Ok but highly inaccurate

Rating: 4/10 (26 May 2001)

I went and saw Pearl Harbor with great anticipation and left the theater feeling disappointed. The love story was so-so but I really had my eyes set for the attack to compare it to the classic "Tora, Tora, Tora" No contest fellas. See the latter for a much better version of the attack on Pearl Harbor. This version is laced with so many inaccuracies and politically correct views that we are distorting the truth behind the whole event. The Japanese are portrayed too noble in my mind. In those days, they were all for war...only Adm. Yamamoto was wary of attacking the U.S. The fighters that managed to get off the ground came from a remote dirt strip, not a major airbase as portrayed in the film. I can also dispense with the stunt flying antics as that never happened along with flying in between hangers and buildings at low level. How contrived! They also left out scenes that I felt would have made a HUGE emotional impact on the audience. Such as the band on the USS Nevada playing the Star Spangled Banner to the end and only then dipersing to take cover. Also not showing the USS Nevada getting under steam and heading for the harbor entrance in it's famous dash for the sea was criminal. That act alone was also a rallying point for the men that saw it. Adm. Kimmel is portrayed too kindly also. While it is true he was not completely at fault, he also was lured into complacency in the real attack. There are more but I will not get into these. All in all the movie is nothing more than another version of Titanic with the same results....it sinks....5 out of 10. Wait for the video.