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Overall Rank: |
758 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.84/4 |
# of Ratings: |
93 |
Genres: |
Drama, War |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
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Director: |
Clint Eastwood |
Actors: |
Ryan Phillippe
Jesse Bradford
Adam Beach
John Benjamin Hickey
John Slattery
Barry Pepper |
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One picture taken at Iwo Jima changed the way the American Public viewed the WWII. The three survivors of the event must cope with being labeled heroes while living with the reality of what truly happened.
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Chris aka Tarkin 06/14/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3/4 |
The acting is just OK. The story gets bogged down and even a little boring at times, but Flags of Our Fathers does the best job of any war film of comparing the real story to the story we only hear about. |
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05/23/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Flags of Our Fathers |
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Flags of Our Fathers is a disappointing film from the talented team of Clint Eastwood and Paul Haggis. This film only mildly entertaining. It moves slowly and lacks excitement. Clint Eastwoods direction is good, although he has a bit to many camera shaking scenes(i'm not at all a fan of that.). There's no doubt in my mind that Paul Haggis is a talented writer/director, but, his screenplay(or lack there of) in this film is laughable, the only good part of the script is the narration. The cast is only decent. Adam Beach and Ryan Phillippe are good in their roles. Barry Pepper, Jamie Bell, Neal McDonough and Robert Patrick are also good. But, Jesse Bradford and Paul Walker(who's barely in it) are bad. The Film has a good score and breath-taking Cinematography, along with outstanding battle s... |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
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01/15/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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One of the Best of the Decade |
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One of the reasons that Eastwood is such a magnificent and successful director and producer is that he manages to give a very realistic portrayal of human events, without subjecting us to the over burdening political correctness of today. As the audience in good faith, we do not have to wade through the business of one white guy, one black guy, one Asian, one Hispanic for every 2.5 screen shots, etc., ad infinitum. We are given a magnificent production, and portrayal of true to life history, in the way things did happen.
'Flags of Our Fathers' is not only a war movie. It really sucks you in, giving you a realistic view on all the confusion during the war. The main part is the story of the raising of the flag on Hira Jima. A stand out performance from Adam Beech as 'Ira Hayes'. Even tho... |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
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10/30/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Poignant war film |
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A poignant, commanding war film which dares to tell an unflattering story; the characters have little depth, although Adam Beach is strong, but Clint Eastwood's direction is sure-handed despite being very reminiscent of Saving Private Ryan. Final Grade: B |
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3/4 |
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