Turistas

My name is Ricardo, im 21 years old, i live in Brasil, and am a long time follower of the IGN crew.

I saw the reviews of "Turistas"... i frankly, i just have to tell you... over here, we are nto crazy about it... personally, i rather angry about this movie... and mostly about how Brasil has bein portraited into movies over time... a really stupid, a REALLY wrong way, and now, a somewhat of an offensive way...

Really, im talking about State action... tourists are a major source of income and one of most powerfull assets of Brasil... our whole nation has in its hear the policy of welcoming the world in what i personaly belive to be a frakin great country y'know... this movie was released on the opening of our High season, were we recieve the most tourist from all over the world who wants to get away from that cold winter (since we are at summer here now) or those who would like to have a change of space for the holidays... new years eve on the beach is indeed soemthing to behold, as some places (Like copacabana) count over 2 million people during the whole day and night around Dec 25-Jan 1 ...

So yeah... over here... we are not really happy about this movie. Im sure you can understand... it would be like any other country making a movie with a subtle reference about americans being Egocentrinc Warmongers... wich is stupid and just not true, but also, an idea spread around by those with less overall knowledge of the world...

-- Ricardo

Beverly Hills Cop IV

"It's not known if any previously appearing actors, like Judge Reinhold, will reprise their roles in the fourth installment."

Here's my take on it. By this point in his career, Billy Rosewood has had his fill of the streets and he decides to move onto a different area of law enforcement: the courtroom.

His sensational style of conducting the courtroom leads to him being signed to his own courtroom TV show, but 'Judge Billy' or 'Judge Rosewood' just doesn't sound good. So he decides to adopt the stage surname of Reinhold. Of course, 'Judge Reinhold' would just get lost in the sea of other courtroom TV shows, so a different name is used: MOCK TRIAL WITH J. REINHOLD!

That's what I would do if I were in charge anyway.

--Jeff

That's right... I said ANYTHING!

Letters From Iwo Jima

Barry Pepper is completely wrong when he says that the 19 year old kids in those caves of Iwo Jima had exactly the same sensibilities as their American counterparts. In contrast to the Americans, those Japanese were told that it was their patriotic duty to die for the emperor. More than a matter of duty, it was a matter of honor. They were taught that surrender was shameful and a disgrace to their families. They were led to believe that they were racially superior to all other peoples. In battle, the Japanese fought without mercy toward themselves or their enemies. They treated those under their power with great brutality, be their victims allied prisoners of war or those civilians cursed with living in the territories conquered by Imperial Japan. The track record of atrocities is well documented in book after book, including FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS which is not only the history of the flag raisers at Iwo Jima but also a concise look at the Pacific war. Like most good movies, Eastwood's film focuses narrowly - on Iwo Jima and the five- in order to do what movies do best, present a dramatic narrative. However, the rest of the Pacific war is well presented in the book and its inclusion in a documentary would be a far fairer and accurate companion piece than what I've learned of LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA.

--Mark Jacobs