Posts from Senta in thread „Sands Of Iwo Jima (1949)“

  • Sands Of Iwo Jima (1949)

    Quote from luckynedpepper

    Is this film really that good? I pick it every time i go into the supermarket,read the back of the box but i can't make up my mind so i always put it back.Any input/advice would be most welcome thanks luckynedpepper


    I think it is one of the best Duke made and must see for any JW fun.
    Regards,
    Senta

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    Hi Arthur,
    Thank you for the comment and very interesting information. It is sad things about flag raisers. Not only Stryker had to fight his personal problems.
    Regards,
    Senta

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    Originally posted by ethanedwards@Dec 29 2005, 02:16 AM

    After his wife takes their son and leaves him, Sgt. John Stryker is an embittered man who takes his misery out on the men under his command. John Agar .... )

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    Hi Keith,
    I can't agree with that. When he is teaching this green man he is trying his best one way or another and he make from them a great squadron. His personal problems influence his free time, when he drink hard.
    Regards,
    Vera

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    Originally posted by ethanedwards@Dec 8 2005, 11:59 PM
    Hopefully in your country this may be the case.

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    Hi keith,
    It is not the case of my country. In the Bible it is written the same.
    Regards,
    Vera

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    Hi Keith, Arthur and Zack,
    Thank you for your comments and information, expecially about books it is very interesting.


    I well remember Stryker's letter to his son, it was very moving, and he blames himself for many faults. Agar changed his mind at last about his father, Stryker and Marine in the whole (he even says Saddle Up, how used Stryker said). But Stryker son was only 10 years old! Or he was at that age when mother take him away. It is explained in the film that she left him, because he wasn't family man and was devoted to the army. But I always thought that wifes had to share their husbands interests and thoughts and go to the same distanation were their husbands serve.
    Regards,
    Vera

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    Hi all,
    Stryker is a great hero of this movie and it is really hard to belive that his wife had left him and his son didn't write him. I guess what was the reason of that?
    May be you will think - the question is silly. But I take this movie not only as a story of historic deeds, but personally too.
    Regards,
    Senta

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    Hi Mrs C.,
    thank you very much for the link. My son also was asked me about that battle inspired by computer game.
    Regards,
    Senta

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    Hi Keith,
    Thank you so much for starting this thread. I've got The Sands of Iwo Jima not far ago, but it became one of my favorites. The film itself is very good but Dukes work in it is exellent. He deserved the Academy Award and it is a pity that he didn't receive it.
    I don't know much about operations of USA troops in that part of the world and can't say: is the movie historic accurate or not, but belive that it is so.
    It is really great how war is shown in the movie. I had the impression that some documentary was used in the movie. Is it so? I never forget the scene were squard first came to action at the shore. It was real impression of the whole mess, many soldiers, that are not used to that situation died. And Stryker liting his cigarette with such impression in his eyes.
    What I like in black and white movies is close ups, when you see the impression in the eyes. For example when he promises to shot Agar if he will go to find the wounded soldgie.
    And one of my favorite scenes with the baby and the woman.
    It is a pity that Stryker dies in the film. It was not fear.
    Regards,
    Vera