I wish I hadn't listened to the critics in 2001!!!

Rating: 9/10 (13 October 2009)

Stupid, stupid, stupid of me to take any notice of the critics when this film appeared in 2001!!! As a result I didn't get a copy and watch it all the way through until 2008. I am ashamed of myself.....really. Now I admit that I am an aviation anorak; however, even given the factual inaccuracies surrounding some of the aircraft, ships etc, I still loved all of the special effects. I think it says something when computers can make up for other failings in a film, so that it is still highly watchable. OK, Perhaps I am easily pleased, but at least I rarely rant on interminably about the incorrect cap-badge on the uniform of a soldier 400 yards away, and to the left of the main action!! And the unending supply of ammunition in a Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk certainly did not stop me enjoying the sequences. We all know that we cannot expect the heroes in a 'tale' like this to keep landing to re-arm; that would be ridiculous! How would they ever win a war like that? AS many others have pointed out, this was a Hollywood version of real events, so if you watch it expecting a historical masterpiece then you will be disappointed. Just chill, and go with the flow. I absolutely enjoyed it all. Sorry but the fact is, I wish I had viewed it on the big screen in '01 with a big bag of popcorn and a mega coke!!