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Pearl Harbor (Two-Disc 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition)

starring: Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jon Voight
directed by: Michael Bay

: Pearl Harbor (Two-Disc 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: AFFLECK,BEN
EAN: 9780788831218
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788831216
Label: Touchstone / Disney
Manufacturer: Touchstone / Disney
Number Of Discs: 2
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Touchstone / Disney
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 04, 2001
Running Time: 183 minutes
Sales Rank: 1397
Studio: Touchstone / Disney
Theatrical Release Date: 2001



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Editorial Review:

Description:
History comes alive in the unforgettable epic motion picture PEARL HARBOR, the spectacular blockbuster brought to the screen by Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay. Astounding visual and audio effects put you at the center of the event that changed the world -- that early Sunday morning in paradise when warplanes screamed across the peaceful skies of Pearl Harbor and jolted America into World War II. This real-life tale of catastrophic defeat, heroic victory, and personal courage focuses on the war's devastating impact on two daring young pilots, Ben Affleck (ARMAGEDDON) and Josh Hartnet (BLACK HAWK DOWN), and a beautiful, dedicated nurse, Kate Beckinsale (SERENDIPITY). PEARL HARBOR is extraordinary moviemaking -- a breathtaking reenactment of the 'date which will live in infamy' and a heartfelt tribute to the men and women who lived it.

Amazon.com:
To call Pearl Harbor a throwback to old-time war movies is something of an understatement. Director Michael Bay's epic take on the bombing that brought the United States into World War II hijacks every war movie situation and cliché (some affectionate, some stale) you've ever seen and gives them a shiny, glossy spin until the whole movie practically gleams. Planes glisten, water sparkles, trees beckon--and Bay's re-creation of the bombing itself, a 30-minute sequence that's tightly choreographed and amazingly photographed, sets the action movie bar up quite a few notches. And in updating the classic war film, Bay and screenwriter Randall Wallace (Braveheart) use that old plot standby, the love triangle--this time, it's between two pilots (Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett) and a nurse (Kate Beckinsale) who find themselves stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, during what they thought would be a nice, sunny tour of duty. Then, of course, history intervened.

For the first 90 minutes of the movie, Affleck and Beckinsale find a nice, appealing chemistry that plays on his strengths as a movie star and hers as a serious actress--he gives her glamour, she gives him smarts. Their truncated romance--the beginning of which is told in flashback so we can get right to the point where he has to leave her to go to England--works, thanks to their charm. They're no Kate and Leo from Titanic (a strategy the film strives hard toward), but they're pretty darn adorable in their own right. Hartnett, as the not entirely unwelcome third wheel, squints bravely but makes only a slight dent in the film. Everyone else in Pearl Harbor--from Cuba Gooding Jr.'s brave navy seaman to Jon Voight's able impersonation of FDR--is pretty much a glorified walk-on, taking a backseat to the pyrotechnics and action sequences that keep the three-hour film in fairly constant motion. But when that action does take hold, Pearl Harbor is quite a thrilling ride. --Mark Englehart



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Very good movie, a favorite, mixture of friendship, love and war.
This movie has always been one of my favorites.
It tells and shows a lot of things and in some ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Icckk
This movie is absurdly bad. A white elephant. From the start, when you see Alec Baldwin, as an Army Air ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Horrible movie
While I have little regard for Roger Ebert's opinion on movies or anything else, he did pretty much nail ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Pearl Harbor
Even though there is alot of Hollywood in this movie there is alot of truth to it. I learned alot by watching ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - James Cameron,YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To be honest,I really don't care what the critics or the people who gave
nothing but praise to James Cameron's ... Read More

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