Not band of brothers, but still great. The three main characters are all phenomenal. Hits you in the gut on multiple occasions.

Pacific is done with a similar flair that Band of Brothers possessed, but doesn't have quite the same feel to it...and there is no reason it should really...The War in Europe, and The War in the Pacific, were totally different...and the overall tempo of the Pacific War is shown pretty much the way it was, in an island hopping campaign that never seemed to end...Where BoB tells a story of deep emotional ties, developed within an Army company of Paratroopers, Pacific tells a completely different story, one of young men who made the giant leap from civilian to Marine, in a very short time. There is a certain loyalty displayed, and patriotism, but each character is portrayed as an individual...the movie dwells a lot on the inner turmoil that every soldier had to deal with...One reviewer really slammed the series, for not being realistic...I would agree partially, but this wasn't supposed to just focus on how fanatical the Japanese were. Instead, it tries to paint a broader picture of how our young men reacted to the constant fighting...Frankly, I did like Pacific, more because I did not expect it to be another movie...

The Pacific Theatre of World War 2, as seen through the eyes of several young Marines.Produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, the same combination that gave us the brilliant series Band of Brothers, and, to an extent, the superb movie Saving Private Ryan. From the trailers this appeared to be a Pacific version of Band of Brothers, which is a very good thing.So it was a bit disappointing when this series did not measure up to Band of Brothers (or Saving Private Ryan). The realistic, gritty, graphic war scenes are there and the military aspect is very accurate and well done. However, The Pacific lacks the engagement of Band of Brothers, feeling quite flat in comparison. The reason for that is we are concentrating on a few individuals, rather than the whole unit. The series lacks the sense of camaraderie that Band of Brothers had.This said, we are comparing The Pacific with the greatest war drama series ever made, and one of the best drama series ever made. So comparisons with Band of Brothers are always going to lead to disappointment. The Pacific is great in its own right.

About a week ago, I decided to use On Demand to watch "The Pacific." So over the course of a couple nights I watched several episodes and eventually reached the final one – no. 10 -- on Mon. night. The time period was obviously circa the mid-1940s. The gist was the return home of the main character, Robert Leckie, and that home happened to be Bergen County, N.J. where his dad was the editor-in-chief of the "The Bergen Record" newspaper. It is also where I grew up.The younger Leckie visited his father's office at the paper and made it clear he wanted to replace the current sports writer at the Record who wasn't doing a very good job. In response, his father asked when he wanted to start his new job. Leckie answered, (slightly paraphrased maybe), "This afternoon would be perfect. Bergen Catholic plays Don Bosco Prep." My credibility meter went crazy.I attended BC high school and was a member of its FIRST graduating class in 1959. I also was a member of its first football team and scored the first touchdown in school history in 1958. DUH!!! Plus, although DB did exist in the 1940s, I don't think that school had a football program until the late 1950s either.