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Plot:
"Flags of Our Fathers" is a human drama of friendship and love, sacrifice and manipulation, set against the violent conflict of the battle of Iwo Jima. The film focuses equally on the war and home, cr...( read more 
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MCT:May 14, 2008
Thought this was a very good film, not quite what I was expecting. Instead of your bog standard war movie this cuts between the action and the propaganda side very well, showing what became of the soldiers.
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MCT:May 12, 2008Not a bad movie. Average war film. The cinematography was above average and Clint Eastwood is a tremendous director however I think the writing of the script wasn't that great. It just feels like they didn't stay on any one part of the film long enough for you to even really care. I wish they didn't get into the meat of the battle and then cut it off before it even had a chance to be great. The end was way too dragged out too. The ending began 20 minutes before it ended and it was just a constantly depressing 20 minutes. In the end it could have been better but it was still real good, mainly because of the presentation, the direction and the acting.
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MCT:May 8, 2008''They may have fought for their country but they died for their friends. For the man in front, for the man beside him, and if we wish to truly honor these men we should remember them the way they really were, the way my dad remembered them.''
The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII.
Ryan Phillippe: John "Doc" Bradley
Jesse Bradford: Rene Gagnon
The film told from America's perspective.
Historical, epic and well executed but boring on the whole compared to Letters.
Glorifying heroes and putting the flag up symbolises victory. Above average war film. Although it jumps back and forth through time to the actual landing at Iwo Jima, like its counterpart Letters there are very graphic scenes.
The realities of war and the coldness and brutal side are all shown. Good acting and well contrived cast but more of a history of the Flag than a proper War Movie.
Clint Eastwood flick that is a tribute to the past... -
MCT:May 6, 2008The film is a very good film, but not great. It's main problem is how much it flips around from one event to another.-which,I know is nesasary, but distracting non the less.
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MCT:May 5, 2008
Flags of our fathers is NOT a movie about the battle of Iwo Jima. It is the story of the second flag that became a legend in its own right!
The good; Brilliant cinematography, the effects used in the intial attack is crazy good, the three lead 'heros' and supports are excellent.
The bad; flashbacks and flashforwards can feel abrupt and unnecessary at times, the last 20mins feels depressing and dragged on
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SaintVireposted 167 days ago -
I really liked the movie... I can see where they were coming from with the Heros... that they weren't but those who gave their lives were...
on a simular note:
Show great respect for anyone serving our country... whether for the war or not...
...and I know what it is like awaiting news of someone you love who is over in a war...posted 313 days ago -
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A little long but true to the time period..and a nice perspective, narrated by one of the soldier's children! Based on the book by James Bradley (Directors: Clint Eastwood & Steven Spielberg) Wonderful tribute to the men who died & who survived WW II in Japan. Story deals with the ceremonial welcome and publiciity surrounding the "heroes" of that war, cerntering on the lives of a choice few of these fine men. Adam Beach portrays an Indian hero and survivor with fellow solidiers Harry Pepper (The Green Mile, Battlefield Earth), Jamie Bell, (King Kong, Undertow), Jesse Bradford (Heights, Eulogy, Hackers), Neal McDonough (The Guardian, Walking Tall) & Paul Walker. Tale is told from each of the perspectives & their familes......Robert Patrick (Terminator II, Walk the Line) has a short role as a Captain in this film
posted 387 days ago -
i loved this movie because i got to learn more about my great uncle John Brabley who was one of the flag raisers at Iwo Jima.
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I'd LOVE to see this movie. My Grandpa fought on Iwo Jima...of 300-something guys in his "company" as they call it, only 12 came back alive...and my Grandpa was one of them. Trips me out...incredibly heartbreaking to think of it.
posted 565 days ago -
I'd like to see it, as I too, am a history buff & I love sweaty action!
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