Amazon人気商品ランキング／War

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今見ても面白い
１９２７年アメリカ映画（サイレント）。日本公開題名は「つばさ」。第１回アカデミー賞の作品賞受賞作品として有名です。物語は、同時期に米空軍に入隊して第１次大戦に参加した同郷の若者二人が訓練や実戦の中で友情を育むが、その友情は悲劇的な結末を迎える、というもので、戦争映画というよりは一種の青春映画という感じです。ただし、この映画が今見ても面白いのはストーリーのおかげではなく、当時若干３０歳にしてこの大作を任されたウィリアム・ウェルマン監督の功績です。実際に第１次大戦で戦闘機のパイロットとして従軍したウェルマンが、自身の体験を生かし、数多くの新技法を工夫をしつつ、先頭に立って演出した空中戦シーンは、現在のレベルから見てもすばらしい迫力です。

本作は国内でビデオが出ているのですが、国内版は画質が非常に悪いので、「もう見た」という方もできたらこのビデオで見直してください。画質はリマスター処理のおかげで良好。ビデオ用に付けられたオリジナル伴奏音楽も優秀。ランニングタイムは１４０分ほどで、オリジナル通りの長さのようです。

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VHS works however DVD goodies are worth it
The basic story is that Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who was sent to Vietnam (60's era) to correct a problem, now sees the problem differently and has exceeded his authority in the correction. Therefore Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Martin Sheen) is dispatched to dispatch the colonel. In this Joseph Campbell ("The Hero with a Thousand Faces") type adventure, he meets with many situations that help him grow and understand the problem that Colonel Kurtz faced. Will he complete his mission or succumb to the came forces as the colonel in the heart of darkness?

This is basically an updated version of Joseph Conrad's book "Heart of Darkness" with a lot Francis Ford Coppola thrown in. The location is Viet Nam, instead of Africa, and as with any update; they thought it would be more relevant than trying to explain the Congo. Toss in some songs from the 60's era ("The Best of the Doors"- `The End'), and some classics (Wagner - "Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries"), and you have a movie. Too bad it is not that easy.

I would not worry too much whether this looks like Vietnam or if certain events really take place, as that is not the point of the picture or the intent of the story telling. The feel of the book was conveyed. And I would not worry if it does not match the book story word for word as this is a different media. If you come away with the question "what would I do if it were me?" it worked.

Not to distract from the movie review, however I was in Viet Nam (1967-1968) in an armed reconnaissance organization. And the Vietnam I was in did not have the surrealistic scenes. We did get to see Bob Hope and Martha Ray "The Big Broadcast of 1938" (1938). Before that I always thought it was a bunch of hype. However it did make a difference having them take the time to go there. So I could see something as weird as the bunny scene happening.

Besides the movie there are the Scenes of the destruction of the Kurtz compound set. They were required to clean up after the movie was made. Coppola says that these scenes were removed from the end of the movie so people did not think that it was part of the story. However I saw this on TV and they left the scenes in and I did think it was part of the story.

Another movie interpretation of, "Heart of Darkness" was made later. Not quite as moving as Apocalypse Now, but you should see it to compare to the original, "Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death "(1988). Adrienne Barbeau is Dr. Kurtz.

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Worth watching several times
"Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970) is a recreation of the events leading up to and the Day of Infamy displayed from both sides of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Naturally there will always be people that are not satisfied with the accuracy of this recreation. There is a little controversy due to the collaboration between American and Japanese filmmakers causing some compromise of having both sides of the story in one film.
Other than a will paced film that keeps your attention, the real surprise is all the DVD goodies. The most important is the running narrative. It does some of the explaining of the differences between this film and reality without making excuses. After watching first with out the narrative, then with the narrative, it is time to watch it again and notice the points made on how the scenes were shot, the people picked and how they attempted to make the bulk of the film comply with history as we remember.
It does not make sense to repeat the narrative or the story in this review. Let's just say you will not be disappointed with the movie or all the DVD goodies.

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Not A War Film But...
これは第二次世界大戦末期のオランダを舞台としたイタリア映画ですが、実は戦争映画じゃなくて強盗映画なのです。従って、バリバリの戦争映画を期待して観ると肩透かしを喰らう可能性もありますが、其れなりにスケール感もある上に音楽も壮大なのでジャンル枠に拘らなければ楽しめる秀作だと思います。