A movie question

mapuc · 07-07-07, 08:46 PM

Letters from Iwo Jima and Flags of our fathers, are those two movies, worth bying??

Markus

ReallyDedPoet · 07-07-07, 08:48 PM

Have a look here: http://http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=117624&highlight=Letters+Jima+Fla gs+fathers

A few comments in there, sure others will have something to say. Still have not seen them myself.

RDP

kiwi_2005 · 07-07-07, 08:57 PM

They're both good movies i liked Letters from Iwo Jima better. Ones the allies story and the other is the Japanese story. Best to get both.

Heibges · 07-07-07, 09:32 PM

They are both very different, but I found them both brilliant.

07-08-07, 12:23 AM

Haven't see Flags of our Fathers , but I saw Letters from Iwo Jima the other night , absoloutely stunning movie.

P_Funk · 07-08-07, 01:35 AM

Letters form Iwo Jima as incrdible, and I'm very picky about my war movies. It was poignant and intense and violent and disturbing and moving and all without being a cliche. Clint really has arrived as a brilliant director.

TLAM Strike · 07-11-07, 11:07 AM

I havn't seen letters yet but I really want to.

Flags was good but not great. Its worth seeing.

I'm sure that everyone here yelled at the screen when they saw the marine lighting up a smoke on the deck of the transport after dark.

Konovalov · 07-11-07, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I'm sure that everyone here yelled at the screen when they saw the marine lighting up a smoke on the deck of the transport after dark.

Slightly OT but it is perhaps not as bad as when the USA entered the war and their blacked out merchant vessels/tankers were silhouetted by the entire east coast of the USA which was lit up like a Christmas tree. Happy times again for the U-boat crews such as U-123 and co.

AVGWarhawk · 07-11-07, 12:21 PM

I read the book and the watched the movie, "Flag of our Father". The book and movie are both very good. It does portray the men who where caught in that famous picture from Mt. Suribachi. I recommend both the movie and the book. I have yet to see Letters yet. I hear it a very good as well.

Jimbuna · 07-11-07, 01:27 PM

IMHO 'Letters' is even better (even with the subtitles)

Rose · 07-11-07, 04:08 PM

Letters was AMAZING and much better than Flags IMO, but you should get both.

Skybird · 07-11-07, 04:20 PM

Have seen Letters from Iwo Jima just days ago. Good movie, but not the advertised highlight, it did not really impress me too much. Although personal and intimate, it nevertheless left me a bit too unmoved, and untouched. It kept me at a distance, was a bit too sterile, imo, I never was close to the characters, never was immersed in the locations, and events. So, really - a good movie, but not spectacular. Eastwood has made better ones, and there are better movies on the matter as well - although maybe none from that special perspective (at least in Western cinema).

Got Flags as well, but will take my time before watching that, so that I will be unbiased again. Right now, my impressions of Letters probably would interfere.

Needless to say that Letters does not rank as popcorn-action-cinema. If you look for entertainment only, look somewhere else.

P.S. "worth buying?" I bought them in almost new condition, for 9 Euros per film. For that price, very fair deal. Would not recommend to buy for full price (new movies in Germany cost around 18-25 Euros)

Prof · 07-11-07, 04:38 PM

I ordered the 4 DVD box set having not seen either film. I watched Flags on Monday when it arrived...it was good, but not great. It's the story of the 6 flagraisers told in flashback, which is not a style I usually enjoy.

I'm really looking forward to watching Letters From Iwo Jima when I get a free evening!

NefariousKoel · 07-12-07, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Have seen Letters from Iwo Jima just days ago. Good movie, but not the advertised highlight, it did not really impress me too much. Although personal and intimate, it nevertheless left me a bit too unmoved, and untouched.

Were you looking for Hollywood? That could be the problem.

Skybird · 07-12-07, 03:11 AM

No, I were not. As is obvious from my "no popcorn-action-cinema" remark, or the quoted thread somebody else linked earlier (that thread was started by me).

07-07-07, 08:46 PM	#1
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,537 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	A movie question Letters from Iwo Jima and Flags of our fathers, are those two movies, worth bying?? Markus

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ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Have a look here: http://http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=117624&highlight=Letters+Jima+Fla gs+fathers A few comments in there, sure others will have something to say. Still have not seen them myself. RDP __________________ Back in the Day

07-07-07, 08:57 PM	#3
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	They're both good movies i liked Letters from Iwo Jima better. Ones the allies story and the other is the Japanese story. Best to get both. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

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Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	They are both very different, but I found them both brilliant. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

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P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Letters form Iwo Jima as incrdible, and I'm very picky about my war movies. It was poignant and intense and violent and disturbing and moving and all without being a cliche. Clint really has arrived as a brilliant director. __________________

07-08-07, 12:23 AM	#5
darius359au Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Haven't see Flags of our Fathers , but I saw Letters from Iwo Jima the other night , absoloutely stunning movie.

07-11-07, 11:07 AM	#7
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	I havn't seen letters yet but I really want to. Flags was good but not great. Its worth seeing. I'm sure that everyone here yelled at the screen when they saw the marine lighting up a smoke on the deck of the transport after dark. __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,256 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I read the book and the watched the movie, "Flag of our Father". The book and movie are both very good. It does portray the men who where caught in that famous picture from Mt. Suribachi. I recommend both the movie and the book. I have yet to see Letters yet. I hear it a very good as well. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	IMHO 'Letters' is even better (even with the subtitles) __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Rose Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 966 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Letters was AMAZING and much better than Flags IMO, but you should get both.

07-11-07, 04:20 PM	#12
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,620 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Have seen Letters from Iwo Jima just days ago. Good movie, but not the advertised highlight, it did not really impress me too much. Although personal and intimate, it nevertheless left me a bit too unmoved, and untouched. It kept me at a distance, was a bit too sterile, imo, I never was close to the characters, never was immersed in the locations, and events. So, really - a good movie, but not spectacular. Eastwood has made better ones, and there are better movies on the matter as well - although maybe none from that special perspective (at least in Western cinema). Got Flags as well, but will take my time before watching that, so that I will be unbiased again. Right now, my impressions of Letters probably would interfere. Needless to say that Letters does not rank as popcorn-action-cinema. If you look for entertainment only, look somewhere else. P.S. "worth buying?" I bought them in almost new condition, for 9 Euros per film. For that price, very fair deal. Would not recommend to buy for full price (new movies in Germany cost around 18-25 Euros) __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

07-11-07, 04:38 PM	#13
Prof Medic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 167 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I ordered the 4 DVD box set having not seen either film. I watched Flags on Monday when it arrived...it was good, but not great. It's the story of the 6 flagraisers told in flashback, which is not a style I usually enjoy. I'm really looking forward to watching Letters From Iwo Jima when I get a free evening!

07-12-07, 03:11 AM	#15
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,620 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	No, I were not. As is obvious from my "no popcorn-action-cinema" remark, or the quoted thread somebody else linked earlier (that thread was started by me). __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.