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This is a very good movie, in spite of some rather glaring flaws. Which is a shame, this is likely the last time anyone will commit this big a budget to a WW2 movie.
The Good. I am astonished at just how much shear reverence and respect Roland Emmerich shows for all of the known named actual human beings that took part in this battle. Often to the detriment of his usual "Hollywood'esque" story beats. Pretty much everything done or said by a named character in this movie is in fact 100% historically accurate, and comes from direct records and well researched books. Even the most absurd things such as Bruno Guido climbing into a parked plane to shoot down an attacking Betty Bomber. Aside from a few bits of exposition, such as Layton's opening bit or Best talking about non working torpedo's (which were historical facts) It's all taken from their own words. Even the cheesiest lines are actual things said. "We shall sit and watch the Moon" yep! That's the reported last words to witnesses of the Hiryu's Admiral and Captain. (and it follows in the Japanese Naval Tradition of everybody assembling on deck to receive flowery and poetic speeches before abandoning ship. A policy which ended badly on a number of other Carriers later in the war, when they did things like explode or roll over before the Admiral was done with his speech. taking most of the crew with them.) Layton's off the cuff best guess estimate that was 5 minutes, 5 miles and 5 degrees off is similarly a known historical fact.
The Bad;
You can see the moment the CGI Budget ran out. An awful lot of things are missing. Such as Wildcat's. The American Fighters. That's kind of a major omission. Similarly they re-use some CGI models inappropriately. That they just used the Enterprise/Hornet/Yorktown model for the sinking Lexington is somewhat forgivable. (the actual Lex was 1/3 again the size of the other Carriers). The re-use of B-25's in place of B-17's, B-26's and a number of other planes less so.
While 99% of the casting was amazing. The guy they got to play Raymond Spruance was awful. Pure wood. Yes Spruance was known as a very reserved and serious man. Not someone you would warm up to easily. But he wasn't doped up on anti psychotic meds. He was probably the most brilliant tactitian serving under Nimitz. With an amazing Poker face and a clear understanding of whatever the mission was. He was the polar opposite of his best friend "Bull" Halsey. (perfectly cast here).
For all of this films wonderful treatment of the humans who took part in the battle, it is a little sad to see a few of the major players and participants left out of this movie and the events they portray. Perhaps the most obvious was the lack of mention of Dusty Kleiss. Another very famous Enterprise Dive Bomber pilot. And one of the warmest nicest guys ever. He was the other Dive Bomber pilot who hit 2 Carriers that day, alongside Dick Best. He hit the Kaga square amidships, and he scored a perfect drop on the Hiryu placing his bomb just at the rearward edge of the red circle painted on the forward deck. He served and survived the length of the war. Serving much of it aboard the Enterprise. He talks about his experiences (and validates much of what is seen in this movie) in the old 90's History Channel series Battle 360 about the Enterprise. I believe he was also the last of the Midway pilots to die in recent years.
Perhaps the movies biggest flaw is it grabs too broad a scope, and packs in too much incidental material, to the detriment of the actual battle. From it's Pearl Harbor scenes to the Doolittle Raid stuff that really was not needed for this movie. And finally, for a Movie about Midway it focuses on the wrong US ship. The Enterprise is the best ship to tell the story of the Pacific War. She was the old lady that saw all of it. Participated in almost every Battle. But for a dramatic movie about Midway they should have focused on the Yorktown.
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Midway Blu-ray
The story of the battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the soldiers who fought it.
- Director: Roland Emmerich
- Writer: Wes Tooke
- Starring: Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, Mandy Moore, Luke Kleintank
- Producers: Harald Kloser, Roland Emmerich, Mark Gordon, Marco Shepherd, Wes Tooke, Peter Luo
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Mediocre movie with an AMAZING audio track!
BEFORE I BEGIN: If this movie had flat or boring sound, it would be a 1 star movie. This movie is completely saved because of how it sounds!On to my "review"If you like your movies loud, in your face and visually impressive, this is a movie I think you'll love. I'm not a movie reviewer so I'll spare you the bits about the weak acting and horrible line reads, but the audio makes this movie worth the purchase. If for nothing more than demo material for your home theater.If you have an over-the-top theater like I do, you'll love the way this wakes every single speaker up, especially your subwoofers. This movie will chip the paint off your walls if you're not careful, but that's half the fun, right?I think if you're looking for a good movie, look elsewhere. If you're looking for material to show off your home theater, look no further!
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