I'm not really into war movies so much, but this miniseries grabbed my attention. So over the Labor Day weekend, I spent much of my time on the couch watching this show. It's addicting. I thought is was well written and it captured my thoughts. Here' a good link about it.
You know this movie has special meaning to me since my dad was in the Battle of Bastogne and was a paratrooper with the 101st Division.
ReplyDeleteHe never talked about "the war" because I think for those who saw it first hand it was too much to bear. He was only a kid when he was there, 19. About the same age as my son is now. Hard to comprehend.
My wife & I watched the series together a few years ago (2006 I believe). After watching it we both remarked that we felt we'd been through the war with the guys in the miniseries. Very very well done!
ReplyDeleteI started to watch the other Tom Hanks miniseries, From the Earth to the Moon-- and while I found it interesting from a historical prespective I didn't find it as engaging as Band of Brothers. Although, when I recently re-watched Apollo 13 on Cinemax I found it just as engaging as when I first saw it in a movie theater.
Barbara-after seeing that Bastogne segment, I can somewhat imagine what your father went through.
ReplyDeletePerplexio-I really enjoyed Apollo 13. A great movie!