Letters From Iwo Jima

[Fallschirmjaeger]

Saw this talked about on the axis forum,and since i saw the u.s version,i would have to see this to of course,the pictures look pretty good so far.

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=112812



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_from_Iwo_Jima

http://iwojimathemovie.warnerbros.co...framework.html

http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/iwojima...ers_large.html

Some of the links inside the axis forum link,the 2nd one looks great,will need to look at it better later,and the 3rd is a japanes movie trailer,courtesy of Kim Sung from the axis forum.

[k9mike]

When will this movie be available in the U.S.? Will probably have to wait for a video release...
Mike

[milcollector]

yes, this movie looks a lot better than Flags of our Fathers.
Whilst Flags of our fathers was a good movie, there was too little combat in it for me. If you are going to make a war movie, then make a damn war movie. That is what I say.
This Jap version looks like there is a ton more combat and storyline actually based on Iwo. Should be a a good watch.

The other movie about the Yamato was a bit of a fizzer. Better than some, but still well below par. The combat scenes looked terribly "stage set".

Just go to Youtube and you download most of the good bits.

[Josh Beckett]

I doubt they will show it in America.

[Larry Lipps]

Well, according to the website, it's opening somewhere tomorrow.

[Josh Beckett]

Really? Where at?

[milcollector]

of course it will be shown in the states. It is a Clint Eastwood movie.
He made Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima as a combination movie release, telling both sides of the stories in two movies.

[Larry Lipps]

Their website says New York, LA, and San Francisco.

[Fallschirmjaeger]

2oth Of December

Yes the 20th of december in the u.s in that 2nd link of mine,as for NZ not to shure,but maybe next january or february maybe?.
And i did want lots of action for the first movie,but then it also was based on a book to,so they would have stuck by that i think,as for the japanese one it says based on a book too called picture letters from commander in chief ?(Must be the japanese to english translation i think),and by general tadamichi kuribayashi played by ken watanabe in the movie.So im not shure but i think he killed himself during the battle or near the end of it?,so they must have found his letters for that book.
This movie it says "Almost like a memoir of one of the Japanese soldiers, it primarily follows the story of two good friends serving in the Japanese forces. The men watch helplessly throughout various battles as their comrades are killed, many of them becoming almost suicidal".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_from_Iwo_Jima

[McCulloh]

Eastwood was on Charlie Rose last night and I was really impressed by what he said about this film. It looks to be really good and was made as a companion piece to flags.
As an aside-see CSPAN2 about pearl Harbor. I'll post that in the US forum.

[Suber]

I just watched the Charlie Rose show but I tuned in mid way through. When is the release date for the U.S.?

[Fallschirmjaeger]

Letterman

Suber its in my post the 20th of december,and i saw clint talk on the david letterman show about the movie,was alright interview.

[Suber]

Sorry FJ, missed that one too. LOL. I did read that it is going to be limited to East and West coast for release and a few places in between to start.

[Fallschirmjaeger]

Later

So your is it new mexico,so at some stage later then,just have to keep an eye out for it then too,for me it will be next year im shure,what month i dont know?.

[JaimeH]

So your is it new mexico,so at some stage later then,just have to keeo an eye out for it then too, for me next year im shure,what month?.

Dude, I thought English was spoken in NZ? Or too much of your good beer?