Men only

I think it’s about time someone explained to women how to watch war films.

I think it’s about time someone explained to women how to watch war films. They just don’t get them, in much the same way men don’t get handbags or expensive girl-shoes. They think it’s all boring and that the characters all look the same, so how can you care about them? They think there’s far too much shooting and killing and violence and horror and bang bang bang and it’s like watching paint dry. They’d rather let you watch on your own, if you don’t mind, while they go upstairs and read in the bath.

This is how my wife feels about The Pacific (Sky Movies Premiere, Monday) and I expect it’s how your wife/mistress/girlfriend/daughter/mother feels about it, too. They think they’re taking the clever, sophisticated position here, while you, the man, are basically a Neanderthal enslaved by your primal killing instincts.