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Excelent dvd for WW2 history buffs.
Having read extensively on the "Big E" i have to say this dvd really opened up a new perspective on the battles of the pacific. It is one thing to read about a 300 plane raid, it is quite another to see it on screen, in real time, happening to fast to account for everyone or everything.
This dvd is a very nice teaching aid, in particular the chapeter titled Bloody Santa Cruz. This was when we were the closest to losing all our carriers in the pacific.
The extras are very good also, and so is the bit about how not even Bull Halsey could save the Big E from a wrecking yard.
I look forward to more along this line from the history channel.
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Finally the Big E gets her due!
U.S.S. Enterprise. The only carrier that was in service before WWII which fought in almost every major carrier battle in the Pacific and survived. She epitomizes the U.S. Navy at war in the Pacific theatre during those years and yet has never really been the focus of any motion picture or docu-drama made about that subject. There have been hundreds of nautical warfare movies made and yet she never has been honored in cinema for her great acheivment.
Sadly, the ship could not even be preserved alongside the greatest hero ships of U.S. history even though some feel it's what she really deserved. But now, thanks to cgi technology, she can live again. This History channel production is one of the most watchable and involving documentaries on the carrier war in the Pacific ever made. Perhaps documentary is not a sufficient discription of this series as it is as enjoyable to view as pretty much any WWII naval action flick I've ever seen. Although it contains many actual clips of the battles it doesn't rely soley on them to tell the story. A good mix of narrative and cg really works to elevate the excitement of the real carrier war in the Pacific and the big E's life.
Of course it's not really about the ship itself as much as it is her soul which is the men who lived and fought within her to preserve our life of freedom in America. To have members of the Enterprise's actual crew on hand to tell their stories makes this series one of the best on the subject. Thank you for telling them. It should be required viewing in all our public schools history classes. Never forget Enterprise and her crew.
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Good history, but hard to watch
First let me say that I loved the historical account related by this series: the following of the Enterprise throughout its time at war, the interviews with the veterans that served aboard her, the CGI and actual footage presentation of the battles in which she engaged. It's a great idea for a series and I much anticipanted watching it.
However, I found the episodes difficult to watch due to the vast overuse of "attention grabbing" film techniques, such as periods of rapid jump cutting between short bits of film (bits of less than 1 second), which often included bits of what looked like transmission interference and those flashed numbers and letters you get when old-time films run out. Also, the longer duration shots were often polluted with overlays of moving navigational charts.
In my opinion, these sort of techniques show a disrespect for the viewer, as if the producers can't imagine that we have an attention span sufficient to stay with a steady image. It's just a shame that such a promising premise was related with such headache-making techniques.
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Great Show
I am a huge WW II buff, specifically the U.S.S. Enterprise. I have read all the literature I can get my hands on, seen the shows and build models, so you can imagine my happiness when Battlefield 360 popped up. I managed to get mine off of iTunes.
While a very well thought out show, it is very melodramatic. If you know what actually happened during the war, the over-the-top narrator will sometimes make you cringe. They also have a Marine 1SG on there, who really has no place at all. He just talks about how tough he is and what it is like to be in combat, something I think the actual WWII vets are better able to describe.
While it is 98% historical accurate (with only some very small discrepancies), they often will gloss over American failures, such as the naval battles in and around Guadalcanal. In this show, even terrible defeats are made to seem like victories!
The reason movies like Midway, Tora, Tora, Tora and Battle of Britain are so renowned, is they show both sides of the battle. In 360, the Japanese are relegated to CGI snapshots of burning planes and ships afire. A little more balance would have been nice.
All in all, if you aren't familiar with WWII, love the Enterprise or just like CGI-based history shows, this is a great buy and I am glad I watched it. Nothing is perfect and I just thought I'd point out the flaws in an otherwise fantastic production. 5 stars!
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This show is thrilling!
I love this show! I knew a little bit about the war but this show brings you through the major battles as if you're there with them. I was surprised how much I cared about what was happening. When you hear a teacher talk about WWII in school, it just isn't the same.
Every time the fleet got hit hard it felt like it was really happening and when we lost the Hornet I kept thinking what a horrible shame it was. I still think they should have tried harder to save Hornet!
My favorite episode is probably Truk Atoll and of course the epic battle of Leyte Gulf. The Heroic charge of the Tin Can destroyers against the Japanese Center Force was nothing less than the stuff of legends. Heroes, all of them.
I can think of nothing other than the fighter pilots and ship gunners must have been built of courage because they didn't have the technology that we take for granted today. No Satilite survalence, No radar guided missiles, no homing torpedoes. No GPS guided bombs. No Phalanx ship defenses. You have the 5 inch gun and the 20MM and if that's not good enough, then you die.
These men were made of sterner stuff than we see today. Battles like this aren't fought anymore.
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