Review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) by Tor H — 21 Aug 2009

Slaget om Iwo Jima sett fra japanernes side. Pen regi av Clint'ern.

This review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) was written by Tor H on 21 Aug 2009.

Letters from Iwo Jima has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Ian Buruma (13) for The New York Review of Books (223) on 22 Aug 2018

You realize how very young many of these men were, and how ill-suited to be turned into killing machines…

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By Dathathreya K (21) on 26 Aug 2016

I have seen too many American and Japanese war movies. Not many show real face of war, especially American movies…

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By Robert B (2,055) on 05 Nov 2015

An amazing film for any fan of War movies…

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By Christopher B (2,528) on 07 Nov 2016

A long overdue perspective on war. This film concentrates on the morale & varying shades of humanity throughout the defense & loss of the tiny island…

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By Tristan M (504) on 28 Nov 2015

There are next to no movies that tell of the Japanese side of the story about the Pacfic Theater, as if there is any amount of Pacific Theater…

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By Jordan P (785) on 24 Apr 2018

The perspective shown from the Japanese soldiers is moving and the cinematography is beautiful…

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By Karem C (142) on 11 Jul 2018

A heartfelt masterpiece about the terrible struggles men go through in war. We are all capable of great good, and great evil…

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By Bryan C (518) on 30 Sep 2016

Fascinating to look at this iconic battle from the other perspective. Grade: A…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 04 Apr 2017

Letters From Iwo Jima, much like any war movie, honors the courage of men who took part in a war not necessarily of their making…

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By Peterf28 (9) on 13 Jan 2017

This is maximum 6.5/10 ... is boring, and the end is chaotic, clint had problems finishing this movie I think…

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