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Caspers Mum
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:50 pm  |
`Rented Flags of Our Fathers on Tuesday, and wished I'd made the effort to catch it while it was in theatres. It would have been a different experience on the big screen, as opposed to my 20" tv!
http://www.flagsofourfathers.com/
It wasn't bad, but like all other wartime movies pumped out of Hollywood, predictable. However, it was necessary to see the film before catching it's brother film Letters From Iwo Jima. If a person hasn't seen Flags prior to Letters, certain parts of the story will be lost to the viewer. (Hint: the demise of Iggy.)
Powerful movie, and I preferred it much moreso than Flags. Ken Watanabe was incredible in his role of Gen. Tadamichi Kuribayashi! The character's emotional conflict (honor, duty, friendship) radiated off of the screen. I also loved the characters of Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya) and Baron Nishi (Tsuyoshi Ihara).
http://iwojimathemovie.warnerbros.com/lettersofiwojima/framework/framework.html
Re: Flags. Parts of the movie, "New York" scenes, were filmed around Toronto. I'd forgotten about this, until I recognized Union Station, the Royal York Hotel, the Drake, and I think I saw some footage in & around U. of T.'s St. George campus! Thumbs up to Canadian actors Adam Beach (Ira Hayes), and Berry Pepper (Mike Strank) too!
P.S. Loved the score which accompanied Letters too! |
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Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:22 pm |
I look forward to watch these two movies too!  |
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Simple but No Simplier...Approaching late 20s, Normal/Combination Skin, Rarely Breakout now but have some old acne marks, sunspots, & broken caps |
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Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:25 pm |
Me too! They look really good.  |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:20 pm |
| I have a coworker who's been saying we all have to go. |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 4:03 pm |
| My friend saw them and suggested to go. |
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Blond, blue eyes.Skin: Normal, sometimes oily, during winter very dry. Very sensitive. Occasional breakouts. Very fair. |
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