Great flick
Added 10/26/2009
I took my father to see this movie in theaters back when it was released in the 70's. He was a Marine who served in the Pacific and told ne how important this battle was. I needed to have it in my collection.
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Must See
Added 10/16/2009
This movie must be played on Memorial Day if you have any family members that served in the US military. It's one of the last of the great WWII movies but it's more than that. This movie has great actors, great acting, is fairly curret, tells a national story, and gives us a glimpse at WWII, and it has Charlton Heston who plays a Navy Captain (Colonel) involved in the Midway defense.
If you don't know, Midway was the defining battle of WWII. Until that point, the Japanese Navy had been advancing steadily (although the battle of Coral Sea slowed them down) but after Miday (where Japan lost), the Japanese Navy began a decline that led to the end of the war.
The movie is surprisingly current and is pretty easy to follow. Its not as dated as some of the movies of that time (to me, some of them are unwatchable). This is a good movie, tells the story of this giant battle where so many Americans and Japanese perished near island of Midway.
The movie is interesting in that it shows the movie from the perspective of both sides and it touches on some of the Japanese concentration camps in the US. It's a movie that tells us quite a bit if we pay attention.
The acting was first rate and although not perfectly correct from a historical standpoint, it comes pretty close.
It's a definite, must own for any collection.
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Happy Hubby! 2.0
Added 9/27/2009
My husband (me, too!) LOVES the old war movies with the acting greats. I was worried about purchasing a DVD issue of a film made so long ago because of the technology available at the time(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005N5S3/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title). The quality is fantastic. The audio is easily manipulated through our home theater settings. I hope all my future purchases of these types of movies are as pleasing! This same comment goes for my other DVD purchase as well :)
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Midway (Collectors Edition)
Added 9/20/2009
When the movie was made, which I believe was somewhere in the sixties, it was real fun to watch, especially for us war buffs. I had not seen it since and enjoyed it tremendously. I have no doubts that I will see it again many times. It is considerably better than the DVD "The Battle of Midway"
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The "Coral Sea" Version was indeed better
Added 9/16/2009
I saw the version which included the Coral Sea campaign. Hollywood loves to short change us.
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Great flick
Added 10/26/2009
I took my father to see this movie in theaters back when it was released in the 70's. He was a Marine who served in the Pacific and told ne how important this battle was. I needed to have it in my collection.
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Must See
Added 10/16/2009
This movie must be played on Memorial Day if you have any family members that served in the US military. It's one of the last of the great WWII movies but it's more than that. This movie has great actors, great acting, is fairly curret, tells a national story, and gives us a glimpse at WWII, and it has Charlton Heston who plays a Navy Captain (Colonel) involved in the Midway defense.
If you don't know, Midway was the defining battle of WWII. Until that point, the Japanese Navy had been advancing steadily (although the battle of Coral Sea slowed them down) but after Miday (where Japan lost), the Japanese Navy began a decline that led to the end of the war.
The movie is surprisingly current and is pretty easy to follow. Its not as dated as some of the movies of that time (to me, some of them are unwatchable). This is a good movie, tells the story of this giant battle where so many Americans and Japanese perished near island of Midway.
The movie is interesting in that it shows the movie from the perspective of both sides and it touches on some of the Japanese concentration camps in the US. It's a movie that tells us quite a bit if we pay attention.
The acting was first rate and although not perfectly correct from a historical standpoint, it comes pretty close.
It's a definite, must own for any collection.
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Happy Hubby! 2.0
Added 9/27/2009
My husband (me, too!) LOVES the old war movies with the acting greats. I was worried about purchasing a DVD issue of a film made so long ago because of the technology available at the time(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005N5S3/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title). The quality is fantastic. The audio is easily manipulated through our home theater settings. I hope all my future purchases of these types of movies are as pleasing! This same comment goes for my other DVD purchase as well :)
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