tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post8075046815954496237..comments2024-03-25T06:50:31.379-05:00Comments on The War Movie Buff: Born on the 4th of JulyWar Movie Buffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-7962611599295657792023-04-30T22:15:36.217-05:002023-04-30T22:15:36.217-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-10560618201357417542014-06-07T08:04:01.428-05:002014-06-07T08:04:01.428-05:00I have the same feelings toward Cruise. I actuall...I have the same feelings toward Cruise. I actually have more antipathy toward Stone because I feel he is pompous and I disagree with his politics.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-55009549978633543682014-06-07T02:20:33.249-05:002014-06-07T02:20:33.249-05:00Very good review. This is one I've watched at ...Very good review. This is one I've watched at the beginning of my blog but never reviewed as I had to recover first. I watched it without knowing a lot and those hospital scenes - among many others - realy got to me. <br />So shocking. I think - while I would include it in a best of war movies list as it's less about the war than about its fallout -it's an amazing movie. <br />I was counting how often I've said "I don't really like Tom Cruise ..." in the past. Meanwhile I think - it's not actually true in my case. I love him as an actor but I don't like the man. He's really given some stellar performances. allaboutwarmovieshttp://allaboutwarmovies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-81386790616294391332014-06-02T08:11:33.421-05:002014-06-02T08:11:33.421-05:00Thanks. Maybe Cruise and Stone need to make anoth...Thanks. Maybe Cruise and Stone need to make another movie together. They seem to bring out the best in each other. I feel sorry for Cruise in this case because he had to go up against Daniel Day-Lewis for "My Left Foot". Any other year, he would have won Best Actor. The next year Jeremy Irons won for "Reversal of Fortune". I can clearly remember when it would be said "well, he's still young, he'll get his Oscar eventually". That seems highly unlikely now considering his reputation.the war movie buffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-47067194468515956602014-06-02T02:53:01.668-05:002014-06-02T02:53:01.668-05:00Excellent review. Like you, I was stunned by Cruis...Excellent review. Like you, I was stunned by Cruise's performance when I first saw it, and I am also not eager to watch it again, because it is such a powerful movie. A perfect example of film's ability to educate and entertain.historyonfilmhttp://www.historyonfilm.comnoreply@blogger.com