Pearl Harbor [Blu-ray]
starring: Ben Affleck, Alec Baldwin, Kate Beckinsale, Colm Feore, William Fichtner
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Studio: Buena Vista Home VideoRelease Date: 05/30/2008Rating: Pg13
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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.
br/> 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
Studio: Buena Vista Home VideoRelease Date: 05/30/2008Rating: Pg13
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.
br/> 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
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Rating: 
- Movie: 3.5/5 Picture Quality: 4~4.75/5 Sound Quality: 4.75/5 Extras: 2.5/5
Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-2 BD-50
Running time: 3:03:09
Movie size: 42,21 GB
Disc size: 47,56 GB
Average Video Bit Rate: 20.83 Mbps
LPCM 5.1 6912Kbps 24-bit/48Khz English
DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps English / French
Subtitles: English SDH / French
#Journey to the Screen-The Making of Pearl Harbor (SD - 47 minutes)
#Unsung Heroes (SD - 45 minutes)
#Music video
#Teaser and theatrical trailers
Rating: - Bay is a genius
All right I know that Pearl Harbor since its release date has been getting nothing but horrible reviews from just about every critic who'd seen it. I personally thought it was an excellent movie. The authenticity of every thing about the film was almost down to a science. Aside from Ben Affleck's 90's style haircut everything from clothing to wall posters were all well placed and everything.Now we come to the acting. Every one in the film did a great job portraying their charecters and making them ... Read More
Rating: 
-Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, in my opinion, is one of the best movies I have seen. I have read may of the reviews by other members, and the derogatory comments they have made about the film, and yes, from their point of view, they are correct.What you have to understand before you can really appreciate a film like this is that although part of the plot is fiction, the rest is not. This means that the creators have to make the film fit into the framework of established historical fact. Not only the historic lines, ... Read More
Rating: 
- Pearl Harbor Blu-Ray Disc
I haven't watched it yet in Blu-Ray, but the movie is great on regular DVD.
Rating: - Positively Fantastic!!!!
I rec'd this brand new Blu-ray of Pearl Harbor so fast!Perfectly packaged!It was my first Blu-ray movie to watch and it was Positively Fantastic!!!!
- Movie: 3.5/5 Picture Quality: 4~4.75/5 Sound Quality: 4.75/5 Extras: 2.5/5Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-2 BD-50
Running time: 3:03:09
Movie size: 42,21 GB
Disc size: 47,56 GB
Average Video Bit Rate: 20.83 Mbps
LPCM 5.1 6912Kbps 24-bit/48Khz English
DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps English / French
Subtitles: English SDH / French
#Journey to the Screen-The Making of Pearl Harbor (SD - 47 minutes)
#Unsung Heroes (SD - 45 minutes)
#Music video
#Teaser and theatrical trailers
- Bay is a geniusAll right I know that Pearl Harbor since its release date has been getting nothing but horrible reviews from just about every critic who'd seen it. I personally thought it was an excellent movie. The authenticity of every thing about the film was almost down to a science. Aside from Ben Affleck's 90's style haircut everything from clothing to wall posters were all well placed and everything.Now we come to the acting. Every one in the film did a great job portraying their charecters and making them ... Read More
-Pearl HarborPearl Harbor, in my opinion, is one of the best movies I have seen. I have read may of the reviews by other members, and the derogatory comments they have made about the film, and yes, from their point of view, they are correct.What you have to understand before you can really appreciate a film like this is that although part of the plot is fiction, the rest is not. This means that the creators have to make the film fit into the framework of established historical fact. Not only the historic lines, ... Read More
- Pearl Harbor Blu-Ray DiscI haven't watched it yet in Blu-Ray, but the movie is great on regular DVD.
- Positively Fantastic!!!!I rec'd this brand new Blu-ray of Pearl Harbor so fast!Perfectly packaged!It was my first Blu-ray movie to watch and it was Positively Fantastic!!!!
