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on August 28, 2017
Nice to go back and watch old movies
on August 25, 2017
Arrived on time, as expected. Purchased as gift for someone else.
on August 24, 2017
(4.5 stars) Good cast, good action, good story. Of course, it's also propaganda to a degree. But still, as movies of this type go, this is a very good one. Just two things (not really spoilers, but you've been warned): 1) In the fight between John Wayne and Forrest Tucker, Wayne's first punch sounds before he actually strikes Tucker; 2) Wayne meets a lady in a night spot and goes back to her place. When she leaves for a couple of minutes to get more liquor, he hears a noise in another room and opens the door. There's a baby boy in crib. So the mother was out and left the kid home alone for who knows how long. I just thought that was odd. But otherwise, this was a generally solid movie.
on August 21, 2017
Haven't watched it yet. Saw it many many years ago when just a kid. I know it's good.
on August 18, 2017
The first time I watched this when I was a kid, I cried when he was killed. I still cry at my age of 73.
on August 14, 2017
Good World War II flick if you're into the B&W movies
on August 14, 2017
With the possible exception of Terence Malick's superb "The Thin Red Line", "Sands of Iwo Jima" is the best and most entertaining movie covering the Pacific theatre of the Second World War, and particularly the landings at Tarawa and Iwo Jima. As one song pointed out, John Wayne did not fight on Iwo Jima, but watching his performance today you feel that perhaps he could have done. He was deservedly Oscar nominated for his portrayal of tough Marine Sergeant John M Stryker, but eventually lost out to Broderick Crawford. Tough sergeant John Strycker leads a troublesome group of new recruits into battle. John Wayne plays his usual stereotype tough guy but does what he does very well and like his men you do find yourself warming up to Strycker. Based on a true story, the infamous battle of Iwo Jima this has very good performances from the whole cast and good battle scenes but although they are often interwoven with actual newsreel footage I could easily discern every time the real scenes from the fictional ones, hence it loses one star. Perhaps it's the way actual Marines moved on the battlefield, or the load they carried, or how they took cover than no actor, however well taught, could imitate. But a film made so closely to the actual era is surely unbeatable in terms of authenticity regarding the faces, the attitudes, the material, the scenery and the language. Unforgettable film!
on July 30, 2017
I like the John Wayne movies. I was lacking this one for my collection.
