Spot on.

@ Paco Lips Now
You joke, but the idea of reading the book that was in large part responsible for the war is not without merit. I just can't imagine buying it, being seen with it in public, or exposing myself to that sort of pollution.

Well, Kubrick compromised when he agreed to work with Cruise and make Eyes Wide Shut in order to get backing for A.I. And then Kubrick died, and Spielberg took over A.I. and what a load of crap that movie was.

I didn't say that Io Jimaians, (Ioins, Jimaiians? What does one call someone from Io Jima?) would be offended though did I?

Oh yeah, also Empire of the Sun. Steven Spielberg pissed all over it, but it's a phenomenal work. J.G. Ballard's account of a childhood spent in Japanese captivity. Pretty much explains why he wrote like he did.

Thanks!

As an aside, I believe the Greene book is actually based on a screenplay by Carol Reed. So the film wasn't based on the book, but rather the other way around. I'm too lazy to look that up right now, however.

My problem with Letters from Io Jima, is that it took the "good Nazi" approach to story telling.
Japanese occupation of territories in the Pacific was every bit as brutal as the Nazi occupation of Europe, yet the focus of the story is a soldier who doesn't believe in his cause, and is serving against his will. I can't…

The Libary of America has a two volume collection titled "Reporting World War II."
A massive collection of new reports written by American journalist, (Harry Reason, Ernest Hemmingway, Edward R. Murrow, Ernie Pyle, .J. Liebling and others) at the time of the events. The collection includes the complete Bill Mauldin…

I'm pretty sure you're a troll, but Spielberg as a vulgar populist who squandered some real talent in order to pander to the cry babies in the theater.
Kubrick is a master who, as far as I'm aware, never compromised his vision, and who filmed some pretty damn iconic and oft imitated imagery.

Best WWII of the last twenty years?
It's not Saving Private Ryan. Flags of Our Fathers, despite being handicapped with an atrocious title is a much better film. The narrative takes fewer liberties with history than Private Ryan did, and the themes explored outside of the combat sequences more convincing.
Eastwood…

@ The Beast Rain:
Know what a turtle is Leon? Same thing.

Agreed. This is good news, as I always despised that company.
Bummed about Hollywood though, their local franchise went by the name of "Reel" and it went under last month despite making bank. Another decent but small store nearby went under as well.
Now, aside from the liquor store variety, and despite the fact that…

Joan Cusack, that woman went from hottie to skull-faced-hag in just a few short years. Scary.

I heard the same thing. Some friends are involved with a music fest that at one point had Gallo as a special guest star. They said he was a good guy. hard to reconcile that with his public persona.

She was all right in "The Gift." Also, Keanu Reeves and Giovanni Ribisi were good in "The Gift."
Sam Raimi man, under rated.

Like my inability to proof my posts, for that I deserve the stocks.

I can't stand Sandler, especially his "baby voice" schtick. While there are many things for which I could be pilloried, my Sandler hating should is not one of them.

28 Days Later didn't do it for me. Somehow a mob of fast zombies don't give me the creeps like an emaciated corpse shuffling along, slowly, silently, but relentlessly does.
And yes, Evil Dead is a far better/original film than Zombieland. I apologize if my remarks gave the impression I felt the two were on the same…

Agroup of fast zombies is going to spook the shit out of that horse. Unless it's a trained police horse. Police horses are trained not to over react to loud noises (gunshots, angry mobs etc.).