 "My favorite portrayal of "Pearl Harbour Re-Enactments"" | 2008-08-15 |
| - Reviewed By tnb625 |
| I really liked the way this movie was presented. It took alot of the horror out of the element and showed love and compassion in a 1000 times told story. Pearl Harbour is history. History can be embellished pretty easily, especially by Hollywood. Not to worry, you won't feel like this movie was fake. I think most people walk away seeing this time and time again. Fact this is my second copy (I think I loaned amy other one out and never got it returned!) |
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 "Worth the money" | 2008-08-08 |
| - Reviewed By curtiszag |
| I love Micheal Bay's movies, this movie has crazy war scenes and a great theme song. As for the Vista Series, you are paying for a lot of behind-the-scenes footage and other kinda cool stuff. |
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| "Pearl Harbor The Director's Cut" | 2008-07-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1Z9F3VBHWYKVJ |
| I have always been a history nut, so I really looked forward to this movie when it came out in the theater. I believe the visualizations were superb, with the CG in the action sequences very well done. The story line was a little long, but the acting was very good as well. I would highly recommend this DVD to anyone who enjoys WWII historical movies. I only wish that a newer version of the battle of Midway would be shot. |
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| "Just Enjoy It!" | 2008-06-29 |
| - Reviewed By jrmcdonald4 |
| This is light Hollywood fare... Valor, love, friendship, hope, righteous work; I feel that most of the critics of this film lack these. I know, having Baldwin play a great American hero like Gen. Doolittle is like having Madonna play Mother Theresa, but just relax and enjoy the film! |
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| "SHOULD BE MORE LIKE IT" | 2008-06-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A37H2SPYTUPC2E |
| Don't believe all the negative comments on this movie. It was one of the greatest movies made. Their should be more like this type produced instead of all the dopey movies made with no plot that are being put out today. |
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 "I can't believe that I watched another Machael Bay movie..." | 2008-05-24 |
| - Reviewed By teflonjedi |
..but I did.
On Thursday, we came home after having dinner with one of our customers, and found my brother-in-law (who's staying with us for a few days) just starting to watch Pearl Harbor. (It was subtitled, of course, in Chinese.)
So, I sat down to watch it, and was mildly entertained.
I've watched some good films, and bad films. This was in the middle. Michael Bay usually falls into two traps with his films: big action montage scenes, and cliched lines. Both are in evidence here, but the big action montage scenes actually do come in handy during the scenes detailing the attack on Pearl Harbor itself. I guess it's one of those times in which a weakness turns out to be a strength under certain circumstances.
So, while I wouldn't recommend seeking this film out as a life mission, I wouldn't run away from it, screaming, either. How's that for "damned by faint praise"? I think this was better than The Island, though. |
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 "Doesn't Hold a Candle to TORA, TORA, TORA" | 2008-05-05 |
| - Reviewed By kra1944 |
This movie is just plain bad. So many missed opportunities. The screenplay is undermined by the all too predictable love triangle story. Love and war tales only mixed well in 1980s network television mini-series. PEARL HARBOR is too long and too complicated. Additionally, and unlike its predecessor TORA, TORA, TORA, the action scenes of PEARL HARBOR rely too heavily on CGI. CGI is great in science fiction films, but appears as a phony video game image when representing actual aircraft.
To their credit, the producers were able to borrow an aircraft carrier, fly actual and replica zero aircraft, as well as assembled flyable P-40 Warhawks and B-25 Mitchell bombers. Unfortunately these aircraft scenes were fluffed up with computer generated images that removed all reality from aerial scenes.
The ship scenes are credible, particularly the extensive recreation of the USS Oklahoma's capsizing. If history alone carried the story this movie would have had a chance. However, in PEARL HARBOR history played second fiddle to the romance.
In PEARL HARBOR it is also annoying to find the main characters everywhere. Rafe (Ben Affleck) and Danny (Josh Hartnett) begin their military service at Mitchell Field, Long Island. Sorry Michael Bay, Long Island does not have any dry khaki foothills. Here Rafe conveniently receives orders to join the Eagle Squadron and fight the Luftwaffe. The RAF's Eagle Squadron was not an organization that was eligible for US Army Air Corps orders. In order to participate in the Eagle Squadron -- or the Flying Tigers, for that matter -- an officer would have had to resign his commission and left the service. Of course it was the only way to separate Rafe from his love interest Navy nurse Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale).
Rafe is shot down by a Messerschmitt and presumed dead thus freeing Evelyn to fall in love with Rafe's best friend Danny. Danny's squadron along with Evelyn and her nurse peers find themselves shipped out to Hawaii. Evelyn no sooner swoons for Danny when Rafe shows up. Not only is Rafe alive and well, he is also an ace. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor interrupts the romantic debacle as Rafe and Danny put aside their differences take to the air against the Zeros. After some fancy CGI flying, both pilots return to donate blood for the wounded and rush off to the anchorage to assist with the rescue effort.
Rafe and Danny then volunteer to become bomber pilots and join General Doolittle in his raid on Tokyo. Danny sacrifices his life to save Rafe and resolving the uneasiness between the two over Evelyn. Thus Rafe is free to return to a pregnant Evelyn and both remember Danny through his son.
War and romance do not mix. ENEMY AT THE GATES was proof of that.
PEARL HARBOR boasts some great supporting actors with Alec Baldwin as General Doolittle, Cuba Gooding Jr. as Dorie Miller, and Jon Voight doing a great job portraying President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Their roles could have been better had the movie not been crowded with a love story.
A lot of work went into this movie. When I went to see the film I brought a copy of PEARL HARBOR: THE MOVIE AND THE MOMENT to read while waiting for the film to begin. After leafing through the book I expected much more from the film. Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett fans will probably enjoy this film, but military history enthusiasts should snub it all together. |
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| "One Of The Greatest Movies I Have Seen Of World War 11" | 2008-04-17 |
| - Reviewed By jenna1998 |
I bought these two Vhs sets watched it from the beginning to the end.
It was a extraordinary movie of world war 11.I do not know why people put this movie down.Did they see what I watched? The Most Astounding Attack on our country.That will live forever in infamy.Also a heartfelt tribute to the men and women who lived it. |
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| "an engaging look at a very important time in history...." | 2008-04-09 |
| - Reviewed By mariposarosa2 |
Two young men who have been friends since childhood (Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett) enlist in service together, thinking that their time spent serving our country will be anything but monumental. Little do they realize that they will be on hand to experience one of the most significant events in U.S. history--the bombing of Pearl Harbor. What's more, they both end up falling in love with the same woman, a beautiful nurse (Kate Beckinsale). This only adds more drama and intrigue to the mix, in the midst of numerous explosions and political strategy.
Though, I don't consider myself to be a huge fan of action films, this one was well done. The actors were attractive, engaging and believable. The cinematography was beautiful. I also feel that this film was well worth the Academy Awards it received following its release (Best Sound Editing, Best Effects/Visual Effects, Best Music, Best Sound). This is definitely worth a look. |
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| "My Grandfather was there...on that day" | 2008-03-29 |
| - Reviewed By mike2922 |
| I don't understand why people trash this movie, If you want to experience the horror of that fateful day, then watch this, my Grandfather who died in 2006, at 84, told me that the attack scenes were the most realistic scenes he had seen in a film about Pearl Harbor, he was there & said that the attack scenes were just as he remembered them, he did however have issues with Ben Affleck & Josh Hartnett flying in planes with shirts without breathing gear, that he said would not have been possible because of air altitudes, At first I did'nt like this film, but listening to him talk about it got me interested in watching it again, & I must say this film captures the Pearl Harbor attack the same way "Titanic" captures that fateful ship's demise, yes, Hollywood may up the ante for entertainment sake, but any smart viewer gets the general idea, Jon Voight's portrayal of FDR is faithful at best, it is clear he watched old footage of FDR to study his mannerism, & Ben Affleck is good in this too, why people pick at him is beyond me, Kate Beckinsale is also good as his love interest, I don't think it is fair to compare them to Kate & Leo from "Titanic, however this film works & the special features make you realize that Michael Bay & Jerry Bruckheimer was intent on making a realistic film, so much they consulted survivors of that fateful day for accuracy, my grandfather lived it & liked this film a lot, if it was good enough for him, then it is good enough for me to appreciate the sacrifices that many gave their lives for to their country. |
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