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PEARL HARBOR: 60TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE EDITION (BLU-RAY DISC)
"An unabashedly old-fashioned and irony-free wartime romance..." Joe Leydon, San Francisco Chronicle
"...the best piece of popular entertainment to come along in years..." Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Editor's Note
Director Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, THE ROCK) uses a tragic romantic triangle to set the stage for the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in this epic tale of love, loss, and patriotism. When Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale), a beautiful Navy nurse, meets dashing ace Army fighter pilot Rafe (Ben Affleck), the two fall madly in love, only to be separated abruptly when he is called upon to help fight the war in Europe. Unforeseen circumstances lead Evelyn into the arms of Danny (Josh Hartnett), another fighter pilot and Rafe's best friend since childhood. In the meantime, the Japanese military is planning the surprise early morning raid on Hawaii that will pull the United States into World War II. Spectacular special effects vividly recreate the attack in devastating detail as bombs explode, torpedoes shoot through the water, and bullets fly, shaking tranquil Pearl Harbor to its core. Bay deftly captures the patriotism and the loss of innocence of the young men and women who were suddenly thrust into the war. Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jon Voight, Alec Baldwin and Mako also star in this tribute to both the fallen and the survivors of one of the most horrific tragedies ever to occur on American soil.
| Features | The History Channel Documentary: Unsung Heroes | | Audio: English DTS 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Dubbed: French | | DVD-ROM Feature: Definitive Bibliography | | Featurette: Journey To The Screen - The Making Of Pearl Harbor | | Interactive Menus | | Music Video: Faith Hill's "There You'll Be" | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: Spanish | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 1/10/2010 |
| Running Time: 183 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2001 | | Catalog ID: 5345003 | | UPC: 00786936724745 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (2002) | | | Golden Globe, Hans Zimmer, Best Original Score - Motion Picture | | | Golden Globe, Diane Warren, Best Original Song - Motion Picture | | | Grammy, Diane Warren, Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | |
Winner (2002) | | | MTV Award, Pearl Harbor, Best Action Sequence | |
Nominee (2002) | | | MTV Award, Kate Beckinsale, Best Female Performance | | | MTV Award, Josh Hartnett, Best Male Performance | |
Winner (2002) | | | Oscar, Christopher Boyes, George Watters, II, Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing | |
Nominee (2002) | | | Oscar, Eric Brevig, et. al., Best Effects, Visual Effects | | | Oscar, Diane Warren, Best Music, Original Song | | | Oscar, Peter J. Devlin, et. al., Best Sound |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...The aerial combat is thrillingly executed, and Mr. Bay has clearly mastered some tricky war-picture techniques..." 05/25/2001 p.E14USA Today
"...[Featuring] an excellent turn by Jon Voight....It's an extravaganza worth seeing..." 05/25/2001 p.1E Variety
"...[The film] combines razzle-dazzle pyrotechnics with high-grade visual effects..." 05/28/2001 p.17-28 Entertainment Weekly
"...Bay's staging is spectacular but also honorable in its scary, hurtling exactitude..." 06/01/2001 p.59-60 Los Angeles Times
"...A blockbuster entertainment that has passion, valor and tremendous action..." 05/25/2001 p.1 ReelViews 6 of 10
To think of uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer and action director Michael Bay is to be reminded of popcorn-and-eye candy trifles like The Rock and Armageddon - movies where flashy special effects and lobotomized scripts are arguably assets. The pairing of Bruckheimer and Bay does not provoke thoughts of a serious epic set against a grand, historical backdrop - and Pearl Harbor illustrates why this is the case. It's a mystery why, with $135 million being spent on this motion picture, a few dollars couldn't have been lavished on the screenplay. The writing (credited to Braveheart scribe Randall Wallace) isn't just mediocre - it's embarrassingly bad. This movie has more howlers than the average comedy - and all of those lines are, of course, unintentionally funny. - James Berardinelli
Los Angeles Times 10 of 10
...a superb reenactment of Japan's Dec. 7, 1941, bombing of a sizable portion of the U.S. Pacific fleet in Honolulu, an engaging love story and a remarkable evocation of a time when Americans virtually overnight pulled together to begin the grueling process of turning a military catastrophe into eventual triumph...The film's immense cast and crew...blend artistry and technology to create a blockbuster entertainment that has passion, valor and tremendous action...The film is sustained by a grand theme: innocence lost. - Kevin Thomas
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