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Among other things I was struck by the editing on display here and it reminded me of Eastwood's "Bird" with its constant time shifts, flash forwards, flashbacks within dlashbacks, etc. I found the film very moving but slightly heavy handed in the way the three main characters were treated. although some of the overdone secenes still made me squirm (the dessert sculpted into the flag raising with choice of sauce on top). Again, while over explained, the entire story is made clear to the audience so the ironies become effective.Being an audiophile I was particularly impressed by the sound and wished I could have heard it in DTS or, better yet, the full version of SDDS. I hope the DVD includes a DTS option (and since Spielberg is the producer it probably will).
Not Eastwood's finest but still a very good film. Music by him as well. I for one liked the
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I voiced my contempt for the film in a post below and I don't want to belabor my point- this post will just focus on the music ...It really bothers me to hear (presumably Eastwood's) nursery rhyme, pentatonic doodling in the guise of real music.
Put on Elmer Bernstein's "To Kill a Mockingbird" to remind yourself where the bar should be placed - and I use "To Kill a Mockingbird" as an example because the theme of "Flags ... " was a retarded version of it. I won't dredge up the great film composers in history because it wouldn't really be fair-but below par- not even deserving of being called mediocre - music in a major motion picture just isn't acceptable to me.
There is probably a 100,000 hours of recorded music from capable musician/composers - Instead we get this forgettable new-age music for ghosts.
Eastwoods no singer (Paint Your Wagon) and he sure ain't no piano player!
Rico -By the way - I always enjoy reading your posts .
I voiced my contempt for the film in a post below and I don't want to belabor my point- this post will just focus on the music ...It really bothers me to hear (presumably Eastwood's) nursery rhyme, pentatonic doodling in the guise of real music.
Put on Elmer Bernstein's "To Kill a Mockingbird" to remind yourself where the bar should be placed - and I use "To Kill a Mockingbird" as an example because the theme of "Flags ... " was a retarded version of it. I won't dredge up the great film composers in history because it wouldn't really fair-but below par- not even deserving of being called mediocre - music in a major motion picture just isn't acceptable to me.
There is probably a 100,000 hours of recorded music from capable musician/composers - Instead we get this forgettable new-age music for ghosts.
Eastwoods no singer (Paint Your Wagon) and he sure ain't no piano player!
Rico -By the way - I always enjoy reading your posts .
Rico, this movie just didn't do it for me. I was disappointed, like many of the forum members who discussed the movie in an earlier thread.I think the movie made its point in the first 30 minutes. But then the audience had to hear it repeated ad nauseum for the next hour. The plot was thread bare . . .
I didn't think any of the acting was noteworthy. Philippe, who was excellent in Crash, was wasted.
The hellacious of war should have been a major plot point, but the brief combat scenes didn't communicate it. I know--the movie was based on a book, and it was about what happened to those who staged the raising of the flag when they returned to the States on a government PR campaign to sell war bonds.
I do admire Eastwood for making the mirror image of this movie, Letters from Iwo Jima, to be released next February. But for me, he missed the mark on this one.
townsend
As far as I can see, only two people expressed opinions on this (Clark Johnson seemed to indicate that he wouldn't bother to see it) and one of them then attached a mixed review. So unless i'm missing something "many" didn't find fault with the film.I din't think it was perfect and agree that none of the actors is a standout but I did find it absorbing.
I guess I could have written--accurately--that "all" of the forum members who ventured to express an opinion in the earlier post didn't like it:Both of them (Draz and Jimmy), with a third--Clark--leaning toward not bothering to see it!
I did read lots of reviews over at www.stevehofman.tv--"many" negative . . .
If I rewrote my post, I would now say "several." My apology for saying "many." Didn't mean to mislead.
Rico, I like to read your posts too.
townsend
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