Pearl Harbor - The Director's Cut (Four-Disc Vista Series) | 
| Director: Michael Bay
Actors: Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jon Voight
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  1951 reviews
Sales Rank: 26807
Format: Anamorphic, Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 4
Running Time: 183 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.6 x 1.1
MPN: 786936168532
ISBN: 0788832999
UPC: 078693616853
EAN: 9780788832994
ASIN: B00005Q3TZ
Theatrical Release Date: May 25, 2001
Release Date: July 2, 2002
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Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 2-JUL-2002
Media Type: DVD
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Sometimes bigger is actually better. Nearly matching the size of director Michael Bay's ego, this massive four-disc set is a veritable Pearl Harbor archive, and ironically, Bay's film remains the least interesting component. It's a purely conventional Hollywood take on the tragedy, using a cliched love triangle between two ace pilots (Josh Hartnett, Ben Affleck) and a Pearl Harbor nurse (Kate Beckinsale) as an "intimate" means of spectacularly re-creating the attack that thrust America into World War II. The director's cut adds little to the previous DVD release, apart from authentic R-rated carnage during the Japanese raid, and minor expansion of the Hartnett-Beckinsale romance. Commentaries range from superfluous (Bay and film historian Jeanine Basinger) to highly entertaining (Ben Affleck and costars) and technically informative (primary production team), and a spirited examination of visual effects (with Bay and ILM supervisor Eric Brevig) is guaranteed to fascinate anyone interested in physical effects and CGI. A broad "making of" documentary is noteworthy for one-time viewing, while abundant historical records make this a valuable compilation of definitive materials. The History Channel's "One Hour over Tokyo" and "Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor" provide depth that Bay's movie lacks, and Charles Kiselyak's interactive timeline is arguably the finest feature included, providing an in-depth historical perspective on U.S.-Japan relations. Even a brief reenactment of a Pearl Harbor nurse's journal is moving in a way that Bay's film can only try to be, while the "Interactive Attack Sequence" provides a multifaceted exploration of the entire production process (a highly educational feature for aspiring filmmakers). All in all, these four discs offer an admirable balance between Bay's technically impressive but ill-conceived epic and a thorough, fitting tribute to those who endured hell on that fateful Sunday in 1941. --Jeff Shannon
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 Pearl Harbor June 30, 2009
Butterfly (Penna.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie reveals a lot that our goverment hid for a long time. Its sad when goverment knew something and did nothing.
Movie was good for news in history, love story-a bit much but good.
 On Pearl Harbor June 4, 2009
BGP (USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
After watching this film, I found it impossible to determine which crime was more atrocious: the bombing of Pearl Harbor or the creation of the film which was loosely based around it. Are Hideki Tojo and Hirohito any worse than Michael Bay and Ben Affleck? History will judge.
 Pearl Harbor DVD May 26, 2009
Kayla M. Curry (Kentucky, USA)
The process of buying the DVD went very smoothly. I knew what I wanted, found it at a great price, and purchased it. I received the product in a timely manner and it was in great shape.
BAY + AFFLECK = REAL BAD April 21, 2009
abraxasworld (berwyn, il)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I truly wish that michael bay would have stopped making movies after this horrible excuse for a film.
Dreadful! April 12, 2009
Psychologist (CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the worst movie I have ever seen. For those of you who know nothing about history and are fans of this wretched piece of garbage, I must give you this breaking news--the Japanese did not bomb Pearl Harbor to break up a love triangle!
I would say that this movie has all the insight and intelligence of an ABC After School Special, but that would be an insult to children's television. If you want to watch a good movie about World War II, don't waste your money on this piece of crap. Buy Saving Private Ryan, Letters From Iwo Jima, Flags of Our Fathers, The Thin Red Line, or Das Boot instead.
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