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Am I the only one who didn't hate this movie?

posted 14 years ago by rwkrok
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Okay, it's not Gone with the Wind....but really, does this movie deserve all the hate directed its way?
I'll concede all the historical inaccuracies - so what - it's a MOVIE.
It was never presented as a documentary so who cares if it's accurate. I could name a hundred (maybe a thousand) historically based movies crammed with inaccuracies that don't inspire anywhere near this degree of vitriol.
Is it because it's become fashionable to bust on Ben Affleck? (Okay, I can identify with that) However, I enjoyed the movie.
It was the first time I saw Kate Beckinsale and thought she was wonderful along with being probably the best looking woman on the planet. The flying scenes/battle scenes/destruction scenes were great. I was entertained. As far as the aforementioned inaccuracies SO WHAT. Every historically themed movie is crammed with them.
It's a MOVIE.

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[–] m_haeri 13 years ago

I have immensely enjoyed this movie as it is a very dense story telling method, powerful performance by Josh,Ben and Kate, nice war scenes and great directing by Micheal Bay, it is romantic, it is sad, it is (partly) true and well, that's what you expect from a movie like this.
So it is true it has its shortcomings, but as you said its not supposed to be a documentary of WWII, if you want to watch a documentary go watch National Geographic.
This is cinema and its all about the art of film making.
I think people hate this movie because its not what they thought it would before watching it.

[–] squicker 13 years ago

This film is dreadful. It comprises the laziest, most predictable and trite film making I have seen in a big production. It's actually embarrassing to watch. It's on TV now and by God it is appalling

[–] Established1981 13 years ago

its diabolical. a dreadful error of judgement by all involved.

[–] bobgllsp 9 years ago

So only your opinion matters???? What was tripe???????

[–] diablozoll 13 years ago

To everyone involved in this dispute: GET A LIFE

[–] SuperhumanChichi 13 years ago

Titanic was a fictional romance movie based around a historical event, yet no one seems to flame that movie. Why all the hate for Pearl Harbor? Really, if anyone thinks this was "the worst movie ever" then clearly you haven't seen too many movies.

[–] akrussellsprout 12 years ago

I agree!

[–] indy_go_blue44 11 years ago

"Titanic" does get flamed, but not as bad as PH for one very good reason: Because it treated the subject material (ie, the actual sinking of the Titanic) with respect and within the known limits of history and filmmaking, tries very hard (and mostly succeeds) in getting it right.

PH is the exact opposite: It makes no effort to get the history right and presents a love story even more pitiful than that of the Titanic. Nothing about the characters says "this is 1941 America on the eve of war." Nothing about the Japanese (old saying about the sail navy: Wooden ships, iron men) makes them or the event realistic (iron ships, wooden men.)

I've seen plenty of movies. Worst movie ever? No. Worst war movie ever? No. Worst love movie ever? Maybe. But definitely PH is the worst high budget movie I've ever seen, bar none.

Do you hate me because I have no avatar? Do you even give a damn?

[–] somya-srivastava 13 years ago

No, you're not ! I liked it very much and i have no idea why people are claiming it to be a bad movie.

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[–] mrmgrj 12 years ago

Nope you aren't the only one! I had no idea there was such hate for it actually, everyone I know (including me) loves it! I have always had a crush on Danny, and I even made my boyfriend watch it with me and he cried at the end with me! As far as being disrespectful goes, it's a movie meant to entertain more than inform, you should go into it thinking just that. It shows love amongst chaos, and although it was titled as Pearl Harbor, it's more about the story than the fight. You feel the pain of the loss watching this, see how many people died. It's entertainment people, nothing more.

[–] lbarron20 12 years ago

No I absolutely loved this movie and Kate Beckinsale was superhot as well even before I knew who she was.

[–] stephtastrophe 12 years ago

I watched this for the first time today and I thought it was really great. I loved it. I thought everyone said when it came out that it was good, I'm sure it got good reviews when it came out.

real human being and a real hero

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