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Remember Pearl Harbor...But Forget This Movie
Disney looked at TITANIC and figured out a formula. Set a love story against the backdrop of an epic catastrophe and make a mountain of money. Unfortunately, the formula produced PEARL HARBOR.

The love story is beyond lame. The fly boy characters are leftover caricatures from TOP GUN. The beautiful nurse they fight over looks beautiful (and she is) but the script gives her nothing else to do. Ben Affleck looks at least ten years older than Josh Hartnett. The scene where a riled FDR rallies his war cabinet by rising from his wheelchair is bizarre and laughable. Casting Hollywood super-lib Alec Baldwin as WWII Jimmy Doolittle is insulting and borderline sacrilegious. The ending is ridiculous.
The 40-minute battle scene in middle of this mess is impressive but the rest is hackneyed and unbelievable. I'd heard that Disney, trying to cover all the bases, released a version to the Japanese that ended after the devastating attack--so they wouldn't be insulted if we reminded them we ultimately won WWII. No kidding. Every scene, every lame line appears crafted to make a buck.
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The sad part is: the Vets deserved better.

Great DVD of a not-so great movie
The special effects of this monumental world event are stupendous. The fictionalized soap opera story of the three sexy young leads, however, is mind-numbing cliche that seems to last longer than the war itself. This is why "Scene Selection" was created!

Fortunately, history buffs will be able to enjoy the battle scenes and the wonderful Bonus Features including a "Making Of" special and a History Channel documentary.

However, if you really want the best of the Pearl Harbor movie experiences, check out TORA! TORA! TORA!

What a Mess!!!
I never thought I'd see a film that made "Showgirls" look like "Citizen Kane!" "Pearl Harbor" is the worst movie in the history of the cinema!

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