I have recently received a fantastic gift from my wife. It's a 6-disc special edition of the 'Band of Brothers' Blu-Ray, which she somehow got for £18 brand new?? I would recommend this without hesitation to anyone who either hasn't seen it, or likes stuff set around WWII. There are more amazing stories in there than is believable, but the whole thing is backed up by interviews from surviving members of Easy Company. I spend most of the time watching it with a lump in my throat, and thoughts of my son and our current freedom too. It's very clichéd to mock the Americans performance in WWII, but suffice to say, when they turned up they did more than their bit. There's a couple of epic turns, Damien Lewis is superb in extreme, whereas David Schwimmer seems to get cast as close to 'Ross from Friends' as possible, maybe this has more to do with his own range. I know for certain that when finished I am going to watch it right through again to pick up details. The action is very real, and can be distracting at times. We should never forget the super human efforts of so many ordinary humans in the military. We truly take for granted how easy life has become, and for me, I may take myself and family down to Wootton Bassett to remember those who have fallen in our latest global struggle with freedom. They are all bloody heroes to me!
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CarterUSM
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Wholeheartedly echo your sentiments mumrar, though i'm not a fan of 2nd world war American drama.
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Seen it, its awesome a very good series
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That be true.
A comment I whole heartedly agree with, mumrar. I assume from your comments, your son is in the army (R.A.F/Navy maybe)? If so, I bet you're bloody proud. I know I would be!
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Give BoB a try, it's all real stories, no dramatics.
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And half the cast is British. Even the kid from Queen's Miracle video is in it.
That be true.
I assume from your comments, your son is in the army (R.A.F/Navy maybe)? If so, I bet you're bloody proud. I know I would be!
My son is only 3, my comments related to the free world he is growing up in, and how lucky his and my generation are. There may be a chance he follows his Grandad in to the Australian navy, and I would burst with pride.
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