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Studio: Warner Bros. Digital Dist Release Date: 06/23/2011
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Life in the 40s,
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This movie is so much fun. In the first half its all about the man, a civilian going through everyday like as an average Joe, a Joe who is a great guy, a typical fun loving guy from the fun lovin 40s. The little things, the almost nuance lines are so classic 40s you just have to love it, if you love a look back in time. Nowhere can you get this kind of day to day situation of life in the 40s, in no other movie I've ever seen! This movie is one of my all time favorites. I was highly responsible for promoting it to be offered on DVD, and "I'm Mighty Proud" to own it. I quote Al Schmidt from the movie. He was awarded The Navy Cross, for his actions in repelling a major Japanese offensive, and lost his sight in the process. Ho goes through some Hell dealing with whats happened to him, who wouldn't? But the awesome and realistic acting is so superb, like when his fiance is talking to him back at home and he realizes how right she is by the mere power of her honest and heart touching words. His face and the tone of his words as he responds to her words, all such perfect acting right to the last! This is a great movie! I Love It!!! 100 STARS.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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The opening narration by Al Schmid(John Garfield) would elicit a chuckle from anyone from Philadelphia. He talks about how he used to visit the historic monuments afterschool as a child. Anybody knowing the geography of the city and where Schmid resided knows that required him to take the 56 trolley car and transfer to the elevated train to get to these landmarks. Schmid resided in my neighborhood in the Tacony section of the city. The movie was filmed partially on location there and from the distance I could see the parochial school that I attended as a child. Hometown pride would allow for a certain degree of bias in reviewing this film. That's why I'm grateful that "Pride of the Marines" is such a resounding success. The film begins with Schmid living comfortably as a regular Joe carrying his lunchpail to the steel mill and looking forward to seeing his girl, Ruth(Eleanor Parker), and his occasional hunting jaunts. Duty calls as he's reading the Sunday funnies on December 7,1941 and he joins the Marines. At Guadalcanal Al distinguishes himself in battle with the cost of his eyesight. Recuperating at the V.A. hospital in San Diego, the transition is rough on Al with his feelings alternating between anger and self-pity. With the help of friends and sympathetic hospital staffers Al is able to make the slow transition back to normalcy before returning to Philadelphia and Ruth and an uncertain future. What cannot be diminished is Al's heroism and his service to his country. In every aspect this film excels. Director Delmer Daves uses authentic location shooting to give the film's opening scenes a homey feel. The battle sequences have an intensity that I found comparable to Oliver Stone's "Platoon". In the film's second half the focus is on the returning wounded and the questions of why we fight are compellingly bandied about. Garfield probably has the role of his career effectively conveying the transitions his character goes through. Parker, who I feel is one of the great unsung actresses in American cinema(see "Detective Story" and "Interrupted Melody"), projects warmth and compassion as Schmid's supportive fiancee. "Pride of the Marines" may be one of those films that has fallen through the cracks. It's not a blatant flag-waver and it's obscurity may be the result of it's understatement. It's a landmark film that definitely should be sought out.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's been said that this was John Garfield 's favorite movie.,
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He plays Al Schmid the "Pride" in Pride of the Marines. He's "Joe Sixpack " in 1941. He's a steelworker, from Philly, full of himself, a bit obnoxious but everybody loves him. He's got two families, his best friend, his best friend's wife & daughter & his girlfriend, Ruth. His second family is his buddies in the Marines, which he joins shortly after the war begins. He returns from Guadalcanal, the first American land victory in the Pacific, blind. Recovery back in San Diego presents him with new challenges. He is not going to recover his sight. So begins his emotional roller-coaster. Will Ruth still want him? Does he still love her? Should he dump her rather than be a burden? Lots of self pity. But he has a great support system, other injured Marines at the hospital, a compassionate Red Cross worker, his friends at home & of course, Ruth. She never wavers in her love for him. He is to be awarded the Navy Cross for heroism & has to return to Philly eventually to get it & start his new life. His story is covered in magazines, with pictures which, for this particular Marine surely helped. Pretty good & inspiring movie.
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