Advantages: Historically accurate, covers both political and military side of the conflict, no pansy romantics. Disadvantages: Doesn't have the big-budget explosions.
'Tora! Tora! Tora!' was released back in 1970, and has recently been re-released on DVD to coincide with the release of the acclaimed 'Pearl Harbor'. Both films dramatise the events of 7th December 1941, when the Japanese attacked the American Pacific Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor. As the opinion title suggests, I consider this original film to be superior to the big-budget Hollywood re-make.
Since both films essentially cover the same subject ... ...essentially boils down to their attitude and style. 'Tora!' was made using two seperate production units, one in Japan, one in America. In doing so it was the first film ever to use Japanese historical documents about World War II, and it shows. It shows the events from both the American and Japanese perspectives, in particular the diplomatic events and how each side guessed, bluffed and deceived the other. This is almost entirely lost in the 'Pearl ...
Smith 18.06.2001
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Advantages: Historically accurate, no bias, moving account Disadvantages: None.
Tora Tora Tora (Japanese for 'attack, attack, attack') and is the story of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. It is an unbiast, Anti- American even account, historiaclly correct, with a strong message. Unlike some war films, it is not 'US whups Japans ass' or 'Britain whups Hitlers ass', but more a moving account of the futility of war. Unusually for a war film, it has strong anti- war seams throughout, and is an excellent war film for doing so.
It stars ... ...whom fit their charachters perfectly. It is Yamamuras performance as the battle- weary Yamamoto which is most excellent. Yamamotos undersyanding of the futility of attacking the United States runs thourgh his performance, and we soon see he is correct. The attack scenes are excellent for the day, and teh film is oen of my chocies for Classic War Film. The soundtrack is superb. ...
Incognito 12.07.2000
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Production Year: 1970 - War - Director: Brian G. Hutton - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Carroll O'Connor, Donald Sutherland, Don Rickles, Gavin MacLeod
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