Pearl Harbor was the best movie of its type I've ever seen (it's the best movie I've ever seen not counting Shrek)- and I wrote about people's deaths so if you haven't seen the movie, don't read this and go

Rating: 9/10 (2 February 2002)

I loved Pearl Harbor so much. I've never cried so hard in my entire life. Everything about it hit the right spots. I've watched it four times and even knowing what was going to happen, I could hardly breathe.
Each time I went up to switch the tapes, I could barely stand so it's lucky my VCR is close to the bed. The scenes with Danny (Josh Hartnett) and Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale) make me smile uncontrollably and stupidly. Every time I watch it, I just want to again and again.
I loved Titanic, but I think Pearl Harbor is much better. Titanic was much more focused on the love story and had less characters. There were very few, besides Rose and Jack, likable characters. But in Pearl Harbor, there were many characters who had nothing to do with the love story. Cuba Gooding, Jr. is considered as one of the lead actors, but he only talked to Evelyn once and never to Danny or Rafe. Many of the other characters, like Betty, Red, Anthony, Sandra, Martha, Billy, and Barbara, were also people that I really connected with and loved. When Betty died I cried just as hard as when Danny died. Watching Titanic, there was no one like that.
The special effects were amazing. I don't really know anything about special effects, but I was completly taken back by them.
Also, the music was incredible. I bought the soundtrack and just listening to it makes me cry. Most of the time when I sing "There You'll Be" I start crying so hard. A lot of this is making me sound like a big cry baby, but until very recently it has taken a lot to make me cry. after seeing Pearl Harbor, it's easier for me to cry, because if I get upset about something and think about Pearl Harbor, I cry because of both things.
The people who say this movie is horrible aren't very compassionate. I don't get what is so unbelievable about the love story, either. I think it complimented the tragedy well, but it definatly didn't take away from it.
I said not to read this if you haven't seen the movie, so I can't really say go see it, but you really should.