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I wanted to chuck something at my tv last night after seeing that commercial for Focus on the Family during the super bowl.

Speaking of the super bowl, you wouldn't even know there was one at Penneys. Plenty of UT wear, nothing else.

Rented Letters from Iwo Jima at Blockbuster the other day...I couldn't find it in the drama section, so I asked, and they were keeping it in "Foreign Films". WTF Blockbuster, last time I checked, Clint Eastwood was American.
I had watched its companion movie, Flags of Our Fathers, on Friday. It was not what I was expecting, but good nonetheless. The only major critique I have of it is that you can't tell who the narrator is. Mainly because the narrator changes- at one point he's the photographer, another a soldier, and finally the son of Ryan Phillipe's character. It's not pivotal to the plot though, knowing who's speaking, so don't let it deter you. I have not watched Letters yet, but will get back to you on that.

ETA: Okay, I get why it was in foreign films now. Despite being directed by Clint Eastwood, all the dialouge is in Japanese.

I just watched Letters from Iwo Jima, and I have to say, I liked this one better. Flags is more about what happens after they get back from Iwo Jima, Letters is about the battle itself. And when you find yourself rooting for the Japanese in a WWII movie, you know it's well made.
I recognized a few shots that were shown in both movies, but it wasn't very many, and most just explosions/gunfire.

And really, kudos to Clint Eastwood for making a movie almost entirely in Japanese.