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Pearl Harbor

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Pearl Harbor (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 156 Fresh: 38  Rotten:118 Average Rating: 4.3/10
 
Consensus: Pearl Harbor tries to be the Titanic of war movies, but it's just a tedious romance filled with laughably bad dialogue. The 40 minute action sequence is spectacular though.
 

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Runtime: 3 hrs 3 mins

Synopsis: Director Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, THE ROCK) uses a tragic romantic triangle to set the stage for the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in this epic tale of love, loss, and patriotism. When Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale), a beautiful Navy nurse, meets dashing ace Army fighter pilot Rafe (Ben... Director Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, THE ROCK) uses a tragic romantic triangle to set the stage for the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in this epic tale of love, loss, and patriotism. When Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale), a beautiful Navy nurse, meets dashing ace Army fighter pilot Rafe (Ben Affleck), the two fall madly in love, only to be separated abruptly when he is called upon to help fight the war in Europe. Unforeseen circumstances lead Evelyn into the arms of Danny (Josh Hartnett), another fighter pilot and Rafe's best friend since childhood. In the meantime, the Japanese military is planning the surprise early morning raid on Hawaii that will pull the United States into World War II. Spectacular special effects vividly recreate the attack in devastating detail as bombs explode, torpedoes shoot through the water, and bullets fly, shaking tranquil Pearl Harbor to its core. Bay deftly captures the patriotism and the loss of innocence of the young men and women who were suddenly thrust into the war. Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jon Voight, Alec Baldwin and Mako also star in this tribute to both the fallen and the survivors of one of the most horrific tragedies ever to occur on American soil. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding, Alec Baldwin

Director: Michael Bay
Screenwriter: Randall Wallace
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Composer: Hans Zimmer

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 12, 2007

[DVD Details]

Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Blue BD Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Introductions - 1. Michael Bay - Director
  • Production Interviews - 1. Cast
  • Featurettes - 1. "Journey to the Screen: The Making of PEARL HARBOR"
  • 2. "Return to the USS Arizona"
  • 3. "The Attack on Pearl Harbor"
  • 4. "Pearl Harbor's Unsung Heroes"
  • 5. Music Video - Faith Hill - "There You'll Be"

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A cheerfully offensive rape of history.

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Bay fails to bring any insight to his treatment of the event.

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07/05/01
Geoffrey Macnab
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A thoroughly well-built dramatic actioner.

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06/01/01
Adam Smith
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3/5

For sheer eye-popping spectacle, makes Titanic look like a kiddies' bath toy.

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05/28/01
Neil Smith
BBC
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May be the closest thing to a good movie Michael Bay will ever direct; unfortunately, it's still not very close to a good movie.

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08/18/07
Rob Gonsalves
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04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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Shockingly, this saga is as aquare as they come: straight, earnest, and schmlatzy epic about the impact of WWII on two flyers in love with the same girl--a 1940s routine flick with special effects.

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Emanuel Levy
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It's bad all right -- I was wincing at the overwritten dialogue within the first five minutes.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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The film is not as painful as a blow to the head, but it will cost you up to $10, and it takes three hours.

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05/28/03
Heather Feher
FilmStew.com
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[Michael] Bay didn't set out to make a film about Pearl Harbor. He set out to make a TITANIC clone that would go "Ka-ching" at the box office . . . Try TORA TORA TORA instead.

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03/20/03
Brian Mckay
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It's just a bit unfortunate that such an incredible, noble story, one which turned a nation around and galvanized a generation into action, should be told by such weak storytellers.

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
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Bay's clunky and mammothly plodding Pearl Harbor is one movie that tries to do too many things at once without concentrating on any one specific point...the romance and action sequences are fussed over yet they deliver nothing really spectacular

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Frank Ochieng
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David Poland
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Rebecca Murray
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