When is the wide release coming?
It's already scored Best Picture Awards from a couple of critics groups, and it's still just in two theatres in New York and Los Angeles. What's the holdup?
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It was supposed to come out mid-February. They bumped it pre-2007 for a December 20th release just so it could get into the Oscars, but that's only in NY/LA as you said.
I confirmed with WB that the actual regular release won't likely be until February sometime... so unfortunately a while to wait. The worst part is it's a damn good movie, much better than Flags of our Fathers, and together with both of them, they present a more complete vision. I gained more appreciation for Flags after seeing this.
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yeah i heard this is meant to be considerably better than flags of our fathers...initially it wasn't even getting a general western release but because of the good reviews they changed their minds
i think the oscars may be between this and babel...
Waiting until February for a wide release - this is definitely going to affect it's Oscar chances. People need to start seeing it now, get the buzz going.
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I'm really looking forward to this. Flags of Our Fathers is one of the best war films i've seen this decade. It was powerful and moving without glorifying the americans part in the war. It wasn't terribly well recieved over here in the UK which is a shame. Did it do well in the U.S?
Actually it did mediocre business, with only generally good reviews. Critics were saying Eastwood doesn't have the kinetic gift for action like Spielberg showed in Saving Private Ryan, and perhaps Iraq is sitting so heavy in the air that people thought it was more propaganda in the advertising, despite what the film is really like.
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I'm not looking forward to Letters from Iwo Jima, I'll wait for the DVD. It looks like typical Oscar bait. Just like Million Dollar Baby, what shit that was.
Hello out there. I've seen Letters from Iwo Jima. I liked it so very much. I don't think it is going to widely released. Really doesn't make sense. I believe that Clint Eastwood and Ken Watanabe will be nominated and should take home oscars with the greatest of ease.
It quietly opened in one theatre in Toronto last Friday, catching me by surprise. I got into a crammed evening screening, and was very impressed. While Flags Of Our Fathers sprawled too much with some confusing transitions, LFIJ is very tightly focused and atmospheric. It does deserve comparison with All Quiet On The Western Front. Though no characters cross over between the two films, I was glad I saw FOOF first - just days earlier, actually.
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