War

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Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean movie review

by Chris   ⋅   January 10, 2008   ⋅   Comment [1]

When I first picked up Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean I expected a standard, rather boring WWII submarine flick from the other side of the Pacific. Then I found out it was a WWII submarine flick with Koji Yakusho, which made it seem it might be a little less boring, but didn’t really [...]

Battle of Okinawa — dvd movie review — early!

by Chris   ⋅   October 27, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

War films are easily one of my least favorite genres, not so much for the content, but for its tendency to sensationalize and glorify tragic events. Admittedly in recent years we have seen a drift from the norms (ie: Sam Mendes’ Jarhead and Clint Eastwood’s Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima), [...]

Flags of Our Fathers — movie review — screener!

by Kris   ⋅   October 17, 2006   ⋅   Comments [13]

Everyday we are sheltered from the truth. On the news, in history books, by our peers and parents. We are forced to believe that War is inevitable. War is unpreventable. War ultimately saves lives. The topic is so saturated with deceit that the proletariat always accelerates acclimation. It is [...]

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