Flags of Our Fathers [Blu-ray]
Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, John Benjamin HickeyDirector: Clint Eastwood
Studio: DreamWorks
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Format: AC-3, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 132 minutes
DVD Release: June 3rd 2008
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The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the battle of iwo jima a turning point in wwii. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/15/2007 Run time: 132 minutes Rating: R
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Flags of Our Fathers - Rating: 5/5
I spent 20 years in the Air Force from 1971 to 1991. I have served in many situations during that time. All of the history I have read in and out of the Air Force did not justly tell the story that I read in this book. I knew from my father's acounting that it was bad in the South Pacific but I could have never guessed how bad and how curel it actually was. I now have a much stronger respect for the men and woman of the U S Mairnes. Thank you for this book and thank you for the experience of wittnessing it in my mind.
Worst War Movie I've Seen - Rating: 1/5
Thinking of all the war movies made in the last two decades, this
one is definitely the bottom of the barrel.
Platoon, Saving Private Ryan, Thin Red Line, Apocalypse Now, etc.
are great movies from beginning to end.
I also loved "Letters From Iwo Jima" (the "other" Clint movie).
Better acting, better pace, much more interesting watching from
Japan's perspective.
Flags of our Father's - Rating: 5/5
A great history lesson. Awareness of the participation of our Native people in times of War,that really do never get the recognition they deserve. Something to think about, What war is, and the consequences of such events!
Flags of Our fathers - Rating: 5/5
Excellent movie. Brings home the fact that the military is really made up of a bunch of kids. Thank God for those kids. The movie is a bit fragmented and can be confusing if you haven't read the book. I would suggest reading the book first
Harrowing - Rating: 4/5
I agree with some of the previous reviewers comments - particularly in relation to confusion over the main characters. However as with most of Clint Eastwoods films this has a depth to it that is missing from the majority of films. It is beautifully shot. Clint Eastwood has defintely watched John Ford films. There was one shot with a character framed in a doorway, which could have been straight out of the Searchers.
The battle scenes which are spread throughout the film are well done and the effect they have on the main characters is profound. I don't want to see 2 hours of continuous carnage, so the jump cuts to different times were a welcome relief from the horrors of war. The sequences where the 'heroes' are dragged round to raise money for the war effort seemed very authentic, and I could feel myself getting angrier as it went along. Having been traumatised by the war, when you return to the US you don't get to be with your family, you are treated like a commodity to raise money.
Ultimately it is a rather depressing film, but sometimes I need to watch an honest movie about the awful effects of war rather than a purely gung-ho film (which have their place). See this and then watch Clint Eastwoods companian film 'Letters from Iwo Jima' which looks at the same battle from the Japanese point of view and is probably the better of the two films.
