Pearl Harbor (Two-Disc 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition) | 
 enlarge | Actors: Ben Affleck, Alec Baldwin, Kate Beckinsale, Colm Feore, William Fichtner
Studio: Touchstone / Disney
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1937 reviews
Sales Rank: 1536
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 183
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.9
MPN: 786936164282
ISBN: 0788831216
UPC: 786936164282
EAN: 9780788831218
ASIN: B00003CXTG
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: December 4, 2001
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Product Description
The story of two friends who join the military during World War II and the attack on Pearl Harbor, and fall in love with the same Army nurse.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 6-MAY-2003
Media Type: DVD
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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 cliche (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
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 ITS A MOVIE NOT A DOCUMENTARY!!! August 26, 2008
After watching this movie I thought it was pretty good going on great. Then after reading the bad reviews I think the problem is that some people in historic/war movies look SO far into history and the exact little details that may be a little different in the actual movie.
Bottom line is when making a movie you can't show everything totally realistic and perfect. If you do that it will be just another educational documentary about pearl harbor.
You have to have main characters and you have to show the story of the horrible attack that was made on pearl harbor at the same time. I think they accomplished that very well. They showed the fiction love story and how the characters were living before the attacks as a lead in. Then Danny dies at the end to show how the attacks must have affected people personally who were involved, or had anyone close to them involved with pearl at all. The huge 40 minute scene of the Attack is in my opinion greatly done and shows the destruction brutally and vividly. Then when they show the first attack back, they were trying to show how America would band together, grow stronger, and eventually win WWII. I also must add all the actors did a very good job in their roles.
This movie was shown very well with great acting great special effects with i must add a great tandem being Bruckheimer/Bay. Also, screenwriter Randall Wallace who wrote Braveheart. Some people also have a problem with the love story but I think it goes good with the movie especially more on a personal and touching level after the attacks. And hell if you can deal with the love story in Titanic don't attempt to diss the love story in Pearl Harbor. So people need to stop looking so much into it and watch it for what it is. A MOVIE!!
 My favorite portrayal of "Pearl Harbour Re-Enactments" August 15, 2008
I really liked the way this movie was presented. It took alot of the horror out of the element and showed love and compassion in a 1000 times told story. Pearl Harbour is history. History can be embellished pretty easily, especially by Hollywood. Not to worry, you won't feel like this movie was fake. I think most people walk away seeing this time and time again. Fact this is my second copy (I think I loaned amy other one out and never got it returned!)
Worth the money August 8, 2008
I love Micheal Bay's movies, this movie has crazy war scenes and a great theme song. As for the Vista Series, you are paying for a lot of behind-the-scenes footage and other kinda cool stuff.
 michael bay: DIE! August 5, 2008
I remember seeing the trailer for this movie and being really excited for a good WWII movie. I saw it in the theaters and wish Micheal Bay would give me my money back. The "action" is okay, but few and far between. Most of the movie revolves around a dumb love triangle which is very unbelievable and boring. As Stan Marsh so eloquently puts it: "I finally get it. There is no God. People are starving in Alabama, and Michael Bay gets to keep making movies."
Pearl Harbor The Director's Cut July 29, 2008
I have always been a history nut, so I really looked forward to this movie when it came out in the theater. I believe the visualizations were superb, with the CG in the action sequences very well done. The story line was a little long, but the acting was very good as well. I would highly recommend this DVD to anyone who enjoys WWII historical movies. I only wish that a newer version of the battle of Midway would be shot.
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