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Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/11/2009 8:11:48 PM

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Hello. I know you guys don't like PH so was Letters From Iwo Jima an acurate account? If not, which of the Pacific Theatre Movies was the most acurate?

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/11/2009 8:25:54 PM

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I liked it, and it was certainly more acurate than many flicks out their on the subject.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/11/2009 8:35:40 PM

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When was the last time a movie was accurate? Better ask those that were really there, though their memories are fading fast.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/11/2009 8:36:29 PM

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Hello. I know you guys don't like PH so was Letters From Iwo Jima an acurate account? If not, which of the Pacific Theatre Movies was the most acurate?

I thought it was an interesting perspective. I enjoyed seeing things from the other side.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/11/2009 9:09:09 PM

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Same here. Excellent piece of film-making.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/11/2009 9:16:49 PM

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It did a good job of making you feel sorry for the guys on the wrong end of a flame thrower. While the politicains started the war the guys on the bottom who had to fight it were all pretty much the same.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/11/2009 9:20:34 PM

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I liked Tora, Tora, Tora!

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/11/2009 9:21:28 PM

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Fantastic movie

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/11/2009 9:34:50 PM

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Wake Island. Now that movie is completely flawless in it's historicity.

Gotta go now. Some men in white suits are here for me. It's time for my shock therapy....

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/11/2009 9:41:31 PM

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quote:

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Hello. I know you guys don't like PH so was Letters From Iwo Jima an acurate account? If not, which of the Pacific Theatre Movies was the most acurate?

I thought it was an interesting perspective. I enjoyed seeing things from the other side.

Without makeing them monsters. Indeed a great film. I always swich to the Japanese language track when it's time for a "Banzaiii!"

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/12/2009 9:11:21 PM

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Yep... good movie, good story-line, good acting, and equipment/uniforms were realistic.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/13/2009 4:31:02 AM

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Most accurate Pacific theatre movie ever?? Easy....

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/13/2009 5:33:41 AM

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"1941" .... Anyone???

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/13/2009 4:05:37 PM

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"1941" .... Anyone???

Strangely enough, based on actual events (that happened in early 1942) and probably as historically accurate as The Movie That Shall Not Be Named!

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/13/2009 4:06:33 PM

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"1941" .... Anyone???

Strangely enough, based on actual events (that happened in early 1942) and probably as historically accurate as The Movie That Shall Not Be Named!

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/13/2009 4:49:32 PM

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I thought Letters from Iwo Jima was better than Flags of our Fathers.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/13/2009 4:56:20 PM

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I enjoyed it. More importantly, GF unit enjoyed it. If she enjoys a war movie it has to be good.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/13/2009 5:22:19 PM

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Ditto, Watanabe is an excellent actor. Last Samurai was hit and miss for me, but he was good in that as well.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/13/2009 6:55:38 PM

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I dunno, that fact that some Japansese questioned the authenticity of the portrayal in Letters (including folks who initially backed the film), leads me to think maybe they have a point. The dog shooting scene for instance, just doesn't ring true for me; nor do a few other things with the more extreme Japanese characters.

Of course, it was great to see a US film shot from the Japanese perspective. I prefered Flags though.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/13/2009 7:08:11 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Flying Tiger

Most accurate Pacific theatre movie ever?? Easy....

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!

Yes ! About time for me to watch that again.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/13/2009 9:21:08 PM

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I just saw Windtalkers, how does this film do with you guys? Was it totally true?

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/13/2009 9:24:21 PM

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I just saw Windtalkers, how does this film do with you guys? Was it totally true?

i read up on this a bit... there seems to be a bit of controversy whether or not there were actually guys assigned to kill the codetalkers if they were in danger of being captured... some say absolutely untrue, other swear they were actually assigned the duty to do so... i suspect it might be true in some cases.

However, the battle scenes (esp. aircraft releasing bombs 50' or so from their target (and hitting them)) were not so realistic.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/13/2009 10:34:54 PM

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I just saw Windtalkers, how does this film do with you guys? Was it totally true?

The only truth I know is that it's an awful film. Was glad to see Nick Cage die at the end. Even if the box office hadn't already made sure, it guaranteed no sequel.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/14/2009 12:05:01 AM

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Letters was probably not historically accurate, but it was at least a very good movie and didn't take the 'artistic license' that the movie that shall not be mentioned did.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/14/2009 12:20:24 AM

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I just saw Windtalkers, how does this film do with you guys? Was it totally true?

The only truth I know is that it's an awful film. Was glad to see Nick Cage die at the end. Even if the box office hadn't already made sure, it guaranteed no sequel.

Well, yeah, there's that...

doesn't necessarily make it "historically innacurate", though.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/14/2009 12:51:01 AM

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i like "the thin red line"; like "apocalypse now" in the pacific

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/14/2009 1:53:34 AM

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Apocalypse Now

Ever read "Heart of Darkness"...?

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/14/2009 2:06:13 AM

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I'm curious. Is Thin Red Line the film that can not be named? I loathed it.

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The Americans were all racist jerks (except the main character), and the Japanese were all saints who begged pretty please for him to surrender at the end so they wouldn't have to shoot him. Of course, in that alternate universe, the rape of Nan King never occurred. Oh, and didn't the main character also play Jesus in that blood/gore extravaganza Passion of the Christ? I need a vomiting smiley.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/14/2009 11:16:38 AM

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No, Thin Red Line is not the movie that shall not be named. But I think it is even worse than the movie that shall not be named. Windtalkers was bad but nowhere near the level of TRL or that which shall not be named.

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RE: Letters from Iwo Jima - 7/14/2009 1:21:42 PM

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I'm curious. Is Thin Red Line the film that can not be named? I loathed it.

spoiler alert

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The Americans were all racist jerks (except the main character), and the Japanese were all saints who begged pretty please for him to surrender at the end so they wouldn't have to shoot him. Of course, in that alternate universe, the rape of Nan King never occurred. Oh, and didn't the main character also play Jesus in that blood/gore extravaganza Passion of the Christ? I need a vomiting smiley.

TRL is a love/hate movie. I personally love it. I guess it's hard for some people to swallow the fact that sometimes their fellow countrymen are not portrayed as saints and heroes in a movie.

Don't know where you came up with the "japanese were all saints" part though. There's exactly one scene where they try to convince an american to surrender, and that most likely is because they needed/were ordered to take a prisoner for intel purposes.

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