[Geek44]

It's unfortunate. The guy that made 'Schindler's List' in what I thought was a pretty honest way could have made a movie they'd be talking about in generations to come...but alas, you can take the director out of Hollywood but you can't take Hollywood out of the director. Having said that, I still think SPR is the closest attempt at honesty about a difficult subject. After it I saw 'Pearl Harbour' (if you don't get me started on it, I won't get you started either) but didn't even bother with 'Flags of our Fathers'. Speaking to somebody I kinda respect, they say I missed the point of 'Thin Red Line'...maybe I did, maybe I didn't. I don't think Hollywood makes good movies anymore. Film is an art form. Hollywood is too concerned with $$$. They have to stick to the formula. Personally, I'm bored with it. I haven't been to the movies since 'The Aviator' and for maybe three years before that. I'll see 'Pacific' when it comes out because my friend helped build the Japanese tanks they use in it, my brother-in-law also worked on it, the city scenes were filmed in Melbourne and some of the battle scenes were filmed near a national park my Dad and I used to go to. And to see if they did any better than SPR.
The landing scenes were mind blowing, but I still think they missed the mark as far as realism goes. Understandably so too. Who would want to see it as entertainment?
When you see Pacific, keep in mind that those Japanese tanks are powered by Ford engines and the hulls are built up with three or four millimetre sheet steel. The Sherman is 100% fibreglass above the tracks too.