I think it was 1980 or 81 that my brother bought a laser disc player and he bought Tora Tora Tora (1970). We must have watch it a dozen times.
I remember watching this in the theater .... you are so right the strangeness fits the reality. R. Lee Ermey will be missed.
I first watched this shortly after it came out. I think I'd appreciate it more now, than I did then. Classic insanity of war.
I'M IN! I'd like to try out the Schick Krona and the Pal Injector, as I have neither in my small collection. Favorite scene in a Western was in The Big Country where Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston beat each other senseless all night until the sun comes up, and it's a draw.
came out shortly after the war ended..4 years?..still quite fresh in peoples minds..i am speculating..i was 12 in 79..
Im in! Name’s Mike I'm a 27-year-old new Traditional WetShaver. I have been WetShaving for 11 months now and being a full time student is hard to get all the things I desperately want !!! Also being a great writer and huge history and movie buff this is just the thing for me!! Appreciate the chance Id be very interested in the Gillette Flare and the tech. = ] I choose this picture due to its symbolism !! It is symbolic in many ways. Duty, freedom, gratitude and most of all sacrifice !! This sticks with James Ryan his whole life. We don’t see how his life played out, but we can guess. He returns to Normandy with his wife, children, and grandchildren. They all seem to love each other, and that’s no easy feat. We can assume that – all things being equal – James Ryan “earned it”. He was a good man. If you aren’t weeping bitterly by this point in the movie, there’s something wrong with you. Now, what’s left unsaid in the movie is that there is a big problem with any moral system that would insist that the unwanted sacrifices of others imposes any kind of obligation on you. In reality, James Ryan did not *have to* “earn” anything, even with the deaths of Miller and his men. Ryan did not choose to be rescued, and he did not choose to put Miller and his men at risk. Ryan does not exist for their sakes, just as they did not exist for his. THAT SAID In choosing to live his life with the consciousness of the gift he received – in choosing to “earn it” – James Ryan did live better in the end. Presumably, he took his work more seriously. He was more careful about picking a spouse. He took better care of his children. He avoided doing evil and tried to do good. He’ll be able to come to the end of his days knowing that John Miller’s death wasn’t for nothing. Clearly there is some power to the idea of “earning it,” and I think that power lies in gratitude. It’s gratitude – even to the point of humility and awe (if not guilt) – that is a powerful force for transformation. And I think that’s true outside of war and outside of movies!!! I have Great respect for any veteran including my own family members of which were in the Navy, army, and the Marines. Beings Americans I’m sure this movie runs deep with all of us!! God bless the USA
Great pic I like once upon a time in America.. all thoes spaghetti westerns are PURE classics!!! Bravo
