Product: Midway (Collector's Edition) (1976)
Rating: 3.0
Midway
If you can ignore Charlton Heston and a sappy, romantic sub-plot involving his on screen son, this movie is a fairly accurate depiction of one of America's greatest naval victories. In the space of five minutes, U. S. Naval Aviators sunk four Japanese Aircraft Carriers, destroyed over 300 enemy aircraft and, more importantly, killed most of the elite Japanese Flying Corps. It was the first major reversal for Japan in World War II and marked the turning point in the Pacific. Japan was never again on the offensive after this battle.