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Sailor Steve · 06-30-07, 11:25 AM

I missed Flags Of Our Fathers, but Letters From Iwo Jima in my opinion puts Eastwood up there on the list of Great Directors Of All Time. It's one of the best movies I've ever seen - gripping, exciting, big (great CGI images of the American landings and B-24s bombing Suribachi) and small (as in intimate portraits of the individuals' home lives).

You might want to make sure you know your Japanese WWII history, though; when the the new commander arrives unanounced and everyone is afraid he'll be angry at their having no reception prepared, he says (paraphrasing from memory) "After what happened to Yamamoto, they didn't even tell ME when I was coming!"

As I said, it impressed me as one of the best I've seen. I can't recommend it enough. Two-pack? Even if Flags isn't nearly as good, I think I'll buy it that way.

06-30-07, 11:25 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I missed Flags Of Our Fathers, but Letters From Iwo Jima in my opinion puts Eastwood up there on the list of Great Directors Of All Time. It's one of the best movies I've ever seen - gripping, exciting, big (great CGI images of the American landings and B-24s bombing Suribachi) and small (as in intimate portraits of the individuals' home lives). You might want to make sure you know your Japanese WWII history, though; when the the new commander arrives unanounced and everyone is afraid he'll be angry at their having no reception prepared, he says (paraphrasing from memory) "After what happened to Yamamoto, they didn't even tell ME when I was coming!" As I said, it impressed me as one of the best I've seen. I can't recommend it enough. Two-pack? Even if Flags isn't nearly as good, I think I'll buy it that way. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 06-30-07 at 02:15 PM.