Product: MacArthur (1977)
Rating: 4.0
Great movie, excellent actor but some minor factual errors
Gregory Peck is excellent. His acting is superb here. This movie would be incomplete and bad if Peck wasn't in it. I admire Gen. MacArthur and am one of his fans even though people call him a crazed general. I think he should have been allowed to finish the job he started in Korea. If he had been given the chance, we'd not be stuck with a split Korea and a belligerent China. At any rate, this movie is one of my favorites along with Patton of course. Also the visual effects are not satisfactory mostly due to the technological advantages of 1960s. Like the scene where naval vessels are shelling Philippines and MacArthur along with PH president are observing the scene. It's kinda childish at best but heck, I like the movie. However there are some minor errors in the script (which I might very well be wrong and plz correct me on that):When Gen. MacArthur is planning to re-take Phillippines with Adm Nimitz and FDR, he (Gregory Peck) talks about the beach landings in Anzio, Italy. The Anzio happened in Jan and Feb 1944 whereas this talk of retaking Philippines took place in 1943, months before Anzio beach landing occurred. So there's one thing that's debatable.One other thing is where his aide approached him about the plans to drop the A-bomb on Japan and general says something about the biggest invasion of history and he is upset that it is gonna be done by an "Air Force General". Well, duh! Air Force didn't exist in fact until 1947. So I am not sure if the wording is correct there. Maybe Army brass referred to army air corps as Air Force. I don't know but it doesnt ring true. Again, I hope I am wrong. ;-)All in all, I give this movie a great rating for its superb portrayal of an American hero.