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Summary: A winner
Review: One real treasure! A movie for the whole family with family values. It will tear at your heart strings. I am grateful to a wonderful friend who urged me to watch this movie.A great classic, one that will remain in my movie collection forever!
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Summary: A PROFOUND HEARTBREAKER
Review: The freedoms so many of us take for granted were assured by the sacrifice of so many like the Sullivan brothers. The film is an excellent tribute to this wonderful family who belong to all Americans. It also points out that war is not the rousing adventure of a John Wayne or Rambo movie. It is a deadly serious undertaking.
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Summary: First step in an interesting American story
Review: The movie makes up for what it lacks in historic facts with it's ability to show the family as they truly were- a close-knit, hard-working Irish American family. The movie is an excellent example of 1940's American war-time propaganda, but is an excellent starting off point for learning more about the Sullivan's story, about their lives,their deaths, and their family, which continues to this day to carry on the legacy of the Sullivan brothers. Today, the USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) is commissioned United States destroyer working hard to protect the country. The crew is well aware of the brother's story and the ship's motto is taken directly from one of the brother's upon joining the navy as a group- "We Stick Together". Watch the movie, and keep in mind the sailors who are out there today risking their lives in much the same way the Sullivan Brothers did 60 years ago.
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Summary: Great for Catholics
Review: There are so few movies that hollywood has produced that portray Catholics in a favorable light. Here is a true story of five brothers, and the courage they were taught. The Sullivans made thier mark in history and inspired the law that caused the search and rescue of Private Ryan. It is also the same law by which the fictional character "Radar" O'Reilly was sent hom from the popular M.A.S.H. series. You can't loose with this one.
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Summary: Hats off to Michael George for his wonderful review.
Review: There is no way that i could have put my own sentiments on this film and have it sound any better than the wonderful job that Michael George did in his review of this film.I'm about the same age as Michael with similar stories of our love for this country. Yes,,,,this should be a MUST SEE by every person that wants to live in this wonderful country of ours. They need to know why Americans love their country so much and why we will not let the bad people of this world distroy or try to altar in anyway the format that we follow in this great country.This movie is what is good in American and is the best film ever made that shows the true spirit of what it is like to love and fight for your country. Please read his review for the full impact.Many thanks and God Bless America.
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Summary: The True Story of Five American Heroes
Review: This excellent film tells the story of the five Sullivan brothers Al, Frank, George, Matt, and Joe from Waterloo, Iowa who signed up for the Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor and requested to be assigned to the same ship. The film encompasses their life from young children to their time in the service. Thomas Mitchell and Selena Royle star as Tom and Mrs. Sullivan; strong parents with a deep Irish heritage and great love for their five sons and one daughter Genevieve. Tom ruled with a strong hand, but was always fair with his sons, and he let them learn from their mistakes. One of the boys' great joys was running down to the water tower near the railroad tracks where Tom worked and waving to him as his train pulled away each day. The Sullivans were typical young boys; getting into fights, bringing home a stray dog, or fixing an old boat and sailing it on the river. The film then proceeds to show the Sullivans in their late teens and early twenties. They enjoyed racing motorcycles or working at the town's factory. Al, the youngest of the boys, falls in love and eventually gets married and has a child. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the boys go down to the local recruiting station and enlist in the Navy. George, the oldest, wrote a letter to the Navy Department receiving permission for all of the brothers to serve together on the same ship. Time passes, and one fateful day, the Navy sends a spokesman to the Sullivan's home to deliver the tragic news that all five boys have been lost when their ship, the USS Juneau, was sunk off of Guadalcanal. After this tragic accident, the navy forbid any siblings from serving on the same vessel. The last ten minutes are the most touching of the movie. After hearing the news, Tom Sullivan heads off to work just like any other day, but when he passes the water tower where his beloved sons gathered and waved to him every day, he stands at attention and, with tears in his eyes, delivers a snappy salute. The end scene shows the five brothers dressed in their class A uniforms surrounded by clouds waving from the afterworld. These two scenes are the most touching scenes that I can ever remember seeing in a movie. This movie is excellent from beginning to end. I enjoyed watching the boys grow from young rowdy children to responsible young men who go away to fight for their country. The acting is absolutely excellent as well. Today, there is a guided missile destroyer that proudly serves the United States Navy. Its name: USS The Sullivans. Watch this excellent movie and see how five ordinary boys from Iowa grew up to become heroes.
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Summary: Grassroots of our country.
Review: This film portrays family loyalty, devotion and understanding as well as support for each other and for our country.
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Summary: A Lesson in Service to a Higher Cause
Review: This is a wonderful, nostalgic look at a time in which values seem to have been simpler and more clear-cut. There was right and there was wrong and good people did what had to be done. Perhaps this black-and-white world never really existed, but I sure hope it did. "The Fighting Sullivans," like "The Best Years of Our Lives," is a tribute to the best generation that this century has known; a generation that survived the Great Depression and not only survived but prevailed in the most horrible war this world has yet known. The film is beautifully acted, especially by Thomas Mitchell and Selena Royle as the parents. The most moving scene is the one in which Mitchell and Royle are notified by naval officer Ward Bond that their sons have been lost. This never fails to move me to tears. A note about the DVD version of this film: the DVD features a secondary soundtrack which contains an audio essay by Jack Bilello, author of "Bonds of War." This essay is a deeply moving and personal eulogy for the Sullivan brothers and is itself worth the cost of admission.
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Summary: 5 brothers growing up and fighting during WWII
Review: This is an excellent movie that you mst see! I watched it with my family and all were moved to tears. It is based on a true story and is the reason that family members cannot serve together in the armed forces. There s also a song by Caroline's Spine that is the story of these five Sullivan boys so if you like the song the next logical step is to watch the movie. It is an older film done in black and white but that in no way detracts from the film. The characters are superbly portrayed and you become connected to each one. Make sure you grab the tissues cuz this one may need a whole box but it has enough comedy and action that it can hook even the "strongest" man. Even he may need the tissues at the end!!
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Summary: best ever
Review: this movie i think is the best ever. they dont make them this way anymore . true americans .shows how familie really should be. thanks amazon
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