Product: Midway (Collector's Edition) (1976)
Rating: 5.0
As in theaters
Just thought I'd correct an error in another review. This DVD is the original theatrical release, which I saw several times in the theaters in the 70s. There was a longer version shown on television for many years, with extra scenes including the battle of coral sea. Some bits of that additional footage is available on this DVD on the extras menu, but unfortunately not all of it. In any case, that footage was a strange curiosity, as the original release was obviously the director's true intention. The extra footage ruined the pacing of the film, and although I enjoyed it on TV, it sure did drag after a while. Still, it would have been nice if the DVD package included both the original as well as the TV version.