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Summary: Such A GREAT Movie!
Review: I never got to see this movie in the theater, but finally saw it late last year on rental. I fell in love with the characters and thought that it had an endearing storyline. Though the actual Pearl Harbor "reinactment" comes later in the movie, I found this flick full of suspense and surprises... not to mention, a total babe fest! Yum!
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Summary: It didn¿t quite sink as fast as the Titanic.
Review: After being shocked by how the movie Titanic replaced historical authenticity with Hollywood, I was curious about how Pearl Harbour would treat one of the sacred events of United States history. Unfortunately, it was not a whole lot better, and was the same formula: A love triangle + an historically tragic event + special effects. Like the Titanic, the first half of this movie revolves around a love triangle - this time the romance of a young war nurse with two friends competing for her love. There are distinct overtones of the plot of Casablanca, as the one with whom she falls in love dies in a mission, and his love is replaced by his friend. But is her first love really dead? This all, of course, is not the story of Pearl Harbour, but a romance story where couples leap into bed with each other and do what feels good without the permanent commitments of marriage. It is a more credible love story than that of Titanic, but immorality still features as a prominent ingredient. And it's a story of romance which has nothing to do with history.Of course history eventually does make an appearance. Like Titanic, the real action everyone has been waiting for finally comes in the second half of the movie with the historic events of Pearl Harbour. These are portrayed with blinding speed and frightening realism. The footage of the actual attack is protracted at length - I could not help but wonder if it was longer in the movie than it was in real life. But one cannot see this without being overwhelmed by the horror of war. For many, violence in movies functions as entertainment. For me, it functioned to show how horrible war really and the tragic death it causes. ... How realistic the portrayal of Pearl Harbour is I cannot say. Certainly there are incredible special effects, this movie being the most expensive ever produced at the time of its production. But in the end this isn't a movie about history, it's a movie about Hollywood, reflecting more the ideas and moral weaknesses of our current generation than the strengths of the generation that endured the reality of Pearl Harbour. As a movie, Pearl Harbour didn't quite sink as fast as the Titanic, because it was more credible and true to its time. But in the end, like the boats in Pearl Harbour, it's still a sinking ship.
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Summary: Some good laughs and a lot of eye rolling
Review: The actual recreation of the bombing of Peal Harbor, as breathtaking and technologically marvelous as it was, was not enough to save this dopey movie. Horrible writing, a cliche-ridden plot and some phone-it-in performances gave many scenes an almost comical flare. More than once during the first thrity minutes did I have to elbow my wife to stop laughing or making cracks at the WB/UPN teen drama-like dialogue. It's not the concept of the love triangle as the movie's secondary plot that's the problem. It's that it's a horribly done love triangle. They went full tilt for a Titanic-type love story and failed miserably. Instead of pulling at the heart strings, the movie only manages to by sappy - and at times, very funny. Great special effects. Bad movie.
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Summary: An overall great movie!!!
Review: I loved this movie!! In the beginning, the movie starts out slow, but the love story makes up for it. All of the characters are good. Affleck and Beckinsale are especially good. The 30 minutes of the attack in wonderful film making. The ending of the film is great too. I cried for the whole legth of the second DVD. The clothes and the locations are great. A lot of the movie hit close to home because of 9/11. Both women and men will like this movie. A good movie to watch on a rainy day.
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Summary: Three parts make this movie good.
Review: This second World War spectacular succeeds brillantly when in mid-battle,but sinks like a torpedaed battleship when it tries to play out a shallowly sentimental wartime love story.Unfortunately,only one of the film's three sections really wors,so the films as a whole disappointment.
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Summary: Try and spot the acting between special effects it's hard.
Review: Special effects as with all movies like this are state-of-the-art impressive.Unfortunately,good though the main attack sequences are,they don't compensate for the sheer.Woodenness of three leads.I used the skip button alot.The use of obviously modern ships for many scenes is also irritating-surely ILM could have managed a few more effects basically this is a real stinker and should win a golden turkey.
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Summary: Powerful.
Review: I agree screw the critics.I'd admit it is not a perfect movie,yet it is really worth seeing.
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Summary: Great movie.
Review: See it.Don't be scared away by the reviewers saying it's only a love story.It is partly a love story,but it is also much more.We loved it.
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Summary: Best movie ever.
Review: See it now.It's the best.Be ready to cry.
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Summary: An Insult to Anyone Who Has EVER Served
Review: The biggest bomb in this movie is the film itself. They supposedly spent a ton of money to produce this film: the pity is they didn't seem to spend any of it on a script that deals with real people or genuine logic. I came away from this film actually angered. This movie asks us to believe that the Ben Affleck character participates in the Battle of Britain, the Pearl Harbor attack AND the Doolittle Raid! Had the film been 30 minutes longer, he could have taken part in the Hiroshima bombing! It also asks us to accept as a character a military pilot with a crippling stutter! I am sure that a person who cannot communicate is the one you want flying as your wingman! I can attest to the fact that such an individual would not have made it past the induction center, much less flight training. The love triangle bit was cliched when it was filmed in '43 as "Crash Dive" and it hasn't improved with age. The digital effects, while well done, are of the video game variety, with aircraft performing split-second maneuvers that are in contradiction to the laws of physics. This film is an insult to the 2400 Americans who gave their lives on December 7, 1941. Stick with "Tora! Tora! Tora!"
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