Widder, SASS #59054 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 The movie Pearl Harbor centers around a story of two good friends from Tennessee. They both join the military and They both eventually fall in love with the same woman, etc.... They were both air pilots and flew in the Tokyo bombing of which one died and the surviving one came home to marry the girl and raise his best friends son. Its highly possible that this type story could be true. But does anyone know if it is based on some true account? Thanks ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queasy Dillo Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Not in the least. Made up out of whole cloth by...Randall Wallace if memory serves. Same writer that did Braveheart and a couple of others I can't recall. As for the pilots...the USAAF drew Doolittle's crews from the 34th Bomb Squadron. No real point in re-training fighter pilots in an entirely new airframe when there was plenty of demand for pursuit pilots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Not in the least. Made up out of whole cloth by...Randall Wallace if memory serves. Same writer that did Braveheart and a couple of others I can't recall. As for the pilots...the USAAF drew Doolittle's crews from the 34th Bomb Squadron. No real point in re-training fighter pilots in an entirely new airframe when there was plenty of demand for pursuit pilots. And we know Braveheart played fast and loose with history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 REALLY? Who woulda thunk it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Jack Hammer Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 "Based on an actual event"......as in Pearl Harbor, WWII, and Doolittles Raid all actually happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Chick flick! Pure junk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Stoopid movie. Just stoooopid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 i noticed they did take a few actual events and throw them into the movie even some that happened other times. i.e. the camera man dying and the camera turing back onto his dead face occurred on another pacific island later in the war, I think tarawa or iwo jima can't remember exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 i noticed they did take a few actual events and throw them into the movie even some that happened other times. i.e. the camera man dying and the camera turing back onto his dead face occurred on another pacific island later in the war, I think tarawa or iwo jima can't remember exactly. Never heard of that'n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I thought "Tora! Tora! Tora!" was far, far better and more accurate. Of course they had to use T-6's, as there weren't enough A6M-1 Zeros in flying condition. (Most at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I watched the movie "Pearl Harbor" only one time. I don't plan on watching it a second time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I thought "Tora! Tora! Tora!" was far, far better and more accurate. Of course they had to use T-6's, as there weren't enough A6M-1 Zeros in flying condition. (Most at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean!) Even Red Tails was better. And that was crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I seem to remember that the gals in Pearl Harbor had that good 1940s lipstick, though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queasy Dillo Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Even Red Tails was better. And that was crap. You'd figure with all the money being flung around in Hollywood they'd have to hit something worthwhile sooner or later. Evidently not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 You'd figure with all the money being flung around in Hollywood they'd have to hit something worthwhile sooner or later. Evidently not. I thought "Saving Private Ryan" was worthwhile. However, that is a 1998 movie; 17 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I saw Pearl Harbor when it was in theaters back in 2001. Was really looking forward to it too. Wow, what a stinker. Worse than Flyboys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 i can't remember where i saw it but i recall it was on a pacific island and he was running and fell and his camera turned around on him as he hit the ground. i wish i could figure out how to find it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONEYARD BILL, SASS #39,030 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Pearl Harbor movie was BAD. Saving Private Ryan was GREAT. - Boneyard Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Deck 100366 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 You'd figure with all the money being flung around in Hollywood they'd have to hit something worthwhile sooner or later. Evidently not. It made a TON of money in the box office and beyond. Widder is proof folks are still watching it. By those standards, it was certainly worthwhile as it put more money in their pocket. You all have to remember that it was never designed to be a documentary. It was just a movie with an interesting story line. You have to watch it remembering that it's a 'Faux reality' movie. If you want a documentary on the attack of Pearl Harbor, there are a number of very VERY good ones out there, but movies like this are designed to entertain, not teach about history. Even Saving Private Ryan didn't get EVERYTHING correct. Nor did Tora! Tora! Tora! or Hamburger Hill, or Apocalypse now. Top Gun, Flight of the Intruder, or any of the "Alamo" movies. Doesn't mean they're not entertaining, but putting them under the microscope of history to dig into the "real truth" only ensures that you're uncover problems with every aspect of the story line and diminish it's value as entertainment. Pearl harbor was just a love story set during a historical event. Nothing more, nothing less. On that assessment alone, I thought Pearl Harbor was terrible Saving Private Ryan, which itself doesn't pass the historical sniff test, I felt was very entertaining. It's not a documentary either though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Pearl harbor was just a love story set during a historical event. Nothing more, nothing less. On that assessment alone, I thought Pearl Harbor was terrible Saving Private Ryan, which itself doesn't pass the historical sniff test, I felt was very entertaining. It's not a documentary either though. HD, true enough about "Saving Private Ryan." But I did take away one very sobering truth from that fictional movie. Captain Miller, as he was about to die on the bridge, said to Private Ryan, "Earn this. Earn it." That sobering truth to me was; I'm Private Ryan. Have I lived my life in such a way that I've "earned" what those gallant men fought for and sacrificed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Deck 100366 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 HD, true enough about "Saving Private Ryan." But I did take away one very sobering truth from that fictional movie. Captain Miller, as he was about to die on the bridge, said to Private Ryan, "Earn this. Earn it." That sobering truth to me was, I'm Private Ryan. Have I lived my life in such a way that I've "earned" what those gallant men sacrificed. It was a very compelling story for certain. well written, nicely performed and the cinematography brought the story, characters and place to life without a doubt. I took away a reminder than our freedom is not, and has never been, free. The OP's original movie, Pearl Harbor. I did not take away a grand theme like that. It was just a soap opera wrapped in a WWII pinning. Meh... Really, we could even throw in Forest Gump to the conversation. It's a "faux reality" movie as well. Take away: you don't have to be a "smart man" (as he put it) to be honorable, lucky, love truly and deeply and keep your word to the very end. In many ways, Forest himself embodied what we call the Cowboy Way. Good cinematography, in my opinion, creates a story and characters that stick with the viewer well after the movie has ended. THOSE are the movies I want to see over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 HD, speaking of watching a movie over and over, there are 2 of them that I have watched a dozen times, and if they came on the tav again tonight, I would watch them again. Tombstone and MIDWAY. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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