Adam Beach, Barry Pepper, Jamie Bell
"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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DVD Release Date: February 6, 2007
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November 16, 2009A refreshingly 'unpatriotic' war story from Eastwood exploring the truth behind the propaganda. I have to say I was quite surprised by how good this film was, the performances are very good, especially Adam Beach's. The only thing that prevents this film from attaining the fifth ...( read more)
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July 7, 2009I was surprised by this cast of actors especially Adam Beach's performance. The war Scenes are amongst the best ever made, very cool to watch with some fantastic imagery.
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April 11, 2009barry pepper is in it so that's worth a star instantly. aside from that it's about propaganda and the need for heroes when the soldiers are simply trying not to get themselves or their buddies killed. harrowing, realistic direction from clint
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February 18, 2009''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.''
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November 16, 2009"They may have fought for their country but they died for their friends."
Moving, emotional and gripping with some excellent battle scenes. There are quite a wide range of class actors in the film too, which I wasn't expecting, and pleasantly suprised me. From your more well kno...( read more) -
November 15, 2009well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.......its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that ryan phillippe, jesse bradford, neal mcdonough, paul walker, jamie bell, barry pepper, adam beach play good ...( read more)
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November 15, 2009while not in the class as some of the best war movies - FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS...as the credits roll - sticks to your guts and stays with you. Another Eastwood flick that is definately watchable.
Critic Reviews
November 30, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
November 6, 2006
Pete Hammond, Maxim
An exciting, thought-provoking and moving motion picture experience. full review
October 23, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
[Flags] fits into Eastwood's late-in-life agenda -- to make violence, even in self-defense, seem soul-killing, and to expose the gulf between reality and myth. After this, how can we ever again make o... full review
October 20, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Flags of Our Fathers is as painstaking as a documentary but without the satisfaction of a documentary or the impact of a drama. full review
October 20, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Flags of Our Fathers may well be an accurate depiction of war-zone tumult and its psychic wounds, but that does not make for a cogent narrative. full review
October 19, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The flaws in Flags of Our Fathers are at least partly attributable to Eastwood's attempts to do too much. Still, even when he overreaches, he somehow hits the mark. full review
October 19, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today
It is one of the year's best films and perhaps the finest modern film about World War II. full review
October 19, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Eastwood's skeptical film is respectful of the patriots who gave everything in the service of their country, but it pointedly leaves the flag-waving to others. full review
October 16, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Flags of Our Fathers is a film of awesome power and blistering provocation. full review
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March 12, 2009Gonna see the japanese film. Puts me off watching subtitles all the time though, thats the only problem.
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August 27, 2008Based 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.
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July 19, 2008is a pretty interesting view of the history of the boys that raised that famous flag
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November 30, 2007I really love this movie and how it shows a side to the war we rarely think of.
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July 7, 2007I 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...
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Show great respect for anyone serving our country... whether for the war or not...
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April 24, 2007
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
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April 7, 2007i 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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October 28, 2006I'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.
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