Tora! Tora! Tora! (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) | Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura

Tora! Tora! Tora! (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) | Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura | Bravo, bravo, bravo for Tora, Tora, Tora!

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	Tora! Tora! Tora! (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura 20th Century Fox, 2006 average customer review:based on 207 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

"Tora! Tora! Tora!" is the Japanese signal to attack - and the movie meticulously recreates the attack on Pearl Harbor and the events leading up to it. Opening scenes contrast the American and Japanese positions. Japanese imperialists decide to stage the attack. Top U.S. brass ignore it's possibility. Intercepted Japanese messages warn of it - but never reach F.D.R.'s desk. Radar warnings are disregarded. Even the entrapment of a Japanese submarine in Pearl Harbor before the attack goes unreported. Ultimately the Day of Infamy arrives - in the most spectacular gut-wrenching cavalcade of action-packed footage ever. You'll see moments of unsurpassed spectacle and heroism: U.S. fighters trying to take off and being hit as they taxi; men blasted from the decks of torpedoed ships while trying to rescue buddies; savage aerial dogfights pitting lone American fliers against squadrons of Imperial war planes. It's the most dazzling recreation of America's darkest day - and some of her finest hours.System Requirements:Running Time: 145 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: G UPC: 024543240754 Manufacturer No: 2234075

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The speech of Mr.Hull and the Japanese Ambassador's face at the end...

Never have i been affected by a war movie so much.
Not even Pearl Harbor (the weepy love story) or even Longest Day.
The haunting, beautiful music, the silent ecstasy of the Japanese, their anger in Yamamoto not following up with a 2nd attack, the silent agony of the American Decoder who knows they are going to attack, the urgent need for recognizing the significance of 1 PM in the message not yet arrived, the last speech of Yamamoto as he says nothing infuriates the Americans more than unannounced attack, his loneliness as he wanders out of his Flagship alone knowing he has sowed the wind and will be reaping the whirlwind.
This is a movie far far beyond its time and far ahead of its time.
No graphics, no weepy love story, no crap about heroism of the two pilots, etc.
Plain unvarnished, to the point, kick-in-butt film.

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Bravo, bravo, bravo for Tora, Tora, Tora!

Unbelievable depiction of the attack on Pearl Harbor. True to events and incredible filming and story telling along with accuracy in equipment. Mr. Lotus Lady is a WWII buff and usually ruins most films by picking them apart, but this got five stars from him too.

Excellent

This is really an excellent historical movie, very well directed. A must have for those interested in World War II.

After 38 years this is still the best portrayal of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

If you ever wondered what it might be like to be at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, this film is your best bet.

It is a long, careful, meticulous look, at a monumental event. It is also extremely well balanced. This is no Gung Ho propaganda film. It shows equally how skillfully the Japanese caught the U.S. off guard, how ill prepared the U.S. was for the attack, and how bravely the American servicemen tried to make the best of a horrible reality. It keenly illustrates the ironic tragedy, where Japan is victorious in battle, but ultimately loses the war. The battle scenes, despite their intensity and fury, give only a hint of the carnage both sides were to suffer in the course of the conflict.

As more time passes, and the veterans (both Japanese and American) are lost to us, I doubt that there will be another movie made about this attack. If there is, it will have to go a long way to best Tora, Tora, Tora.

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Whilst not having the range of special effects wizardry that we saw in 'Pearl Harbour ' my opinion is Tora! Tora! Tora! is a far superior version of events leading up to and including the attack on Pearl Harbour. I thought the movie was an accurate account of the the attack and gave a good perspective from both the Japanese and American sides. Certainly ranks in the upper bracket of very good war movies and has been warmly welcomed into my movie collection.

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