Nauseating

Rating: 2/10 (13 January 2003)

When I saw that it was a Woo film, I wasn't expecting much, but when I started watching my minimal expectations were not even met. The war scenes are pointless because not only are they long and drawn out, but you have no idea what the situation is. There is no explanation. It is simply USA fighting JAPAN. Each battle was just explosions. They were good explosions, but big booms don't mean anything. You can get that at any firework stand for 10 dollars. The acting was poor. The plot was ridiculous. That wasn't what bothered me though. I read that there was a $115 million dollar budget. This is $45 million more than Saving Private Ryan. This brought tears to my eyes. The sets looked like playgrounds. The dirt looked like it was just bought from home depot. There were scenes with mulch. The holes and ditches were perfectly dug like they were from bulldozers. It just looked fake. In all, this movie serves only as an example of what not to watch.