All-Time Classic
“The Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States into World War II has inspired a splendid movie, full of vivid performances and unforgettable scenes, a movie that uses the coming of war as a backdrop for individual stories of love, ambition, heroism and betrayal. The name of that movie is From Here to Eternity.” — A.O. Scott‘s lead paragraph in his 5.25.01 review of Michael Bay‘s Pearl Harbor. It is still one of the most withering put-downs of a mainstream big-budget Hollywood movie ever written.
That’s great stuff, neve read that before — I actually just mentioned “From Here to Eternity” in the last post. It shows you can make a damn good film without a centerpiece action sequence. Take note…
Speaking of withering putdowns of Michael Bay movies, I’ve always loved the last two paragraphs to Roger Ebert’s “Armageddon” review:
Staggering into the silence of the theater lobby after the ordeal was over, I found a big poster that was fresh off the presses with the quotes of junket blurbsters. “It will obliterate your senses!” reports David Gillin, who obviously writes autobiographically. “It will suck the air right out of your lungs!” vows Diane Kaminsky.
If it does, consider it a mercy killing.
Yet the movie really didn’t deserve that. In fact, the way people went after his one attempt at a half-real movie probably has a lot to do with how he became giant toy robot auteur.
Pearl Harbor was terrible, though. The Rock and Armageddon were both far more enjoyable.
My classic-film-knowledge is not particularly great, especially compared to others on this board, but FROM HERE TO ETERNITY is an awesome movie.
I don’t know. Scott’s was a pretty withering putdown, but I still prefer mine.
“‘Pearl Harbor’ sucks cheese-caked dog balls.” – Travis Crabtree
“In fact, the way people went after his one attempt at a half-real movie probably has a lot to do with how he became giant toy robot auteur.”
I don’t know about that. I sneaked into the second half of Michael Bay’s Pearl Harbor (after seeing a movie I was willing to pay money to see), and I’d say it was pretty much already a 1940s period version of a giant toy robot movie.
Yet the movie really didn’t deserve that. In fact, the way people went after his one attempt at a half-real movie probably has a lot to do with how he became giant toy robot auteur.
Aw, Jon Voight wasn’t that bad as an FDR in a 60-foot exoskeleton.
Aw, Jon Voight wasn’t that bad as an FDR in a 60-foot exoskeleton.
Well, Jerry and Michael thought they were making the next TITANIC……
As Ebert said, when asked to sum up the movie on the Leno show: The entire Japanese armada wages war on an American love triangle.
That pretty much sums it up.
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