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Summary: I Loved This Movie!
Review: I absolutely loved Pearl Harbor! Everyone in this film did excellent, but I won't lie: I LOVE Josh Hartnett! I think it was his best performance in a movie yet. The friendship between Josh and Ben Affleck's characters really shows. I liked the romance in the movie and the action sequences. Normally, I really dislike war movies, but I definitely made an exception with Pearl Harbor. It was one of the best movies I've ever seen.-
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Summary: Well...
Review: Okay, so I'm a sucker for romance and Ben Affleck, but aside from those two important parts of this film, I agree the action sequence is awesome. I'm not much for the "making of" the battle scene, because I really don't understand it anyways. But, I do think that for those people who enjoy that sort of thing and who liked the movie, this is your kind of DVD. The letterbox feature complete with 4 "collectible" postcards, a weathered excerpt of FDR's speech as well as the DVD extras like the "Journey to the Screen" and nurse's story make me give this DVD 4 out of 5 stars.
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Summary: the worst directors cut EVER!!!
Review: I thought the origanal movie couldn't be any slower and longer but now they bring out a directors cut like i wouldn't mind if the origanal movie was like one hour and fourty minutes but it was like three hours! and no sex scenes thats all anybody would want to see in a directors cut and it's r rated so what would you expect?this version of the movie is really long like four disks?! i'm just glad i rented it because i would have my money back! so this gets a yopa & chewtabbaco rating of two thumbs down!
imagine if they brought a titanic directors cut all hell would break loose !!!!!! so don't by it if your sane! please!
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Summary: Style over Substance
Review: This is a classic case where the movie looks better than it really is. This movie released purposely on Memorial Day Weekend 2001 had a thin story line other than the Pearl Harbor Attack. Kate Beckinsale is hardly a good actress and the movie just suffers from bad acting from everyone. The other problem with this film is it is too long. They could have m ade this a 1 and a half hour movie instead of 3 long hours. This movie shouldn't be on two discs because DVDs can hold 4 hours and the extras and the song to this movie are terrible.
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Summary: This Is One Hell Of A DVD Edition
Review: In my opinon, "Pearl Harbor" has been one of those movies that you love to hate. It may even become a guilty pleasure. The movie has a flat drama, kinda stupid characters (with few exceptions), and a romance filled with hollow dialogues that reminds me of the love scenes between Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala on "Star Wars-Episode II: Attack Of The Clones". Hey, but at least Ben Affleck and Kate Beckinsale have more on-screen chemistry than Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen. The only performers who have a touch of class on this Michael Bay film are Jon Voight as FDR, Colm Feore as Admiral Kimmel, Mako as Admiral Yamamoto, Dan Aykroyd as Captain Thurman and, especially, Alec Baldwin as Colonel Dolittle -these actors are great in their roles. As for the main players...well...they are as flat as the drama. The film's best selling points are the visual effects supervised by ILM's Eric Brevig, who won the Oscar for "Total Recall".
Thank God for this Vista Series DVD edition, which is truly fantastic. The four discs are full of extras that are far better than the movie itself. The making of "Pearl Harbor", as well as the production diaries, are outstanding extras. The documentaries from The History Channel are very informative. The making of the visual effects is perfect for FX fans such as me. The only thing I really regret is that there is not an isolated music track with Hans Zimmer's spectacular score. And let's not forget the package's presentation: I think the people at Disney did an incredible job in it.
In conclusion, "Pearl Harbor" fails in giving a very decent drama, but the attack scenes are very well shot, and that's something I've got to hand it to Michael Bay, in spite of the gory scenes in his director's cut, which I find repulsive and unnecessary. If you ask me, I stick with "Tora, Tora, Tora".
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Summary: Bad Movie? Yes. Great DVD? Absolutely.
Review: Is it possible for me to give five stars for a movie I despise? Yes, if you're dealing with "Pearl Harbor." Calling this movie superficial would be kind. The film is really a generic love story that takes place when the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor in December, 1941. Truthfully, I was rolling my eyes every fifteen minutes, as the script featured some of the corniest dialogue ever. To its credit, the film's main attraction is the 40 minute attack. Although it does rip off other movies like "Saving Private Ryan" and "Titanic," it's nonetheless a well-choreographed action sequence. The bad news? You have to sit through 90 minutes of the movie to get to this scene, and the rest of the movie following the attack reverts back to its sappy love story. Still, I have to recommend, without reservation, this 4-disc DVD, as it is the finest I have seen. This is billed as the R-rated version, and it's jam packed with two other discs of hours of bonus material. The director's cut is clearly more violent than the PG-13 version, adding scenes that didn't make the theatrical release. These include (but are not limited to) severed heads and limbs, more blood and gore, somebody's intestines oozing out of their body, and a few more bloody touches in the hospital room. These additional scenes capture the horror of the attack a little more acccurately than the PG-13 version, although they don't quite compare to the carnage depicted in "Saving Private Ryan." Then again, I'm not sure any other movie does. Other features include well-produced documentaries of the real Pearl Harbor, a really cool multi-angle re-enactment of the attack on film with optional commentary by Pearl Harbor Survivors, footage of the boot camp the cast attended (this one's a REAL treat and very entertaining!), trailers, and three commentaries. Plus, there's an option on the DVD where you can listen to the surround sound on your headphones. I was skeptical about this at first, but I tried it, and it works VERY well. "Pearl Harbor" is a notoriously loud DVD, and this headphone feature will give people the chance to hear the surround sound without enraging their neighbors. While I still think the film is lacking, I'm very glad I own this DVD. I somewhat have a little more respect for director Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer, who, along with others, put a lot of love and care into the making of this DVD. Even if you despise the movie, I still recommend it, as it also features plenty of material that will entertain non fans.
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Summary: A Retrospective
Review: After the Academy Awards were presented for the films of 2001, I happened to notice that PEARL HARBOR was passed over, ignored and generally disregarded. I had a violently negative reaction to this film when I saw it in the theatre. I just remember saying to myself that it will probably earn an award for Special Effects and that's about the extent of it. However, when PEARL HARBOR got trounced at the presentation it just somehow seemed like an injustice to me. I put in my DVD and watched it again. The half-hour or so bombing was really impressive visually, dramatically and emotionally. A lot of research and technical work went into recreating the attack. It is so much more moving now than when I first saw it, not just that sequence but the whole film. It is apparent now that I was very wrong about this film. It is touching, poignant and inspiring. It is a great American film.
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Summary: My favorite Movie
Review: Pearl Harbor is an amazing movie, with all of the great graphics and a wonderful love story mixed in. I have never cried so hard when watching this movie! I would recommend this movie to people of all ages, because many people need to know how horrible this situation was. Before this movie, I barely gave a thought to this historical moment. Now, I want to watch this movie over and over again because it was so well put together and has such a great plot.
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Summary: It's A bomb
Review: I was dragged to see Pearl harbor by some friends, and while i expected it to be decent but sappy, it ended up only being sappy. I feel that i can legitimately say that this is one of the worst movies i've ever viewed in my life. It started out well enough, with likable characters and rather amusing/cutesy twists, and there is no doubt that it was well filmed. But the story itself is just trying to be another Titanic, with one torn up and impatient girl positive she's in love and then having her love torn away from you. The truth is, i didn't feel any remorse for the characters. I, along with my friends, found the characters so utterly obnoxious that we actually laughed at the end. And if you've seen the end, it's not supposed to be funny. Another issue with this movie is the length (three excrutiating hours) and the ratio of the length with the bombing sequence. Let's just say the bombing is 1/3 of the movie....it is far too long. I was terribly excited when they actually started blowing things up in the movie, and it was done very well, it was amusing the first fifteen- twenty minutes, and then you started wondering how much longer they were planning on showing you exploding boats. it was an absolute nightmare. kate beckinsale is terribly unlikable, Josh Hartnett is an annoying idiot, and Ben affleck is a rather likable idiot. Don't waste your time with this movie. Go for last summer's more overlooked real love story- Moulin Rouge.
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Summary: Bay gets his way
Review: Director Bay kept his powder dry on the initial Commemorative Edition of "Pearl Harbor" that came out Memorial Day 2001, saving the real DVD firepower for this Fourth of July. Bay's latest campaign has produced the most ambitious DVD set to date. "Pearl Harbor: The Director's Cut" is made for people who are serious about film, art, technology and/or war. It's packed with special effects breakdowns, historical insight, full-length commentaries, interviews with survivors and a maze of other extras. There's a movie in here somewhere, but those seeking the popcorn experience should go with the original DVD. The stunning audio and video are at least as good on the 2001 release; most people won't be able to tell a lot of content has been crammed onto the movie discs. Bay recut the film to add more realistic combat footage (mostly gore) and to remove some of the sappier moments (what he calls "earnest dialogue"). The changes -- including a shot of a severed head rolling around on a ship -- probably won't change anyone's opinion of the movie. "I always wanted to shoot (it as) an R-rated film," Bay says. An interactive breakdown of the 27-minute attack sequence (on Disc 4) allows viewers to watch animatics or storyboards while comparing them to shots of the crew filming and the finished product. Several commentaries cover the attack section, including one with effects supervisor Eric Brevig. The audio also can be manipulated to isolate the sound effects and music. A fun featurette shows the actors going through a hurry-up boot camp with real drill sergeants at an Army base, with Affleck looking particularly miserable and a game Baldwin providing a slow-moving target. The DVD set's historical content includes a fascinating documentary on U.S.-Japanese relations that covers several hundred years. The docu, unfortunately, was chopped up to fit a graphic timeline format that yanks viewers out of the narrative.
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