Peek at Eastwood’s Movies
Some time ago I posted a quick note about a pair of Clint Eastwood WW2 movies that are supposed to come out this fall/winter, depicting the Iwo Jima battle from US and Japanese perspectives. Looks like an early trailer is available for the public (from Warner Bros.’ Japanese site).
The Comments
Dave K August 16, 2006 at 8:41pm
Can’t tell much from this trailer. Hell, Pearl Harbor looked good from the trailer. But I have confidence that Eastwood will do well with these movies. I can’t wait for either.
Good to see Buck Compton from Band of Brothers in another WWII role. He was excellent in BoB.
Mr. T August 16, 2006 at 9:21pm
Dave K - Eastwood has learned from what the makers of “Pearl Harbor” weren’t able to grasp, in so many ways. “Pearl Harbor” turned out to be a joke - and it was discussed on the internets for months following its release. The gratuitous inclusion of people like Ben A (who I like) unfortunately guaranteed that it was going to be another wannabe Titanic-clone.
If anything I think that this film may be suffering from the expectation that it will be more “violent” than Saving Private Ryan according to initial reactions about the battle scenes depicted. I am interested to see how Eastwood does both the US and Japanese releases of the movies. As well as his depiction of the historical context. This will be an interesting first.