Author Topic: Movie "Pearl Harbor". How many Errors can you find? (Read 659 times)

muckmaw · « **on:** August 19, 2002, 02:00:38 PM »

Alright, I finally sat through this piece of crap.

I know there are real hard core aviation/warbird era fans here, so how many "Cinematic Liberties" did the director take?

For one, there was no pilot in WW2 who fought in the Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor AND the Doolittle Raid.

Second, why the hell would Doolittle select 2 pilots with no multi-engine experience to fly a B-25 off the deck of a CV?

Third, Neither crash Ben AFLAC was in, looked survivable.

Fourth, HOW THE HELL DO YOU GET 3 A6M's DEAD SIX, less than 200 Yards, AND NOT GET YOUR P-40 BLOWN OUT OF THE SKY?

I'm sitting through this thing with my wife, yelling at the TV, "THEY"VE GOT HIM SADDLED UP!! THE LINED UP ON HIM AS HE WAS TAKING OFF!!!! THEY DID'NT VULCH HIM? GIMME A BREAK? HOW THE HELL COULD YOU MISS? OH NO, THEY"RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT 'MAKE THE ENEMY PLANES CRASH INTO EACH OTHER' THING ARE THEY? OH GOD, THEY DID. HE DID'NT JUST SHOOT DOWN A ZERO WITH A 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN, DID HE? YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!!

It was at this point that my wife sighed, and left the room.

So I must share my frustration with my AH Brethern.

Charon · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2002, 02:02:44 PM »

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I'm sitting through this thing with my wife, yelling at the TV, "THEY"VE GOT HIM SADDLED UP!! THE LINED UP ON HIM AS HE WAS TAKING OFF!!!! THEY DID'NT VULCH HIM? GIMME A BREAK? HOW THE HELL COULD YOU MISS? OH NO, THEY"RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT 'MAKE THE ENEMY PLANES CRASH INTO EACH OTHER' THING ARE THEY? OH GOD, THEY DID. HE DID'NT JUST SHOOT DOWN A ZERO WITH A 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN, DID HE? YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!!

It was at this point that my wife sighed, and left the room.

My experience EXACTLY (only she told me to shut up and watch the movie).

Charon

Charon · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2002, 02:05:14 PM »

What about where they're "hiding" on the airfield. It makes sense that Japan would specifically want to kill Rafe and Danny (not just attack an airfield by itself) since they were single-handedly able to win the war for the United States.

It reminded me of an overly-long Ralph lauren Chaps commercial.

Charon

Ripsnort · « **Reply #3 on:** August 19, 2002, 02:08:03 PM »

The biggest error was the extremely liberal Alex Baldwin (who, I might add, SHOULD be moved out of the country by now if he lived up to his word) portraying a very conservative, very patriotic James Doolittle...I'll bet Doolittles' corpse was doing flip-flops in his casket when that film debuted.

easymo · « **Reply #4 on:** August 19, 2002, 02:11:12 PM »

Movie "Pearl Harbor". How many Errors can you find?

One.

Hollywood managed to turn one of the most significant events in U.S.. history into a soap opera.

Nifty · « **Reply #5 on:** August 19, 2002, 02:13:13 PM »

How many people besides us cared?

anyone see Remember the Titans? Same thing, tons of historical errors due to "artistic licensing." Did anyone really care? nope.

Thrawn · « **Reply #6 on:** August 19, 2002, 02:17:57 PM »

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How many people besides us cared?

No one. I tried talking to my friends about it, no go.

Curval · « **Reply #7 on:** August 19, 2002, 02:23:32 PM »

How did a severe dyslestic make it through flight school? (when he was taking the eye test this was discovered)

A champagne cork blowing from a bottle into a broken nose would cause a normal human being to either pass out OR swear profusley..he just went "Ow" and curled up on the chick's lap. If I didn't pass out the first word out of my mouth would start with an "f"....or maybe an "m" followed by an "f". But the real error was that nobody could possibly be that stupid to allow it to hit him in the first place.

The crash landing into the channel....ya! sure! Wasn't the cannopy stuck shut? Are we supposed to believe that the force of the crash broke it open for him, without splattering his head all over the dash?

midnight Target · « **Reply #8 on:** August 19, 2002, 02:32:28 PM »

I thought it was great!

I especially enjoyed the scene where they brought those pesky zekes past the tower so we could kill em with a carbine.

Mighty1 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 19, 2002, 02:35:49 PM »

IT WAS A FREAKING LOVE STORY!!!!!!!!!!!

Why name it Pearl Harbor? Sure sure they had some cool scenes but IT WAS A FREAKING LOVE STORY!!!

I waited for over a year for this crap to come out and I was soooo pissed when I left the movie.

midnight Target · « **Reply #10 on:** August 19, 2002, 02:38:07 PM »

If you REALLY care.. go here - http://www.movie-mistakes.com/film.php?filmid=964

example: In the scene where Ben Affleck is fighting for Britain his plane gets hit. As it goes down into the water, it is day. Later when they show him swimming out of the plane and to the surface, it is night.

In the first view of Pearl Harbor, just before the nurses are shown in the small transport boat as they arrive at Pearl, you clearly see the Arizona Memorial in the background as the camera pans down from sky to harbour.

When the final planes take off from the aircraft carrier to bomb Tokyo, the captain gives the order for extra speed. But when the second and third planes take off you can see that the carrier is safely moored with 3 anchor chains at the front of the ship, and not going anywhere.

As the Japanese attack begins, fighter aircraft strafe pedestrians (and everything else) near the harbour. The reporter with the hand-held movie camera is killed twice. Watch as he is blown into the air and then miraculously restored to health, only to be blown away yet again, this time with the camera in front of his face to show the irony, and tragedy, that so characterises the mass media in our Century

Charon · « **Reply #11 on:** August 19, 2002, 02:42:59 PM »

That was the hottest group of nurses I've ever seen, and I've seen more than a few Nurses

Charon

SunKing · « **Reply #12 on:** August 19, 2002, 03:39:43 PM »

Here's a hint.. it was a movie. I'd leave the room to.

Daff · « **Reply #13 on:** August 19, 2002, 04:49:49 PM »

Biggest PH mistake:
Letting Randalph Wallace near it.

Daff

Beefcake · « **Reply #14 on:** August 19, 2002, 04:58:17 PM »

So let me ask this, I know the movie Pearl Harbor was a love story, but what did you guys think about Tora Tora Tora?