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Summary: GOOD MOVIE!
Review: what can i say-i laughed, i cried, i held on to the edge of my seat. it was a great movie. people are giving it bad reviews for not have accurate historic facts. lets face it---it is entertainment!! if i wanted to see an accurate movie about it, i would watch a show about it on pbs or something. i dont mean to be disrespectful to the people who lost their lives and the ones who survived in that attack, but i have to be honest-if i knew it was just a documentary on pearl harbor, i would not have seen it, and i have seen it three times already.
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Summary: A TEEN MOVIE
Review: Ive been reading yalls reveiws and well maybe yall are OLD people but this was a great movie in my veiw! and the movie attracted ALOT of teens! WIth the faces of JOSH HARTNETT and BEN AFFLECK. Josh Hartnett who is the crush of almost every girl! And Ben Affleck who just is plain hot. THe movie was great for teens- a love story and a excitment with the action of the planes blowing up and same with the ships. So ask ur self these questions. DO u want to melt in ur seats while watching HOTTIE JOSH HARTNETT? DO u want to see a love story? Do u want to see a love story with excitment? Well if ya answered yes- let me tell ya GO SEE PEARL HARBOR! ANd u people who are dissing this film- go away. GO SEE PEARL HARBOR!!
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Summary: So what if it is a love story?
Review: People may not like the movie because it wasn't historically accurate or it didn't focus on the actual attack on Pearl Harbor. Maybe the attack on Pearl Harbor was just a background for the love story or maybe not...either way i didn't care at all which one it was when i was watching the movie and on the edge of my seat during the attack scenes. I liked the movie a lot, even the love story. At least the love story wasn't cheesy like Titanic (but everyone loved that movie) and at least the acting was good (unlike Titanic--no offense to lovers of the movie but you have to agree the acting in Titanic wasn't as great as it could have been). Anyway the movie is wonderful even if it were just a love story or just an action movie...but i think we were lucky to get both.
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Summary: Movie by checklist
Review: This is a really long movie. That's the universal first reaction to this movie by everyone I've spoken to who has seen it.That's not my main problem with it. The problem is that this is a plot designed by checklist (kudos to Erik for the checklist comparison), if you can call it a plot. Really, there are multiple stories in the movie with some relation to each other. First, there is the love triangle. This story made me nauseous. It was way too complicated and did not mesh well with the war story going on. This movie is compared to Titanic, but at least that love story fit in well in the back drop of the boat and its disaster. Then, there's the attack and its preparations. The parts with the Japanese were well done, though a little too brief. Accusations of being anti-Japanese are ludicrous. They do a good job of humanizing them. I did think it was funny that Admiral Yamamoto came along with the strike force, instead of staying back in Japan (as he did historically). I guess they thought multiple Japanese admirals (Admiral Nagumo was the actual commander of the strike fleet) would confuse American audiences. The attack scene is breathtaking. I forgot that it was CGI graphics while viewing it. The parts involving the main characters' dogfight was a little silly, and having modern, Spruance class destroyers sitting in the harbor was amusing, but it was almost worth the rest of the movie to see the attack scene. Apart from showcasing the valor of a heroic black cook who definitely rose above the call of duty, there didn't seem to be much of a point to Cuba Gooding, Jr's character being included. I applaud recognizing the hero, but it did serve to complicate an already muddled film. Finally, the movie should have ended with FDR's "A Day that Will Live in Infamy" speech. That would be an acceptable ending, even for Americans (since most Americans realize we won this war in the end anyway). The Doolittle Raid seemed like a separate movie and was completely unnecessary. If you want a happy ending, make a movie about Midway (preferably not by the makers of this movie). If you want to see a chick movie that guys can appreciate, skip this love story and see "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." If you are curious about the amazing battle scene, rent it and fast forward through every thing with the main characters.
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Summary: Good effort but the story is too simple and predictable
Review: An historical movie built on incidental romance among three young actors and actresses. The story is very predictable as it is one of the main stream historical war romance triangle movie. What would you expect the result would be when two brotherly good friends fell in love with the same girl and then it was during the war time? The answer is obvious and simple. The screen play is very good, it captured all the good sceneries and the soundtrack is also very good. Nonetheless, the soundtrack could only make you feel good with the pictures. So probably you need to go to the theatres to enjoy the full impact of the music. Ben Affleck is still Ben Affleck in the movie. Being the leading actor in the movie, you could expect the director giving him all the best shots (sometimes really look weird and pretentious, though he really looked good in those shots, but those shots are really out of context). Kate Beckinsale, though being the leading actress, didn't really have a lot for her to act. Her role is still crucial in the movie, but it was just because her supporting role for the two boys was so strong that sometimes you would feel sorry for her, because her existence really depends on the existence of the boys. Josh Harnett's role is more or less similar to his role in Here On Earth. The same good guy next door guarding a girl whom he loved without asking for reward. However, it would be a rising movie for him for he could earn all the sympathies from the girls in the theatres (the bunch of girls were crying their heads off in several occasions for him, could believe that!) Basically, all of them really look extremely good in the movie, especially for Kate, she really look gorgeous in some shots. Michael Bay really knows how to put his actors in their best posts and looks. Also, there are quite a number of good supporting cast, look out for surprisingly good supporting actors (they do have a name in the industry but they were not in the posters!). The special effects are really outstanding, considering you need to shoot so many people died in different occasions and places around the Pearl Harbour area. The war scenes are spectacular, not as blood shedding as Saving Private Ryan, but you could feel the heat of the war through out. In some scenes you could really feel the horror that was brought over by war. The imminent sense of death, the sudden lost of people you know and the struggle against death. They could all stun you in your seat. The movie is not that "Big American" although you could still see the American flag here and there or between changing of shots. For the part about the Japanese, poor acting skills should be expected. Also watch out for weird Mandarin and playful stuffs against Hitler. In all, Pearl Harbour is still a very enjoyable movie, at least you won't feel that you are in the theatre for 3 hours already when you leave the auditorium.
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Summary: Very Good- Worth the time and $
Review: I cannot believe that the critics have negatively influenced so many people where this movie is concerned. I rarely agree with critics because when I go to a movie I want to be entertained for 2-3 hours. This was by far ONE OF THE BETTER MOVIES I HAVE EVER SEEN and I think if anyone is thinking about it they should go. It was happy, sad, interesting, and educational with unbelieveable special effects and a touching love triangle. Granted, I am a female and Josh Hartnett could make me love ANY movie, but this one is near the top of my all time list!!!! SEE IT- You won't be sorry.
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Summary: Not worth seeing
Review: This movie is typical Hollywood movie. It's sad that they had to take such a pivotal piece of American history and junk it up with cheesy dialog and glam shots. I highly recommend skipping this movie. I had to go see it because my in-laws were in town for Memorial Day and they were convinced it would be good. WRONG! The love story was infuriating. The dialog was so bad that I rolled my eyes so much they hurt by the middle of the movie, which by the way is entirely to long. Could Kate B. be wearing any more lipstick? Alec Baldwin should stick to not acting. The only interesting part of this movie was the detailed shots of the different fighter planes. At least they couldn't screw that up. What do expect though from the director who did Armegedon and The Rock, the other two worst movies in the entire world with the exception of Battleship Earth.
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Summary: Don't Waste Your Money
Review: This movie was sad. Not romantic-sad, sad as in 'pathetic.' If you want to see a good movie about Pearl Harbor, check out "Tora, Tora, Tora." This flick comes across as pure fiction, and is largely unbelievable. I think one of the ending scenes defines its lack of realism. Two aviators are being captured by the Japanese. One aviator is tied up, while his buddy manages to shoot three Japanese, and kill two with a grenade. Meanwhile, the tied-up guy is shot through the chest multiple times. Of course, the dying buddy is strong enough to keep kicking until he gives his farewell speech, while the Japanese are all instantly stone-cold dead. Besides, this movie would have been about an hour shorter if it didn't show an American flag every five seconds. I love the USA, but come on, I know our flag's pretty.
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Summary: My husband & I both enjoyed this movie.
Review: All of the good things that you have heard about this movie are true. It is excellent....
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Summary: Excellent History
Review: Just got home from seeing this movie. Thought it was wonderful from begining to end. Had heard it was 3 hours which sounded too long, but it was over before we knew. The special effects of the bombings and air raids were spectular and of course the sound also. The audience actually clapped when it was over. Also , did not see one person smoking, which is usually so important in war movies.
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