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6.2/10
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As a US marine unit fight against the defenders of a Japanese held island, both sides are haunted by their own thoughts and memories.As a US marine unit fight against the defenders of a Japanese held island, both sides are haunted by their own thoughts and memories.As a US marine unit fight against the defenders of a Japanese held island, both sides are haunted by their own thoughts and memories.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total
Jaime Sánchez
- Colombo
- (as Jaime Sanchez)
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- TriviaThe film was filmed mostly in the Philippines (the closing credits state it was also filmed in Japan). The "Japanese" troops in the film were actually Filipino Army soldiers.
- GoofsPvt. Egan is always eating cans of beans using white plastic spoons. Up until Vietnam only metal spoons were used.
- Quotes
Sergeant Honeywell: That's what we're here for. To kill. The rest is all crap!
- ConnectionsReferenced in Conker: Live and Reloaded (2005)
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Just saw it-fascinatingly good and strange
Wow, I thought I saw all the war movies. This a unique captivating war film with several unusual techniques. It has voiceovers by soldiers in the middle of combat and flashbacks to past scenes and still photos of loved ones at home. For instance, one soldier learns the password for the day is "darling" and reminices(sp) about his wife calling him that. All this occurs in-between and during brutal battle scenes some of which are hand to hand combat with bayonets. The Japanese soldiers are also shown with loved ones and to be human as well. The American flashbacks seem odd since the family members are dressed and groomed in 1950-60s fashion during this WWII movie but gave the movie kind of a universal quality. There is also some mild nudity and delicate sexual references in the flashbacks that some will detect. Watch when one of the soldiers builds a "woman" in the dirt and kisses her or Wilde's wife Julie panting in bed. One disappointment is that we never learn the fate of Columbo, whose thumb gets shot off, and the bleeding soldier he reluctantly carries on his back. Listen to the amazing detail on the litany of natural insect and plant dangers in this island jungle. The Japanese speak Japanese in this movie without subtitles yet we can understand what they are taking about. I could go on with more. Better then Saving Private Ryan for sure and it looked like much material was taken from this film for that one. 8/10
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- rich-106
- Apr 27, 2003
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