Letters From Iwo Jima (2007, DVD)

Excellent movie. Eastwood did a terrific job making this film. It was slow at times,but really gives you idea of what the Japanese were going through. A must buy for your collection...

Story lacked continuity. After seeing the previews, I expected more.
Was dissapointed with this Clint Eastwood movie.

Great war film. Lots of action, drama, suspense, and gore. You get to see first hand, through the eyes of a low ranking soldier, how brutal most (not all) of the Japanese officers were, even to their own troops. The film takes away all stereotypes that every Japanese soldier was a monster. I was reluctant to see it because "Flags of our fathers" was such a god awful film, but Clint Eastwood got it right the second time around with "Letters from Iwo Jima". I highly recomend this film, it is probably the best WWII film about the pacific theatre.

Incredibly moving piece of art. Finally a film that shows the human side of the people of Japan. I liked it (even though it sometimes was a pain following the action...) that the film's original language is Japanese, and only subtitled in English. Makes it all the more credible. I watched it several times in a row, because it moved me so much. I also wanted to make sure that I caught all the aspects the movie offers. What it seems to come down to is this....no matter what country a soldier is fighting for, he needs all the love, support, friendship and humanity he can get, and be allowed his dignity; then he may die with pride for his country, in honor of those he loves and leaves behind, to make sure that they have a chance to live a happy, save life.

Japanese cinema in 50s produced a number of films that portrayed grim reality of war, while American war films of the same period about world war 2 tend to just provide the importance of fighting and surviving a war, which was believed worthwhile, overlooking the reality of combat or soldiers’ life in the front line. “The Letter from Iwo Jima,” however, is a film depicting Japanese point of view, which is not often portrayed in non-Japanese productions. What remarkable about this movie is this is an American production with almost entirely Japanese language, and in my opinion, they did a superb job recreating the atmosphere and sentiment among Japanese during the month long battle. The battle itself turned out to be gyokusai sen to the Japanese soldiers, which means the whole point of this battle is to delay American invasion of Japanese main land and die doing so. It is not easy to understand the mentality today, but it also provides the interesting ultimate human conflict in the extreme situations. In this film, there’s no simple good and evil, just dead, dying, and survivors. A WW2 historians will argue about few inaccuracies in this film, but those who have not seen a movies like this, particularly ones that depict Japanese point of view, will be fascinated by how differently war was fought on the other side. It is a movie for intellectuals who consistently try to deepen the understanding of complex nature of human beings from 64 yeas ago.

Letters From Iwo Jima is a great look at what the Japaneses thought and did
while at Iwo Jima.It is well directed and Ken Watanabe once again gives a
remarkable performance.

I LIKE ALL OF CLINT EASTWOOD'S MOVIES, A LITTLE LESS ACTION THEN I WANTED , BUT GOOD MOVIE NON THE LESS, COINS-APLENTY

Interesting personal insights into the Japanese side of the conflict on the island. They do not change the horror and greed of the "...infamous day in history."

This is a very good movie. it is a good continuation from the first movie. Clint Eastwoods telling of both sides of the story was a very good idea.

I really enjoy movies about WW2. I goes to show you that the early history of an event is written by the winners. This movie was very well produced. Despite the subtitles it was enjoyable viewing and informative.

Very good interpretaion of the Japanese side of WWWII. Not a movie to watch if you don't have time to concentrate on just it, total focus is required because of all the subtitles; however, very refresshing to see the enemies side of the war, after all they are human, with the same human failings, and learned commitments.

I found this movie to be one of the greatest of all time. I have seen in a long time. Some poeple will not get the movie but if you do. For me I just had to have it . In closing just get this movie you have got to a lest see it if you do not buy it

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My son is an Officer in the US Army. He loves the accurate details of this historical movie. It is definitely a movie for adults or older teens that can handle the action scenes. WONDERFUL movies.

Very well put together movie of the last world war. But told from the other side. It was interesting to see the other's point of view. Very good complimate to Flags of Our Fathers.

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Well made, a good companion to Flags of our Fathers, it is a good reminder of how destructive all wars are.

The DVD was shipped and arrrived in a timely manor. No complaints. I would order from this seller again. Mary

World War II buff. Really enjoy movies that do not have the "Hollywood Angle".
This movie was very well produced. Despite having to settle for subtitles it
was enjoyable viewing.

Was the wrong one. Kept it because he couldn't send the right one. I wanted full screen as description read but what I received wasn't full screen. He said that was all he had and they were shipped wrong to him. So why even bother to pay to send it back, just more of my time and $$$.

Great movie! Would recommend it to amyone, although it is definitely not for young children and the faint of heart.

Iwo Jima was the only place the Japanese had controlled before the War that the Americans had not yet seized. What should have been a one or two-day cakewalk turned into a forty-day ordeal.
General Kuribayashi(Ken Watanabe), conceives the defense of the island against the traditional strategy employed up to that point. He orders his men to dig a series of tunnels into the depths of Mt. Suribachi. It is a doomed defense, as the Japanese forces are far inferior both in number and weaponry, but Kuribayashi tells his men that it is worth it to die defending the island if it means one more day of freedom for their loved ones back home. After Director Clint Eastwood completed filming Flags of Our Fathers, he decided to create the companion film telling the story from the Japanese side of the war.

I study military history, especially WWII. I read "Flags of Our Fathers" and the printed version of "Letters from Iwo Jima" from which the movie was made. I was very interested in seeing how the movie followed the book. Also, because of my interest, I wanted a copy of the the movie for my DVD library.

I had never seen the DVD that I purchased until I bought it on ebay. The movie was Excellent! I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about the history of WWII. It is sad, but history can sometimes be sad.
I give the DVD 5 stars!!!

I feel that this is a faithful retelling of a piece of our history. Granted, it is from another perspective, but it is the reality of another culture. We may only learn by considering how events are seen by another. If only a fantisy of Hollywood, give it its due and experience this with an open mind.
Growth comes only with consideration of another point of view.