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Here is a trailer for the new Clint Eastwood directed movie "Flags of our Fathers" due out this fall. The movie is suppose to be very authentic in it's production not unlike the HBO Band of Brothers mini-series. The interesting thing about this movie is the fact it will presented in both the American and Japanese viewpoints. There's a glimpse of a close support fighter (Corsair?) in the trailer. I wonder is they used any real warbirds for the air war part of this movie or CGI.

http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/iwojima-mo ... large.html

Actually, I think that is the trailer for, "Red Sun, Black Sand", the Japanese version of the story, which was shot simultainiously with "Flag of our Fathers".
They are suposed to be two entire;y separte films, each showing the others side ofthe battle. Very unique and could be interesting to watch both.
Jerry

Looks good. I too would like to see both.

Mike

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I wonder if they will portray the well documented brutality of the Japanese soldiers in either version. If not it will be a portrayal of revisionist history once again.

Agreed.




Also interesting is the American in the beginning of the trailer.."our target is Iwo Jima..." is the same actor who played Buck Compton in Band of Brothers.

That would be Neil McDonough!

Great book. I finished it about a month and a half ago and will not forget
the message. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie.

I hope Clint doesn't blow it and from the trailer it doesn't look he did.

Did anyone see the news film of the Israeli troops returning from Southern Lebanon this past week? Displaying absolutely no discipline and not even marching in ranks, looking for cell phone reception or whatever, disgraceful. They looked defeated, disinterested, you name it.

I sat my granddaughter down with me this evening to watch the last 30 mins. of the old "Battleground" movie . I've always thought that old "Sarge" epitomizes the U.S. fighting soldier frozen feet and all.
"Shape it up guys" when Van Johnson crys out "Whatever happen to Jodie? and olde Sarge takes a bite off his cigar and starts counting cadence as they march out between the fresh replacements.

I don't think our "GREAT school system is teaching our youngster's anything about the sacrifices made by Americans in the forties, fifties, sixies, seventies, eighties, ninties or right "NOW" for crying out loud.

Regards, Tom

Marching in ranks is not reality in a combat theater. The possibility of attack, by rocket or artillery deems it not wise to be close. Bunching up means death. The scene in the movie Battleground shows the new men moing foward in a tactical columns on either side of the road. Marching in ranks is for holiday parades and not reality after a hard campaign such as these men fought. They are fatigued and in need of relief.

Here is the official movie trailer:

http://www.flagsofourfathers.com/public ... _large.mov

Thanks for the trailer!
I see this at IMDB:


Letters from Iwo Jima
Directed by Clint Eastwood

Also Known As:
Iou Jima kara no tegami (Japan)
Red Sun, Black Sand (USA) (working title)


Flags of Our Fathers
Directed by Clint Eastwood


The trailer at warnerbros.co.jp is from "Letters from Iwo Jima" / "Red Sun, Black Sand" (what Airdales said).

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No offense Tom but I have to agree with "Jigger" on this one. You really can't gauge the caliber of soldiers by the way they look after weeks on the front lines. I saw some of the news clips with Israeli soldiers returning from the fighting in Lebanon and they looked and acted no different than any other grunt you'd see in news clips from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc.

I spent 7 months over in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq during Operations Desert Shield & Desert Storm as a mechanized infantryman. When you go days without sleep, eat nothing but MRE's for months on end, go without a shower for 5 weeks at a time, and deal with the constant stress of wartime the last thing on your mind is marching back to the rear in formation or shouting cadence calls.

John

wow the snippet of the movie looks great!!! 1st class!! doubly exciting that their are actually 2 flicks!!!!

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Just a postnote. I am an Honorary Member of Easy Co.506th PIR, 101st Airborne and I am privledged to be friends with the men who fought in the Bulge. I have heard Sgt" Wild" Bill Guarnere tell the story of going to the premier of the Movie Battleground in 1949 anbd knowing several of the vets who acted as extras in it. He has several opinions of the scenes in it .

If anyone has any questions they would like him to answer, I will be glad to ask him and pass along his response.

I think Band of Brothers is a all time great....

IMHO,

Lynn

Also, are they showing one on 10/28/06 and the other on 12/9/06??