Flags of Our Fathers or Letters from Iwo Jima? - Blu-ray Forum

wnicholas76 · 08-17-2008, 01:23 AM

I have both Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima on Blu-ray. I have watched them both and they were both really good! For anyone who has both of these, I'd like to ask this: Which of these two companion pieces do you consider to be the best one overall: Flags of Our Fathers (from the Americans' point of view) or Letters from Iwo Jima (from the Japanese point of view)?

Personally, they're both really good. But if I had to choose one, I'd go with Flags of Our Fathers.

jurassic_pork · 08-17-2008, 01:25 AM

I have both and go for Flags!!!

Blu_Dude · 08-17-2008, 02:03 AM

Letters shows the side of WWII that is usually not seen in other films.

tron3 · 08-17-2008, 02:12 AM

Only saw Letters and it was awesome, but I heard the two films really go together. Get both.

Blu Titan · 08-17-2008, 02:26 AM

Letters is an excellent film, While Flags is a good one. My personal opinion...go for LOIJ!

theprophecy247 · 08-17-2008, 03:13 AM

LOIJ is somethign no one has made and its quite unique, but both are very well made ......a typical eastwood film

Hep · 08-17-2008, 04:02 AM

From my perspective (north of the border) I found "Letters" to be much more powerful. Of course I am biased, and have always been wary of too much flag waving (US or otherwise). Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed "Flags", and it didn't cross the line from patriotism to nationalism, but I preferred delving into the struggle of individual humanity depicted in "Letters"; it seemed much more honest and real.

DigitalfreakNYC · 08-17-2008, 04:31 AM

Really liked Flags.

Really DIDN'T like Letters.

Go figure.

reginaroadie · 08-17-2008, 05:35 AM

LETTERS for me. FLAGS was good and all that, but something was missing from it for some reason. I can't put my finger on it, but it was just off. But LETTERS is one of the most elegant and powerful war films I've ever seen. While Eastwood has always been a character driven director who has a very somber and methodical directing style, it really seemed to fit the Japanese side of the story more than the U.S. side. Maybe due to the fact that Japanese cinema is very much like their literature and the haiku's they're famous for. Very spartan and internal.

So yes, I prefer LETTERS over FLAGS.

iamsparticus9 · 08-17-2008, 06:20 AM

i really didnt like flags of our fathers.

yet i couldnt help but find myself completely engrossed in Letters

Ronse1978 · 08-17-2008, 06:23 AM

own both, and voted for letters. It is a much better movie then flags.

Grim Reaper · 08-17-2008, 06:30 AM

ive only seen FooF. i have it BD. jsut nver watched. i only seen it on tv.

mediaguy · 08-17-2008, 06:32 AM

Letters seemed to be a lot more interesting to me.

Grim Reaper · 08-17-2008, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mediaguy

Letters seemed to be a lot more interesting to me.

hows letters?

diamondfoxxx · 08-17-2008, 07:58 AM

Spike Lee likes both very much.

Psychonaut · 08-17-2008, 12:31 PM

I voted for Letters. Flags was very good but I felt like I had seen the characters before. Letters brought a fresh new perspective into the war.

BluDomain · 08-17-2008, 02:44 PM

I voted for Flags of Our Fathers, which may not be fair as I could only
watch about half of Letters From Iwo Jima. I didn't like it at all. So
much for a Poll. Especially when we have easy access to the real
measure-----------Box office.

Flags of Our Fathers --production budget $90 Million
Box Office: Domestic: $33.6 Million, Foreign $32.3 = $66 Million
Worldwide . Opening weekend $10.2

Letter From Iwo Jima---production budget $19 Million
Box Office: Domestic: $13,756,082, Foreign: $54,917,146
= Worldwide: $68,673,228. Opening weekend in December
$90, 000. Reissued in February for Academy bounce $1.7 Million.

I expect disc sales reflect the same. Just a guess.

arush5268d · 08-17-2008, 02:48 PM

I didn't care too much for Flags of our Fathers. It was an OK movie - just didn't hit the spot for me.

I have Letters from I.J., and it's fairly decent. It puts a very interesting spin on "the other side." I wouldn't go so far as to say this is one of my favorite WWII movies - but I'm glad I purchased it as it does have rewatch value to me.

sfmarine · 08-17-2008, 02:50 PM

I prefer Letters. It had a much better story than Flags. Both were well-done but Flags dragged on with the whole war bonds campaign.

DeathByAsh'aman · 08-17-2008, 03:16 PM

letters was much more of a war movie and was a better story, so it has my vote.

View Poll Results: Which Clint Eastwood WWII companion piece is the best?
Flags of Our Fathers	27	16.88%
Letters from Iwo Jima	133	83.13%
Voters: 160. You may not vote on this poll

08-17-2008, 01:23 AM	#1
wnicholas76 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Memphis, TN (for now...) Home Theater Gallery:188 4K collection:495 Blu-ray collection:1068 Blu-ray reviews: 24 Trading Score:12	Flags of Our Fathers or Letters from Iwo Jima? I have both Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima on Blu-ray. I have watched them both and they were both really good! For anyone who has both of these, I'd like to ask this: Which of these two companion pieces do you consider to be the best one overall: Flags of Our Fathers (from the Americans' point of view) or Letters from Iwo Jima (from the Japanese point of view)? Personally, they're both really good. But if I had to choose one, I'd go with Flags of Our Fathers.

08-17-2008, 02:03 AM	#3
Blu_Dude Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:127 DVD collection:162 Blu-ray reviews:19	Letters is less biased Letters shows the side of WWII that is usually not seen in other films.

08-17-2008, 06:32 AM	#13
mediaguy Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:754 Blu-ray collection:2227 DVD collection:231 Digital collection:541 Prime collection:3 Blu-ray reviews: 72 Trading Score:3	Letters is betters Letters seemed to be a lot more interesting to me.

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08-17-2008, 01:25 AM	#2
jurassic_pork Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:240	I have both and go for Flags!!!

08-17-2008, 02:12 AM	#4
tron3 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2004 Location:New Jersey Blu-ray reviews:3	Only saw Letters and it was awesome, but I heard the two films really go together. Get both.

08-17-2008, 02:26 AM	#5
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Letters is an excellent film, While Flags is a good one. My personal opinion...go for LOIJ!

08-17-2008, 03:13 AM	#6
theprophecy247 Special Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Shadow Moses Islands Blu-ray collection:42 Blu-ray reviews:5	LOIJ is somethign no one has made and its quite unique, but both are very well made ......a typical eastwood film

08-17-2008, 04:02 AM	#7
Hep Power Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:33 Blu-ray collection:660 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:17	From my perspective (north of the border) I found "Letters" to be much more powerful. Of course I am biased, and have always been wary of too much flag waving (US or otherwise). Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed "Flags", and it didn't cross the line from patriotism to nationalism, but I preferred delving into the struggle of individual humanity depicted in "Letters"; it seemed much more honest and real.

08-17-2008, 04:31 AM	#8
DigitalfreakNYC Banned Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Astoria, NY Trading Score:9	Really liked Flags. Really DIDN'T like Letters. Go figure.

08-17-2008, 05:35 AM	#9
reginaroadie Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:171 Blu-ray collection:600 DVD collection:75	LETTERS for me. FLAGS was good and all that, but something was missing from it for some reason. I can't put my finger on it, but it was just off. But LETTERS is one of the most elegant and powerful war films I've ever seen. While Eastwood has always been a character driven director who has a very somber and methodical directing style, it really seemed to fit the Japanese side of the story more than the U.S. side. Maybe due to the fact that Japanese cinema is very much like their literature and the haiku's they're famous for. Very spartan and internal. So yes, I prefer LETTERS over FLAGS.

08-17-2008, 06:20 AM	#10
iamsparticus9 Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:northern virginia Blu-ray collection:103	i really didnt like flags of our fathers. yet i couldnt help but find myself completely engrossed in Letters

08-17-2008, 06:23 AM	#11
Ronse1978 Junior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Denmark	own both, and voted for letters. It is a much better movie then flags.

08-17-2008, 06:30 AM	#12
Grim Reaper Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Let Me In! 4K collection:499 Blu-ray collection:2022 DVD collection:25 Trading Score:13	ive only seen FooF. i have it BD. jsut nver watched. i only seen it on tv.

08-17-2008, 07:58 AM	#15
diamondfoxxx Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:San Francisco Blu-ray collection:45 Blu-ray reviews: 36	Spike Lee likes both very much.

08-17-2008, 12:31 PM	#16
Psychonaut Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Second left after Wal-Mart Blu-ray collection:111	I voted for Letters. Flags was very good but I felt like I had seen the characters before. Letters brought a fresh new perspective into the war.

08-17-2008, 02:44 PM	#17
BluDomain Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray reviews:7	I voted for Flags of Our Fathers, which may not be fair as I could only watch about half of Letters From Iwo Jima. I didn't like it at all. So much for a Poll. Especially when we have easy access to the real measure-----------Box office. Flags of Our Fathers --production budget $90 Million Box Office: Domestic: $33.6 Million, Foreign $32.3 = $66 Million Worldwide . Opening weekend $10.2 Letter From Iwo Jima---production budget $19 Million Box Office: Domestic: $13,756,082, Foreign: $54,917,146 = Worldwide: $68,673,228. Opening weekend in December $90, 000. Reissued in February for Academy bounce $1.7 Million. I expect disc sales reflect the same. Just a guess.

08-17-2008, 02:48 PM	#18
arush5268d Banned Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:85	I didn't care too much for Flags of our Fathers. It was an OK movie - just didn't hit the spot for me. I have Letters from I.J., and it's fairly decent. It puts a very interesting spin on "the other side." I wouldn't go so far as to say this is one of my favorite WWII movies - but I'm glad I purchased it as it does have rewatch value to me.

08-17-2008, 02:50 PM	#19
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:930 Blu-ray collection:2311 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	I prefer Letters. It had a much better story than Flags. Both were well-done but Flags dragged on with the whole war bonds campaign.

08-17-2008, 03:16 PM	#20
DeathByAsh'aman Expert Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Out West PSNetwork: DanceTheSpears	letters was much more of a war movie and was a better story, so it has my vote.

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