Generally Positive

Rating: Null/10 (15 December 2001)

I never got round to seeing this one at the cinema but just bought the commemorative 3-dvd set. Had heard that the first hour would be boring. Sure enough, I put on the dvd started watching, gradually nodded off but suddenly woke up after 1hr 25 minutes, just when the attack was starting ! From then on till the end of the film I was pleasently surprised ! The attack on PH is perfect cinematographically and the following events right up till the end of the film fine. What is missing is a strong love story like there was in Titanic which complemented the impending disaster ! Here the love story seems less intense but I reserve my judgement on this matter having fallen asleep for an hour !! I 'll have to watch from the beginning again. But the aerial combats and bombing scenes are second to none as are the sound quality and beautiful music from the soundtrack. Apart from that I was pretty sure well before the end how the film would turn out and it happened exactly as had imagined = predicable end. But I do not want my comments to appear to negative as my overall impression of the film is quite positive. I just conclude it needs several viewings to take all in hence the purchase of the DVD.