Flags Of Our Fathers: (2006) [Blu-ray]
Drama | History | War

For 70,000 marines this was more than a turning point of World War II: it was the defining moment in their lives. From two-time Academy Award®-winning director Clint Eastwood, Flags Of Our Fathers boldly explores the complicated nature of heroism, courage and patriotism in the harrowing true story of four Marines who fought the bloody battles at Iwo Jima during World War II and how a single photo emerged as one of the most evocative icons of the 20th Century.

In this 2-disc special edition of the epic The New York Times calls "a sweeping spectacle," Clint Eastwood reveals his passion for his subject in an exclusive interview along with carefully crafted special features that give an inside look at the making of this modern classic.

Flags Of Our Fathers is the must-own companion to Letters From Iwo Jima. Experience one of the most dramatic moments in history, right in your own home.

User Comment: bartrenethiel from Netherlands, 14 October 2006 • In two and a half hours Clint Eastwood paints a thought provoking piece on heroism and war-propaganda. The film tells three stories: first it is the WW II battle of Iwo Jima where thousands of soldiers (Japanese and American) died 'conquering' that island. In the style of Saving Private Ryan (Spielberg is a producer of Flags) the viewer gets a astounding look at war with a lot of blood, guts and CGI. Second is the story of a son of one of the flag raisers on that island, who interviews other survivors of that battle to understand his dad a little better. This is very moving stuff, but stands a little pale in comparison to the final storyline. This is where veteran-director Eastwood really shines. Like his meditation on violence Unforgiven, Flags takes a closer look at heroism where soldiers by chance get into the spotlight of the war-propaganda-machine. Some may say that Eastwood made an anti-war film or even an anti-America film, but they're wrong. Flags is very critical on the way war is sold to the public. There's nothing honorable about killing or to be killed on the battlefield. The only thing that matters is that you protect you're friends in your platoon and that they protect you. Flags is one of the best war movies I ever saw, maybe even better than Ryan, because it's never sentimental and always honest in its portrayal of the soldiers and war in general.

Summary: War vs Hollywood.

[CSW] -3- A good movie as only Clint Eastwood can direct but most of us now know that war is not the way we would imagine it to be and remembrances are always painful.
[V4.5-A3.5] MPEG-4 AVC - D-Box 8.9/10 -- The D-Box was as good as this movie allowed it to be because all of the action scenes were a 10 but the movie had too many quiet scenes.

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