tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post7856708555888397101..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-73163890293888289422013-02-09T08:01:02.077-08:002013-02-09T08:01:02.077-08:00John, I enjoy watching war and western movies. THE...John, I enjoy watching war and western movies. THE GREAT ESCAPE is, in fact, one of my favourite war films. There are far better war movies than PEARL HARBOUR, John, so I don't think you are missing anything there. I remember critics panning the film which won just one Academy award.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-68794659486417528932013-02-09T07:51:14.180-08:002013-02-09T07:51:14.180-08:00Patti, I agree. I have seen a few Vietnam War film...Patti, I agree. I have seen a few Vietnam War films, the notable ones being THE KILLING FIELDS and PLATOON.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-15236332834757856592013-02-09T06:50:27.441-08:002013-02-09T06:50:27.441-08:00Yvette, PEARL HARBOUR is no patch on TORA! TORA! T...Yvette, PEARL HARBOUR is no patch on TORA! TORA! TORA! which is, indeed, a "terrific" movie. PEARL HARBOUR meandered between a love story and the horrific events of December 1941 and got lost somewhere in between. I like Ben Affleck as an actor, especially as Matt Murdock or Daredevil, the Man Without fear. Lookwise, he fit the role perfectly.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-68052508719920271592013-02-09T05:44:55.888-08:002013-02-09T05:44:55.888-08:00Ron, what a time to come into the world! I agree B...Ron, what a time to come into the world! I agree Baldwin is more of a comedian though I don't see that part of him either. He had a rather serious role as Jack Ryan in THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER based on Tom Clancy's cold war thriller.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-51827541191527524252013-02-08T05:51:08.787-08:002013-02-08T05:51:08.787-08:00Charles, I am with you there. I thought the direct...Charles, I am with you there. I thought the director would have done well if he had spared Pearl Harbour and only retained the love story.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-13070277961789149432013-02-08T05:20:47.793-08:002013-02-08T05:20:47.793-08:00Parrish Lantern, I couldn't agree more with yo...Parrish Lantern, I couldn't agree more with you and that pretty much seems to be the general sentiment on this page and elsewhere. There's always a saving grace in most films. I guess it's special effects in PEARL HARBOUR.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-71187818039461816422013-02-08T05:18:11.673-08:002013-02-08T05:18:11.673-08:00Thanks very much, Sergio. I liked the way you comp...Thanks very much, Sergio. I liked the way you compared the two versions that retell the story of Pearl Harbour. While one is pretty realisitic, the other is overtly dramatic. I thought TORA! TORA! TORA!, the little that I remember of it, to be entirely believable. I saw FROM HERE TO ENTERNITY a long time ago and would have to revisit the film to refresh my memory.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-24047234940085357522013-02-06T14:22:09.459-08:002013-02-06T14:22:09.459-08:00I saw Tora! Tora! Tora! as kid but probalby only b...I saw <i>Tora! Tora! Tora!</i> as kid but probalby only because my older borther liked movies about war and I was trying to be like him for a while. Didn't work. Still don't like war movies unless they are adventures like <i>The Great Escape</i>. I have avoided <i>Pearl Harbor</i> because it was reviled by critics as a cheesy and lousy romance with little historical accuracy.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-62644538979568142672013-02-05T18:38:06.167-08:002013-02-05T18:38:06.167-08:00My favorite war movies concern the Vietnam War. I ...My favorite war movies concern the Vietnam War. I think it produced a real fine batch. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-44141281273760148542013-02-05T14:35:15.805-08:002013-02-05T14:35:15.805-08:00I haven't seen the Ben Affleck film, Prashant,...I haven't seen the Ben Affleck film, Prashant, primarily because of the inane love story interfering with world events thing. I think I kind of knew before even reading about the movie, how it would go. For me, special effects are not enough reason to see a movie.<br /><br />But I have loved TORA, TORA, TORA! since I first saw it many years ago. I own the DVD and watch it now and again and am always drawn into the story as if I were watching for the first time. What a terrific movie. The special effects ain't bad either.<br /><br />Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-23698085060044930552013-02-05T13:53:45.316-08:002013-02-05T13:53:45.316-08:00I date myself from Pearl Harbor, since I was born ...I date myself from Pearl Harbor, since I was born only 2-3 weeks before it. I can't watch Alec Baldwin play anything serious; he is such a wonderful comic actor.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-36864927112551323792013-02-05T08:56:02.356-08:002013-02-05T08:56:02.356-08:00Really liked Tora, Tora, Tora. Pearl harbor, not s...Really liked Tora, Tora, Tora. Pearl harbor, not so much, though I did enjoy Kate BeckinsaleCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-49862665449571506032013-02-05T06:06:49.902-08:002013-02-05T06:06:49.902-08:00Seen both of these & prefer Tora Tora, found t...Seen both of these & prefer Tora Tora, found the other so much Hollywood waffle although as you state the effects part compensate for it.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-3273970234065676522013-02-05T00:40:01.502-08:002013-02-05T00:40:01.502-08:00Great post Prashant - the Michael Bay movie is vio...Great post Prashant - the Michael Bay movie is violently silly but does lok great while TORA is much more worthy but so dull - thanks for all the solid historical info, fascinating stuff. In many ways I think FROM HERE TO ENTERNITY, which not specifically about Pearl harbour, is the one that works the best in vonveying the time and place and weaving it into a good narrative.Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-11294284735066466782013-02-04T20:25:37.066-08:002013-02-04T20:25:37.066-08:00Tracy, I have completely forgotten TORA! TORA! TOR...Tracy, I have completely forgotten TORA! TORA! TORA! with only vague images flittering through my mind. I hope to watch the film again. I am looking forward to more informed comments on both these films too. I hope to have a good time at the expo held every two years. It's one of the areas my newspaper and news portal covers.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-38396479780265025972013-02-04T12:04:25.022-08:002013-02-04T12:04:25.022-08:00I have seen Tora! Tora! Tora! relatively recently ...I have seen Tora! Tora! Tora! relatively recently and enjoyed it very much. I know it may not have been totally true to the event but I like that kind of movie. If it was not so long, we would watch it more often. I never saw Pearl Harbor. Thought it was basically just a romance. I will be interested to see the comments here from persons more knowledgeable than I on the subject of the war and the movies. <br /><br />Hope you enjoy covering your expo.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.com