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Summary: i would give it 6!
Review: this movie was a wonderful movie. the whole point of going to the movies is to be entertained, and with this movie, i definitely was! it's good for everyone because it has historical facts and also a love story connected to it. if anyone says there was not enough action, or too much action, well then they should realize that if there were more action, then the people who liked the love story wouldn't be happy! this was a great movie- i suggest you go see it!
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Summary: Worth ONE watch. Anymore considered hazardous to health
Review: Well, the historical accuracy of the movie is very very good. BUT, it seems like Two people directed the movie. One for the war/flight scenes. And another for the romantic part of the movie, which amounts to a measly love triangle. Kate Beckinsale's acting is really bad. Not many emotional expressions. Ben Affleck was okay, and so was his best bud Josh Hartnett, If the love triangle was done away with, i would have given this movie a 4-star rating. But sadly, the scripting during the romantic scenes really isn't well done. The flow between Kate's involvement with Affleck and her involvement with Hartnett just isnt there. It takes more than just mentioning "Three Months Later" for a woman to really fall in love with another man. A good way around would have Josh Hartnett fall for the girl at the same time as Affleck, only to find out that his best bud is in love with the same girl. But then, I am not a director am I? The sound effects are awesome. The "chicken" scene between Ben and Josh during the Pearl Harbor attack is just appalling and totally unnecessary. Also, there was not only a single scene with the Kamakaze. The editing of the movie was quite well done (except for the scene in the train where Kate's relates her experience with Affleck to her friends). Jerry Bruckheimer did his job though as the film was glamourous. The recreation of Pearl Harbor was majestic. But the heart of the film, the director failed to produce something good. Really, the bad ratings given to movie is all Bay's fault. Poor guy. Also, the fact that Affleck and Hartnett managed to shoot 7 planes at Pearl Harbor is totally overdone. All the bullets fired at them seem to mysteriously "bypass" them. But everytime they fire, a Jap Plane falls. Sorry to say, this film is just similar to Titanic, as it has firm historical accuracy, with a loosly written romantic storyline. This film CANNOT be called "Epic". Special effects are quite good. The Pearl Harbor sequence is one of the best war scenes. But I give that credit to Industrial Light and Magic, and Jerry Bruckheimer.
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Summary: I got a lot out of this movie.
Review: When the movie started I began fidgeting in my seat. I felt very impatient with the film. I thought it had a dreamy, romantic, unrealistic feeling to it, which bothered me. But as the movie went on, I changed my mind and got completely swept into it. First off, I don't care what negative comments other people are saying here, the actual Pearl Harbor attack portrayed in this film blew me away. It had a tremendous impact on me. I don't care if every detail was historically accurate or not, the film gave a stunning interpretation of the attack of Pearl Harbor. Whether it was true to the letter of the law, it definitely was true to the spirit of the law. The movie has haunted me ever since I saw it. And everytime I visualize Pearl Harbor in Hawaii now, I feel a deep sadness I cannot shake. I am grateful to the movie for this. When I think of what happened there, and the spirit of those people, the least I can do is honor them with this raw, alive feeling I now carry in my heart every time I think of what happened there. So nitpicking about the love story is irrelevant to me. I think this movie is more than worth the three hours and price of admission. One other thing, after I left the theatre I reflected on the love story aspect of it. I think that it captured a feeling of long ago-- the lost innocence of the first half of the last century, when people were much less sophisticated, as well as more romantic and patriotic about each other and about our country. I don't know, maybe I am sappy, but I think I could do a lot worse than sit in the theatre and experience the horrors of what happened in Hawaii that dark day as my own personal homage to all the men and women who died there.
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Summary: wonderful movie
Review: This was the best movie I have seen in a long time. I couldn't stop crying. I took my dad and we decide to buy the movie when it comes out. It was awsome exsepically the photos. Wonderful movie that shows how pearl harbor was and the meaning of true love. DEANDA
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Summary: A great movie
Review: I went to see this movie on Memorial Day and I totally digged this movie. It was a little long, but the whole three hours are very worth it. The movie is just what I exprected. A good love story with a great action sequence. The bombing of Pearl Harbor looks so realistic. And it is so emotional that it brought tears to my eyes when they show all those people in need of medical attention. I recommend this movie to all those who haven't seen it yet. You will not be disappointed.
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Summary: Enjoy it for what it is
Review: For all the movie bashing going on over Pearl Harbor. I think many people are missing the point. Sure the movie is trite in many ways, and glosses over or outright rewrites the actual historical events to fit the story flow. For history buff this is a criminal violation. For the rest, well.... Tora, Tora, Tora was a masterful historical portrayal, and look how well that did (originally)! What was done right here was that the movie is steeped in the feel of the period it was portraying. From popular visuals of the time (train steam obscuring view, spinning couple embracing), to the very story that seems to be ripped from a typical 50's love story flick (granted not one of the classics of the time, just one of the stereotypical ones). The movie drew from me the found memories of watching the old movies that my grandparents used to force me to sit through on TV (and still from time to time watch to this day). The action parts of the movie also did a great job of capitalizing on the high tech realism that made Saving Private Ryan such a hit. Sure, the Pearl Harbor movie massacres the history aspects of the event, but if you watch Tora Tora Tora right after you appreciate it more. Tora failed to grab viewers with any real story, Pearl may be trite but if you let your expectations go it can be somewhat enjoyable. The battle scenes also complement a Tora viewing. Overall, worth the money spent for admission! Some historical notes. Two pilots did shoot down seven (7) planes at Pearl. If you watch Tora Tora you'll see that Pearl Harbor handles that portion of the story fairly well. Until they get into the air that is, the real pilots got into the air after the attack wave passed. They picked off the zeros and the slower moving bombers from behind! No head to head action like Pearl. Tora even flashes Cuba Goodings historical character. The fictionalized accounts in some ways makes reviewing Tora more enjoyable. Though I doubt either of the pilots of Pearl ever served with the RAF or flew on Doolittle Raid (I'm certain of the latter). I'm surprised neither movie really gets into the previous victories of the Japanese with similar tactics (i.e. against Russia), though Tora does make a very vague reference to it.
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Summary: Pearl Harbor
Review: At the age of 2 (and 3 months) I was sitting on my living room floor listening to FDR on the family radio asking Congress to declare war on Japan for the discipable acts of the Japanese Empire on Dec. 7, 1941. This movie brought back the events and memories we all lived, the fear we all experienced over the next few years until the end of WW 11. It is a great movie, one that shall endure the test of time.
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Summary: Wonderful!!!
Review: I thought this movie was great! I have seen it 3 times, and will surely buy it when it comes out. It did a wonderful job really showijng you what Pearl Harbor was about, and had a great storyline. Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett did an excellent job!
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Summary: Its Just a Plain, Old, Original, Good Movie
Review: Pearl Harbor is one of those movies were you come out of the theater answering to your friend "yeah, it was good" when he askes if you liked it. That was exactly what I said when I was leaving the theater on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend. It was good, it was emotional, action packed, romantic, and the funny at times too (that guy who studders when he's nervous is a little ridiculous though). The acting was also very good. Afleck usually does do good, but he did suprisingly good in this movie. It also has what we call the "Hallmark Moment" when you see Afleck fighting, hear his voice reciting letters he wrote and then you see his girlfriend reading them. Every war movie should have that. Plus, he has the most predictible first line is his letter which is "It's different here" it was so predictible. Oh well, we can still say its truly original. So, baisically, we can call this movie this summers war movie. It completely fits that name too. Go see it, has everything the war story fan asked for.
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Summary: BEST EPIC FILM, WORST LOVE MOVIE...!
Review: Michal Bay is a lone warrior in the Epic movie arena... His age, his strong feelings make of this Director one of the best for epic films...! But, in the other hand, Bay must learn much more yet... Your love triangle is very poor... the whole movie is so slow, so boring...! MICHAEL BAY, please listen to me...: You had 100 millons dollars of budget, the dream of all movie makers, and you make only crap...! Please, think about it...!, Pearl Harbour is not a Aerosmith video clip, Is not a commercial... It's a movie. Armaggendon was great and your best job like director... what happended in Pearl Harbor...? Michael, you have magic... Please don't lose it...! Martin Cappelletti Bs As Argentine
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