Pearl Har"bore"

Rating: 3/10 (27 June 2001)

This film was parked in Battleship Row and bombed !
I feel for all the historians out there who had to put up with this 3 hour distortion of history ! If you're going to make a history film, then don't change history, tell the real story. If you're going to make a love story, don't call it Pearl Harbor.
Perhaps, as some have stated, this was another attempt at Titanic. But the content was as shallow as the Harbor itself. At least James Cameron's production delivers the factual accounts with accuracy.

I am a realist. Historical events should not be changed. History is a mentor and if you start telling the story in a different light, history is lost.
Alec Baldwin is a decent actor and I enjoy his movies, but I must say my girlfriend and I broke out in laughter as he gave his "...we're gonna win this dawgone war" speech, before the Doolittle air attack. If you're going to steal monumental war speeches, from older movies, at least have the courtesy to show the film in black and white !
The only thing that kept me in my seat was the attack itself. The visual effects were entertaining. But, I have a question.....did the real Zeros, that attacked Pearl, swarm like flies ?
Needless to say, I was let down. To restore my faith, I went out and purchased Tora! Tora! Tora!, on DVD, to ease the pain. A 31 year old movie, but a more enjoyable 3 hours.
If you must, wait for the rental.