the new Clint Eastwood/Steven Spielberg collaboration is moving apace. This looks to be a very promising film. For those of you who dont know it is a film about the Battle of Iwo Jima and the men who raised the flag there. Eastwood also plans to do something unprecedented in movie history. He is going to make a companion film from the Japanese POV of the same battle to be released at the same time called "Lamps in the Wind". Sounds very promising. I just hope that he tells the truth.... Iwo was a brutally horrific, no holds barred, no quarter asked or given, take no prisoners on either side fight that had no real winners.... only survivors.

Clint has certainly come a long way since Rawhide. I like most of his films. I think the bar has been raised for Hollywood war films with Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers and I hope these two raise the bar even higher.

This a post I found by Bear99 in the Pacific Fighter Forum.

This is not about the Pacific Fighter program but about this new film about our men who raised outr Flag over Iwo Jimas highest poin and their corauge and sacrifices to maintain our freedom.

What do guys feel about it and what do you think. Will you support Clint Eastwood/Spielberg on this project when it comes out.

You support and opinion is important.

1.http://www.flagsofourfathers.net/

James007

Was that spam? When I pointed out a good book nobody got excited. I thought spam was all about pills and stocks, etc.

Jimski

He's posted this in the CFS 2 & 3 forums, well, there the ones I've noticed, and to my eyes are completely "off topic"! 

Posting the same thread in different discussions is to my eyes spam, we do have the Cafe and General Discussion forums also, the Music, Arts & Entertainment forum or should we all post about CFS in there ?

I don't know about you guys, but in the main, I expect to find topics in a CFS forum topic to be just a tad related to the given forum simulator.

I don't think its too much to ask.

Rant over!

There has been many post written in both CFS forum that are nagatives and perhaps not related. This program are World war two related.

I thought that you Guys where open minded and would like to expand your taste and interest on this program from different views.

I guess I was wrong. Spam is not. Its information that I wanted to share with our members. Thats it!

James007

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James, you did'nt offend me, and I don't have a view either way on Films & content, I was just pointing out you'd posted it in the wrong forum - in MY view - perhaps I was a bit blunt (normal for me I'm afraid ) if so, I apologise.

Paul. 

Awesome!  I want to see both movies!

BTW, if you can find it, (big if) try watching Zero!

It's a Japanese movie about WWII from the perspective of the zero fighter and the men who flew it.  Excellent movie, and you'll get a good laugh how the Japanese depicted MacArthur, complete with John Wayne accent, and all.

Dcunning I also saw Ataack Attack and I  El Alamein. They are both Italian Movies.

What about the German movie from a U-Boat prospective. I forgot its name.

There is another movie call Imperial Army from the Japanese Army prespective as well. Check it out.

Their is also a Movie call Stalingrad that gives you what was it like from the German soldier prespective what was it like to fight in the Eastern Front.

What about enemy at the Gate. Now that was different. A Russian view on the war.

Now I do not have to mention the many other movies representing the Americans and British point of view.

I like to see Movies that represent every one point of view of this tragic war.

I hope we do not have to through another one in the Future. God help us.

James007