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Dakotaranger · 10-22-2006, 12:01 AM

I thought it was pretty good. Although, after Packers original warning it may have lessened the disapointment I might have had with the movie. It didn't seem to be anti-war or some other leftist garbage.

I did think it did take to task the idea of how celebrity is created, and how fleeting fame can be.

None the less, even if the Flag raisers or any WWII vet (or any vet for that matter) doesn't see themselves as heroes, they may see it as just doing a job, but for those of us who have actually benefitted from their sacrifice do see them as heroes and are the only link that we have to those that have sacrificed their lives.

I've never been in the military. Was too young for the first gulf war and to old and fat for this war. I may not have any idea what combat is really like, but I do know this I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL THAT HAVE SERVED THIS NATION.

cjive134 · 10-22-2006, 05:13 PM

I thought it was a great movie. although I went in knowing the subject matter. The trailers make it look like a Saving Private Ryan type flick. It is about the battle for Iwo Jima, but interwoven with the post conflict stories of the surviving flag raisers. I though it was slendedly done, the way Eastwood melded the war scenes with the post war stuff. A very moving experience.

The great thing is this is the time of year that best in story driven dramas come to the big screen, so it is only going to get better for movie fans. We've already had The Black Dahlia,The Departed, and Flags of Our Fathers. I can't wait to see the prestige, Marie Antoinette, Babel, Catch a Fire, and, while not a drama, Casino Royale!!!

cobra · 10-22-2006, 05:48 PM

it was ok, kind of a let down, i thought it would be more of a saving private ryan flick,

i didn't like all the flash backs it skipped around to much for me, i like a more linear scrip when it comes to war movies

**PackerfanXD** · 10-22-2006, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cobra

it was ok, kind of a let down, i thought it would be more of a saving private ryan flick,

i didn't like all the flash backs it skipped around to much for me, i like a more linear scrip when it comes to war movies

Me too.

VAXDGUY · 10-22-2006, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by PackerfanXD

Me too.

Read this interview with Clint (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...101300304.html) to see why it was filmed as it was. As a side note, that Stephen Hunter is the thriller author, including one of the best ever: The Day After Midnight

10-22-2006, 12:01 AM	#11
Dakotaranger XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 321	I thought it was pretty good. Although, after Packers original warning it may have lessened the disapointment I might have had with the movie. It didn't seem to be anti-war or some other leftist garbage. I did think it did take to task the idea of how celebrity is created, and how fleeting fame can be. None the less, even if the Flag raisers or any WWII vet (or any vet for that matter) doesn't see themselves as heroes, they may see it as just doing a job, but for those of us who have actually benefitted from their sacrifice do see them as heroes and are the only link that we have to those that have sacrificed their lives. I've never been in the military. Was too young for the first gulf war and to old and fat for this war. I may not have any idea what combat is really like, but I do know this I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL THAT HAVE SERVED THIS NATION. __________________ "One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle."-- James Otis "Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence."-- Alexander Hamilton Gun control means never having to say I missed you-thoseshirts.com

10-22-2006, 05:13 PM	#12
cjive134 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 1,626	Go and see it for yourself. NOT a renter I thought it was a great movie. although I went in knowing the subject matter. The trailers make it look like a Saving Private Ryan type flick. It is about the battle for Iwo Jima, but interwoven with the post conflict stories of the surviving flag raisers. I though it was slendedly done, the way Eastwood melded the war scenes with the post war stuff. A very moving experience. The great thing is this is the time of year that best in story driven dramas come to the big screen, so it is only going to get better for movie fans. We've already had The Black Dahlia,The Departed, and Flags of Our Fathers. I can't wait to see the prestige, Marie Antoinette, Babel, Catch a Fire, and, while not a drama, Casino Royale!!! __________________ "I've got three kids and no money. Why can't I have no kids and three money?" - homer simpson

10-22-2006, 05:48 PM	#13
cobra XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: CT Posts: 825	it was ok, kind of a let down, i thought it would be more of a saving private ryan flick, i didn't like all the flash backs it skipped around to much for me, i like a more linear scrip when it comes to war movies __________________ MOΛΩN ΛABÉ

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