The Pacific is an epic 10-part miniseries that delivers a realistic portrait of WWII's Pacific Theatre as seen through the intertwined odysseys of three U.S. Marines - Robert Leckie, John Basilone and Eugene Sledge. The extraordinary experiences of these men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain firests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day. The viewer will be immersed in combat through the intimate perspective of this diverse, relatable group of men pushed to the limit in battle both physically and psychologically against a relentless enemy unlike any encountered before.
Special Features:
- Historical Backgrounds: the five-minute prologues that set the stage for each episode and additional historical footage narrated by Tom Hanks.
- Making The Pacific: go behind the scenes and take an inside look at the making of this miniseries.
- Profiles of The Pacific: delve into the lives of the real Marines featured in The Pacific. Get a personal perspective on their families, their war experience and their lives after the war in these intimate portraits.
- Anatomy of the Pacific War: explore the historical influences and cultural perceptions that led to the merciless brutality in the Pacific theater of World War II.
- The Pacific Enhanced Viewing: with Enhanced Viewing, a 10-part, 10-hour, picture-in-picture experience makes it possible to learn more about the Marines and gain a deeper historical understanding of the battles while watching the miniseries. Exclusive content includes interviews with historians and veterans, archival footage, maps and more. (Blu-ray only)
- The Pacific Field Guide: allows viewers to navigate through the major events featured in The Pacific in this standalone, interactive Field Guide. Search within to view exclusive content including animated maps, extensive interviews with historians and veterans, historical footage, photographs and more. (Blu-ray only)
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Mbgpackers
It's destiny this comes out on my birthday. It will be mine.
2 years agoby @mbgpackersFlag
slysnide
Still haven't seen it as I don't have HBO, but I'm gonna get this regardless.
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag
Dan
I liked Band of Brothers better, but don't take that as a slight against Pacific. It was a damn fine miniseries, and I will own in on Blu Ray, its just that I hold Band of Brothers above any other miniseries.
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
slysnide
Thank God Blu-Ray isn't snagging all the extras! Unfortunately, with all the primary Marines featured deceased, there will be no retrospective interview doc*mentary with the real guys as there was in "Band of Brothers."
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag