Generation Kill - Have you seen it? - Blu-ray Forum

hostelmovies · 06-21-2009, 04:55 AM

Was looking at this Blu-Ray over the weekend and had it in my cart a few times but $54.99 is a huge blind buy. WHat do you guys think of it that have seen it?

Heard it was a modern Band of Brothers, but that could be hog$hit.

DangerousG · 06-21-2009, 04:56 AM

I haven't seen it either, but by all accounts its pretty great. You can expect pretty much anything from HBO to be quality stuff.

hostelmovies · 06-21-2009, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by DangerousG

I haven't seen it either, but by all accounts its pretty great. You can expect pretty much anything from HBO to be quality stuff.

ROME? Hello! I kinda tought that was horrible. I might be upset still over the Deadwood thing though.

Ski31 · 06-21-2009, 05:02 AM

Yeah, it is pretty good.
However, unless you are a Marine or former Marine, you may not understand some of the stuff... the little things, really.

Ray O. Blu · 06-21-2009, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by hostelmovies

Was looking at this Blu-Ray over the weekend and had it in my cart a few times but $54.99 is a huge blind buy. WHat do you guys think of it that have seen it?

Heard it was a modern Band of Brothers, but that could be hog$hit.

Seen it. It sucks. Watch Band of Brothers repeatedly before wasting any time on Generation hog$hit.

ShelbyGT500 · 06-21-2009, 06:20 AM

Just watched disc 1 and 2, waiting for 3 to show up from netflix. I thought it was good but, not BoB good. It is seeming to get better as it goes on so I can't wait to see disc 3. I think its a good rental but not worth a buy.

greyrocket · 06-21-2009, 06:30 AM

$45 at fry's

rocks off · 06-21-2009, 06:43 AM

Band of Brothers is a little more dramatized. Like with the use of slow motion, a score that plays during the battles, etc. It's probably my favorite series ever. Generation Kill is much like a documentary in the sense that it doesn't use the conventions of BoB. This works very well and the show is brutal, funny, and very realistic. I highly recommend both.

connect42 · 06-21-2009, 08:07 AM

I enjoyed Generation Kill very much. It does not make sense to compare it to Band of Brothers. They are both good, but are different types of dramas with very different presentations.

HRC · 06-21-2009, 08:45 AM

I REALLY wanted to see this and was going to buy it until I realized it wasn't "real" footage. It still looks good though. I was expecting a documentary style movie. Watch some clips on youtube first if you are unsure of something. That's what I do! It can save you some money sometimes.

Belloche · 06-21-2009, 01:02 PM

I want to see this, but I my give it a rental. The Wire was one of the best TV shows I've ever seen.

connect42 · 06-21-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Belloche

I want to see this, but I my give it a rental. The Wire was one of the best TV shows I've ever seen.

I just started watching The Wire this week and I am loving it! I am on season 1 and just finished episode 6.

connect42 · 06-21-2009, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HRC

I REALLY wanted to see this and was going to buy it until I realized it wasn't "real" footage. It still looks good though. I was expecting a documentary style movie. Watch some clips on youtube first if you are unsure of something. That's what I do! It can save you some money sometimes.

I was going to go see Star Trek, but I found out the footage wasn't real. Damn.

sfmarine · 06-21-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Ski31

Yeah, it is pretty good.
However, unless you are a Marine or former Marine, you may not understand some of the stuff... the little things, really.

There's a lot of discrepancies but what do you expect from a hollywood film/series. I'm half way through it.

Lethal91 · 06-21-2009, 02:09 PM

I liked GK very much but there is no way to compare it to BOB.

First of all BOB was written by Maj. Dick Winters as where GK was written by a rolling stones writer. But it does show you the difference in the times and how different life and wars can be.

SquidPuppet · 06-21-2009, 02:27 PM

Rent it first to be safe. Completely different than BoB, in many ways.

tilapiah6 · 06-21-2009, 02:42 PM

I enjoyed it quite a bit, but not enough to own it. I watched it because I'd heard it was from the creators of The Wire, which was an outstanding show that I'd buy on Blu-ray the first day. I do not recommend blind-buying Generation Kill.

HRC · 06-21-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by connect42

I was going to go see Star Trek, but I found out the footage wasn't real. Damn.

Sorry you were disappointed that Star Trek wasn't real. I meant "real" footage as in actual war footage, genius.

Acquiesce · 06-21-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by connect42

I was going to go see Star Trek, but I found out the footage wasn't real. Damn.

Constitution 101 · 06-21-2009, 04:21 PM

I didn't care for this series in the sense that I thought at times it presented our service people as crude, racist, white-trash rednecks. In fairness, at other times it seemed to have insights into what their day to day experiences were.

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06-21-2009, 04:55 AM	#1
hostelmovies Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Rochester, MN Home Theater Gallery:52 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:17 Trading Score:2	Generation Kill - Have you seen it? Was looking at this Blu-Ray over the weekend and had it in my cart a few times but $54.99 is a huge blind buy. WHat do you guys think of it that have seen it? Heard it was a modern Band of Brothers, but that could be hog$hit.

06-21-2009, 04:21 PM	#20
Constitution 101 Power Member Member since:Mar 2009 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:257 Blu-ray reviews:12	It's no Band of Brothers... I didn't care for this series in the sense that I thought at times it presented our service people as crude, racist, white-trash rednecks. In fairness, at other times it seemed to have insights into what their day to day experiences were.

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06-21-2009, 04:56 AM	#2
DangerousG Active Member Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:438	I haven't seen it either, but by all accounts its pretty great. You can expect pretty much anything from HBO to be quality stuff.

06-21-2009, 05:02 AM	#4
Ski31 Active Member Member since:May 2009 Location:Oceanside, CA Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:173	Yeah, it is pretty good. However, unless you are a Marine or former Marine, you may not understand some of the stuff... the little things, really.

06-21-2009, 06:20 AM	#6
ShelbyGT500 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Bellevue, WA Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:7	Just watched disc 1 and 2, waiting for 3 to show up from netflix. I thought it was good but, not BoB good. It is seeming to get better as it goes on so I can't wait to see disc 3. I think its a good rental but not worth a buy.

06-21-2009, 06:30 AM	#7
greyrocket Active Member Member since:May 2007 Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:159 Blu-ray reviews:6	$45 at fry's

06-21-2009, 06:43 AM	#8
rocks off Active Member Member since:Jun 2009 Blu-ray collection:179 Blu-ray reviews:1	Band of Brothers is a little more dramatized. Like with the use of slow motion, a score that plays during the battles, etc. It's probably my favorite series ever. Generation Kill is much like a documentary in the sense that it doesn't use the conventions of BoB. This works very well and the show is brutal, funny, and very realistic. I highly recommend both.

06-21-2009, 08:07 AM	#9
connect42 Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Columbus, Georgia Home Theater Gallery:22 Blu-ray collection:103 Trading Score:19	I enjoyed Generation Kill very much. It does not make sense to compare it to Band of Brothers. They are both good, but are different types of dramas with very different presentations.

06-21-2009, 08:45 AM	#10
HRC Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:865 Blu-ray reviews:1	I REALLY wanted to see this and was going to buy it until I realized it wasn't "real" footage. It still looks good though. I was expecting a documentary style movie. Watch some clips on youtube first if you are unsure of something. That's what I do! It can save you some money sometimes.

06-21-2009, 01:02 PM	#11
Belloche Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Nova Scotia, Canada Blu-ray collection:403 DVD collection:11 Trading Score:3	I want to see this, but I my give it a rental. The Wire was one of the best TV shows I've ever seen.

06-21-2009, 02:09 PM	#15
Lethal91 Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:MI Blu-ray collection:27	I liked GK very much but there is no way to compare it to BOB. First of all BOB was written by Maj. Dick Winters as where GK was written by a rolling stones writer. But it does show you the difference in the times and how different life and wars can be.

06-21-2009, 02:27 PM	#16
SquidPuppet Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:277 Blu-ray reviews:27	Rent it first to be safe. Completely different than BoB, in many ways.

06-21-2009, 02:42 PM	#17
tilapiah6 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2008 Location:South Carolina Home Theater Gallery:40 Blu-ray collection:284 Trading Score:36	I enjoyed it quite a bit, but not enough to own it. I watched it because I'd heard it was from the creators of The Wire, which was an outstanding show that I'd buy on Blu-ray the first day. I do not recommend blind-buying Generation Kill.

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