Doolittle raid was like the Tarawa raid in End Run? You don't say...Originally posted by Lunatic
You know, through the movie I couldn't help but notice how Pearl Harbor was like the Kilrathi raid on McAuliffe in "Action Stations" and how the Dolittle Raid was like the Tarawa raid in "End Run." Now am I just crazy (don't answer that), or did anyone else think that too?
Originally posted by Supdon3
He saw a show on the Discovery channel about spiders so he made Kevin Smith write a spider into the script. Well the movie wasnt made and Peters went onto another moveie. Wild Wild West. Remember what was at the end? A giant mechanical spider. Nothing to do with plot or character. Just something he thought was "cool"
But... 99.99% of everything in movies is there just because someone thought it was "cool"...Originally posted by Supdon3
He saw a show on the Discovery channel about spiders so he made Kevin Smith write a spider into the script. Well the movie wasnt made and Peters went onto another moveie. Wild Wild West. Remember what was at the end? A giant mechanical spider. Nothing to do with plot or character. Just something he thought was "cool"
Originally posted by plan9
The biggest problem I have with the movie Pearl Harbor is that the attack is portrayed as a cowardly (this is from hear say because I did not see the movie and don't intend to) attack. Let's be honest it was a smart move by the japanese, attacking the US before they could declared war. It would have been a stroke of genius if they actually had won the war, but I'm glad they didn't.
That's totally false, and you know it. The fact that Pearl Harbour happened indicates that carriers had established their reputation. Furthermore, while the battleships were bombed, Admiral Yamamoto was much more interested in the carriers. The lack of carriers was why he broke off the attack, in fact.Originally posted by Penguin
Secondly when the Japanese went after Pearl Harbour they were aiming for the battleships. Carriers had not established their reputation as of yet. Battleships were still considered the primary naval tool of war. That's why such large vessels like the Bismarck, Yamamoto and Iowa classes were commissioned. Why would the Japanese have bothered with Yamamoto in the first place if they already thought carriers would carry the day?