tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412112983823984878.post1596894059864801719..comments2023-04-28T00:36:54.798-07:00Comments on Twohundredfifty: An IMDb Movie Blog: Day Fifty-Three: Letters from Iwo JimaBrad Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17187660922956962905noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412112983823984878.post-85588782743740258902010-08-25T16:45:06.754-07:002010-08-25T16:45:06.754-07:00I think I'm basically alone on the FFOF love, ...I think I'm basically alone on the FFOF love, I get that haha.Brad Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187660922956962905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412112983823984878.post-41136440413448074012010-08-25T06:10:50.901-07:002010-08-25T06:10:50.901-07:00I enjoyed this far more than Flags of our Fathers....I enjoyed this far more than Flags of our Fathers...Andrew_Slaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165794902360747065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412112983823984878.post-44009519897105392932010-08-25T03:35:22.015-07:002010-08-25T03:35:22.015-07:00Well yeah, that's a key difference, but even t...Well yeah, that's a key difference, but even that gets sort of explained away with the scene where the equestrian Japanese soldier is talking with the wounded American boy and they're connecting about past experiences, it's a classic "this war affects all of us" scene. A few really great scenes would be impossible without the Japanese attitude though, like the grenade suicides inside Suribachi, so duly noted.Brad Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187660922956962905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412112983823984878.post-5695573964199733662010-08-25T00:56:07.931-07:002010-08-25T00:56:07.931-07:00eff yes. I fell asleep during Flags Of Our Fathers...eff yes. I fell asleep during Flags Of Our Fathers, but this was fantastic.<br /><br />I disagree about it being a carbon copy of a WW2 movie. I can't think of another one about the Japanese (a wholy different breed of soldier than the German's) point of view on an island where defeat is certain. Love this movie a bunch.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233904142026362715noreply@blogger.com