Based on 372 votes and 20 reviews.
my friend and i both fell asleep during the first half hour
One of the greatest war movies of all time!
one of the best movies of the year. as they say a story has two sides and until now most americans didnt know what the other side of the story was. i hope they can see that no matter who you are fighting everyone has their own reasons to fight and you are fighting people real people with families and lives. really powerful acting in this movie.
Incredible film. Check out Ken Watanabe's performance. My favourite movie of last year.
An adult film strictly for adult minds. Love the black and white, with the splash of red; how easily we misunderstand; the horrors of war pitting one human being against another. Brilliant work and companion piece to Flags of Our Fathers. As Adam Beach so poignantly opines, " I dont want to be called a hero...what I saw...what happened...that's not something to be proud of" Kudos to Eastwood, who continues to astound as a director.
The War from the perspective of the Japanese - and they're not all suicidal maniacs but certainly people like you and me thrown in the deep end of a big war!
I`m not sure why people watch movies like this expecting to see tons of action and excitement - that`s not what this movie is about. This movie (along with FotF) is centered on that one small island - Iwo Jima - that so many people fought over and died on - and about some of those people. Anyone can turn on the TV nowadays and get the shallow crap they pass for `entertainment` nowadays - this movie is about a whole lot more. Too many people nowadays take luxuries for granted nowadays...
Very disappointing
Did someone compare that mediocre horror snoozefest The Hitcher to the emotional cinematographic GENIUS of this movie? Ouch. Just ouch. This is worth the ridiculously high price of admission.
sickk movie