Pearl Harbor Director: Michael Bay Cast: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr.
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- DVD Release Date: 07/02/2002
- Original Release: 2001
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- Sales Rank: 5,774
Features
Closed Caption; Three audio commentaries with filmmakers; Hours of interactive in-depth "Making Of" features; Animatic scene concepts from director Michael Bay; "Boot Camp" segments of actor's preparation; "Deconstructing Destruction" with interactive special effects sequences; Two documentaries from The History Channel; Multi-angle breakdown of action segments; "Definitive Bibliography" DVD-ROM feature; DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Sound; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; THX-certified, includes THX optimizer; Dolby headphone mix; Widescreen (2.35:1), enhanced for 16x9 televisions; French-language track; Spanish subtitles; Four collectable Pearl Harbor postcards; 24-page companion booklet
Full Product DetailsScene Index
Side #1 --
1. Tennesse, 1923 [4:41]
2. The European War [3:17]
3. Playing Chicken [3:31]
4. Looking for Trouble [2:18]
5. Medical Examination [5:59]
6. A Nose for Champagne [3:18]
7. Pickup Lines [3:14]
8. Saying Goodbye [7:41]
9. Flying Towards War [3:30]
10. Messages [6:04]
11. The Battle of Britain [3:09]
12. A Fight for Respect [3:45]
13. Rememberance [4:46]
14. Time to Move On [4:54]
15. Confusion [1:32]
16. Pearl Harbor at Sunset [4:34]
17. Spine-Tingling Feeling [4:26]
18. "I'm Alive" [2:05]
19. Fight at the Hula House [3:16]
20. December 7th [1:09]
21. Hostility Imminent [5:54]
22. First Strike [4:16]
23. Airfield Attack [4:03]
24. A Call to Arms [4:41]
25. Trapped [2:26]
26. Hospital Chaos [4:06]
27. Takeoff [4:23]
28. Airborne [2:31]
29. Shooting Back [2:46]
30. Aftermath [3:48]
31. Declaration of War [2:11]
Side #2 --
1. Retaliation [3:44]
2. Flying Out [6:11]
3. Mission Briefing [1:36]
4. Lightening the Load [1:10]
5. Tip of the Sword [3:38]
6. Launch Now! [3:55]
7. The Enemy's Backyard [7:05]
8. Empty Tanks [1:15]
9. Pinned Down [2:38]
10. Sacrifice [2:18]
11. Home [3:22]
12. Danny [1:48]
13. End Credits [3:13]
Editorial Reviews
As oversized and sleek as a vintage Cadillac, this sprawling World War II epic directed by action-specialist Michael Bay is an old-fashioned melodrama retrofitted with all the high-tech special effects money can buy -- think Saving Private Ryan crossed with Titanic. Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer always dish out disaster and mayhem with style, but in Pearl Harbor they also add a healthy helping of romance. The story, which unfolds in Hawaii as Japan prepares for its fateful attack on the American fleet, follows two young farm boys turned ace fighter pilots (Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett), who find their lifelong friendship challenged when they both fall in love with the same beautiful young nurse (Kate Beckinsale). The characters -- unfailingly earnest, sentimental, patriotic, and heroic -- are a deliberate throwback to an earlier, less complicated era of American moviemaking. "We may lose this battle, but we’re gonna win this war," says Alec Baldwin, portraying the famed airman Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle with definitive bombast. "You know why?" he asks, pointing to Affleck and Hartnett. "Because of them." Pearl Harbor is that kind of picture; and one with plenty of retro Hollywood glamour on display, too. The three stars -- Beckinsale, with her ruby-red lips and Veronica Lake hairdo; the young men, all broad shoulders and rippling muscles -- never look anything less than gorgeous, whether dodging bombs or posing in period bathing suits against surging surf. The high point of the film, of course, is the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and here Bay truly excels. State-of-the-art cinematography and effects make for a thrilling and harrowing extended sequence that plays like a mini disaster movie. It brings the horror of America’s first "Day of Infamy" vividly to life. Viewed in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, Pearl Harbor, for all its gloss, resonates and moves in ways that Bay and Bruckheimer probably never could have imagined when they made it. Kryssa Schemmerling, Barnes & Noble
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