OT Pearl Harbor review

[Matt]

Saw "Pearl Harbor" tonight. I was a little disappointed but it was still a good movie. The love story didn't bother me but I wish they had not placed so much emphasis on it and instead spent more time on the historical events leading up to the Pearl Harbor attack.

The first half of the movie is slow but quickly picks up with the attack. Great battle scenes, and these make the movie worth watching, even if you don't like the love story. The hospital scenes of nurses tending to the wounded are also awesome. Jon Voight did an excellent job portraying FDR.

I was a little disturbed to see Alec Baldwin portraying Jimmy Doolittle. Isn't he supposed to have left the country since Bush got elected?

One review I read stated "Tora Tora Tora" is better. I haven't seen that one in a while, and I think I'll buy the DVD.

But overall, I enjoyed "Pearl Harbor" and plan to watch it again.