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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 11, 2019 15:23:35 GMT
I am planning on watching it today. I am fully aware that it will probably be nothing more than a CGI fest, but a)Nothing wrong with a CGI fest from time to time, and b)I saw one scene being filmed here in Montreal (standing in for Washington DC, presumably), so I am curious to see it on the screen.
I watched the 1976 Midway the other day for the first time and I have to say that I was a bit disappointed. It's supposed to be this big war epic with an all-star cast but I found it very dated, and a bit boring. It felt like the director and/or producer and/or screenwriter decided to make it more didactic than entertaining. I am sure that's not going to be the case with the Roland Emmerich version!
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Nov 11, 2019 16:13:47 GMT
I just made a post about this elsewhere on the site, I'll repost it here.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 11, 2019 17:33:36 GMT
I did enjoy the ‘76 version. Heston, Mitchum, and the classic heavy hitters make it fun.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2019 17:42:00 GMT
Another movie nobody asked for, bombing. so NO I have not seen it. will catch it on streaming, far more cheaper
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Post by merh on Nov 11, 2019 18:20:55 GMT
I saw the 76 one as well
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Post by forca84 on Nov 12, 2019 0:48:01 GMT
I enjoyed it. I learned more about the people involved and the Codebreakers. Glad it didn't get bogged down in a love story. We don't get that here. The special effects and battle scenes were good. My one issue was having trouble remembering who was who when something happened. Gotta pay attention because some of the American soldiers looked similar (to me).
Even managed to garner some sympathy for the Japanese. (We're all just pawns of our leaders.) I liked that it was dedicated to both the Japanese and American sailors... "The Sea remembers their own." was a classy way of capping it. Plus we get some text and real pics of the people involved. No one cheered when a Japanese Ship or Plane went down. Aside from applause at the credits it was silent in my packed theater. (I'm assuming there were several Veterans at my showing. Went with my Dad who served in Vietnam.)
Edit: Not a Historian. But enjoyed the original "Midway". But going to look up how much was true out of curiosity.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 14, 2019 21:26:51 GMT
I am planning on watching it today. I am fully aware that it will probably be nothing more than a CGI fest, but a)Nothing wrong with a CGI fest from time to time, and b)I saw one scene being filmed here in Montreal (standing in for Washington DC, presumably), so I am curious to see it on the screen.
I watched the 1976 Midway the other day for the first time and I have to say that I was a bit disappointed. It's supposed to be this big war epic with an all-star cast but I found it very dated, and a bit boring. It felt like the director and/or producer and/or screenwriter decided to make it more didactic than entertaining. I am sure that's not going to be the case with the Roland Emmerich version!
I saw this in the cinema in Sensurround when I was a kid. Was hanging out to see it and was bored s<>tless. It was flat and insipid and unexciting. A huge disappointment. Will look forward to hearing your take on this reboot.
I liked it! Pretty spectacular aerial fight scenes (I am a sucker for those), a good balance of action, interpersonal drama and the top-level decision making by the higher-ups. Not a great Work of Art by any means, but a very entertaining popcorn movie.
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Nov 24, 2019 6:16:48 GMT
I enjoyed it. I learned more about the people involved and the Codebreakers. Glad it didn't get bogged down in a love story. We don't get that here. The special effects and battle scenes were good. My one issue was having trouble remembering who was who when something happened. Gotta pay attention because some of the American soldiers looked similar (to me). Even managed to garner some sympathy for the Japanese. (We're all just pawns of our leaders.) I liked that it was dedicated to both the Japanese and American sailors... "The Sea remembers their own." was a classy way of capping it. Plus we get some text and real pics of the people involved. No one cheered when a Japanese Ship or Plane went down. Aside from applause at the credits it was silent in my packed theater. (I'm assuming there were several Veterans at my showing. Went with my Dad who served in Vietnam.) Edit: Not a Historian. But enjoyed the original "Midway". But going to look up how much was true out of curiosity. I was not going to view Midway for two reasons: 1) I have not seen the original version, and I wanted to do so first. 2) From the trailer and commercials, it seemed like this rendition would take the typical patriotic/jingoistic approach (however understandable in this scenario) and that it would rely too much on special effects, making the war scenes seem too much like a video game. I still harbor concerns about the latter possibility, and with many other films that I am prioritizing instead (including second viewings), I am not sure that I will see Midway. But your review and the prospect of a somewhat balanced or nuanced treatment has me at least considering it.
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Nov 24, 2019 6:58:14 GMT
I just made a post about this elsewhere on the site, I'll repost it here. ... very worthwhile, intelligent comments. Personally, the trailer made me disinterested in the film, but based on some of the thoughts expressed in this thread, I am reconsidering matters slightly. I have two questions: 1) How realistic do the battle scenes appear? Do they offer a realistic feel, or is the look transparently digital? 2) Would you agree with Jep that the film offers an effective balance between action and non-action?
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Post by politicidal on Nov 24, 2019 18:10:06 GMT
Another movie nobody asked for, bombing. so NO I have not seen it. Such a curious complaint. I’ve seen it before on other forums. So they should reach out to the public first to see if anyone wants a particular film to be made?
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Post by spooner5020 on Nov 24, 2019 22:58:34 GMT
Is this a remake? No one involved with the movie has said this was supposed to be a remake of the original.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Nov 25, 2019 12:52:49 GMT
I just made a post about this elsewhere on the site, I'll repost it here. ... very worthwhile, intelligent comments. Personally, the trailer made me disinterested in the film, but based on some of the thoughts expressed in this thread, I am reconsidering matters slightly. I have two questions: 1) How realistic do the battle scenes appear? Do they offer a realistic feel, or is the look transparently digital? 2) Would you agree with Jep that the film offers an effective balance between action and non-action? While the details of the battle are quite accurate, the battle scenes themselves are mostly digital and not amazingly shot, unfortunately. Your mileage may very, but I was impressed with the historical accuracy, which made up for its shortcomings in overall battlefield experience. It's a very action-oriented film. It does a fair amount of set up in order to invest the audience in the central characters (on both sides, really), but it's not Pearl Harbor for example, which is basically a corny love triangle set to the backdrop of a historical event. Hope this helps.
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Post by bluerisk on Dec 1, 2019 1:06:38 GMT
As for the Midway movie from 1976: skip it, and go directly for Tora! Tora! Tora!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2020 9:15:22 GMT
Waiting for streaming.....
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Post by forca84 on Feb 12, 2020 20:23:18 GMT
I enjoyed it. I learned more about the people involved and the Codebreakers. Glad it didn't get bogged down in a love story. We don't get that here. The special effects and battle scenes were good. My one issue was having trouble remembering who was who when something happened. Gotta pay attention because some of the American soldiers looked similar (to me). Even managed to garner some sympathy for the Japanese. (We're all just pawns of our leaders.) I liked that it was dedicated to both the Japanese and American sailors... "The Sea remembers their own." was a classy way of capping it. Plus we get some text and real pics of the people involved. No one cheered when a Japanese Ship or Plane went down. Aside from applause at the credits it was silent in my packed theater. (I'm assuming there were several Veterans at my showing. Went with my Dad who served in Vietnam.) Edit: Not a Historian. But enjoyed the original "Midway". But going to look up how much was true out of curiosity. Yup! I was getting a bit confused, but they would introduce a character and then he would be blown to smithereens. I guess that is the nature of war. The film was well mounted and presented and that is all one can ask. I was very disturbed when those guys were caught by the Japanese on the raft and they executed one of them by not talking and he went to his depth death with honor and dignity. What happened to the other one, I may have missed something. We're to assume he was executed as well. They just didn't show it. Can't remember if anything was posted about him at the end before the credits.
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