[Mr. Blonde]

Read on aint it cool that the montages get confusing. Also that the big war scenes are not Eastwood's forte. I can see that being the case. But it does look great from the previews.

[Michael Goldsberry]

It's a good book. I recommend it from the historical perspective.

[llevrok]

The book was a great read.

That book, with "The Greatest Generation", opened so many questions of my parent's young life. To me, that is what a good story should do, not answer all.

I am hoping this movie will do the same.

[lowbridge]

there's never been a story on Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)

[Continental Soldier]

I will approach Eastwood's film with some caution. He seems to have a penchant for revisionist trash -- artificially 'debunking' the legends that have made America great. Could he have a hidden motive to tear down America's myths? Recently, I saw Scorsese's "The Departed" and was disgusted by his attempt to blur the line between good and bad, right and wrong, cop and crook. Eastwood is easily put in Scroses's boat! Be careful with any film he produces or directs.

[weegee]

I dislike the ad campaign for this film (but won't judge the film by the ads).

The ad campaign is that the flag raising photo at Iwo Jima (A) was not genuine, (B) was used as propaganda that won the war (some blabber about how a single image can win or lose a war), and (C) that the men who appeared in the photo were "used" by their country.

During a current war situation in which the media is already anti-military?

The second flag raising was not done for publicity purposes, it was done to put up a bigger flag. The answer to "was it posed" was in response to a question that the photographer thought was about a DIFFERENT picture.

When you are in the war effort, you are in to win.

I'm skeptical about the motives of this film (and Clint Eastwood has hemmed and hawed and said "you can take it either way").

The media has been caught fabricating DOZENS of images in this war and yet we are to trust them and I haven't heard of any faked US military photos. Even the "mission accomplished" banner was misreported (deliberately) by the media.

I'm skeptical and may catch it on video, but I cannot honor the boxoffice with the scenario described in the current radio ad campaign.

[Young Werther]

As a Joisey kid, I wonder if Manila John will be mentioned in this flick!

Who was Manila John?

Gunnery Sergeant Manila John Basilone was the only Marine in WWII to receive both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross.

He was at Iwo, too!

[shield]

First off, Eastwood is a patriot. He's a Republican.

As far as, 'The Greatest Generation' I don't necessarily think so. That generation gave US what we have today. They allowed without fighting...a society of socialism. They love those entitlement programs. We are having to undo what they gave us.

Now their parent's generation that was a great generation much greater than the one their kids left us.

Brokaw is nothing more than an eastern elitist, who doesn't really have a clue.