RazoRoss
11-06-2001, 00:24
Pearl Harbour
Action/Romance
3 Hours
WOW...this film was fantastic, god knows what the critics went to see when they wrote their reviews but it wasnt this...Forget what you've read in the papers and seen on tv, this is a -must-see- film, that I guarentee you will like.
You probably know the story but I'll give you a little brief anyway. It's about two men, Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett pilots for the U.S, caught in a love triangle with the gorgeous nurse Kate Beckinsale. This is the side story to the main attraction of the Japanese surprise attack on the U.S Pacific Fleet in 'Pearl Harbour', which brought America into World War 2.
This film takes it to the MAX in terms of action, the scenes are amazing keeping you on the edge of your seat and gasping for breath...The effects surpass films such as 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Titanic'. The camera work is brilliant catching superb shots, showing the shear epic size of this film. It can be seen were all the money for this film was put, as boats, planes and...people...get the **** blown out of them with fantastic realism. The film is 3 hours long, which you would think is a long time; but that isn't the case here with the first hour and a half giving us the character introduction and development alongside alot of humour you can watch comfortably up until the action kicks in. With quick bursts of action and humour, along with real footage of what happened in 1941, you wont get bored. So sit back, enjoy and when the action hits, it hits hard with amazing scenes of huge cruisers getting blown in half. The acting is good and you learn to like the characters. There is a massive aray of stars in this film, each scene shows someone you didn't expect or know about...Affleck and Hartnett are great toghether and Beckinsale is so HOT you wouldn't even know if she was a bad actress, but she isnt :). Oscar winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr only has a small role as in he isnt seen much, but he plays a big part in his own way by leading us through the mayhem in the battle scenes. He plays Doris Miller a real life character from the Pearl Harbour attack, the first black man to receive a medal for bravery. He's someone to keep an eye on during the chaos...
So I say go see this film, it keeps you watching with humour and action, fast 'n' frantic scenes with hardcore effects, but little blood n guts...but enough to satisfiy!! The 3 hours don't drag on, so it's an entertaining film that aimes to please. Powerful, dramatic, epic, Top Film. Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer have done a great job, as you should expect with their other great films such as 'Armageddon', 'The Rock', 'Bad Boys' and others...
"Outstanding Must-See" 4/5 **** for film
5/5 ***** for the action...
Action/Romance
3 Hours
WOW...this film was fantastic, god knows what the critics went to see when they wrote their reviews but it wasnt this...Forget what you've read in the papers and seen on tv, this is a -must-see- film, that I guarentee you will like.
You probably know the story but I'll give you a little brief anyway. It's about two men, Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett pilots for the U.S, caught in a love triangle with the gorgeous nurse Kate Beckinsale. This is the side story to the main attraction of the Japanese surprise attack on the U.S Pacific Fleet in 'Pearl Harbour', which brought America into World War 2.
This film takes it to the MAX in terms of action, the scenes are amazing keeping you on the edge of your seat and gasping for breath...The effects surpass films such as 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Titanic'. The camera work is brilliant catching superb shots, showing the shear epic size of this film. It can be seen were all the money for this film was put, as boats, planes and...people...get the **** blown out of them with fantastic realism. The film is 3 hours long, which you would think is a long time; but that isn't the case here with the first hour and a half giving us the character introduction and development alongside alot of humour you can watch comfortably up until the action kicks in. With quick bursts of action and humour, along with real footage of what happened in 1941, you wont get bored. So sit back, enjoy and when the action hits, it hits hard with amazing scenes of huge cruisers getting blown in half. The acting is good and you learn to like the characters. There is a massive aray of stars in this film, each scene shows someone you didn't expect or know about...Affleck and Hartnett are great toghether and Beckinsale is so HOT you wouldn't even know if she was a bad actress, but she isnt :). Oscar winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr only has a small role as in he isnt seen much, but he plays a big part in his own way by leading us through the mayhem in the battle scenes. He plays Doris Miller a real life character from the Pearl Harbour attack, the first black man to receive a medal for bravery. He's someone to keep an eye on during the chaos...
So I say go see this film, it keeps you watching with humour and action, fast 'n' frantic scenes with hardcore effects, but little blood n guts...but enough to satisfiy!! The 3 hours don't drag on, so it's an entertaining film that aimes to please. Powerful, dramatic, epic, Top Film. Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer have done a great job, as you should expect with their other great films such as 'Armageddon', 'The Rock', 'Bad Boys' and others...
"Outstanding Must-See" 4/5 **** for film
5/5 ***** for the action...