Top 10 Best Moments in Band of Brothers

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  • This list will have you screaming "Currahee!" Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most impactful scenes from “Band of Brothers,” one of TV’s greatest miniseries. Our countdown of the best moments from "Band of Brothers" includes Marching into Bastogne, Normandy Landings, Liberating the Concentration Camp, and more! Is there a “Band of Brothers” moment we missed? Sound off your favorites, and a “Currahee!” in the comments!
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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  3 місяці тому +49

    Is there a “Band of Brothers” moment we missed? Sound off your favorites, and a “Currahee!” in the comments!
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    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 3 місяці тому +1

      @@p-__ nobody asked if they are. Get a life and quit spamming

    • @TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA
      @TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA 3 місяці тому +2

      Love It WatchMojo.

    • @scesfizia
      @scesfizia 3 місяці тому +4

      How do you mis pronounce ‘Bastogne’ when it’s mentioned in a clip of the show you are doing a video about?

    • @jackiereed8057
      @jackiereed8057 3 місяці тому

      🎉

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 3 місяці тому

      @@jackiereed8057 spam 🤡

  • @TimothyHorth
    @TimothyHorth 3 місяці тому +363

    Grandpa said no but I served in a company of hero’s gets me every time

    • @crrested1722
      @crrested1722 3 місяці тому +1

      I didint get that line at the end what did grandpa said no meab

    • @bartman9400
      @bartman9400 3 місяці тому +1

      @@crrested1722he was asked by his grand child was he a hero and he said no but served in a company of hero’s.

    • @alexweeks3359
      @alexweeks3359 3 місяці тому +3

      Every single time!

    • @davidzwisohn5478
      @davidzwisohn5478 3 місяці тому

      Look at my post about that … I felt I had to honor that, and named part of a piano-based musical composition, after Dick Winters’ reply to his grandson …

    • @rlsuth
      @rlsuth 3 місяці тому

      If I remember correctly, Winters was quoting from a letter he received from an Easy company soldier after the war. It wasn't his grandson and reply. @@davidzwisohn5478

  • @manuelacosta9463
    @manuelacosta9463 3 місяці тому +304

    Spier's run to and back through hostile territory is legendary and adds to his badassery. He really took the initiative and salvaged a potential disaster.

    • @O.J._is_Guilty
      @O.J._is_Guilty 3 місяці тому +17

      In reality Norman dike was actually shot in the arm and probably in shock and that’s why he froze instead of just getting scared or whatever reason he stopped the attack in the series

    • @SuperHns
      @SuperHns 3 місяці тому +4

      and this happened in real life

    • @Mortred99
      @Mortred99 3 місяці тому +9

      Spiers was just playing Call of Duty without knowing it.

    • @paultapner2769
      @paultapner2769 3 місяці тому +5

      The look on the faces of the Germans as he runs past them is so good.

    • @friendlym1rifle
      @friendlym1rifle 3 місяці тому +5

      The only inaccurate part is the length of the field he ran. And once you realize he ran further than in the series really adds much more badassery to his character.

  • @agussonjaya7635
    @agussonjaya7635 3 місяці тому +220

    Winter: "You salute the rank, not the man"
    Sobel:.............!
    Best REVENGE ever!!

    • @actionhero27
      @actionhero27 2 місяці тому

      Did that really happen?

    • @HeimirTomm
      @HeimirTomm 2 місяці тому +6

      @@actionhero27 It did. Winters detailed it in his book. Said it was the most rewarding episode of the whole war.

    • @actionhero27
      @actionhero27 2 місяці тому +9

      @@HeimirTomm Ross really did a great job with that role. I had a tough time watching Friends after that.

    • @francisreidpalmes3348
      @francisreidpalmes3348 Місяць тому +3

      Sobel got no choice but to salute the man he almost court martialed

    • @DrMarianus
      @DrMarianus 4 дні тому

      @@actionhero27 It's hard to switch gears.

  • @edmondmurphy
    @edmondmurphy 3 місяці тому +149

    One scene that gets me is when the captured German General gives his speech to his men.

    • @alexweeks3359
      @alexweeks3359 3 місяці тому +7

      Love that scene!

    • @lylecampbell9036
      @lylecampbell9036 3 місяці тому +12

      He wasn't captured, he surrendered

    • @Zanduras1
      @Zanduras1 3 місяці тому +4

      @@lylecampbell9036 True but at this point the definition is like squabbling over crayons for the US.

    • @kkpenney444
      @kkpenney444 2 місяці тому +3

      I loathe this common response to this series. What is it that makes you sympathize with Nazis? And don't even try to tell me they weren't Nazis. These men were the life blood of HItler's Army and fine with it.

    • @alexweeks3359
      @alexweeks3359 2 місяці тому +20

      @@kkpenney444I don’t think people are sympathising with the Nazis (unless I’ve missed some). I think it’s realising that when Liebgott is translating what the general is saying, it’s how closely the Nazi soldiers’ experience in combat, mirror their own experiences, regarding the bond they formed.

  • @GuyWithACamera23
    @GuyWithACamera23 3 місяці тому +820

    I’m sorry, you seem to have made a mistake. You said ONE of the best TV miniseries, it’s actually THE best TV miniseries. Please get it right.

    • @s.p.8803
      @s.p.8803 3 місяці тому +16

      Agree

    • @brentsdadgets2658
      @brentsdadgets2658 3 місяці тому +12

      True Detective Season 1, tho

    • @GuyWithACamera23
      @GuyWithACamera23 3 місяці тому +5

      Not technically a miniseries.

    • @rjpittman4510
      @rjpittman4510 3 місяці тому +2

      My exact thought

    • @andrewsbbq
      @andrewsbbq 3 місяці тому +13

      @@brentsdadgets2658no. Not even close. And True Detective is an anthology not a mini series. But either way Chernobyl is ahead of TD S1 too.

  • @laurentloop5573
    @laurentloop5573 3 місяці тому +66

    Ever since i discovered Band of Brothers, i have this particular feeling about a series so well done and performed, portraying the men that came and saved Europe and especially France.
    I have tears in my eyes every single time i think of these men who came and saved my country, who fought, who were hurt, who died...
    Thank you all...
    And thank you for these outstanding mini series...

    • @kkpenney444
      @kkpenney444 3 місяці тому +3

      And they only asked for the land to be buried in.

    • @jeffro221
      @jeffro221 2 місяці тому +4

      Thank you for saying this. Many don't feel as you do, unfortunately.

    • @veramae4098
      @veramae4098 Місяць тому

      Now it's our turn. Save democracy. Vote for anyone except Trump.
      No "dictator" has ever stopped at one day.

  • @bigbabysld
    @bigbabysld 3 місяці тому +148

    Any scene with DAVID SCHWIMMER...this guy goes from loveable Ross on Friends to playing Capt. Sobel...I thought he was brilliant. He should have got an Emmy or a Golden Globe for his performance...being former Army he reminded me of so many officers I have met in my time in the Military, over eager and not knowing what the hell he's doing...brilliant.

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@@p-__ nobody asked if they are. You need to stop spamming this in multiple channels.

    • @nostrebornod
      @nostrebornod 3 місяці тому +8

      I know a lot of people were put off with him being in the show. I thought he did a great job. If there was any actor that ruined the moment for me in the whole series, it was Jimmy Fallon. I've seen BoB probably 25 times, and it jars me every time.

    • @bigbabysld
      @bigbabysld 3 місяці тому +2

      @@nostrebornod OMG I forgot about Jimmy Fallon

    • @pierrelongshanks
      @pierrelongshanks 3 місяці тому

      It is my least favorite thing about the mini-series--how they portray Sobel. Hats off to Schwimmer for taking the role. A lot of "good guy" actors don't like playing non good guy characters. And perhaps Sobel was as bad as portrayed. But consider that you're in this new outfit--airborne infantry--and you're asked to mold a company of new recruits into a fighting force. There were probably more screw-ups than leaders who got it perfect or even half-right. Just my opinion. @@nostrebornod

    • @nanceejay3507
      @nanceejay3507 3 місяці тому +4

      Schwimmer really was amazing in this role.

  • @calebjoost899
    @calebjoost899 Місяць тому +33

    I love it when doc calls hefron babe and it brings Babe out of his depression. It helps bring that episode full circle.

  • @AthenaisC
    @AthenaisC 3 місяці тому +111

    I saw an interview with the actor who played Liepgott. He's a Scot with a London accent playing an American who speaks German. That's some excellent voice work. 😮😮😮

    • @eifelitorn
      @eifelitorn 3 місяці тому +14

      quite a few of these actors were actually British, including Winters. Even young Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy and James McAvoy were in it.

    • @grease8922
      @grease8922 3 місяці тому +6

      wait till you hear Winters :)

    • @angrytom1923
      @angrytom1923 3 місяці тому +4

      @@eifelitorn Simon Pegg as well, although he doesn't have very many lines.

    • @jensleasman1838
      @jensleasman1838 3 місяці тому +6

      I might have seen the same interview. The fact that he’s a Scotsman who can pull off a perfect American accent as well as speak German is incredible. And although I forget the actor’s name right now, the one who portrayed Dick Winters is British. It’s such an incredible series full of so much talent.

    • @NickCharabaruk
      @NickCharabaruk 3 місяці тому +1

      Reel History?

  • @josephagundez5336
    @josephagundez5336 3 місяці тому +39

    I watch a marathon of Band of Brothers every Memorial Day. Best war mini series ever created.

  • @And_rew92
    @And_rew92 3 місяці тому +37

    23yrs old and still the best mini-series ever made.

  • @lizgreer6888
    @lizgreer6888 3 місяці тому +35

    That ending gets me every time. Doesn't matter how many times I've seen it, I always cry. Just such incredible people

  • @rjpittman4510
    @rjpittman4510 3 місяці тому +135

    If you watch this quite historically accurate mini series and DON'T come out with the thought "holy fk, these guys are heroes and this is why they call them the greatest generation" then you need to reevaluate your life

    • @doomhippie6673
      @doomhippie6673 3 місяці тому

      Disagree. What made them better than the poor sods fighting in Vietnam? Or the one fighting for independence? Or the one fighting the civil war? Or the one fighting in WW I? Each generation faces its challenges and each deserve respect. If this truely was the "greatest generation" than ccivilization is doomed as we cannot get any better. And that is a rather gloomy outlook.

    • @Dirtnose
      @Dirtnose 3 місяці тому +13

      @@doomhippie6673 The difference is the potential consequences of losing and not fighting in WW2 vs all those other examples you posted. Without a win in World War 2, democracy, liberty and freedom are all dead under the boot of Facism. A threat so large, it nearly took over the world. Your other examples are relatively minor in scope when compared to how vast and drastic the stakes were in World War 2.
      Without the Greatest Generation, you wouldn't have the freedom to write on this UA-cam comment that you don't think they deserve that title. You have the liberty and right to disagree with what the original poster said. That's what they fought for, and why they 100% deserve that title. They are the reason we can live our lives in relative peace today, they deserve a lot more than just being called the Greatest Generation.

    • @jeffro221
      @jeffro221 2 місяці тому +7

      @@Dirtnose Very well said. The fact that they do deserve the title takes nothing away from what other generations have done. But the generation that saved the world deserves to be called the greatest, in spite of what the dim wit above said. TY

    • @ajventura2423
      @ajventura2423 2 місяці тому

      Your comment should have the most likes of any that have been posted

    • @deehentz7142
      @deehentz7142 Місяць тому +1

      The book, titled the same by Tom Brokaw, is an excellent read.

  • @williamwhitehead9703
    @williamwhitehead9703 3 місяці тому +32

    The scene in the church when all soldiers were sitting there then slowly fade away as their fates are read by Lieutenant Winter’s narration. Makes me cry every time.

    • @clavididk1236
      @clavididk1236 Місяць тому +6

      I believe it was lipton reading off the list.

    • @shep9231
      @shep9231 29 днів тому +1

      That one was harrowing to watch.

  • @josephbutler5230
    @josephbutler5230 2 місяці тому +26

    My father served in the Army in Europe in WW2. He passed away in '98. Every time I watch this mini series it reminds me of the things my Dad went through over there. I miss him terribly.

    • @michaelgawerecki9397
      @michaelgawerecki9397 Місяць тому

      My Dad too and he's gone now too

    • @michaelgawerecki9397
      @michaelgawerecki9397 Місяць тому

      My Dad was with the 86th infantry of the 3d Armoured though not with Patton. He said one of our Sherman's got taken out by a panzerfuche and the gi's had to check it out. That panzerfuche so powerful it went through the tank decapitated some and torn the faces off others ,all dead.

  • @rco1170
    @rco1170 3 місяці тому +84

    "Were you a hero in the war?" wasn't asked to Winters by his grandson. It was asked to Myron Ranney by his grandson and he wrote a letter to Winters which described the event.

    • @cyjoker333
      @cyjoker333 3 місяці тому

      THANK YOU! I was saying the same thing. They really should've read the book the series is based on. Damn good book.

    • @drraybenedetto2064
      @drraybenedetto2064 3 місяці тому

      It’s Mike Not Myron!

    • @rco1170
      @rco1170 3 місяці тому +1

      @@drraybenedetto2064 Same guy. Myron N. 'Mike' Ranney

    • @HeimirTomm
      @HeimirTomm 2 місяці тому

      True.

  • @ZaynabAAli
    @ZaynabAAli 3 місяці тому +27

    Along with the scene where Easy play baseball, one other scene made me genuinely break down in tears. It was the scene directly before it where a speech was given by a German general to his men upon their surrender. The sentiments echoed that of the surviving men of Easy, Taccoa men and replacements alike. I had so much empathy for the normal German man who was forced to fight, who had to do unspeakable, unimaginable things to survive, who just wanted for him and his brothers-in-arms to see home again. War is devastating on BOTH sides. It brings out the best and worst in humanity.
    Truly Ordinary men in Extraordinary times.
    The German general said, "men its been a long war, it's been a tough war. you've fought bravely, proudly, for your country. you are a special group, we share in one another a bond, that exists only in combat, among brothers, we've shared foxholes, held each other in dire moments, we've seen death and suffered together, I am proud to have served with each and every one of you. You deserve long and happy lives in peace."

    • @richardeschallert8526
      @richardeschallert8526 Місяць тому +2

      The few of my distant German cousins who fought in the Wehrmacht; now all long dead. I once asked them why they fought for Hitler. Their reply: "He told us (the German people) he would make Germany great again! No lie! After WW One, the Germans were humilated and very angry. They wanted Germany to be respected again! War is mankind's stupidest hobby!

    • @francisreidpalmes3348
      @francisreidpalmes3348 Місяць тому

      ​@@richardeschallert8526yeah thats what happened in WW1, Germany felt humiliated then an Austrian Painter named Adolf Hitler promised that. I wrote a report on that for a school project on why the Germans accepted and Nazism, and they say the same thing.

    • @espada9
      @espada9 Місяць тому +1

      @@richardeschallert8526 Do you know anything about the Weimar Republic and the corruption and degeneracy they brought on the German people?

  • @ajoliva95_vigilante_anime_86
    @ajoliva95_vigilante_anime_86 3 місяці тому +66

    Band of brothers is a masterpiece show

    • @CrossOfBayonne
      @CrossOfBayonne 2 місяці тому +1

      It was the first show that brought triple A acting to TV

  • @TarTw45
    @TarTw45 3 місяці тому +17

    German general addressing his men deserve to be in this list too if not in the top 5.
    Sobel salute Winters is the icing on the cake.

  • @blairpenny1526
    @blairpenny1526 3 місяці тому +15

    Winters makes me cry every time i hear him answer that question, this show was absolutely perfect and i am thankful that these men got the recognition that all who served deserve. The previous few of our greatest generation who gave so much and remain with us should be held in the highest regard and those who never returned should always be remembered.

  • @Phoenix-nl2ut
    @Phoenix-nl2ut 3 місяці тому +89

    My favorite part is when capt winters tells the guys to not go on patrol to get another German soldier

    • @danieltulloh6014
      @danieltulloh6014 2 місяці тому

      I think winters was a major at that point

    • @Cracktower1
      @Cracktower1 2 місяці тому

      @@danieltulloh6014 Yes...Which is total badass being he had a lot to lose if anyone found out about it.

    • @lindsayrobertjoe8482
      @lindsayrobertjoe8482 29 днів тому

      Look sharp.We're moving off the line.

  • @jaydawg22
    @jaydawg22 3 місяці тому +16

    A moment worth mentioning… during “The Last Patrol”, Winters disobeys orders and tells the men to not go on the ordered patrol.

    • @OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy
      @OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy Місяць тому

      The little nod of understanding from the West Pointer.
      Winters really put it all on the line for his men. Everyone understood.

  • @jules-yi8rn
    @jules-yi8rn 3 місяці тому +23

    Bastogne (the ENTIRE episode) still gives me chills - literally. The veterans' comments and their bravery in the harsh elements and chemistry to push through the night always astonish me. Sometimes I watch that one episode just to give me strength. We might have it tough sometimes, but at least we're not in Bastogne.

    • @ck8832
      @ck8832 3 місяці тому +1

      that is my favorite quote from all of those men.

    • @ciprianbaciu3990
      @ciprianbaciu3990 23 дні тому +1

      There's a siege described by Sienkiewicz in one of his masterpieces regarding polish wars in the middle ages, the siege of Jasna Gora monastery. The entire Bastogne episode gave me the same vibes, of something so well executed as a work of art that even time itself dilates to a never ending mental experience. Best miniseries I have seen so far, and Bastogne as the best episode and a masterpiece on its own.

    • @user-in1dx3pp5u
      @user-in1dx3pp5u 12 днів тому +1

      Remember the guy Said "Iam glad Im not in Bastogne Thats enough visul for me

  • @TheKamikaze104
    @TheKamikaze104 Місяць тому +11

    I just visited Normandy and Bastogne last week. I stayed at a farmhouse not even 10 minutes away from Brecourt Manor. Went to all the memorial sites, the landing beaches, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Carentan, the cemetery, museums, and finished the trip in Bois Jaques where Easy was shelled in Bastogne. They're all getting ready for the 80th anniversary of D-Day this June. It's quite an expereince.

    • @jessedonovan9009
      @jessedonovan9009 Місяць тому

      That’s the exact thing I’m trying to get my fiancé to agree to for our honeymoon.

    • @TheKamikaze104
      @TheKamikaze104 Місяць тому

      @@jessedonovan9009 well it ain’t exactly a place for a honeymoon lol, take her to Paris too if you’re going to France.

  • @krisfrederick5001
    @krisfrederick5001 3 місяці тому +19

    When Winters tries to go in against orders, and then sends LT. Speirs in he more than put his money where his mouth is. One of my favorite moments of the series. When he goes into relieve Dike of command, that scene is stunning every single time. And when Buck's helmet hits the ground, it's as Earth shattering as the German artillery. "Were you a hero in the War Grandpa? Grandpa says no, but I served in a company of heroes" Near tears every time.
    Currahee ♠

    • @OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy
      @OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy Місяць тому

      I especially liked the ZERO hesitation yelling Spears name when he was ordered to not do the job himself.
      He knew the guy for the job.

  • @svedishmafia
    @svedishmafia 2 місяці тому +9

    Can't forget about Winters subtle dig to Sobel: "We salute the rank, not the man"

  • @thefamouspeople1960
    @thefamouspeople1960 3 місяці тому +17

    The series did an exceptional job of portraying the realities of war, from the chaos of battle to the quieter, more human moments between soldiers.

  • @ethanslagle4799
    @ethanslagle4799 3 місяці тому +47

    It’s criminal that you don’t have the crossroads battle on the list. Shows Winters leadership on the battlefield the best.

    • @gene7887
      @gene7887 3 місяці тому

      They had it as an honorable mention ("Winters shoots a young soldier"). I agree it belongs in the top 10, but probably around 8 or 9.

    • @angrytom1923
      @angrytom1923 3 місяці тому

      Easily my favorite episode and the one directed by Tom Hanks. It's stylistically unique from the rest.

    • @SanDiegoHarry1
      @SanDiegoHarry1 2 місяці тому

      agreed. That was my favorite episode

  • @ThatWeirdCreator
    @ThatWeirdCreator 3 місяці тому +25

    One thing that’s so crazy about Spiers’ run. It was apparently twice as long as what they shot for the show. They were gonna shoot the real run, but they thought it was too unbelievable.

    • @NadiaGirl1
      @NadiaGirl1 3 місяці тому +1

      The actors said they talked to the veterans still alive about the scenes and if they were different the actors would go and say this and this happened to make it as accurate as possible

    • @mattep74
      @mattep74 2 місяці тому +1

      I thought basiliones death on iwo un the pacific was unbelivable intil i checked his Wikipedia and they toned that down as well

  • @bethlong1757
    @bethlong1757 3 місяці тому +21

    I've lived in Toccoa all my life and can see Currahee Mountain out my window. . My Dad saw the guys from Camp Toccoa marching when he was a little boy. CURRAHEE ♥️

    • @NadiaGirl1
      @NadiaGirl1 3 місяці тому

      Wow cool

    •  6 днів тому

      Saw video at top where kids have spray painted nazi symbols

  • @tonyattardo9350
    @tonyattardo9350 3 місяці тому +17

    Sobel was inept in terms of combat but he carved them out of wood. His brutal training prepared his men for all the hell they were walking into.

    • @NickCharabaruk
      @NickCharabaruk 3 місяці тому +6

      One of the soldiers (I can't remember which) basically said the same thing in the extended interviews. He said that while Sobel's training was brutal and nobody really liked him because of it, a lot of Easy men probably survived because of it.

    • @ldreese33
      @ldreese33 Місяць тому +2

      Sobel was a trainer of men, not a leader.

  • @mountainman1796
    @mountainman1796 3 місяці тому +5

    I just finished rewatching this yesterday. What an amazing series, my lord! I had forgot how damn awesome this was. Just incredible. If this doesn't hit you in the feels and make you proud of all of these men you not human. Those were real men...far cry from what we have now, sadly.

  • @SuiLagadema
    @SuiLagadema 3 місяці тому +6

    The best part of Band of Brothers are the interviews, specially Episode 10, which is just interviews with those brave men. May they rest as the warriors they were, in peace.

  • @muamar3578
    @muamar3578 3 місяці тому +16

    They don't fight for political ideology, oil or land, they fight for humanity, for freedom. Truly the greatest generation !

    • @gene7887
      @gene7887 3 місяці тому

      They're literally fighting the Nazis man lol

    • @muamar3578
      @muamar3578 3 місяці тому

      @@gene7887 Yes they are.

    • @doomhippie6673
      @doomhippie6673 3 місяці тому +1

      Again, I don't like tgis name greatest generation. Men have fought in many wars throughout the ages and most of them did not go there for the cause - they went because they were drafted, forced by their lords and rulers and suffered through the ordeal. Tell me, what makes a man drafted in 1942 better than a man drafted in 1968? Why are them soldiers of WW II better than the ones who defend their nations today? Or the ones that fought for independence? George Washington doesn't quite make the cut to be considered part of "the gratest generation"? Too bad he lived 200 years prior so - not good enough I guess. This in incredibly disrespectful to all the other generations that had come before or will follow after.
      Why don't we call them "a great generation" instead?

  • @O.J._is_Guilty
    @O.J._is_Guilty 3 місяці тому +19

    I’ll always love the crossroads episode where they charged across a field in holland after a badass firefight the night before. Dick winters is one hell of a soldier may he and all of easy company rest in peace

    • @mxdavis
      @mxdavis 3 місяці тому

      Not sure but I think the young soldier had just unluckily relieved himself which is why he was in the high grass. Can anyone corroborate?

    • @O.J._is_Guilty
      @O.J._is_Guilty 3 місяці тому

      @@mxdavis in an interview you can watch about winters talking about it he said it was a guy just over the road who was the lookout and was supposed to be watching for the very thing that happened

    • @bugle1100
      @bugle1100 18 днів тому

      Absolutely the best!!!

  • @TheDocV627
    @TheDocV627 3 місяці тому +15

    You forgot The scene where they were all signing Blood on the Risers when they were on their way to Austria I believe. It's a relatively short scene (doesn't take long to get through) but idk that scene always makes me smile just because when you think about it, a bunch of war weary soldiers on their way to yet another area to occupy, find some level of peace and fun in singing a song that was meant for them.

  • @katra777
    @katra777 3 місяці тому +18

    this series should be required watch in High School.

    • @NadiaGirl1
      @NadiaGirl1 3 місяці тому

      I saw this at age 14-15 and it was brutal only parts but when I got older I saw all of it.

    • @sithil
      @sithil 3 місяці тому

      Sadly I don't remember learning anything about the World Wars, I or II, in High School. It was always much older stuff like the revolutionary and civil war along with a bunch of stuff from even longer ago between france and england.

    • @sunriseboy4837
      @sunriseboy4837 2 місяці тому

      The woke, left, liberal, spineless prat school teachers wouldn't allow it.

    • @ScootsMcPoot
      @ScootsMcPoot Місяць тому

      Really what highschool doesn't teach the great wars?

  • @veronicaleighauthor
    @veronicaleighauthor 3 місяці тому +8

    I got chills watching this. I'm overrdue for a BOB binge!

  • @Josh_Stringer
    @Josh_Stringer 3 місяці тому +18

    Best miniseries ever. Every American should watch this.

    • @bengt-oveandersson2914
      @bengt-oveandersson2914 3 місяці тому

      Not only every American, but everybody period! My country was delivered from the evils of Nazi and Communist dictatorship by the sacrifice of these men.

    • @alexweeks3359
      @alexweeks3359 3 місяці тому

      Not just American. Everyone should watch it.

    • @doomhippie6673
      @doomhippie6673 3 місяці тому

      @@alexweeks3359 It is a well shot series with a lot of drama. An excellent TV series.

  • @kyle47922
    @kyle47922 3 місяці тому +26

    The Holocaust scene makes me cry every time I see it like now.

    • @NadiaGirl1
      @NadiaGirl1 3 місяці тому +3

      The actors said they did not know beforehand about this scene it was a surprise. They wanted the actors to get the same reaction when the real soldiers saw this. The director of this scene had relatives that died in the holocaust.

    • @marvinmartin4692
      @marvinmartin4692 Місяць тому +2

      It breaks my heart that there are people today that think that was all made up! Oh how they dishonor these brave soul’s!

  • @puggynugz922
    @puggynugz922 3 місяці тому +4

    My favorite series ever. I'm wiping tears just watching this list.

  • @algieturas612
    @algieturas612 2 місяці тому +3

    The salute that Perconte snaps back to the concentration camp inmate that salutes him....
    ...legendary...

  • @woosineigh9095
    @woosineigh9095 3 місяці тому +13

    So good to see watch mojo do a video on the best piece of cinema of all time

  • @charliekuski5986
    @charliekuski5986 3 місяці тому +10

    I cried many many times watching this show. I am so glad that my dad told me to watch it lol

  • @a.jthomas6132
    @a.jthomas6132 3 місяці тому +38

    Best WW2 miniseries that Executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks can give us.
    And each episode is based on real life events of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
    All are written in the non-fictional novel with the same title by Stephen E. Ambrose.

    • @lsebk1
      @lsebk1 2 місяці тому +1

      Every mini series that Spielberg and Hanks have done (B.O.B, The Pacific & Masters Of The Air) are all true stories taken from books written by historians. Each mini series is in its own way spectacular but Band Of Brothers was perfection!

  • @neilcameron7705
    @neilcameron7705 3 місяці тому +6

    You missed the scene where Liebgott translates a German officer speaking to his men, praising them for their courage and their bravery and reminding them of the brotherhood of those in combat.

  • @marleysmovies
    @marleysmovies 3 місяці тому +17

    I’m on episode 5 next and loving it so far!!

  • @roxy5588
    @roxy5588 3 місяці тому +7

    Best miniseries ever! 😍😍😍
    The prank on Sobel was perfection! 😂🤣💀

  • @neilarcher2551
    @neilarcher2551 2 місяці тому +5

    The portrayal of Dyke was unfair . The real man was a fine soldier.

  • @jwiese100
    @jwiese100 3 місяці тому +7

    The greatest mini series in the history of television

  • @johngil4451
    @johngil4451 3 місяці тому +3

    BOB is hands down the greatest piece of television ever produced!
    The fact that’s it’s a true story makes it even better.
    May we never forget the greatest generation and the sacrifices they made.
    Also, the ending scene of Major Winters reading Mike Ramey’s letter never fails to make me cry like a baby.

  • @danielstevens3869
    @danielstevens3869 3 місяці тому +3

    I asked my twin boys one day, who their hero was. I almost cried when they said, "You are. Cause you fought in the wars. " I said, "Yes, i did, but i came home. The true heroes never made it back."

  • @Molson-xg9hs
    @Molson-xg9hs 3 місяці тому +11

    One of the most impactful works in recent history. I swell up every time they approach the concentration camp and every time that last baseball game starts. This series captured the bravery, the horror, the camaraderie and the brotherhood of war in a way few others have ever approached.

  • @TheSlimScheidi
    @TheSlimScheidi 2 місяці тому +44

    It is so annoying how she constantly says "Bastoiiin".

    • @chrismcnally1058
      @chrismcnally1058 Місяць тому

      Stupid computer generated voices

    • @stevejboom
      @stevejboom 15 днів тому

      Agree but it's no worse than the "Bastone" pronunciation.

  • @ReynaReactsandReviews
    @ReynaReactsandReviews 3 місяці тому +5

    I love how the background music keeps changing with each entry

  • @russemerson4872
    @russemerson4872 3 місяці тому +9

    A lot of your Top 10 lists... meh. But you absolutely nailed this one.

  • @johnmassoud930
    @johnmassoud930 3 місяці тому +2

    There are so many great moments in BoB, that it's hard for anyone to really agree on what the 10 best should be. 100% spot on that the final interview with the BoB as they look back, especially Winters talking about Ranney and the grandkid, was a tear jerker. Maybe the opening scene where Sobel is going Red Ross on everyone (Friends reference for anyone who never watched Schwimmer as Ross) Great list, keep up the good work!

  • @hayeonkim7838
    @hayeonkim7838 3 місяці тому +12

    Thanks for meaningful and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

  • @UNSC-Saratoga
    @UNSC-Saratoga 2 місяці тому +1

    Never thought a Watchmojo video would make me cry but here we are. Great job.

  • @seanbigay1042
    @seanbigay1042 3 місяці тому +3

    "Schindler's List" is rightly hailed as Steven Spielberg's masterpiece. But "Band of Brothers" can proudly stand beside it.

  • @elgoof_4502
    @elgoof_4502 3 місяці тому +2

    I remember watching this back in 2001 week by week with my dad when it first aired, since then it has been my favorite miniseries ever. Still holds up amazing

  • @stevea.3062
    @stevea.3062 3 місяці тому +4

    That was such a great series definitely one of my favorites so happy that you did this top 10 probably one of the best..!

  • @allegrobrio968
    @allegrobrio968 18 днів тому +1

    There were a couple of scenes that were worthy of mention: the Beethoven string quartet scene set in a destroyed town square, where the piece conveyed the sorrow and devastation of the war. Following the performance, the closing of the instrument case (a coffin symbol) was a powerful metaphor for the death of Nazi Germany. Also, the scene where a German general is granted permission to speak with a group of his troops. He talks about the honor of having served with them, the bonds that develop only among those who serve together in combat, and his wish for them to live out their years in peace. The Americans who heard the talk, including Major Winters, were moved by the General's words, realizing that they too shared the same feelings.

  • @leebu531
    @leebu531 3 місяці тому +6

    need to watch again watched on bbc years back was amazing

  • @BlenderStudy
    @BlenderStudy 3 місяці тому +4

    Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! 5:08 For me, that was the saddest scene in Band of Brothers. 😰

  • @ReynaReactsandReviews
    @ReynaReactsandReviews 3 місяці тому +12

    Love this mini series

  • @rightwingprofessor1356
    @rightwingprofessor1356 Місяць тому

    Great Series...
    One of my favorite scenes was the German General addressing his men, with Winter's permission. I grew up in Bad Tolz and West Berlin, Germany, as an Army Brat. I lived there from 1953-1967, with a 1 year break in 1957, when my parents divorced. I spoke German as a child and I can still understand much of it today, but I don't speak it fluently any more. I visited the Eagle's Nest as a Child. It was converted to a US Retreat Center.
    My dad served for in the US Army for a little over 30 years, in WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam. He was one of the Airborne Paratroopers who landed in Normandy on D-Day.
    Really great series...

  • @ElvisRose_
    @ElvisRose_ 3 місяці тому +6

    Come on, where the, "We salute the rank, not the man." moment?! It deserved an honorable mention! The only thing this list reminds me is that watching this show, I just did, after every episode I went: that was my favorite and they all were... truly a generation of men and women who stepped up to meet the moment.

    • @NadiaGirl1
      @NadiaGirl1 3 місяці тому

      I think they should make another part of funny moments

  • @arthroscopic9774
    @arthroscopic9774 Місяць тому +2

    I really like when the German colonel tries to surrender his sidearm and Winters tells him to keep it.....the mutual respect is awesome..... along with Liebgott translating when their battalion commander was speaking to his own men you really felt the sentiment from both perspectives.

  • @doctorspace1
    @doctorspace1 Місяць тому +1

    War is hell beyond words.The sacrifice of young American men in the name of liberty brings tears to my eyes and pride and hope to my heart

  • @custerfriesen652
    @custerfriesen652 3 місяці тому +6

    I love "Band of Brothers" because they remind me every single time that what they fought for was truly worth it at the end. They showed us what kind of people we are. We are Americans and we will always stand together United under God. 🗽🇺🇸☺

  • @ZeroMustang
    @ZeroMustang 3 місяці тому +1

    The D-Day drop is a scene that I've watched over and over and over and I love it every single time I watch it. Band of Brothers is the first war series I watched ever and I'm so glad that I can say it was my first.

  • @jeremey1423
    @jeremey1423 Місяць тому +1

    When Winters stands next to Blythe's fighting hole firing on the Germans while encouraging Blythe to fight, I get chills. With everything going on, he takes the time to be the leader Blythe needed in that moment. If you ever wonder why Easy company loved their commander, that is it.

  • @Northcoastrails
    @Northcoastrails 3 місяці тому +6

    Band of brothers is just one of the best series ever

    • @CrossOfBayonne
      @CrossOfBayonne 2 місяці тому +1

      And also set the stage for modern TV such as streaming

  • @alancochrane1289
    @alancochrane1289 2 місяці тому +1

    As a writer and storyteller, I loved the scene with Winters at a typewriter in his office, replaying the operation over in his head as he writes the report.. What a wonderful way to narrate a battle scene..

  • @mr_rockgamer17
    @mr_rockgamer17 3 місяці тому +6

    I cry almost I watch Albert Blithe take the edelweiss off his first kill, recognizing himselfas a true soldier. It is the greatest depiction of the phrase "I can do this".

    • @doomhippie6673
      @doomhippie6673 3 місяці тому +1

      I think this is an incredibly sad scene. You aren't a true soldier unless you kill somebody. War makes monsters of us all.

  • @chrisgerhard9559
    @chrisgerhard9559 3 місяці тому +1

    What makes Band of Brothers ... what makes it so important, is that the men of Easy Company were still alive. When Stephen Ambrose when to write Citizen Soldier, they were still alive, and they talked to him, not just as individuals but as a group. And when Hanks and Spielberg set out to make the mini-series, they were STILL alive, and they talked again, as a group. They told their story, "this is who we were, this is what we did". I own a copy of Pacific, and it's a powerful moving piece of cinema, but ... I seldom return to it. Band of Brothers on the other hand, I watch over and over and over. And it's because of the men of Easy Company.

  • @rjpittman4510
    @rjpittman4510 3 місяці тому +3

    I was waiting for picking up the laundry to enter the list. Made me swell up first time i watched it

  • @andrewsbbq
    @andrewsbbq 3 місяці тому +8

    Narrator has never spoke a lick of French before this video and it shows lol

    • @coolcat8b
      @coolcat8b 3 місяці тому +3

      She did a good job with "Carentan", not so much with "Bastogne".

  • @kenthomas1109
    @kenthomas1109 Місяць тому

    WatchMojo consistently nails it. Great series - thanks for this look at the best moments… although, they’re all great moments.

  • @jutah08officiel95
    @jutah08officiel95 3 місяці тому +7

    My favorite série ever

  • @isadlysaweverything9809
    @isadlysaweverything9809 3 місяці тому +7

    It was an amazing show

  • @DanLoudShirts
    @DanLoudShirts Місяць тому +1

    Just the finest series I've ever watched.

  • @williamsharp5973
    @williamsharp5973 3 місяці тому +2

    In number 10 'Crossroads' you left out one of the best lines ever: Lt. George Rice "Looks like you guys are gonna be surrounded." and Winter replies "We're paratroopers Lt. (pause) We're -supposed- to be surrounded."

  • @rossjames1915
    @rossjames1915 3 місяці тому +1

    So many great moments and scenes in probably the best show I’ve ever watched. Love the final episode with scenes including the Eagles Nest and Nixon being shown the huge wine cellar, looking like a kid at Christmas. But if I had to choose one it would be the baseball game especially knowing now that all of those guys are sadly no longer here😢

  • @wmwho
    @wmwho 15 днів тому

    "Captain Sobel.... We salute the rank, not the man" One of the best delivered lines ever.

  • @eddyc7607
    @eddyc7607 3 місяці тому +8

    I love this series before each episode they brought you close to the life's of each soldier I even went to go buy some whiskey VAT 69 😊

  • @iusefacebookalso
    @iusefacebookalso 3 місяці тому +4

    The entire series was a "best moment"! Easily one of the best miniseries I've ever seen. I'm a little disappointed that we didn't get honorable mention of the moment where they see Sobel again and they give him shit for not saluting Major Winters who now outranked him.

  • @LeonardoHeredia-hz7wx
    @LeonardoHeredia-hz7wx 3 місяці тому +5

    “Best Moments Scenes”
    Peak English right here

  • @martaupward5992
    @martaupward5992 3 місяці тому

    This series never fails to touch the heart, showing forth heroism at its finest and highlighting the greatest generation.

  • @TheFirstHiddenOne
    @TheFirstHiddenOne 3 місяці тому

    The last scene of the last episode makes me cry every time I watch it.
    I remember waiting for each episode every week.

  • @gene7887
    @gene7887 3 місяці тому +3

    Not a top 10 but two Sobel related honorable mentions: Winters requesting a trial by court-martial when Sobel tried to punish him for BS infractions, and later on "Captain Sobel, we salute the rank, not the man."

  • @gerrychapman
    @gerrychapman День тому

    I liked the moment when a driver brings them a load of ammunition just before they march into Bastogne. He says to Winters: "You're going to be surrounded." Winters' response: "We're Paratroopers, we're supposed to be surrounded!" This really hit home with me.

  • @dakunism
    @dakunism 2 місяці тому +1

    Compton's breakdown after Bastogne always guts me

  • @TheGreatGooglyMoogly430
    @TheGreatGooglyMoogly430 Місяць тому

    I recently watched this series for the first time ever. I absolutely loved it, especially after hearing that the writers would ask the actual veterans to check the scripts. CURAHEE!

  • @richardarmstrong6513
    @richardarmstrong6513 3 місяці тому +3

    It will never be beaten as a mini series!! Ever!!

  • @zelgemini24
    @zelgemini24 Місяць тому +1

    This is the best tv war epic i ever seen! ❤

  • @pfg72
    @pfg72 2 місяці тому +2

    "Captain Sobel, we salute the rank, not the man"

  • @eddiedonaghy2650
    @eddiedonaghy2650 3 місяці тому +5

    You should do this list but about The Pacific

    • @paultapner2769
      @paultapner2769 3 місяці тому

      The moment when Lena gives her mother in law the medal of honor.
      The look on her face when he says 'please don't take this the wrong way, I'm sure you hear it a lot. But you're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.'