Pearl Harbor [Blu-ray]

A great achievement in filming of the Pearl Harbor attack with an incredible cast.

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Very good movie based on true events. It’s a must watch.

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While I do have the standard def 60th Anniversary edition of this movie, this will not be a side by side comparison between the two, and since enough opinions have been ventured regarding the story line's accuracy, opinions on acting et all, this review will focus only upon the actual quality of the transfer to Blu Ray.VIDEO.... The video imaging is quite clean throughout the film with no artifacting in any place that I could notice. With the many action scenes, stair stepping of some of the images might have prevailed but I saw none. Thus, I was pretty pleased with what I saw. Color imaging is, for most of the scenes, very warm yet not overly so. There was nothing artificial appearing in the transfer to Blu Ray. There is only the very slightest of small grain which was barely noticeable in a few scenes and would not be noticed at all if you weren't actually looking for it. The Mbps rate varied greatly from the low twenties to 40Mbps but I would say that the average rate was in the high 20's. Contrast was very good and neither overly sharp or soft. Small details in areas like a characters hair could easily be discerned and blacks appeared to be rich and true.Keep in mind, however, that the quality of what you see and hear is also dependent upon the quality of the TV monitor you are watching on as well as the home theater set up you are using. The monitor I use is a fairly new Panasonic ZT 65" plasma and the amps, speakers, cables, BluRay player and Surround Processor I use are hi end esoteric gear to provide me with a more realistic and objective perspective.AUDIO.... The audio provided is a lossless LCPM track that provided very clean and transparent dialogue and soundtrack. All audio levels were properly set and balanced so there should be no reason to have to play roller coaster with your remote's volume control. The 5.1 audio is one that I wish had been offered as a 7.1 audio option. There is very good use of all of your surround speakers with a goodly amount of panning between the front and rear channels as well as left and right channels. When planes come from behind you and pan forward from the rear speakers, it is a treat. Especially during the battle scenes, there is a nice amount of discreet channeling for foley effects and the like. Dialogue was almost wholly from the center channel speaker.EXTRAS.... There are no new extras on this blu ray and all of them can be found on the Standard Def 2 disc set that I own. These include a documentary on how this film made it to the screen, an interesting History channel doc on the 'Unsung Heros', a music video and trailer. Unfortunately, there is also a preview of the many blu rays from this company. I really do hate these as they take up room on the Blu Ray disc itself and make you pay for their advertising. They also allow less room for other extras as well as more compression of the film you are actually paying for resulting in a loss of actual filmic quality. The standard def disc had a definite bibliography that the Blu Ray does not, probably sacrificed to the advertising of other films.All in all, the standard def version was pretty good even with a lossy DTS 5.1 audio so I do not think that there is a night and difference between the two movie formats. Never the less, the Blu Ray is really of high quality and very well worth having in your collection.I do hope that this review, which focused solely upon the quality of the actual transfer to Blu Ray has been of some help to you in deciding your purchase. All of my reviews are of this nature and I hope they can be of HELP to you as well.Thanks for reading.

I saw this film when it first came to theaters a decade ago. From the trailers, it sold you as a modern retelling of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. What the film gives you however is a Hollywood production with Michael Bay helming it at the seat of his pants.-- Film --Most people here who have reviewed this film have already seen it. And you who probably seeks to understand why you want to buy this version of the film should consider a few things.This film is a very fictional retelling of Pearl Harbor. When you watch this film, you need to remember that most (if not all) of what you see is either slightly inaccurate to greatly inaccurate. Does it mean that it makes it a bad film? From most people who are historical buffs or in general would like to see Hollywood pay respects to those service men who died during the attack - then yes.But if you can take this film with a grain of salt and simply view it as is: Entertainment with the back drop being set in a historical setting. Then this film can be quite entertaining.For me, I've studied this attack extensively as well as World War II itself and I know for a fact that this film is truly far from what had actually happened. Michael Bay - the film's director - it seemed was trying to convey a sense of realism through the telling of our two protoganists. By realism, I mean that the first act of the film takes place in a pre-war America.Love is on everyone's minds as every service men and women are quite young. Michael Bay wanted to catch that moment in time where America was innocent and were not at all trying to jump on the board with the war that was going on around the world. In a sense, it worked.The only problem is, Mr. Bay extends this sense of innocence between our two main protagonists who are both equally in love with the love interest. This love triangle is truly where it makes the film hit a few road blocks. Had he kept it between two people, then it would have been a minor rash on a film that was trying to keep with the time of that era.Historical accuracy for the rest of the film it seems isn't the key in this film. Yes, Michael Bay keeps most things intact but are greatly twisted in the name of artistic license. During the attack sequence, in the Director's Cut, Michael Bay films it in a gritty fashion with emphasis on violence.The violence in the attack sequence of Pearl Harbor is graphic in a very real sense and gives you a glimpse into what had happened during the attack. The Director's Cut is different from the theatrical cut that was seen in theaters. Graphic violence in which bodies and limbs are flying, bullets puncturing bodies with blood being something of a center-piece. From this, we get the prespective that Michael Bay wanted to show Pearl Harbor as it happened, however he misses the mark with some iffy writing from the first act and pure American justice (flaunted by some quick quips on friendship and American will power) in the final act before wrapping a dirty bow between the love triangle.Bottom line is. While the film misses many marks, it still makes up for being a prime piece of entertainment that only Michael Bay could have delivered. The mere problem is, he chose the film to be set in a real historical event in which real people died.-- Bonus Features --I've seen most of the bonus features that are listed in the Director's Cut. Most of which are cutted into segments in which we get a sense of how the film was made. From boot camp to filming, Pearl Harbor it appeared was a titanic undertaking that Michael Bay took. There isn't just one documentary that takes you from the inception of the film to the end of production as I've enjoyed with many of Ridley Scott's works on his films. But it's enough to show you how this film was made.-- In the End --If you're seeking a film to quench your thirst on a historical epic with authentic precision. You're looking at the wrong film. If you're seeking a film that entertains with such high caliber entertainment - then pick this up. However, please remember that this film and others who are historically based should do their homework prior to watching films such as Pearl Harbor.

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Fast and easy purchase. Get to enjoy this movie anytime I want .

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Came fast and can't wait to watch it movie night

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J'ai acheté ce Blu-ray car c'est le film préféré de ma fille. Comme elle fait de l'Anglais et de l'Allemand en cours, j'ai tenté de joindre l'utile à l'agréable en choisissant pour elle cette version multilingue. Et bien cela fonctionne plutôt bien car elle se repasse le film de temps en temps dans des versions différentes. C'est ludique tout en étant utile.

Très bon film dommage que la restauration du film soit bâclé