brianmellow

This is a well-edited documentary of quite a number of fighters from WW2. It is quite ably narrated by Roy Ward, who is known for Prelude to War, The De Havilland Mosquito, The Great Battleships of the Second World War, and The Fall of France. His British accent really lends itself to the production, and makes it even more enjoyable. One can tell a great deal of film has been scrutinized to present each plane in very good detail with quality imagery. I have watched innumerable documentaries of WW2, and I cannot say I saw one clip that I recognized as having seen before.

I was watching this the other night on HBO & saw Rotten Tomatoes critics gave this 51%...No Way! This is cast perfectly! Anne Hathaway is quite hot as 99 and Steve Carell is hilarious as 86! Everyone in the cast is perfect! Alan Arkin is great as Chief! There are so many more great roles by many more! I agree with another reviewer that said this movie is a perfect blend of action and comedy! It is a great homage to the original series, and the writing is spot on! Very enjoyable movie...I cannot believe it only got such a so-so 51% by the critics when this came out...it shows what they know! At least the audience liked it a lot more at 67%...just goes to show you can't judge movies by critical reviews alone!

I'm glad I withheld judgment on this movie as long as I have. I finally decided tonight to give this movie the just credit it deserves. I have watched sections of this movie from time to time after seeing it in it's entirety a couple of times. That should have told me something right there....this movie is good enough to hold me for periods at a time, over a period of years. The re-enactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor is done in a very stunning and visually appealing way. Do I think it is absolutely geek-historically accurate? No. But there is not another movie that does a better job of capturing the attack. I have watched and read many documentaries on the attack on Pearl Harbor. While it lacks certain historical credentials, it more than makes up with great and awesome CGI! Not ridiculous CGI that takes you out of reality, but really riveting CGI that actually works and draws you in to the movie. There is a great deal of historical accuracy in the movie, and the less than accurate stuff did not bother me one bit! I am not a huge Ben Affleck fan. But he does not disappoint in this movie. Yes, the movie spends a lot of time developing the complicated dramatic romance between Ben and Josh and Kate Beckinsdale, but I have decided it doesn't take too much away from a very satisfying War Movie about Pearl Harbor and the aftermath! No other Pearl Harbor movie has ever done as good a job at depicting the attack as well as this movie visually. And what about the Doolittle Raid On Tokyo? That was done exceedingly well! What is not to like about this movie? The special effects and CGI are awesome! This movie is worthy of a high rating. It is very well done, and I am glad to have had a chance to come around to understanding and realizing what a very well made movie this really is!