New Releases Flags of Our Fathers

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With Flags Of Our Fathers receiving so many negative reviews, I hesitated in buying the DVD. Still, I'm a big fan of Clint Eastwood as both an actor and a director, plus I love movies about World War II. I purchased the film and found myself really liking it. I was surprised. Maybe it's because I wasn't expecting big things to happen. Anyway, I had no trouble with the flash-backs, or the character development, or the fact that the battle for Iwo Jima wasn't covered as heavily as was the effort to raise money with the rallies for War Bonds. I had no problem following the movie and was caught up in it within the first few minutes. I thought the performances were excellent by all three of the main actors (Jesse Bradford, Ryan Phillippe and Adam Beach), and that Clint Eastwood did a marvelous job of conveying the fact that war is hell and that no soldier goes untouched by what he or she experiences. In fact, the movie made me feel sad for what the real-life soldiers--John "Doc" Bradley, Rene Gagnon and Ira Hayes--had to go through once the war was over. One day you're a celebrity, then the next day no one wants to return your phone calls. I have nothing bad to say about Flags Of Our Fathers. I really enjoyed this movie and look forward to seeing Letters From Iwo Jima when it comes out on DVD in a few months. As far as extras go, there are none on this DVD. If you want to buy it, my suggestion would be to wait for the Director's Cut, or the Special Two-disc Collector's Edition, to come out some time in the next couple of months. Mr. Eastwood always does a Special Edition of his Oscar nominated films. Though I'll always see Clint Eastwood as his most famous character, "Dirty" Harry Callahan, I have to admit to being extremely pleased with how he's done as a director. This is one man who'll always make your day, if you give him the opportunity. A great film maker with a great story to tell!