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Letters from Iwo Jima
gmax:
--- Quote from: Sandra on June 12, 2007, 12:38 ---Sorry Gmax, I should have said that Flags of our fathers is the version from the American perspective, Letters from Iwo Jima is from the Japanense viewpoint.
They are both directed by Clint Eastwood and I think he intended them to complement each other.
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Well, not really," Flags of our fathers" tells the story of how the three surviving flag-raisers were used as propaganda tools by the United States government to lift the morale of the American people and raise money for the war effort. It also shows the effects of war on the veterans and how they suffered from memories of the war for the rest of their lives.
"Letters from Iwo Jima"main focus is the actual battle of "Iwo Jima" from the Japanese view. "Flags of our fathers" received most of the publicity but "Letters from Iwo Jima" is by far the superior film, its a shame it was snubbed at the Acadamey Awards!
Clive:
I had the misfortune of watching the Da Vinci Code last week. It was in English with English subtitles throughout. Was it really screened like that in the cinema?
gmax:
--- Quote from: Clive on June 12, 2007, 13:41 ---I had the misfortune of watching the Da Vinci Code last week. It was in English with English subtitles throughout. Was it really screened like that in the cinema?
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That movie was a real fizzer!, i'm glad i didn't bother going to the cinema to watch it.If you watched the dvd couldn't you just disable the
subtitles?
Simon:
--- Quote from: gmax on June 12, 2007, 13:48 ---That movie was a real fizzer!, i'm glad i didn't bother going to the cinema to watch it. If you watched the dvd couldn't you just disable the subtitles?
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I've had this on DVD for ages, but never got round to watching it. It's the extended version too! :horror: You should have been able to turn off the subs, Clive. ;)
Clive:
--- Quote from: Simon on June 12, 2007, 16:41 ---You should have been able to turn off the subs, Clive. ;)
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I saw it in a movie theatre on board ship Simon so I had no control over the subtitles which were actually advertised in the programme. It seemed daft having English subtitles to an English language film but the film was pretty daft anyway. :laugh:
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