Letters from Iwo Jima

[fett]

I watched that last night on AMC. It's a long movie with small sub-titles. My eye hurt. Very much Das Bootish. I thought it was pretty good. A must see for WWII buffs.

[sonicsamurai]

is this the one that has the sister movie too? are they the same film? or is it one long movie told from two sides?

[Norton]

I watched that last night on AMC. It's a long movie with small sub-titles. My eye hurt. Very much Das Bootish. I thought it was pretty good. A must see for WWII buffs.

Is it because that you have one properly working eye?

[fett]

Not sure. This is the one that Clint directed. It was predictable as hell. If you have 3 hours to watch it, it's worth watching.

[fett]

Is it because that you have one properly working eye?

Yep. The subs could have been a little bigger. They showed the letter-box version which reduces the TV screen size. I'm sure it was fine at the theater.

[guitarsjb]

is this the one that has the sister movie too? are they the same film? or is it one long movie told from two sides?

Yes. I can't remember the name of the other movie, I've heard it's good also.

[VinceV]

Flags of our Father

[VinceV]

It was predictable as hell. If you have 3 hours to watch it, it's worth watching.

You mean the Japanese don't win in this one?

[fett]

Nope. That's not what I meant.:ROTF: The storyline was. The anti hero had to survive. The rest were destined to die. Fancy photog. And Clint. What more could you ask for?

[ABSOLUT CHARVEL]

Geisha's

[fett]

Those nasty Yanks killed that guy's horse. That was uncalled for. But they, the Japanese backstory, shot a pet dog. I can wade through dead bodies, but when they start killing Ole Yeller I get pissed.:ROTF:

[jonasaberg]

I've watched Letters... Haven't seen Flags...yet but have the dvd. Girlfriend not so fond of war movies so I have to find time to watch it on my own.
Not my favourite war movie by far but it was pretty okay. Different.
For my money, the best war movie is Saving Private Ryan.

edit to add:
Platoon is also very good...and Full Metal Jacket.

[pjg]

I took dad to the theater to see "Flags". He landed in one of the first waves at Iwo and was there for the whole campaign. He said the movie was fairly accurate, although it had some errors that you would probably only notice if you were there.

He had no interest in seeing "Letters".

[fett]

I can understand your dad. My uncle was in the 2nd Marine Div. He was a machinegun sgt. I haven't seen him in years. He wouldn't talk about the war. I doubt he would want to see a movie about the other side.