http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418689/

 

Can't wait.

That is a huge cast. Some folks are calling it the next Saving Private Ryan. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

This is being jointly produced with 'Red Sun, Black Sand' which depicts the battle of Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspective. 'Flags of our Fathers' depicts it from the US perspective, obviously.

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498380/

Clint Eastwood = God. That is all.

The poster:

Nice poster.

Let's see...

 

Paul Walker, Ken Wantabe, Ryan Phillipe, Barry Pepper (Private Ryan alum), Robert Patrick, Jesse Bradford

 

Any other notables?

Adam Beach (Windtalkers, Joe Dirt, Smoke Signals)

 

Neal McDonough (Band of Brothers, Minority Report)

 

Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot)

 

David Patrick Kelly (The Warriors, 48 Hours, Commando, The Crow, Twin Peaks, K-Pax)

Good call. Same type of large sky/low skyline simplistic look.

I went ahead and renamed this thread so we can discuss both movies here as to avoid repetition and to combine information

 

Here is a joint trailer for the films, it is from the Japanese site:

 

Link

 

It looks visually amazing. I can't wait for this.

The trailer gave me the chills.

 

Looks like Eastwood is getting another Oscar.

Isn't the other title supposed to be "Red Sun, Black Sand?"

 

Everything new I've seen on it has the title renamed it and the Japanese title for the Japanese film translates to 'Letters from Iwo Jima'.

I assume that the Japanese film will be mostly in Japanese with English subtitles?

I am very confident that these movies will be, quite possibly, the greatest movies in the history of time. I can't freakin' wait !

The trailer for Flags of Our Fathers can be seen one of two ways:

 

1. Put the following url into your Windows Media Player: http://mfile.akamai.com/17690/wmv/paramoun...railer1_lrg.asx

 

2. Go to Millitary.com and click the link there as it is exclusively beeing shown there for right now.

Agreed, this did nothing for me.

I saw this trailer, and it does look disappointing. I would prefer not to see a bunch of WWII vets committing suicide, especially since my grandfather is a former WWII pilot.

I hope Clint Eastwood doesn't ruin what could be the greatest movie of all time and turn it into some depressing sh*tty drama.

I hope Clint Eastwood doesn't ruin what could be the greatest movie of all time and turn it into some depressing sh*tty drama.

 

 

FoOF is more drama than war movie.

 

Much more character oriented.

I hope Clint Eastwood doesn't ruin what could be the greatest movie of all time and turn it into some depressing sh*tty drama.

 

 

 

Clint Eastwood could never ruin anything. That is quite impossible.

-Opening battle scene is a near carbon copy of Saving Private Ryan

 

How is that a bad thing?? They were both beach landings, of course they're going to be similar.

 

I think the first half of the movie is going to be awesome, spectacular, and an instant classic... but the second half when they do all the drama bulls*** is going to be awful.

Alot of the actors are being reused? Who, exactly besides Pepper?

Presnell was in like what, 8 minutes total (if that) in SPR?

 

That's not alot. Not enough to even be distracting or noticeable.

Saw it. Should've seen The Prestige.

 

Too choppy and seemed to go nowhere at times. Plus I thought the ending was rushed after the middle kind of dragged.

 

Wasn't terrible, but definitely not a memorable movie.

Yes, no way someone could have an alternate view to yours.