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Tora! Tora! Tora! is the single best movie ever made about the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor. It features excellent performances from acting
talent such as James Whitmore, E.G. Marshall, Jason Robards, Joseph
Cotten, Wesley Addy, Neville Brand, and Martin Balsam. The special
effects are far more convincing than what’s in modern movies. It also
has some of the best music. Best of all, the movie shows the sheer
complacency on the U.S. side that enabled the Japanese to successfully
mount the surprise attack.
While by today's standards, the movie may seem slow-paced, the details
of the events leading up to the attack are gratifying and educational.
The action is thrilling, well-paced, and in its use of models, actual
planes, and other equipment, is extremely realistic with few distracting
anachronisms.
What is especially impressive is the scale of the special effects. This
was the blueprint for the quality of special effects in motion pictures
before digital technology was introduced. No expense was spared. The
aircraft used are all faithful reconstructions, which is rare in today’s
Hollywood. It would be awesome to see a documentary about how this movie
was produced, complete with special effects that were far better than
the CGI stuff in Pearl Harbor.
This is a fine movie that should be used by schools and war museums.
History teachers should definitely use this film in their classes. In
other words, this is history told at its best. This is a mature,
thinking man’s film.
This movie was nominated for a sizable number of awards, including the
Academy Award in art direction, cinematography, editing, sound, and
visual effects, and it won the Oscar for the latter category. It was
also nominated for the National Board of Review's award for Best Picture
and also nominated for the Eddie Award from American Cinema Editors, USA
for Best Edited Feature Film. Tora! Tora! Tora! was also nominated for
the Laurel Awards in the categories of Best Picture and Best
Cinematography.
Tora! Tora! Tora! is the absolute best movie ever made about Pearl
Harbor. It is far superior to Michael Bay’s schmaltzy, inaccurate, and
CGI-heavy soap opera Pearl Harbor. In fact, it is one of the absolute
best movies ever made about World War II. It is a classic motion picture
in its own right.
attack on Pearl Harbor. It features excellent performances from acting
talent such as James Whitmore, E.G. Marshall, Jason Robards, Joseph
Cotten, Wesley Addy, Neville Brand, and Martin Balsam. The special
effects are far more convincing than what’s in modern movies. It also
has some of the best music. Best of all, the movie shows the sheer
complacency on the U.S. side that enabled the Japanese to successfully
mount the surprise attack.
While by today's standards, the movie may seem slow-paced, the details
of the events leading up to the attack are gratifying and educational.
The action is thrilling, well-paced, and in its use of models, actual
planes, and other equipment, is extremely realistic with few distracting
anachronisms.
What is especially impressive is the scale of the special effects. This
was the blueprint for the quality of special effects in motion pictures
before digital technology was introduced. No expense was spared. The
aircraft used are all faithful reconstructions, which is rare in today’s
Hollywood. It would be awesome to see a documentary about how this movie
was produced, complete with special effects that were far better than
the CGI stuff in Pearl Harbor.
This is a fine movie that should be used by schools and war museums.
History teachers should definitely use this film in their classes. In
other words, this is history told at its best. This is a mature,
thinking man’s film.
This movie was nominated for a sizable number of awards, including the
Academy Award in art direction, cinematography, editing, sound, and
visual effects, and it won the Oscar for the latter category. It was
also nominated for the National Board of Review's award for Best Picture
and also nominated for the Eddie Award from American Cinema Editors, USA
for Best Edited Feature Film. Tora! Tora! Tora! was also nominated for
the Laurel Awards in the categories of Best Picture and Best
Cinematography.
Tora! Tora! Tora! is the absolute best movie ever made about Pearl
Harbor. It is far superior to Michael Bay’s schmaltzy, inaccurate, and
CGI-heavy soap opera Pearl Harbor. In fact, it is one of the absolute
best movies ever made about World War II. It is a classic motion picture
in its own right.