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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Watch Sands of Iwo Jima film. A film “Sands of Iwo Jima” by Allan Dwan. I remember seeing this film as a child and wondering if combat looked as antiseptic as it does in Sands of Iwo Jima, then the Japanese soldiers dropped into a foxhole of Marines and started bayoneting them. The scene still frightens me, regardless of how many times I’ve seen Saving Private Ryan or Band of Brothers. The conflict focuses on Stryker and Private First Class Conway (John Agar) who in the end will assume Stryker’s position. SOIJ is still one of the better WW II combat films, even 55 years after its release. I’ve never known a marine who had serious reservations about it. Watch free full Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) film online.
Watch Enemy at the Gates film. A film “Enemy at the Gates” by Jean-Jacques Annaud. A gut-wrenching and impressive hide-and-seek thriller that uses the bloody battle of Stalingrad (during the second World War) as the clever disguise here for a real battle of courage and determination. The story of a man brought to fame in a form of propaganda to help the disintegrating Russian forces keep faith. The boy (Law) was obviously talented however nearly lost his own faith when poised against his greatest challenge, the prized German sniper. Appreciate it it for its tight focus, uncompromising realism, and fine characterizations by the main actors. Research the historical accuracy later, if you must, but don’t let it spoil the film. Watch free full Enemy at the Gates film online.
Watch Saving Private Ryan film. A film “Saving Private Ryan” by Steven Spielberg. There are not many films that I’ve seen that have actually made me physically react to the action on screen. I’m not speaking of the three-dimensional variety either. It gives a million reason why no one should go to war and one very powerful reason to go to war. It is a soul numbing realistic depiction of what our grandfathers, fathers, uncles, brothers and sons have faced in humanities darkest moments. When somebody was dying in that movie, it felt as if you could almost feel their pain. Speilberg did an unbelievable job of putting realism into this movie with the camera-work and everything else. Simply amazing. An all time great. Watch free full Saving Private Ryan film online.
Watch Platoon film. A film “Platoon” by Oliver Stone. Platoon is generally regarded as one of the strongest anti-war films of all time. The 1980s in general and the mid 1980s in particular aren’t highly regarded where pop culture is concerned , this is most especially true in cinema where films seemed to be written around their soundtrack in much the same way as Hollywood movies nowadays seem to be written around their special effects. There have been films with more detailed and interesting plots. But none have ever told a more touching story of human development set in the backdrop of bloody violence and inhuman suffering. Watch free full Platoon (1986) film online.
Watch Full Metal Jacket film. A film “Full Metal Jacket” by Stanley Kubrick. Legendary Stanley Kubrick - probably the most ingenious film-maker of our time - directed only two movies in the 80’s. As a young recruit in the Army, we talked about it, and we talked about it further and it is one of those movies that you always find something new to say about. The beginning, the young men come to be trained as “killers”. Humor, horror and political commentary are the themes which shape Full Metal Jacket. From the overbearing drill sergeant to the war loving soldiers. It all seems to make sense within this film, never overstepping its bounds or being to subtle. Kubrick may have alienated some his hardcore fans with such a mainstream-type story, but then again, he helped mainstream movies take a bold step. Watch free full Full Metal Jacket flm online now..!!
Watch A Very Long Engagement film. A film “A Very Long Engagement” by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet in the hit, “Amelie,” employed scintillating Audrey Tatou, the most expressive young French actress in film today, to portray a whimsical and charming girl-woman in search of love. It is at times gritty, with its very tough depictions of the Great War, and at times light and naive. It all follows a very complicated storyline which is, I would have to admit, the only weakness in this otherwise perfect movie. The stylized and even cartoonish artistic direction that Jeunet leans to, although brilliant seems I’ll fit for this wartime drama. Even so, ‘A Very Long Engagement’ comes off genuine and it’s mix of fantasy romance and war will let you leave the theater fulfilled. Watch free full “Un long dimanche de fiançailles ” (2004) film online.
