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Summary: Accurate???
Review: First, let me say that I haven't seen the movie. Based on the promos, the INaccuracies were so insulting, I couldn't possibly conceive of seeing it.
To wit: A woman hanging her laundry on an outdoor clothes line with the Japanese airplanes buzzing by.
The fact is, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor at 6:00am.
You may say that it wouldn't be inconceivable for a woman to be hanging laundry at 6am on a Sunday. Fine.
But then what's a little boy doing playing baseball by himself at that hour?Complete and utter HOGWASH.
And if those promo scenes happened prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, wouldn't civilians seeing Japanese airplanes(not to mention the Military) slightly minimize the element of a surprise attack?
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Summary: Accurate???
Review: First, let me say I haven't seen the movie. But based on the promos for it I was so turned off by the INaccuracy, I refused to see it.
In the promos, there's a woman hanging up her wash on an outdoor clothes line. With the Japanese buzzing past her, presumably on their way to bomb Pearl Harbor.
The facts are the Japanese attacked at 6:00am.
Now, you may say that it's possible for a woman to be doing laundry at 6am on a Sunday.
But in the same promo, there's also a little boy playing baseball by himself on a little league field. Also with the Japanese buzzing by.
Complete and utter HOGWASH. And an insult to my intelligence.
Admittedly, since I haven't actually seen the movie, I could be taking these scenes out of context. But if the Japanese planes had been sighted by civilians(not to mention the Military) at a time previous to the invasion, wouldn't that put a damper on a surprise attack?
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Summary: WOW!
Review: Woow.Ben Affleck in a war love story!COOL!I love this movie and it can really teach you something.Everyone should watch the tape or DVD.!
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Summary: A War Film At Its Historically Inaccurate Worst!
Review: After seeing the trailer of "Pearl Harbor", I had very high expectations of the film. I kept thinking that it would set a new standard for war films, with brilliant special effects and a stunning reanactment of the infamous Japanese ambush. Unfortunatley, after an opening night screening, I left the theatre very dissapointed. I had left with nothing I had wanted to see, and plenty of images of stuff that could have been left out to make the movie a lot better (and shorter).
Right from the beginning, Michael Bay (the director) gives us over sentimental images that have nothing to do with Pearl Harbor. The father of Josh Hartnet's character (at the age of 6 or 7) talks about fighting in the trenches in WWI after Ben Affleck's child likeness accuses him of being a "German". "No one should have to see what I've seen," he says. Probably there to develop the plot, the scene serves no purpose but to introduce the two male stars.
Cut to 1941 with the over-used film reel, we find Hartnett and Affleck have become ace fighter pilots who enjoy showing off their skills in front of the younger pilots. Soon, nurses show up for no apparent reason and prepare the fighter squadron for war. Affleck falls for Kate Beckinsale in a terribly sappy scene involving too much medicine and a champagne bottle.
Anyway, soon Affleck leaves to fly for the British. Eventually (after more sap than should be morally allowed by any director, a love trianlge between Affleck, Hartnett, and Beckinsale develop (its a bit too difficult to explain without giving away the first hour and a half).
But all this supposed character develpment takes a backseat when the pyrotechnics begin. Throughout the film, we're treated to Japanese viewpoints that are supposed to tell the reason they attacked Pearl Harbor, but in the end, the screenwriters just end up rewriting history completely.
Cut to Japanese fighters skimming over the Hawiian landscape, which at first, is very well shot. Between the camera following the bomb down into the U.S.S. Arizona, and the shot of a women hanging out her clothes to dry who is suddenly buzzed by low flying aircraft, it seems Bay might actually know what he's doing. But then people start to get shot, and fall into the water without any trace of blood. Nurses struggle to save the wounded, but some camera filter that blurs the edges of the screen prevent us from seeing anything to gruesome to warrant a PG-13 rating by the MPAA. This bombing continues for about half an hour, and throughout the whole attack, war heroes are glorified and bloody slaughter of Americans is turned into a music video for Hans Zimmer's emotional score (the high point of the film) without any blood. Now, I'm not trying to endorse violence on screen, but when one tries to make a historically accurate film, you must wonder why the water is so clear, despite the hundreds of people in it, whom you are shot many a time by the 30mm aircraft guns. In the age of Saving Private Ryan, you expect more realism in war violence, but you won't find it here.
The movie continues on for another hour (too much more to describe fully). Overall, this is really a terrible film. Even the incredible special effects can't save this movie from its terrible amount of sap and violence thats been toned down to a point where families can happily see it together. If this is the future of historical war dramas, you can bet I won't be in line for a ticket.
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Summary: Don't listen to the critics.
Review: Why do people judge this movie just because it has a love story in it.That was a very big mistake for them to do that.
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Summary: Why was this movie nominated for 6 Razzines.
Review: This was a very good movie to watch,so I don't think people have the right to nominate this movie for 6 Razzines.I think you should watch this movie and make up your own opinion.
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Summary: I would have sued...
Review: The least I can say about is that if I were Roosevelt, Dolittle, Yamamoto, Kimmel, Genda, Nimitz, or anyone other of the real life people in this trash posing as a motion picture, I would be rolling in my grave. Or I would have sued Touchstone for character defilement...
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Summary: I wish the love story was real.
Review: I saw this movie and I cried alot.
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Summary: Gorgeous movie.
Review: I thought this movie was very emotional.Please watch it and say it's good.
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Summary: Wow,I couldn't believe how good this movie is.
Review: This movie was good.It was very emotional and well done.
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