tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post116512804471502663..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: The (Mostly) Unseen Contenders of '06: Letters From Iwo JimaNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1170692355396783502007-02-05T11:19:00.000-05:002007-02-05T11:19:00.000-05:00American Politician is most famous for his roles ...<A HREF="http://heros4u.com/abraham_lincoln.htm" REL="nofollow">American Politician</A> is most famous for his roles in preserving the Union and ending slavery in the United States with the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.<BR/><BR/>Historians have argued that Lincoln had a lasting influence on U.S. political and social institutions, importantly setting a precedent for greater centralization of powers in the federal government and the weakening of the powers of the individual state governments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1170483821989020512007-02-03T01:23:00.000-05:002007-02-03T01:23:00.000-05:00its a good movie but it romanticizes the japanese....its a good movie but it romanticizes the japanese. Nothing they did was great. i dont think its so touching and sad. It makes them look like they didnt do anything wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165482903265810982006-12-07T04:15:00.000-05:002006-12-07T04:15:00.000-05:00Quick and relatively painless.I swear, 'Letters' h...Quick and relatively painless.<BR/><BR/>I swear, 'Letters' had better be a f***ing amazing film. If I'm subjected to another two-and-a-half celluloid lecture on honor in war, I'll off myself with a bushido blade in the theater itself.<BR/><BR/>Or just bitch. I do it so well.Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330740987516007108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165482476569802462006-12-07T04:07:00.000-05:002006-12-07T04:07:00.000-05:00Except Flags wouldn't have won awards.Most of what...Except <EM>Flags</EM> wouldn't have won awards.<BR/><BR/>Most of what people talk about now is Eastwood's "great achievement" meaning the two films together (mostly <EM>Letters</EM>). <EM>Flags</EM> on its own just died a quick death. Wouldn't have won a thing.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165472199659912022006-12-07T01:16:00.000-05:002006-12-07T01:16:00.000-05:00Yeah, Cause Play Misty For Me, Honkytonk Man, Fire...Yeah, Cause <I>Play Misty For Me</I>, <I>Honkytonk Man</I>, <I>Firefox</I>, <I>The Gauntlet</I>, <I>Breezy</I>, <I>Bronco Billy</I>, <I>True Crime</I>, <I>Blood Work</I> and <I>The Rookie</I> represents are far better level of accomplishment than <I>Taxi Driver</I>, <I>Goodfellas</I>, <I>The King of Comedy</I>, <I>Age of Innocence</I>, <I>Raging Bull</I>, <I>Mean Streets</I>, <I>The Last Temptation of Christ</I> and <I>Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore</I><BR/><BR/>Before <I>Unforgive</I> most people didn't even know Eastwood directed films at all, let alone good ones.<BR/><BR/>"I'll just be really disappointed if Clint wins a third oscar because of a strategic move designed to cover for Flags' flopping."<BR/><BR/>That's actually the annoying part. If <I>Flags</I> didn't flop, <I>Iwo Jima</I> woulda stayed put in February. But then we'd have to see <I>Flags</I> win awards and at least <I>Iwo Jima</I> is (apparently) good.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165457721104959272006-12-06T21:15:00.000-05:002006-12-06T21:15:00.000-05:00anonymous --even if consider all three of Eastwood...anonymous --even if consider all three of Eastwood's most well received films to be total unqualified masterpieces (i'm speaking of Mystic, Million, and Unforgiven of course) how on gods green earth could you possibly ever say that they outclass Scorsese's (Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas) --I mean that's just crazy talk.<BR/><BR/>but maybe by "body of work" you mean. Films from the past few years. that's the only way that that might be a sane statement. ;)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165456464389023642006-12-06T20:54:00.000-05:002006-12-06T20:54:00.000-05:00Anon, give me a list of the great Eastwood films, ...Anon, give me a list of the great Eastwood films, please. I'm dying to hear what accompanies "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" and "Blood Work" in his portfolio of masterpieces.<BR/><BR/>Gangs of New York was a good film, I enjoyed it. It was a passion-project, and like so many of its kind, the director lost his head. Unlike so many others, the film itself didn't suffer as greatly as it could have.<BR/>I loved "The Aviator". Fuck the haters.Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330740987516007108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165448279830692472006-12-06T18:37:00.001-05:002006-12-06T18:37:00.001-05:00Thank you JA, Marcelo and Kin for the kind words a...Thank you JA, Marcelo and Kin for the kind words about the series. I just hope Nathaniel liked it, too. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I think winning the NBR may, paradoxically, end up being the worst thing that could happen to LFIJ. It means that it's not even out yet, and it's already peaked. The purposeful snub of other race leaders proves that NBR had an agenda. Eastwood will have to pick up a couple more awards before I believe this movie is a frontrunner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165448266546400642006-12-06T18:37:00.000-05:002006-12-06T18:37:00.000-05:00Hollywood is STILL going to pretend that Clint Eas...<I>Hollywood is STILL going to pretend that Clint Eastwood is a better director than Scorsese, Almodovar, and a few dozen others </I><BR/><BR/>They don't have to pretend. Eastwood has a better body of work and more genuine great/masterpiece movies than any other contemporary director. He is so far ahead of Scorsese, thematically/narratively, that it's a joke to hear Scorsese's fans voicing the same tired mantra over and over, 'Finest living director, honest! .. Robbed by the Academy!' while mediocre & utterly forgettable works like Aviator & GoNY pile up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165444959003555872006-12-06T17:42:00.000-05:002006-12-06T17:42:00.000-05:00I'm not that concerned about The Queen not being i...I'm not that concerned about The Queen not being included in the Top 10, simply because it's Mirren's show and she won Best Actress. That's practically a Top 10 placement, right? <BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm grasping at straws. <BR/><BR/>Anyone notice the lack of The Good German, The Good Shepherd, and other contenders? I'm definitely more intrigued by The Painted Veil and Iwo Jima now. I just don't think I can handle more Clint Eastwood. <BR/><BR/>I definitely hope that this is The Departed's to lose, and since there isn't much out there, it's practically a lock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165444681644213672006-12-06T17:38:00.000-05:002006-12-06T17:38:00.000-05:00It's really hard to picture Clint winning again ov...It's really hard to picture Clint winning again over Marty... and just two years later.<BR/><BR/>But <EM>Letters</EM> will be all the rage now. If he does somehow win, it will be for that. I think <EM>Flags</EM> will be pushed aside, with people just pretending it never existed and never flopped. It'll only be referenced in relation to <EM>Letters</EM>. Or maybe they'll rerelease it WITH <EM>Letters</EM> and see if more people come.<BR/><BR/>I'll just be really disappointed if Clint wins a third oscar because of a strategic move designed to cover for <EM>Flags</EM>' flopping.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165441499341734532006-12-06T16:44:00.000-05:002006-12-06T16:44:00.000-05:00is there anything more tiresome than previous winn...is there anything more tiresome than previous winners swooping in (undeservedly) to make an Oscar fuss in December due to hero worship ?<BR/><BR/>I stand by my feelings that <I>FooF</I> is derivative, overlong, and structured awkwardly. It isn't a patch on <I>Million Dollar Baby</I> or <I>Mystic River</I> <BR/><BR/>If it were a perfect world, it wouldn't get anywhere near a nomination... <BR/><BR/>but it's not a perfect world ;)<BR/><BR/>The frustrating thing is this: Hollywood is STILL going to pretend that Clint Eastwood is a better director than Scorsese, Almodovar, and a few dozen others who have yet to win their first "Best Director" prize but who have proven themselves absolutely vital to the cinema? Blech!<BR/><BR/>Two Oscars is more than enough for a good (no more. no less) director like Eastwood. <BR/><BR/>But all that said, I'm very curious about <I>Letters From Iwo Jima</I> because it sounds a heckuva lot more interesting.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165441299649492652006-12-06T16:41:00.000-05:002006-12-06T16:41:00.000-05:00By releasing Iwo Jima in late December, they get t...By releasing Iwo Jima in late December, they get to qualify it AND release it so late that slow box office won't hurt its chances because it will have only just gone wide. Which is what they did with M$B too.<BR/><BR/>I saw The Patent Leather Kid this week, a silent 1927/28 Best Actor nominee with Richard Barthelmess. Waaaay too long at 130+ mins, and I only mention it because parts of the plot reminded me of M$B (hard to say without spoiling the - frankly, hilarious - ending). Think of it as The Patent Leather Baby or The Million Dollar Kid. Heck, Eastwood probably saw it as a youngster and was inspired by it 75 years later :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165439741876001852006-12-06T16:15:00.000-05:002006-12-06T16:15:00.000-05:00more Clint? I just might move back to India and su...<I>more Clint? I just might move back to India and subject myself to spectacular dance sequences amidst melodramatic performances. THAT'S how I feel.</I><BR/><BR/>Don't let us stop you. The swim should certainly sharpen your appetite. You'd better hurry though, the tide leaves in 20 minutes. <BR/><BR/>Oh, & kamikaze camel? I just wanna say ... AHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165439472948392452006-12-06T16:11:00.000-05:002006-12-06T16:11:00.000-05:00I couldn't agree more.I couldn't agree more.Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330740987516007108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165439368803247872006-12-06T16:09:00.000-05:002006-12-06T16:09:00.000-05:00Sweet Jesus - more Clint? I just might move back t...Sweet Jesus - more Clint? I just might move back to India and subject myself to spectacular dance sequences amidst melodramatic performances. THAT'S how I feel.<BR/><BR/>Surely, this one man can't rob Scorsese...twice? Flags of our Fathers had a whole stale Saving Private Ryan feel for it, while The Departed reminded us of classic Scorsese while still being fresh and pumping with energy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165438868395321082006-12-06T16:01:00.000-05:002006-12-06T16:01:00.000-05:00Boo.Boo.Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330740987516007108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165436651825310392006-12-06T15:24:00.000-05:002006-12-06T15:24:00.000-05:00It just won NBR for Best Picture. Dreamgirls and T...It just won NBR for Best Picture. Dreamgirls and The Queen was not in the top Top but Flags, LMS, The Departed was. They had some intresting choices like The Devil Wears Panda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165430664956405132006-12-06T13:44:00.000-05:002006-12-06T13:44:00.000-05:00I'd just like to reiterate the sentiment of great ...I'd just like to reiterate the sentiment of <B>great job</B> on these posts, Gabriel!Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165428395754132902006-12-06T13:06:00.000-05:002006-12-06T13:06:00.000-05:00I saw the SAG screening of Letters yesterday, and ...I saw the SAG screening of Letters yesterday, and audience response was overwhelming- standing ovation for Ken and Clint before the Q & A. I was expecting something a little more engaging, considering all the buzz. I enjoyed the battle scenes and the fact that the films showed the other side, but I really couldn't bring myself to be completely invested in the characters. It also felt a little too small in scope- felt like we only see two hundred Japanese max when there were 22,000 stationed at Iwo Jima.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165414413521806652006-12-06T09:13:00.000-05:002006-12-06T09:13:00.000-05:00ahem, or even this link:http://wwws.warnerbros.co....ahem, or even this link:<BR/><BR/>http://wwws.warnerbros.co.uk/letters<BR/>fromiwojima/lettersofiwojima/framework<BR/>/framework.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165414188782157272006-12-06T09:09:00.000-05:002006-12-06T09:09:00.000-05:00If you're gonna link to a trailer for Letters try ...If you're gonna link to a trailer for Letters try this one from the official US site which is actually subtitled in English! Just click on 'video' when you get there:<BR/><BR/>http://wwws.warnerbros.co.uk/lettersfromiwojima/lettersofiwojima/framework/framework.html<BR/><BR/>>>I knew the Flags story from the trailer (and the movie was shite)<BR/><BR/>Nope, Flags was fine, one of the best movies of the year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165413422399019072006-12-06T08:57:00.000-05:002006-12-06T08:57:00.000-05:00The thing is I actually want to see this one becau...The thing is I actually want to see this one because it's a story that I have <I>zero</I> idea about, whereas I knew the <I>Flags</I> story from the trailer (and the movie was shite)Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165407481422027232006-12-06T07:18:00.000-05:002006-12-06T07:18:00.000-05:00At least it doesn't contain Hilary Swank. I'm int...At least it doesn't contain Hilary Swank. I'm interested to see it (which will not be for some time and then only for 30 seconds at the distant multiplex). You know, while I quite often like and respect Clint as a director, it does all seem like overkill. Shame, because even if this is a completely worthy BP winner, there is no way that if it does win it can leave a good taste in the mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1165404849184479842006-12-06T06:34:00.000-05:002006-12-06T06:34:00.000-05:00Surely everyone in the Academy got the message Mar...Surely everyone in the Academy got the message Marty was sending with all those headshots in The Departed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com