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To: SkyPilot

Clint Eastwood's next film is supposed to be Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspective. Think he'll be taking the same risks?


6 posted on 10/19/2006 8:39:20 AM PDT by weegee (Remember "Remember the Maine"? Well in the current war "Remember the Baby Milk Factory")
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To: weegee
Clint Eastwood's next film is supposed to be Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspective. Think he'll be taking the same risks?

"Hey, ya pansy! Can't take a little napalm burn? Sheesh! Get back in the cave!"

10 posted on 10/19/2006 8:41:10 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: weegee
Clint Eastwood's next film is supposed to be Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspective. Think he'll be taking the same risks?

I heard there is a Japanese Director on board and Eastwood's role will be "co-director" - correct?

If that is the case, who knows.

12 posted on 10/19/2006 8:44:57 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: weegee

If you read the book you'll find out that Bradley's best friend was captured by the Japanese. Knowing they were going to lose they cut off his balls, stuffed them in his mouth, and left him to bleed to death to be later found by Bradley. Is that the perspective of which you were thinking? I hope they put that part in the movie.


14 posted on 10/19/2006 8:45:34 AM PDT by Locomotive Breath (In the shuffling madness)
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To: weegee
"Clint Eastwood's next film is supposed to be Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspective. "

Seriesly? I was hoping for something from the European Theater that no one's done an historically accurate movie about...

The Battle of the Bulge, for example...

19 posted on 10/19/2006 8:49:13 AM PDT by OKSooner
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To: weegee
Clint Eastwood's next film is supposed to be Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspective

Titled Letters From Iwo Jima, it's supposed to be in Japanese with English subtitles.

Out of the 22,000 troops they had there, 21,000 were killed. They were told they wouldn't be going home, they were there to die for the emperor ...

40 posted on 10/19/2006 9:15:58 AM PDT by tx_eggman (The people who work for me wear the dog collars. It's good to be king. - ccmay)
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To: weegee
Clint Eastwood's next film is supposed to be Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspective. Think he'll be taking the same risks?
He filmed both at the same time
71 posted on 10/19/2006 10:27:16 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN
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To: weegee

If you look at the trailers you'll see they share footage. Also note the voice of a Saving Private Ryan character and actors from Band of Brothers.
http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/iwojima-movies/trailer/flags_small.html

Red Sun Black Sand.
"http://youtube.com/watch?v=uYv1iTrBDxU


85 posted on 10/19/2006 11:08:18 AM PDT by TET1968 (SI MINOR PLUS EST ERGO NIHIL SUNT OMNIA)
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To: weegee

that film is already done...the Trailer is better.


100 posted on 10/19/2006 11:56:45 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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