when I was growing up. She was dying of cancer, but she put on her bravest face when we parted for the last time. I did the same thing just before my grandmother passed. Please let them know what they meant to you, before they are gone forever. They both left me with the biggest, beautiful smiles I will never forget. It means EVERYTHING to them, because they know they are losing you too. You will be damn thankful you did!
Wow, this got me teary eyed reading this. We are sorry for your loses & send healing energy your way! This is something i (Swizz) personally have to get better at & have been recently & that’s expressing the love that i have for the people important to me. I appreciate you & your strength/courage to come here & be vulnerable to share that. MUCH LOVE to you💙
Thank you for reacting to this movie, guys. One of my favorite movies, all time. I can’t help tearing up at the end when Ryan asks his wife if he’s a “good man”, and he’s earned his life. I’ve seen it probably 6 or more times and I still cry. The sacrifice and courage of the Greatest Generation…
They interviewed several veterans who stormed the beaches of Normandy to get the opening scene as accurate as possible. What you're seeing are actual accounts of what other soldiers witnessed first-hand. The disorientation, confusion, and shell-shock are all part of what makes this opening scene so memorable and horrifying. Even though we were successful, the lives that were lost and the families destroyed to achieve that are reminders that war is nothing less than a fucking crime against humanity.
1:08:28 that is the iconic M1 Garand “ping”. The metallic clip that holds the .30-06 rounds will automatically eject when the weapon is empty. The clip launches skywards and the sound of the hollow metal scraping against the reciever makes the ping noise. All M1 Garands do this. Many will say the ping got guys killed in combat, but this is really an unsubstantiated myth that spread amongst men even during the era. Some German soldiers that fought in the Battle of the Bulge were asked about the M1 ping after WWII, and they laughed it off as a myth. Their reasoning: even if you could hear the ping in the chaos of combat, that doesn’t mean the guy next to him is out of ammo.
Ive heard from veterans of D-Day that they were given two direct orders for the landings. Once they were out of the landing craft they were to push forward and not stop to help a wounded soldier because it was so vital to through the beach as fast a possible. The other was to not take any prisoners because they just didnt have the resources or manpower to keep a guard. i always thought that hearing those orders brought a chill up the spines knowing they were moving towards the worst hornets nest .
My dad was the second wave in at Omaha. Right after Normandy he was sent to the reactivated 3rd Army, 3rd Armored Division as a tank driver under Patton. He hated those "hedgerows" to finally bust out.
That message of “Earning this”, is something we should all take to heart. Every soldier, patriot who fought against evil for our freedoms did so for every American. They died so others can be free. Earn their sacrifice by being the best person you can be.
You're right about some of the units being new to combat. The 29th division, which is depicted here, was a new unit that had never been in combat before. The landing scene was also based on the beach sector with the highest casualties. If anything it was worse than what is shown in the movie. It was so bad that for a while they considered trying to evacuate and move the remaining waves to other sectors. However, doing that would not only foul up logistics and planning, it would have left a gap in the landing zones the Germans could have exploited and threatened the whole operation. However, they did manage to get off the beach and push ahead. The Call of Duty landing part, at least the one I remember, was on the right flank of the 29th Division landing zone. These were Rangers attacking Point du Hoc (sp). They had to climb the cliffs to get at the gun positions, but they also scrambled up where the cliffs had been broken by naval shells and bombs. They took the top but almost lost it later to a German night time counter attack because their, the Rangers, defensive arranement was not good.
The guns that Easy Company took out on D-Day in Band of Brothers were shooting at the beach, where the men were landing. Many years later, an officer talked about how he was seeing his men get hit and all of the sudden those guns stopped and he didn’t know why it stopped; he later learned what Easy had done and was so thankful.
Winters took out guns shooting at Utah Beach. Means a lot to me because my grandpa survived Utah Beach and I always think Easy Company is maybe the reason that my grandpa survived Normandy, came home from the war in ‘45, got married, had my mother, and then I was born. What if Easy didn’t take out those guns? Maybe I’m not here to even comment. Crazy to think about. No doubt other paratroopers took out guns that saved lives at Omaha, and also led to further families being formed and kids and grandkids being born.
The part of the movie where the soilders are surrendering and he said "I'm sorry I can't understand you " and shoots them anyway is actually sad because the 2 solders are Czech not German. The nazis would invade countries and force there people to join the Nazis or die. That why he was trying to explain that he's Czech but because of the language barrier the were killed.
Well, now you know where Band of Brothers came from. When those Navy shells were flying over head of Easy Company and had to take out those guns. There is so much to be said and details to point out, but this masterpiece speaks for itself. Spielberg and Hanks were just getting started. Brilliant deadly poetry in motion
From a technical standpoint, Saving Private Ryan is incredibly impressive. Most movies add in fake firearm sound effects to save on cost. Here, they recorded the guns firing live ammunition and added in the sfx in post. So the sounds you hear sound like the actual things. I have fired every single firearm in this film, including the full autos. My co-worker owns a Browning .30caliber belt fed, I own an M1 Garand and 1903 Springfield (‘03A3 with irons, not a sniper A4). I can attest that the sounds are all incredibly accurate. I have yet to see a WWII production get it right like Saving Private Ryan.
I was just going to say the same thing as the previous comment. You guys show so much maturity, you sit and take notes and comment only on what needs to be commented on. Best reactions so far. And dont worry you guys would do just fine in combat. My Grandfather fought in North Africa (Tobruk, Bengazi, El Alamein, Cyprus) Notts & Derby Sherwood Foresters.
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First time here but you guys did a great job. Locked in the whole time and already had a solid understanding of the events and the units in them. Just subbed.
Thank you so much for watching this. Remembering those who fought for us is crucial in order to not let it happen again and it’s clear you both were impacted by the movie. Absolutely subscribing ❤
It’s important to have an understanding of history & the sacrifices people made! We heard about it for years & never got to it but truly happy we did. Much love to you & WELCOME💙
Spielberg did some amazing character build with some of the main characters, for example, Millers background, that is weaved into the story from time to time, than becomes vital when the squad is about to fall apart after they let the German prisoner go. The little shot of Sergeant Horvath (Sizemore) grabbing dirt in a small can and showing two more cans with Italy and Africa on it, shows that Miller's squad had been fighting in the Africa and Italy campaign. It's even more interesting when Miller talks to Ryan in Ramelle, and refuses to talk about his wife and her roses, that makes you even more curious about his past.
that scene where Jackson shoots the German sniper through the scope is actually a real thing that happened but it was in Vietnam. A man named Carlos Hathcock shot a Vietnamese sniper through his scope when all he could see was the scope glint in the bushes.
This movie and band of brothers is just the beginning of the life long journey of documentaries to fully understand the entire magnitude of wwii. Wwii in HD is a good start to documentaries on wwii. We alll as humans were so much closer to living a completely different life
One of the best re-act vids out here. You guys are cool & respectful. I know you agree- a heavy movie. My buds dad was there. He was a mess of a man, wen he quit drinkin he opened up about his life
Appreciate the love and definitely agree, heavy movie! And about your bud’s dad, happy he kicked the drinking and also opened up. I bet it was a huge weight lifted of his shoulders being about to talk about his experiences. Big praise to all the guys who sacrificed and was a part in this war.
You wouldn't believe how much goes through your mind in situations like these, when you truly believe you're about to be killed in combat. The first time it happened to me, I've never felt that kind of fear before. I think you guys got every bit out of this movie that Steven Spielberg wanted you to get...great reaction.
Appreciate the love and support! We try our best to fully immerse ourselves into what we are watching to understand it fully. And I couldn’t imagine a feeling like that. Truly happy you got out of those situations!
There were 5 beaches used on D-Day. From North to South: Sword Beach (British), Juno Beach (Canadian), Gold Beach (British), Omaha Beach (US), and Utah Beach (US). Of the five, Omaha was the best defended, and earned it's name "Bloody Omaha".
The opening scene of Saving Private Ryan shows Omaha beach, the most difficult one of the five beaches that were assaulted on D-Day, and the bloodiest sector of all on Omaha beach. Other places, like Utah beach, were not as deadly for the troops coming ashore. As horrible as it was, the Germans lost the beaches by around noon that day, and by the time Hitler found out about the invasion, around 2-3 PM local time, the Germans could not stop it. (Hitler usually was awake all night long, and he slept from maybe 5AM until 2PM every day.)
You two guys are such a credit to your generation. Your sense of caring, heart and respect for the sacrifice our military made for our freedom. Your parents are to be complimented, you are the finest young men! So proud of you, Blessings Always!
Wow, thank you for this message! We appreciate you, your support & those kind words. We always try to put ourselves in the shoes of others which can give us a different perspective & genuineness to their viewpoints/thinking. This movie showed us the other side of life & it was only right we paid our respects by being attentive, genuine & thoughtful during it. Much love💙
I really enjoyed your perspective on "Saving Private Ryan" and your "Band of Brothers" reviews. As someone who is a former military and a military historian, I find it refreshing to see movies of this nature from the fresh perspective of a newbie. While not experts, you are serious thinkers who really tries to understand both the personal nuance and historical import of these stories. I would like to suggest another military movie from the Civil War: "Glory" (1989 film). It is about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the Union Army's earliest African-American regiments in the American Civil War. I would really appreciate your perspective on this film. Keep up the good work.
Appreciate the love and support! We try our best to really immerse ourselves within the films we watch (especially ones like this). We will definitely have to take a look at that and see how the schedule is to try and work that in! Also want to say thank you for your service, happy you enjoyed your time over here with us.
Don't forget there were men of all races on that beach. My grandpa stormed the beaches on D-Day in a segregated unit. Black creole man from Shreveport, Louisiana. He came home and bought a house in Compton, California where he lived for 60 years. He lived to be 97. 🙌🏾 EDIT: To add on to the conversation. Yes my grandpa had horrible PTSD, though I'm told it was worse in his younger years before I was born. He had to sleep in a separate room from his wife because he would wake up in the middle of the night screaming and covered in sweat having nightmares about the war. He also carried ammunition during his service and the weight of the weaponry messed up his back. He was a strong man, and didn't seem to mind living in Compton all those years. If he was triggered by gunshots he didn't show it lol. Back in those days you had to fight to get health benefits from the Veteran's Administration. My mom and him spent DECADES fighting to get his health benefits covered to treat his back and his PTSD. Mental health was not a prominent topic of discussion back then, and men definitely felt like they were supposed to suffer in silence. I'm sure it was even harder to fight for your rights as a black man in those days. But my grandpa was a stubborn man and never ever gave up, and he eventually got all of his health care covered for life by the VA. He rarely talked about the war but I did a school project on him when I was a little kid. He said that because he was a creole the army made a mistake and put him in a white unit at first. He realized segregation was wrong and that white people weren't all bad because he got along great with the white troops in his unit and they became good friends. Eventually the army found out he was black and sent him to an all-black unit. My grandpa rose up in rank (I'm not sure what his official rank was), but he had a leadership position because he was the only one in the black unit that knew how to swim. He taught all his fellow soldiers how to swim to prepare for D-Day. He said he remembers the WHIZZ sound of bullets flying past your ears and seeing men to his left and right dying while he survived. I think my grandpa always wanted to leave the south, but in general there were stories that black veterans were getting murdered in the south by racists who thought black people were getting "uppity". A lot of black folks were mad they had to fight such a horrible war for a country that didn't treat them equally, and of course a lot of white people wanted black veterans to "stay in their place" so to speak. I'd say his family, his daughters, his political work (he was involved with the city of Compton in terms of money and activism) and most of all his faith in God kept him going all those years after the war. Thanks for ya'lls reaction, every time I see this movie it reminds me of him.
Love to see young guys like you two truly appreciate the sacrifices made by the “Greatest Generation”. We are all so blessed to live in this amazing country. This is a great reminder for us all. Love you guys!
Trying to put ourselves in their shoes during the film made us respect them even more! It’s a sacrifice we couldn’t imagine even seeing it on film. We appreciate you & much love💙
Three of my paternal grandmother's five brothers served in WWII. Two were in the Pacific Theater, while the youngest of the three (17 years old) stormed Omaha Beach in the second wave. My maternal grandfather was posted in India, intercepting and decoding Japanese military radio transmissions. My paternal grandfather served in the Korean War, where he protected his men with dead-eye sniper fire and the leveling of entire hillsides in which the enemy had entrenched themselves. He then was one of three men who mapped the entire Korean DMZ. At one point, he and another soldier were set upon by about 200 Chinese and North Korean soldiers. It took them almost an entire day, but they took down every last one of them with nothing but a carbine, a BAR, their side arms, their combat knives, and their Jiu-Jitsu training from Basic. We lost the last of them, my paternal grandfather, to Covid on Christmas day 2020 (he only revealed that last story on his deathbed to my dad and uncle). I idolized these men, the toughest yet most humble badass SOB's I've ever known, and it breaks my heart that so few of the Greatest Generation remain.
When you get back on and finish watching Band of Brothers, jump on the Pacific. It is a telling of a different Band going from training to the battles along the Pacific coast lines and interior of many countries/territories (islands) captured by Japanese forces. Each landing was its own Normandy.
Hey gents! Been watching your band of brothers vids and had to watch this one. So the opening scene is taking place just after the 2nd episode of band of brothers. The 101st airborne dropped in behind enemy lines in Normandy the night before the beach landing. Just for some context. Keep up the vids, really enjoying the content!! Cheers from Toronto.
We thank you for explaining this for us! Makes the connection between everything easier for us to understand! MUCH love & thank you for you support we truly appreciate it💙
After the initial beach landing scene you both mentioned about how anyone can come back from this an be expected to be normal. The entire point of this movie, what Capt Miller meant when he told Ryan, “earn this,” is that so so so many young men died that the duty of those who survived was to live a good life as best as they could. They married. They had children. They worked honest jobs for an honest living. These men did not let the feelings of what they had gone through destroy their lives because they were lucky enough to be alive. That’s the only reason anyone in war survives. Luck. They all pondered with why they lived when so many didn’t. But, this guilt did not become tyrant over their lives. They got up and got one with their lives. It was and is the best way to honor the dead. The survivors owed the dead that much. And they knew that.
Amazingly put, appreciate the break down. We knew making out the war and heading back home was a blessing of course. But hearing this perspective put even more of an emphasis on why just living on after was enough. It was a privilege that many that went on the battlefield didn’t get to experience so just having a life after the war was much more than just living. It was for all of the men that died on that battlefield and didn’t make it back home to live a life, beautiful.
Great reaction once again gents. I like that you did Bob before, you know the lingo, tactics and notice more details. Spielberg said the message is to us. . The future generations.. We need to earn what they have done for us. And you nailed it, gratitude. So many good messages.
Appreciate the love!! And yes doing BOB definitely helped us understand and grasp more than what we would have if we didn’t watch it before. Masterpiece of a film and like you said tons of great messages.
25:41 the germans called urban war "ratinkregen" in English "rat wars" it was street to street building to building and sometimes room to room. Germany held out for one of the longest sedges ever. 5 years!
There are four responses in times of severe stress: Fight-Flight-Freeze-Fawn. And you'll never know which one you will 'choose' until you are in that situation. Something to think about before you judge anyone...
Very true! That was just the emotional side of it but in the recap/outro, we spoke about how that could be anyone. It’s always easier said than done in any situation you’re put in, war or not.
I'm humbled to see to take a real appreciation for our country and our brave veterans. You give me faith in humanity humanity. You must watch my next 2 favorite war movies, as this one is one of the best. Fury with Brad Pitt, and We were Soldiers with Mel Gibson. Another good one is Hacksaw Ridge
“Flags of our father” and “letters from Iwojima” are two great movies. It shows you both sides of the Marines and Japanese on the island. You conclude that these men were more alike than different. Also, when you hear the phrase, “Flags of our father’s” its meant for all American’s. Despite you may not have had family in the war, you inherit these men because they fought and died for all of us.
@16:55 When he says 35 killed, he's only talking about his Company (usually two platoons or 100 to 250 in total). I believe American casulaties in the D-Day landings were around 2,500 total and 5,000 wounded. Doesn't include British, Canadian, Australian, Scots, etc. who were also killed at different landing points along Normandy. Great reaction guys. Subscribed.
I really love ya'lls channel. Your attention to detail and how you connect the story to Band of Brothers is exactly what I was hoping for. This movie and B.O.B. awakened a desire to learn about this era and why America is so revered. I hope you continue down the rabbit hole.
Appreciate the love! We are enjoying every bit of learning and taking is this content/history. Can’t wait to bring you guys more BOB and more content like this👏🏾
16:52 pretty sure he’s referencing a different mission AFTER the initial landings. Jackson references it later before taking on the MG42 position, mentioning how they “left those 88’s”
I sobbed lol through the d day scene, and my son, husband, and father calmly said, ‘But that’s war” as if I didn’t know what happened in war. None of then]m had ever been in battle, but they played it off as if it want no big thing. I bet if they had watched it alone, they would’ve been sobbing their hearts out.
Don’t dismiss how this made you feel, everyone reacts differently. These scenes were hard to watch, especially when you bring to the forefront of your mind that this happened to real people, basically kids.
You guys are seriously crushing these reactions! Seriously, you're catching details, great banter, funny; not so much in this one, you know I mean. Great reaction, thank you
Great reaction guys! Smart, observant, sensitive! I met Spielberg at the market in Kingston Canada, where I sell the tie dye I make. No one noticed him. He and his wife looked like middle aged tourists. But I recognized him. I decided I would go up and tell him he looked like Steven Spielberg. He said I was the first person to tell him that day. So smart. I have seen most of his movies, all great. Or at a minimum, extremely well done and entertaining. My favourite is The Color Purple with Whoopi Goldberg. It will be the best movie you will ever watch. XO
Don't forget to thank a farmer police officer and Veterans from World War II that brought you everything that we so enjoyed today including my father World War II veterans 36 Texas Infantry Division Italian invasions. Myself non-combat 1977 through 1983.
My grandfather was in the 20th armored, helped liberate Dachau. My brother took him to see this and when asked what he thought, he just said of the combat, "Yup. They nailed it," and didn't say anything else. He, like many of the soldiers who returned, never talked about the war. I will be in Normandy in three weeks; I am looking forward to paying my respects. I will be on Omaha Beach, Dog Green sector, at exactly 6:30 AM to just sit and pay homage to those who came ashore. I hope it is at low tide, the same as it was on June 6, 1944. Because of the tide, the soldiers had 300-400 yards to cross, something that isn't shown in the film, and one of the main reasons why casualties were so high in this sector - 95% wounded or killed in the first wave. There was no cover on Omaha like there was on Utah, Gold, Juno, and Sword because the bombers that attack earlier missed the beach and the cement fortifications due to low cloud cover. There were no bomb craters on the beach to use as fox holes. Also, most of the Higgins boats couldn't get to the shore, because of the low tide, so guys were jumping out into 10 feet of water with 70lbs of gear - 1,000+ of the casualties were drownings. And the red water in the film - that is true. It truly was "the longest day."
@@Jetz316 I am going there, too. I will pay my respects to him. That battle was horrific - my great aunt was a nurse there. I am sure they were in the same space when he was treated. My grandfather had a scrapbook that he only brought out a few years before he passed. His kids had never seen it. It's remarkable.
@@Jetz316 I visited the Bois Jacques in Belgium this past week and the foxholes, dozens of them, are still there. It’s one of the most beautiful forest I’ve ever been to. It was very hard to imagine a place as beautiful as that could turn into an absolute hell scape.
I very much enjoy your reaction videos. I am also impressed and proud of you young mens desire to learn history. It is clear to me that your interest helps you put into perspective our American society and how we got here. You are both great examples for your peers. Keep it up and I look forward to seeing your future releases.
We appreciate you & happy that you’re enjoying our reactions. This means a lot to us & we ALWAYS, in life & during these reactions, try to put ourselves in the shoes of others to better understand them & why they may tend to do things the way they do.
Just saw that you guys put this up. "How do you come back normal?" You don't. As Joe Galloway so excellently said. "We who have seen war will never stop seeing. In the silence of the night, we will always hear the screams."
I remember going to the Arnhem cemetery in the Netherlands and seeing all those crosses and Jewish stars and all that, it's truly sobering. Fields and fields of them. A good experience though. As a historian I can get a little detached from the real suffering of these wars as I'm reading, but visiting places like those reminds you of the real human sacrifice. Also hearing stories from my family during the wars
My father got to omaha D-day +3. 3 days after the beaching. My father faught in 3 other battles before he got to Normandy. All veterans get shit on by this goverment. All vets deserve all respect from all of us. My father was the same as Jackson. Sniper!!!!!!! My father made it home but not without a battle wound. Shot in the thigh. That got him home. You guys are great. Dave Phantom Prout
Many of our heroes have an incident like upham. When a guy has to live with that on their conscience, they can come out fighting. They will put themselves in danger repeatedly trying to make up for what they didn’t do when they could have. I’ve been side-by-side with heroes like this. They don’t talk about war because they have more shame than pride. It’s sad because they earned the right to be proud. If man cannot and war war will end man.
three reasons for doing things, that people should mind a little more: -because you can. -because you must. -because it is the right thing to do. when training for the action scenes, the actors had to go through the full boot camp, and were ready to quit due to how hard it was. Tom Hanks convinced them to stay. because it was the right thing to do.
I watched this for the first time in Germany a week before I got out of the army. I didn’t realize how much my fingers dig into my thighs during the film. I’m so fortunate that my enlistment didn’t include combat. But the image… the thought… of my friends and brothers being in combat in which we trained for hit home so hard for me. This was a great reaction. I very much appreciate your opinions. you wonder as a soldier how you would react to combat. Would you be brave. Would you collapse. Through Upham they show us honesty. Not everyone handles fear the same.
That is very true & even though we seemed mad at upham for his decision making, we try in those moments (which we hope you guys could see) to consciously realize that war took a different toll & caused different reactions for each soldier in war.
@@DaKidsReact you do. It’s clear. That’s what makes your reactions so good. My first watching, I was furious at Upham, because that scene was so intense. But afterwards, with more thought I empathized with him.
Upham is more than just a character in a movie. He represents a mindset in everyday life. Think of the hundred Upham- like cops who had the same response at Uvalde school, Texas, or the workers who built the faulty Boeing airplanes and let it go on, or the Federal and Corporate officials who stood back and let the people of East Palestine, Ohio fend for themselves in the first days. There is an Upham in all of our lives.
I went through a lot of anxiety issues in the late 90s and almost had a complete breakdown when I watched this scene in the theater. But somehow I managed to keep it together.
I have a deceased uncle whom landed at Omaha Beach in the first wave and survived the landing and the war to make the boat trip back to stateside and died in 1989 when I was 3 years old rip uncle Roy Bendall
We are all already dying. As we speak, thats the crazy part... u knoow?! Save dude or be selfish, thats their only choice right now. Thats nuts!!! Most of us only gotta worry about what we wanna eat today!?!?!?!?!? Thanks to these type of men. Who put it all on the line!!!! I just wish i was there to back them up. And thats real af....
ive been to Normandy and there is a presence and your body goes into this full body numbness.....the only time ive felt energy like that was when i visited Dachau (Concentration Camp) when i was 10. That was a much more darker/feeling like there was not going to be any happiness again....for me....there was a smell to this day still haunts me. ive never been able to go to another museum or camp that was about the Holocaust. It was a life changing experience of reality that at 10 really shook me up. but it gave me the slightest of understanding of the horror and sacrifice that so many experienced.
I remember when my hubby took me to the movies to see this, I was totally speechless during the Omaha Beach invasion, it was so realistic, it was like looking at a news reel. A truly great movie!
Have you considered American Sniper? That also is a true story about Chris Kyle. As a matter of fact, Marcus Lutrell (special ops Seal from Lone Survivor) did an interview regarding him. My memory is terrible but I know they knew each other but to what capacity I can't say. He spoke very highly of Chris and if you've watched Lutrell enough you'd see he doesn't sugarcoat anything. I am the same way so I can definitely appreciate it. 😊
just going to throw this out there. you guys have the best reaction channel. you both pay attention, pick up on subtle things and what you say sounds truly genuine. i appreciate it.
I agree!
Very observant and intelligent, they also seem to really try and put themselves into the mindset of the characters and understand them and the situations.
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I was gonna say the same! Great reaction channel
Steven Spielbergs message is simple. This is the sacrifice that was made for what we have today. Earn it..
Very well said
Too late
30:01 this is am homage to the geneva conspiracy to make lightbulbs last a shorter time, light bulbs have become worse over the years, until there was led
I'm a history writer and former teacher. If you ever want some answers on a movie like this to put at the end after you've watched it but before you put it on youtube, get in touch. No charge. I'm retired, like to help out.
Explain why Jewish Bolsheviks killed tens of millions in the 20th century
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Most of these guys were just 18-20 yrs. old and this was the first time they saw combat.
Can you image what they saw, went through and the trauma they must of had if they made it afterwards?
These guys made the ultimate sacrifice ,no comparison with today's generation !
@@gregorygant4242 Not so, the average age of U. S. combat personnel during WW II was 26 years of age. Compare that to 22 years-old during the Vietnam War.
@@Nomad-vv1gkthat’s an estimation based who was eligible for draft. Most men who fought on the front lines were 16-25
15:23 yup, that’s Captain Dale Dye. He’s an occasional actor, but his actual job is being a technical adviser. He trained the actors through boot camp, as he is a 20 year Marine Corps officer (served in Vietnam). He trained all the actors for “Band of Brothers,” “platoon,” “born on the 4th of July,” “starship troopers,” “da 5 bloods,” “dead presidents,” and other films as well. That’s why the actors were able to portray their characters authentically.
On a personal note: He was my mothers commanding officer in the late 70’s in Northern VA.
That’s amazing, he does his job very well and helps us get a better grasp on these characters and story lines that are told to us through these amazing series. That’s also really cool that your mother served under him!
Damn! You beat me to it ahah... I just commented about it as well.
He was my favourite part of Outbreak. That grin he gives McClintock at the end made my dad (former officer in Australian Army) say "That guy's Ex Military. That's EXACTLY how you'd look" We then dug around a bit to find out his history. Pretty amazing that a look gave it away. Either that or my dad played the long con :D
Wasn't he in "Platoon" at the end where he calls in the napalm strike on their own position?
@@stephengamber7000 yes. He also was the film’s technical adviser by training the actors through boot camp (due to his experience as an combat infantry marine in vietnam).
1998: I lived in Normandy for four months, in the city of Caen. It was 80% destroyed by Allied bombing during the Normandy invasions. The local residents, especially the older ones, were still very grateful to the Allies for kicking the Germans out.
The American and the German cemeteries in the region, as well as the beaches, are must-visit sites.
Caen was near leveled. Heavy bombers hit the Panzer Lehr division ... horrible.
Did you guys notice how Caparzo's letter ended up in Reiben's hands? Every time someone died with that letter someone else took the letter with them. Awesome little detail in this movie.
Shows the love & respect they had for each other to do so!
I think it goes back to All Quiet. Kimmerich's boots.
If I remember correctly when they did a showing of this for WW2 veterans. A few of them had to step out to take a breath because they all had flash back and say it felt like they were back on the beach…
I bet. These scenes are really raw and for someone that had actually stormed beach and survived, idk how you could muster up the courage to watch these scenes.
The VA actually setup a hotline for WW2 vets to call if the film triggered PTSD.
I damn near have PTSD just from watching the Normandy Beach scene in the theater. I still can't fathom how the men did what they had to do on those beaches.
Yes it's true
They vertans reportedly said “ the only thing missing was the smell”
1:05:38 you’re not the only people to get pissed off at Upham, however, this is what happens when a noncombatant sees the horrors in such a short time frame, the body can freeze up. It even happens to combat veterans. I read a book that told the story of a veteran of Guadalcanal and Tarawa freezing up on Saipan because his mind couldn’t take it anymore. Even the most hardened of combat veterans can freeze up at times.
Compared to Upham, Cpt. Miller and his team were members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion. These guys were hardcore soldiers that recieved training from the British Commandos in small unit and raiding tactics. They laid the foundation for modern day special forces and specialized units we have today. These guys were the direct descendants of the 75th Rangers you play in OG MW2. They were given some of the moys dangerous jobs in WWII that if attacked by a regular infantry unit, could lead to mass casualties.
You guys did incredibly well dealing with that opening sequence. I've seen some reactors having to look away at the horror of it All. There's a reason why these men were called the greatest generation. They were incredibly brave storming onto a beach knowing they might meet their end. We Will never see such bravery again
Appreciate the love! We tried our best to take in as much as we could during this film. It’s important to know what happened during this time, people laid their lives on the line and this film does a great job at showing us what that actually looked like.
Absolutely agree. In my personal opinion this film and band of brothers should be mandatory viewing in schools when they reach a certain age. As I feel like most kids don't understand or care that these men gave their lives for us for our freedom.
I first saw the movie when I was about 10, and I couldn't look away from the screen. I was just quietly watching and taking in the intensity. It was the first war movie I saw that made war look incredibly scary.
@@greatBLT I think I was about the same age too when I saw it. Kids today would definitely not be able to sit through it
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“Please don’t shoot me! I am not German, I am Czech, I didn’t kill anyone! I am Czech!"
Many Czechs from the ethnic German frontier territory of Sudetenland volunteered to serve in the German army, and some were drafted. The fact that they knew Czech isn't surprising, and likely they were trying to get favorable treatment as they surrendered.
@@johannesvalterdivizzini1523 Oskar Schindler born Czech Austrian-Hungarian empire.
@@johannesvalterdivizzini1523Actually, most were conscripted.
my history teacher was polish and also spoke Czech Italian and German he told us exactly what they we're saying when he showed us films that moment always stuck out because they were just conscripts
@@johannesvalterdivizzini1523 Germany invaded Czechoslovakia, from that moment on nobody had a choice. They were not looking for favorable treatment they were just saying they had not killed anyone but the Americans could not know their situation.
"Tell me I'm a good man"
God that hits so, so hard.
Sidenote: Could you imagine having a Tom Brady arm in your squad to toss mortars !!!
That scene showed that he really took that earn it to heart & respected the people who laid their lives on the line for his survival.
SEE WHAT WE WERE SAYING, Miller definitely showed the tom Brady when he threw that litter over the house to hit those soldiers🔥
@@DaKidsReact like you mentioned at the beginning, the survivors guilt could be crippling.
@@DaKidsReactAnd you realize after all these decades, he hasn’t told his family nor wife the story. She doesn’t know who Miller is. He carried that burden alone.
I had 2 uncles that fought in WW2. One of them died storming one of those beaches...he was only 19.
The uncle that survived lived to almost 90 years old and never once said a word about his experiences.
I think I understand why.
We thank them for their service & that’s something we could never understand even when told or shown! Living through those memories alone is enough to not want to talk about it.
1. Many WWII vets left the theaters because the D-Day battle scenes were so realistic.
2. Miller displayed great leadership/management skills by deescalating the Horvath and Risen standoff.
3. The story Ryan tells Miller about the last time he saw his brothers was made up by Matt Damon. He was told to say something interesting, so he did, and it was kept in the movie.
4. There was a USS Sullivans(DD- 68) dedicated to the brothers lost on one ship.
5. I did 24 years in the US Navy. My favorite character is Private Jackson/sniper and my second favorite is Sargent Horvath. RIP Tom Sizemore
6. Sizemore also played Boxman in "Flight of the Intruder", a movie I'm in briefly.
And The Sullivans is docked here in my hometown of Buffalo.
@@30AndHatingIt Yes she is.
@DaKidsReact To expand on the USS Sullivans. They were all on the USS Juneau. It was a Destroyer (Juneau Class) that was sunk in the Pacific Theatre of war during the battle of Savo Island (I believe) off the coast of Guadalcanal (covered in the miniseries the Pacific). All seven brother's were killed, 4 went down with the ship..3 died from their wounds in the water. After their deaths, the US military stopped allowing family members to serve in the same unit. And they adopted the "lone survivor" policy to keep bloodlines from ending essentially
New subscriber here, USMC Iraq vet. I love that you took the time to react to this and appreciation my what they experienced.
Appreciate the love and thank you for your service!!
Thank you for serving.
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you guys might enjoy "Black Hawk Down". "The film takes place in 1993 when the U.S. sent special forces into Somalia to destabilize the government and bring food and humanitarian aid to the starving population. Using Black Hawk helicopters to lower the soldiers onto the ground, an unexpected attack by Somalian forces brings two of the helicopters down immediately. From there, the U.S. soldiers must struggle to regain their balance while enduring heavy gunfire." It was very very well done.
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I remember when I was in Afghanistan and had contact the first time, there were mortars exploding all around us and the only thing that kept going through my mind was the part where Jackson’s gets blown up in that bell tower. It was like a movie just playing in a loop. It’s weird what goes through your head when that’s happening.
So sorry.Thank you.💌🤫😔🏴
Good god. Thank you for your service. Glad you made it back.
Welcome home brother
I'm very happy you made it home soldier
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15 to 20 minutes of amazing cinematography. In reality it took them over 10 hours to have the beach secure. What a bloodbath!
A LOT went wrong that day.
15:20 That's Captain Dale Dye, Marine Corps and Vietnam veteran. He plays Colonel Sink in Band of Brothers and also served as the on-set military advisor to Hanks and Spielberg to make sure everything was technically accurate and realistic
I (Swizz) knew that was him!
15:12 Yes, the guy (Dale Dye) plays Colonel Sink in Band of Brothers and plays in many wars movies. But not only that, since he's a decorated veteran of the Vietnam war, he often serves as a military advisor for war movies. For example, in Band of Brothers, he's the one that organized and lead the actors during the bootcamp they did before filming the show. It can be seen in Ron Levingston's (Lewis Nixon) bootcamp diary.
I was 11 years old when I first saw this movie. I am 37 now, and I still have not gotten over Wade's death.
Y'all are some good editors. I really enjoy your reactions. Keep it up, you'll get that platinum play button in no time.
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If you remember in Episode 2 of band of brothers, they made that jump just hours before the invasion of the beaches. The guns they took out in Episode 2 were some of the guns pre sighted on the beaches. A lot of the american bomber planes missed their targets which is why there was more casualties than expected. The Germans at the time had the fastest machine gun in the world up to that point. There was several layed out overlooking the beaches
Captain Miller was talking about a mission they just got back from after the landing on the beach. A mission to take out some cannons. Where they had 35 dead and 70 wounded.
I'm not much into the anime programs you look at but your reactions to bands of Brothers, saving private Ryan and other movies are really fantastic. You guys seem totally genuine and honestly, I think you guys are learning a lot too about what our service members go through in war. The realism of saving private Ryan and bands Brothers is phenomenal, you made fantastic selections, keep up the good work!
Appreciate the love!! We will do our best to continue to entertain but also interact with you guys. We love how much you guys are enjoying the series and movies we are watching, a big part of why we do this is to enjoy the content with our community!
My dad was a medic on Iwo Jima. He was so traumatized that he wouldn't have a gun in the house. He was soft spoken and didn't speak of the horrors he witnessed.
Couldn’t imagine the things he saw. His service is a testament to our Freedom today! The things people like your father sacrificed should never be forgotten.
Seeing y'all dive into these brutal depictions of the war as casual viewers has been eye opening. I've seen BoB, Saving Private Ryan, and the other Spielberg war dramas more times than I can remember and it's cool to see y'alls perspectives. It was a global experience that everyone should remember, not just historians. Y'all highlight and comment on really important points.
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Before my mother passed, I sent her a long Mother's Day card thanking her for all the "little" good things she did for me when I was growing up. She was dying of cancer, but she put on her bravest face when we parted for the last time. I did the same thing just before my grandmother passed. Please let them know what they meant to you, before they are gone forever. They both left me with the biggest, beautiful smiles I will never forget. It means EVERYTHING to them, because they know they are losing you too. You will be damn thankful you did!
Wow, this got me teary eyed reading this. We are sorry for your loses & send healing energy your way! This is something i (Swizz) personally have to get better at & have been recently & that’s expressing the love that i have for the people important to me. I appreciate you & your strength/courage to come here & be vulnerable to share that. MUCH LOVE to you💙
Thank you for reacting to this movie, guys. One of my favorite movies, all time. I can’t help tearing up at the end when Ryan asks his wife if he’s a “good man”, and he’s earned his life. I’ve seen it probably 6 or more times and I still cry. The sacrifice and courage of the Greatest Generation…
Appreciate the love and we are happy you were able to enjoy your time with us! Great generation, great sacrifices.
They interviewed several veterans who stormed the beaches of Normandy to get the opening scene as accurate as possible. What you're seeing are actual accounts of what other soldiers witnessed first-hand. The disorientation, confusion, and shell-shock are all part of what makes this opening scene so memorable and horrifying. Even though we were successful, the lives that were lost and the families destroyed to achieve that are reminders that war is nothing less than a fucking crime against humanity.
1:08:28 that is the iconic M1 Garand “ping”. The metallic clip that holds the .30-06 rounds will automatically eject when the weapon is empty. The clip launches skywards and the sound of the hollow metal scraping against the reciever makes the ping noise. All M1 Garands do this. Many will say the ping got guys killed in combat, but this is really an unsubstantiated myth that spread amongst men even during the era. Some German soldiers that fought in the Battle of the Bulge were asked about the M1 ping after WWII, and they laughed it off as a myth. Their reasoning: even if you could hear the ping in the chaos of combat, that doesn’t mean the guy next to him is out of ammo.
Ive heard from veterans of D-Day that they were given two direct orders for the landings. Once they were out of the landing craft they were to push forward and not stop to help a wounded soldier because it was so vital to through the beach as fast a possible. The other was to not take any prisoners because they just didnt have the resources or manpower to keep a guard.
i always thought that hearing those orders brought a chill up the spines knowing they were moving towards the worst hornets nest .
My dad was the second wave in at Omaha. Right after Normandy he was sent to the reactivated 3rd Army, 3rd Armored Division as a tank driver under Patton. He hated those "hedgerows" to finally bust out.
Applauding your decision to take a little extra time with the edit on this one. The film deserves it. Good job. 👍
Definitely did deserve it & happy to have you notice that i (Swizz) did. Much love💙
That message of “Earning this”, is something we should all take to heart. Every soldier, patriot who fought against evil for our freedoms did so for every American. They died so others can be free.
Earn their sacrifice by being the best person you can be.
You're right about some of the units being new to combat. The 29th division, which is depicted here, was a new unit that had never been in combat before. The landing scene was also based on the beach sector with the highest casualties. If anything it was worse than what is shown in the movie.
It was so bad that for a while they considered trying to evacuate and move the remaining waves to other sectors. However, doing that would not only foul up logistics and planning, it would have left a gap in the landing zones the Germans could have exploited and threatened the whole operation. However, they did manage to get off the beach and push ahead.
The Call of Duty landing part, at least the one I remember, was on the right flank of the 29th Division landing zone. These were Rangers attacking Point du Hoc (sp). They had to climb the cliffs to get at the gun positions, but they also scrambled up where the cliffs had been broken by naval shells and bombs. They took the top but almost lost it later to a German night time counter attack because their, the Rangers, defensive arranement was not good.
The guns that Easy Company took out on D-Day in Band of Brothers were shooting at the beach, where the men were landing. Many years later, an officer talked about how he was seeing his men get hit and all of the sudden those guns stopped and he didn’t know why it stopped; he later learned what Easy had done and was so thankful.
Winters took out guns shooting at Utah Beach. Means a lot to me because my grandpa survived Utah Beach and I always think Easy Company is maybe the reason that my grandpa survived Normandy, came home from the war in ‘45, got married, had my mother, and then I was born. What if Easy didn’t take out those guns? Maybe I’m not here to even comment. Crazy to think about.
No doubt other paratroopers took out guns that saved lives at Omaha, and also led to further families being formed and kids and grandkids being born.
The part of the movie where the soilders are surrendering and he said "I'm sorry I can't understand you " and shoots them anyway is actually sad because the 2 solders are Czech not German. The nazis would invade countries and force there people to join the Nazis or die. That why he was trying to explain that he's Czech but because of the language barrier the were killed.
Well, now you know where Band of Brothers came from. When those Navy shells were flying over head of Easy Company and had to take out those guns. There is so much to be said and details to point out, but this masterpiece speaks for itself. Spielberg and Hanks were just getting started. Brilliant deadly poetry in motion
From a technical standpoint, Saving Private Ryan is incredibly impressive. Most movies add in fake firearm sound effects to save on cost. Here, they recorded the guns firing live ammunition and added in the sfx in post. So the sounds you hear sound like the actual things.
I have fired every single firearm in this film, including the full autos. My co-worker owns a Browning .30caliber belt fed, I own an M1 Garand and 1903 Springfield (‘03A3 with irons, not a sniper A4). I can attest that the sounds are all incredibly accurate. I have yet to see a WWII production get it right like Saving Private Ryan.
The sounds of the weapons make the movie that much more captivating to the viewers.
I was just going to say the same thing as the previous comment. You guys show so much maturity, you sit and take notes and comment only on what needs to be commented on. Best reactions so far. And dont worry you guys would do just fine in combat. My Grandfather fought in North Africa (Tobruk, Bengazi, El Alamein, Cyprus) Notts & Derby Sherwood Foresters.
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First time here but you guys did a great job. Locked in the whole time and already had a solid understanding of the events and the units in them. Just subbed.
Thank you so much for watching this. Remembering those who fought for us is crucial in order to not let it happen again and it’s clear you both were impacted by the movie. Absolutely subscribing ❤
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Spielberg did some amazing character build with some of the main characters, for example, Millers background, that is weaved into the story from time to time, than becomes vital when the squad is about to fall apart after they let the German prisoner go. The little shot of Sergeant Horvath (Sizemore) grabbing dirt in a small can and showing two more cans with Italy and Africa on it, shows that Miller's squad had been fighting in the Africa and Italy campaign. It's even more interesting when Miller talks to Ryan in Ramelle, and refuses to talk about his wife and her roses, that makes you even more curious about his past.
that scene where Jackson shoots the German sniper through the scope is actually a real thing that happened but it was in Vietnam. A man named Carlos Hathcock shot a Vietnamese sniper through his scope when all he could see was the scope glint in the bushes.
This movie and band of brothers is just the beginning of the life long journey of documentaries to fully understand the entire magnitude of wwii. Wwii in HD is a good start to documentaries on wwii. We alll as humans were so much closer to living a completely different life
One of the best re-act vids out here.
You guys are cool & respectful. I know you agree- a heavy movie.
My buds dad was there. He was a mess of a man, wen he quit drinkin he opened up about his life
Appreciate the love and definitely agree, heavy movie! And about your bud’s dad, happy he kicked the drinking and also opened up. I bet it was a huge weight lifted of his shoulders being about to talk about his experiences. Big praise to all the guys who sacrificed and was a part in this war.
You wouldn't believe how much goes through your mind in situations like these, when you truly believe you're about to be killed in combat. The first time it happened to me, I've never felt that kind of fear before. I think you guys got every bit out of this movie that Steven Spielberg wanted you to get...great reaction.
Appreciate the love and support! We try our best to fully immerse ourselves into what we are watching to understand it fully. And I couldn’t imagine a feeling like that. Truly happy you got out of those situations!
There were 5 beaches used on D-Day. From North to South: Sword Beach (British), Juno Beach (Canadian), Gold Beach (British), Omaha Beach (US), and Utah Beach (US). Of the five, Omaha was the best defended, and earned it's name "Bloody Omaha".
Spielberg was brilliant in trolling us with the eye fade between thinking Ryan was Miller
BIGGEST TROLL!! Set the movie up great for the shock factor at the end😢
The opening scene of Saving Private Ryan shows Omaha beach, the most difficult one of the five beaches that were assaulted on D-Day, and the bloodiest sector of all on Omaha beach. Other places, like Utah beach, were not as deadly for the troops coming ashore. As horrible as it was, the Germans lost the beaches by around noon that day, and by the time Hitler found out about the invasion, around 2-3 PM local time, the Germans could not stop it. (Hitler usually was awake all night long, and he slept from maybe 5AM until 2PM every day.)
You two guys are such a credit to your generation. Your sense of caring, heart and respect for the sacrifice our military made for our freedom. Your parents are to be complimented, you are the finest young men! So proud of you, Blessings Always!
Wow, thank you for this message! We appreciate you, your support & those kind words. We always try to put ourselves in the shoes of others which can give us a different perspective & genuineness to their viewpoints/thinking. This movie showed us the other side of life & it was only right we paid our respects by being attentive, genuine & thoughtful during it. Much love💙
Best movie ever made about returning veterans is The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946 Best picture etc.
I really enjoyed your perspective on "Saving Private Ryan" and your "Band of Brothers" reviews. As someone who is a former military and a military historian, I find it refreshing to see movies of this nature from the fresh perspective of a newbie. While not experts, you are serious thinkers who really tries to understand both the personal nuance and historical import of these stories. I would like to suggest another military movie from the Civil War: "Glory" (1989 film). It is about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the Union Army's earliest African-American regiments in the American Civil War. I would really appreciate your perspective on this film. Keep up the good work.
Appreciate the love and support! We try our best to really immerse ourselves within the films we watch (especially ones like this). We will definitely have to take a look at that and see how the schedule is to try and work that in! Also want to say thank you for your service, happy you enjoyed your time over here with us.
Don't forget there were men of all races on that beach. My grandpa stormed the beaches on D-Day in a segregated unit. Black creole man from Shreveport, Louisiana. He came home and bought a house in Compton, California where he lived for 60 years. He lived to be 97. 🙌🏾
EDIT: To add on to the conversation. Yes my grandpa had horrible PTSD, though I'm told it was worse in his younger years before I was born. He had to sleep in a separate room from his wife because he would wake up in the middle of the night screaming and covered in sweat having nightmares about the war. He also carried ammunition during his service and the weight of the weaponry messed up his back. He was a strong man, and didn't seem to mind living in Compton all those years. If he was triggered by gunshots he didn't show it lol.
Back in those days you had to fight to get health benefits from the Veteran's Administration. My mom and him spent DECADES fighting to get his health benefits covered to treat his back and his PTSD. Mental health was not a prominent topic of discussion back then, and men definitely felt like they were supposed to suffer in silence. I'm sure it was even harder to fight for your rights as a black man in those days. But my grandpa was a stubborn man and never ever gave up, and he eventually got all of his health care covered for life by the VA.
He rarely talked about the war but I did a school project on him when I was a little kid. He said that because he was a creole the army made a mistake and put him in a white unit at first. He realized segregation was wrong and that white people weren't all bad because he got along great with the white troops in his unit and they became good friends. Eventually the army found out he was black and sent him to an all-black unit.
My grandpa rose up in rank (I'm not sure what his official rank was), but he had a leadership position because he was the only one in the black unit that knew how to swim. He taught all his fellow soldiers how to swim to prepare for D-Day. He said he remembers the WHIZZ sound of bullets flying past your ears and seeing men to his left and right dying while he survived.
I think my grandpa always wanted to leave the south, but in general there were stories that black veterans were getting murdered in the south by racists who thought black people were getting "uppity". A lot of black folks were mad they had to fight such a horrible war for a country that didn't treat them equally, and of course a lot of white people wanted black veterans to "stay in their place" so to speak.
I'd say his family, his daughters, his political work (he was involved with the city of Compton in terms of money and activism) and most of all his faith in God kept him going all those years after the war.
Thanks for ya'lls reaction, every time I see this movie it reminds me of him.
Love to see young guys like you two truly appreciate the sacrifices made by the “Greatest Generation”. We are all so blessed to live in this amazing country. This is a great reminder for us all. Love you guys!
Trying to put ourselves in their shoes during the film made us respect them even more! It’s a sacrifice we couldn’t imagine even seeing it on film. We appreciate you & much love💙
Three of my paternal grandmother's five brothers served in WWII. Two were in the Pacific Theater, while the youngest of the three (17 years old) stormed Omaha Beach in the second wave. My maternal grandfather was posted in India, intercepting and decoding Japanese military radio transmissions. My paternal grandfather served in the Korean War, where he protected his men with dead-eye sniper fire and the leveling of entire hillsides in which the enemy had entrenched themselves. He then was one of three men who mapped the entire Korean DMZ. At one point, he and another soldier were set upon by about 200 Chinese and North Korean soldiers. It took them almost an entire day, but they took down every last one of them with nothing but a carbine, a BAR, their side arms, their combat knives, and their Jiu-Jitsu training from Basic.
We lost the last of them, my paternal grandfather, to Covid on Christmas day 2020 (he only revealed that last story on his deathbed to my dad and uncle). I idolized these men, the toughest yet most humble badass SOB's I've ever known, and it breaks my heart that so few of the Greatest Generation remain.
When you get back on and finish watching Band of Brothers, jump on the Pacific. It is a telling of a different Band going from training to the battles along the Pacific coast lines and interior of many countries/territories (islands) captured by Japanese forces. Each landing was its own Normandy.
We are definitely going to get to the Pacific, can’t wait to see what that series teaches us!
Hey gents! Been watching your band of brothers vids and had to watch this one. So the opening scene is taking place just after the 2nd episode of band of brothers. The 101st airborne dropped in behind enemy lines in Normandy the night before the beach landing. Just for some context. Keep up the vids, really enjoying the content!! Cheers from Toronto.
We thank you for explaining this for us! Makes the connection between everything easier for us to understand! MUCH love & thank you for you support we truly appreciate it💙
After the initial beach landing scene you both mentioned about how anyone can come back from this an be expected to be normal.
The entire point of this movie, what Capt Miller meant when he told Ryan, “earn this,” is that so so so many young men died that the duty of those who survived was to live a good life as best as they could. They married. They had children. They worked honest jobs for an honest living. These men did not let the feelings of what they had gone through destroy their lives because they were lucky enough to be alive.
That’s the only reason anyone in war survives. Luck. They all pondered with why they lived when so many didn’t. But, this guilt did not become tyrant over their lives.
They got up and got one with their lives.
It was and is the best way to honor the dead.
The survivors owed the dead that much. And they knew that.
Amazingly put, appreciate the break down. We knew making out the war and heading back home was a blessing of course. But hearing this perspective put even more of an emphasis on why just living on after was enough. It was a privilege that many that went on the battlefield didn’t get to experience so just having a life after the war was much more than just living. It was for all of the men that died on that battlefield and didn’t make it back home to live a life, beautiful.
Great reaction once again gents. I like that you did Bob before, you know the lingo, tactics and notice more details. Spielberg said the message is to us. . The future generations.. We need to earn what they have done for us. And you nailed it, gratitude. So many good messages.
Appreciate the love!! And yes doing BOB definitely helped us understand and grasp more than what we would have if we didn’t watch it before. Masterpiece of a film and like you said tons of great messages.
25:41 the germans called urban war "ratinkregen" in English "rat wars" it was street to street building to building and sometimes room to room. Germany held out for one of the longest sedges ever. 5 years!
There are four responses in times of severe stress:
Fight-Flight-Freeze-Fawn. And you'll never know which one you will 'choose' until you are in that situation. Something to think about before you judge anyone...
Very true! That was just the emotional side of it but in the recap/outro, we spoke about how that could be anyone. It’s always easier said than done in any situation you’re put in, war or not.
I'm humbled to see to take a real appreciation for our country and our brave veterans.
You give me faith in humanity humanity.
You must watch my next 2 favorite war movies, as this one is one of the best.
Fury with Brad Pitt, and We were Soldiers with Mel Gibson.
Another good one is Hacksaw Ridge
What a beautiful reaction video- you guys really caught all the emotional moments. Thank you for doing it. New sub
My uncle Guy, God rest in peace, was there. It was real!!!
Much respect for the respect you guys showed easy, the 101st and saving p.ryan. Well done
We appreciate you & you picking up on that. We try our best to do so. Much love💙
“Flags of our father” and “letters from Iwojima” are two great movies. It shows you both sides of the Marines and Japanese on the island. You conclude that these men were more alike than different.
Also, when you hear the phrase, “Flags of our father’s” its meant for all American’s. Despite you may not have had family in the war, you inherit these men because they fought and died for all of us.
@16:55 When he says 35 killed, he's only talking about his Company (usually two platoons or 100 to 250 in total). I believe American casulaties in the D-Day landings were around 2,500 total and 5,000 wounded. Doesn't include British, Canadian, Australian, Scots, etc. who were also killed at different landing points along Normandy. Great reaction guys. Subscribed.
I cannot imagine the terror they felt when approaching the shores. That is a level of cajones I could never have.
I really love ya'lls channel. Your attention to detail and how you connect the story to Band of Brothers is exactly what I was hoping for. This movie and B.O.B. awakened a desire to learn about this era and why America is so revered. I hope you continue down the rabbit hole.
Appreciate the love! We are enjoying every bit of learning and taking is this content/history. Can’t wait to bring you guys more BOB and more content like this👏🏾
16:52 pretty sure he’s referencing a different mission AFTER the initial landings. Jackson references it later before taking on the MG42 position, mentioning how they “left those 88’s”
My grandad survived Normandy. I went there last year with family to visit the grave sites and the museum.
Thanks for watching and reacting, you guys do a great job! (watching your Band of Brothers reactions as well) ✌️
We appreciate you & happy you’ve been enjoying our reactions! Can’t wait to bring the last few episodes of Band of Brothers🔥
I had the same face when i saw the germans throw the grenades back, I never considered catching a live grenade and sending it back until that scene
I sobbed lol through the d day scene, and my son, husband, and father calmly said, ‘But that’s war” as if I didn’t know what happened in war. None of then]m had ever been in battle, but they played it off as if it want no big thing. I bet if they had watched it alone, they would’ve been sobbing their hearts out.
Don’t dismiss how this made you feel, everyone reacts differently. These scenes were hard to watch, especially when you bring to the forefront of your mind that this happened to real people, basically kids.
Carlos Hathcock "White Feather" actually did shoot an Vietnamese sniper through a scope. I don't recall the distance, but if was quite far.
You guys are seriously crushing these reactions! Seriously, you're catching details, great banter, funny; not so much in this one, you know I mean. Great reaction, thank you
Appreciate the love and support!!
I don't know how you guys made it without shedding a tear.
Great reaction guys! Smart, observant, sensitive! I met Spielberg at the market in Kingston Canada, where I sell the tie dye I make. No one noticed him. He and his wife looked like middle aged tourists. But I recognized him. I decided I would go up and tell him he looked like Steven Spielberg. He said I was the first person to tell him that day. So smart. I have seen most of his movies, all great. Or at a minimum, extremely well done and entertaining. My favourite is The Color Purple with Whoopi Goldberg. It will be the best movie you will ever watch. XO
Appreciate the love!! And what a wonderful interaction I know you were surprised to see it was actually him lol but definitely enjoying his work!
Don't forget to thank a farmer police officer and Veterans from World War II that brought you everything that we so enjoyed today including my father World War II veterans 36 Texas Infantry Division Italian invasions. Myself non-combat 1977 through 1983.
My grandfather was in the 20th armored, helped liberate Dachau. My brother took him to see this and when asked what he thought, he just said of the combat, "Yup. They nailed it," and didn't say anything else. He, like many of the soldiers who returned, never talked about the war.
I will be in Normandy in three weeks; I am looking forward to paying my respects. I will be on Omaha Beach, Dog Green sector, at exactly 6:30 AM to just sit and pay homage to those who came ashore. I hope it is at low tide, the same as it was on June 6, 1944. Because of the tide, the soldiers had 300-400 yards to cross, something that isn't shown in the film, and one of the main reasons why casualties were so high in this sector - 95% wounded or killed in the first wave. There was no cover on Omaha like there was on Utah, Gold, Juno, and Sword because the bombers that attack earlier missed the beach and the cement fortifications due to low cloud cover. There were no bomb craters on the beach to use as fox holes. Also, most of the Higgins boats couldn't get to the shore, because of the low tide, so guys were jumping out into 10 feet of water with 70lbs of gear - 1,000+ of the casualties were drownings. And the red water in the film - that is true. It truly was "the longest day."
My grandfather fought and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. He never talked about until he was in the hospital near the end. 😢
@@Jetz316 I am going there, too. I will pay my respects to him. That battle was horrific - my great aunt was a nurse there. I am sure they were in the same space when he was treated.
My grandfather had a scrapbook that he only brought out a few years before he passed. His kids had never seen it. It's remarkable.
@@Jetz316 I visited the Bois Jacques in Belgium this past week and the foxholes, dozens of them, are still there. It’s one of the most beautiful forest I’ve ever been to. It was very hard to imagine a place as beautiful as that could turn into an absolute hell scape.
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War is terrible. People are going through this today.
I very much enjoy your reaction videos. I am also impressed and proud of you young mens desire to learn history. It is clear to me that your interest helps you put into perspective our American society and how we got here. You are both great examples for your peers. Keep it up and I look forward to seeing your future releases.
We appreciate you & happy that you’re enjoying our reactions. This means a lot to us & we ALWAYS, in life & during these reactions, try to put ourselves in the shoes of others to better understand them & why they may tend to do things the way they do.
One thing's for sure, Upum learned his lesson.
The Greatest Generation. They fought the Great Depression AND the Great War. They did it with courage, grace, class, and sheer bloody minded grit.
you are both great together. thank you!
Interesting fact, Tom Hanks went to direct on Band of Brothers practically straight after this film was shot and released.
Just saw that you guys put this up. "How do you come back normal?" You don't. As Joe Galloway so excellently said. "We who have seen war will never stop seeing. In the silence of the night, we will always hear the screams."
Truly sad to even imagine let alone experience 😢
I remember going to the Arnhem cemetery in the Netherlands and seeing all those crosses and Jewish stars and all that, it's truly sobering. Fields and fields of them. A good experience though. As a historian I can get a little detached from the real suffering of these wars as I'm reading, but visiting places like those reminds you of the real human sacrifice. Also hearing stories from my family during the wars
My father got to omaha D-day +3. 3 days after the beaching. My father faught in 3 other battles before he got to Normandy. All veterans get shit on by this goverment. All vets deserve all respect from all of us. My father was the same as Jackson. Sniper!!!!!!! My father made it home but not without a battle wound. Shot in the thigh. That got him home. You guys are great.
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Many of our heroes have an incident like upham. When a guy has to live with that on their conscience, they can come out fighting. They will put themselves in danger repeatedly trying to make up for what they didn’t do when they could have. I’ve been side-by-side with heroes like this. They don’t talk about war because they have more shame than pride. It’s sad because they earned the right to be proud. If man cannot and war war will end man.
three reasons for doing things, that people should mind a little more:
-because you can.
-because you must.
-because it is the right thing to do.
when training for the action scenes, the actors had to go through the full boot camp, and were ready to quit due to how hard it was.
Tom Hanks convinced them to stay.
because it was the right thing to do.
I watched this for the first time in Germany a week before I got out of the army. I didn’t realize how much my fingers dig into my thighs during the film. I’m so fortunate that my enlistment didn’t include combat. But the image… the thought… of my friends and brothers being in combat in which we trained for hit home so hard for me. This was a great reaction. I very much appreciate your opinions. you wonder as a soldier how you would react to combat. Would you be brave. Would you collapse. Through Upham they show us honesty. Not everyone handles fear the same.
That is very true & even though we seemed mad at upham for his decision making, we try in those moments (which we hope you guys could see) to consciously realize that war took a different toll & caused different reactions for each soldier in war.
@@DaKidsReact you do. It’s clear. That’s what makes your reactions so good. My first watching, I was furious at Upham, because that scene was so intense. But afterwards, with more thought I empathized with him.
Exactly how we were. We talked after the reaction & our whole emotional state towards him changed
Upham is more than just a character in a movie. He represents a mindset in everyday life. Think of the hundred Upham- like cops who had the same response at Uvalde school, Texas, or the workers who built the faulty Boeing airplanes and let it go on, or the Federal and Corporate officials who stood back and let the people of East Palestine, Ohio fend for themselves in the first days.
There is an Upham in all of our lives.
I went through a lot of anxiety issues in the late 90s and almost had a complete breakdown when I watched this scene in the theater. But somehow I managed to keep it together.
Was not an easy watch!
46:40 You have to remember this is like Matt Damon's first film since Will Hunting.
At the time, no one knew he was in it
Everyone knew Matt Damon was in it, he was on the movie poster.
I have a deceased uncle whom landed at Omaha Beach in the first wave and survived the landing and the war to make the boat trip back to stateside and died in 1989 when I was 3 years old rip uncle Roy Bendall
We are all already dying. As we speak, thats the crazy part... u knoow?! Save dude or be selfish, thats their only choice right now. Thats nuts!!! Most of us only gotta worry about what we wanna eat today!?!?!?!?!? Thanks to these type of men. Who put it all on the line!!!! I just wish i was there to back them up. And thats real af....
You two guys are really sharp. You get stuff. Your reactions are a pleasure to watch.
We appreciate you & your support it means a lot to us💙
ive been to Normandy and there is a presence and your body goes into this full body numbness.....the only time ive felt energy like that was when i visited Dachau (Concentration Camp) when i was 10. That was a much more darker/feeling like there was not going to be any happiness again....for me....there was a smell to this day still haunts me. ive never been able to go to another museum or camp that was about the Holocaust. It was a life changing experience of reality that at 10 really shook me up. but it gave me the slightest of understanding of the horror and sacrifice that so many experienced.
I remember when my hubby took me to the movies to see this, I was totally speechless during the Omaha Beach invasion, it was so realistic, it was like looking at a news reel. A truly great movie!
Have you considered American Sniper? That also is a true story about Chris Kyle. As a matter of fact, Marcus Lutrell (special ops Seal from Lone Survivor) did an interview regarding him. My memory is terrible but I know they knew each other but to what capacity I can't say.
He spoke very highly of Chris and if you've watched Lutrell enough you'd see he doesn't sugarcoat anything. I am the same way so I can definitely appreciate it. 😊