‘Flags of Our Fathers’ Download and Reviews

October 27, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Drama, History

“Flags of Our Fathers” Movie Details

Flags of Our Fathers tagline: A Single Shot Can End The War
Flags of Our Fathers - DVD Cover

Flags of Our Fathers DVD Cover

Actors:
Ryan Phillippe John “Doc” Bradley
Jesse Bradford Rene Gagnon
Adam Beach Ira Hayes
John Benjamin Hickey Keyes Beech
John Slattery Bud Gerber
Barry Pepper Mike Strank
Jamie Bell Ralph “Iggy” Ignatowski
Paul Walker Hank Hansen
Robert Patrick Colonel Chandler Johnson
Neal McDonough Captain Severance
Melanie Lynskey Pauline Harnois
Thomas McCarthy James Bradley
Chris Bauer Commandant Vandergrift
Judith Ivey Belle Block
Myra Turley Madeline Evelley
Directors: Clint Eastwood
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 out of 40,067 votes

“Flags of Our Fathers” Movie Review

“Flags of Our Fathers” Plot Summary

The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII.

Best movie in years – worthy of Academy Awards

‘Flags of our Fathers’ is the powerful and moving true story of what happened to the three survivors of the six men that raised the flag on Iwo Jima as immortalized in the Marine Corps Memorial

The editing of this film, utilizing flashbacks and showing how something as simple as a lightning bolt flashing can bring back memories that haunt veterans of combat is very true to life. My wife is a nurse at a Veterans Home – thunder claps in the middle of the night will invariably bring out cries from the sleeping combat veterans

What is also true to life is how these men – Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, and John Bradley – did not see themselves to be heroes. They felt that the heroes were those who had fallen on Iwo Jima – yet the public was continually holding them up to be more than they thought they were. This is shown very well when James Bradley is going through the box of his fathers possessions and pulls out an envelope with the Navy Cross stuffed in it. The Navy Cross is one step down from the Medal of Honor and is awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat – normally one who earned it would put it on display

The use of sepia tone at times – plus the sheer starkness of the black sands with the stark white of flares – gave this film a look that was very compelling. As far as how emotional of a movie this was shown in the theatre where I saw it – which was a full theatre on Veterans Day. At the end of the movie, the credits started rolling – and no one stood up. A lot of noses were being blown and tears were being shed, but no comments were made at all – this movie affected the audience that much

I consider this to be equal to Citizen Kane as far as quality movies are concerned. This isn’t light entertainment.

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‘8MM’ Download and Reviews

September 22, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Mystery, Thriller

“8MM” Movie Details

8MM tagline: You can’t prepare for where the truth will take you.
8 Millimeter - DVD Cover

8MM DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Don Creech
  • Nicolas Cage Tom Welles
    Joaquin Phoenix Max California
    James Gandolfini Eddie Poole
    Peter Stormare Dino Velvet
    Anthony Heald Daniel Longdale
    Chris Bauer George Higgins/Machine
    Catherine Keener Amy Welles
    Myra Carter Mrs. Christian
    Amy Morton Janet Mathews
    Jenny Powell Mary Ann Mathews
    Anne Gee Byrd Senator Michaelson
    Jack Betts Butler
    Luis Oropeza Archive Director
    Rachel Singer Neighbor
    Mr. Anderson
    Directors: Joel Schumacher IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 out of 45,608 votes

    “8MM” Movie Review

    “8 Millimeter” Plot Summary

    A private investigator is hired to discover if a “snuff film” is authentic or not.

    One of best movies I have seen

    8MM is one of best movies I have seen. Nicolas Cage plays his role very good, which I expected having seen ‘Lord or War ‘recently. The plot is interesting and so are the dialogs between characters. There are quite a few tense moments in the movie which is probably why I liked this movie that much

    Again trough it is only a movie as someone may say it shows you a bit of the reality out there- the one which people don’t want to admit that it exists. The movie is basically a mystery with some action elements. My opinion is that its rating on IMDb should be much higher but well I guess not everyone likes movies like this one trough I wonder why since there are many other movies that are much harder to watch than this one

    One of the best things about 8 MM is its soundtrack honestly it is rare to find such a carefully chosen music to go with the scenes.

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