"...the Japanese soldier, he has been at war since you were in fucking diapers."

Latest shill for Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's forthcoming HBO project, The Pacific. Don't let the music cues fool you, strip that soar and bugle and you've got nearly four minutes of bleak, dehumanising experience. As it should be. The Pacific theatre is nothing if not glare and misery.

Steven Spielberg vs The Empire of Japan

Trailer for HBO's forthcoming Band of Brother's spiritual sequel The Pacific. This shill-short derives from series co-investor Seven Network, an Australian outfit. No doubt this is why our attention is repeatedly brought back to Aussie relevance. Maybe it's an advertising investors reel? Either way, the series' proposed outline is of United States Marine Corp operations in the Pacific Theater, with particular attention to Jurassic Park's all-grown-up Joseph Mazzello. Disregard the pomp and bugling. The pedigree is ruggedly unsentimental.