Midway

Jayhawker

Went to see it today....and was impressed....they did it right....historically accurate for the most part, WWII ships that looked like WWII ships....and while it was mostly CGI, there really weren't any other options since all the ships in the movie, US and Japanese .are lying on the bottom of the ocean....they even did the uniforms right...cotton khaki wrinkles up fast....Well worth the time especially if you're into WWII stuff

NN

Been to Midway Island-----not a big place to fight a war.

Goony Birds were interesting-----they had to send a Sailor out to chase the birds off the runway so we could takeoff. 

GunNut

AWESOME!!!!  I have high expectations.  probably will go see it tomorrow.  Thanks for the review!

zorba

NN said:

Been to Midway Island-----not a big place to fight a war.

I was there briefly many years ago - plane landed there on the way to Honolulu from Kwaj - buddy and I got off it for an hour or so.

BAMAAK

Better than the original?

Jayhawker

BAMAAK said:

Better than the original?

Much...you really get a better sense of they the air crews went through...

NN

zorba said:

NN said:

Been to Midway Island-----not a big place to fight a war.

I was there briefly many years ago - plane landed there on the way to Honolulu from Kwaj - buddy and I got off it for an hour or so.

I was there 3 times, the birds only one of those times.

I did a transpack in an EA-6A and twice in EA-6Bs----obviously needed fuel

Big Al1

It's difficult for me to see Woody Harrelson playing a military role!! I wonder if he got doobie breaks during filming??

Jayhawker

Big Al1 said:

It's difficult for me to see Woody Harrelson playing a military role!! I wonder if he got doobie breaks during filming??

He did a good job playing Nimitz...even looks like him a little...apparently he spent some time in Fredericksburg TX studying up on him in preparation for the role...

RugerFan

In the theater now waiting on it to start. 

Spk

RugerFan said:

In the theater now waiting on it to start. 

Waiting on the review 😳

Zee

I took my boy to watch it today. 

Awesome movie!!  One of if not my favorite this year. 

RugerFan

Agree with Zee.  Great movie. The CGI was good. Definitely worth the ticket price.

Zee

Yeah. Someone mentioned the CGI earlier. 

It didn’t bother me. Most movies incorporate it these days. 

The acting was good. The story line was good. The patriotism was good. The excitement was good.  The Japanese characters were good. 

There were no underlying  agendas. 

Damn good patriotic/historical/action movie. 

Period. 

RugerFan

Agree. Plus, the language wasn't bad at all. Most movies nowadays have f-bombs every other word. I don't remember a single one. 

Those pilots were real heros. It took a lot of courage to fly those planes into that carnage. 

Jayhawker

There was one f-bomb in the movie....just before the Japanese threw the radio operator/gunner overboard...

Zee

Very few movies would I see again. Or at least, not for a long time. 

I’d go see this one again..........tomorrow!!!

Jayhawker

This movie deserves a second (or third) look....there is so much going on, it's a bit overwhelming...

Zee

Jayhawker said:

There was one f-bomb in the movie....just before the Japanese threw the radio operator/gunner overboard...

My kinda guy. 

God Bless Him. 

:salute:

GunNut

Damn!  I must go tomorrow then...

RugerFan

The theater we went to has spoiled me. Dolby Atmos surround sound system and powered reclining seats with foot rest. That's the way to watch a movie

Gene L

I want to see it, but at home.  The damned theaters around here blast out sound so loud it feels uncomfortable.  (What does CGI stand for?)  I've read a lot about Midway, saw the original movie which strayed a bit) and watched a very good documentary on Youtube, "Battlefield: The Battle of Midway."  Factual but told mostly from the American side, since they had few if any Japanese combat films.

John Ford, the director of several films, was on Midway when the Japanese attacked the island and filmed some of it.  He was wounded there.  He never quite forgave John Wayne for not fighting in WW 2.  But that was John Ford.

Jayhawker

Gene....we have the same issue at our theater...take a set of foam ear plugs...

CGI = Computer Generated Imagery

Linefinder

I honestly can't remember the last movie the wife and I watched in a theater, but based upon you guys recommendation, we're going to go see this one today. The venue is 1/2 mile from the house (have lived here for 4 years and never been there) and if you're 60+ all showings are $4.50. (That's pretty cool....while I don't remember the last movie we went to, I do remember 2 tickets, 2 popcorns, and 2 sodas ate up most of $50).

And.....yesterday the full series of "Band of Brothers" was delivered to my mailbox. It's gonna be a WWII kind of day here.

BTW....the critics are bashing "Midway" pretty hard. I trust you guys a lot more than them.

Mike

bullsi1911

I’m going to try and take the kiddo this week to see it

RugerFan

Linefinder said:

I honestly can't remember the last movie the wife and I watched in a theater, but based upon you guys recommendation, we're going to go see this one today. The venue is 1/2 mile from the house (have lived here for 4 years and never been there) and if you're 60+ all showings are $4.50. (That's pretty cool....while I don't remember the last movie we went to, I do remember 2 tickets, 2 popcorns, and 2 sodas ate up most of $50).

And.....yesterday the full series of "Band of Brothers" was delivered to my mailbox. It's gonna be a WWII kind of day here.

BTW....the critics are bashing "Midway" pretty hard. I trust you guys a lot more than them.

Mike


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I did see a headline calling the movie cartoonish. It did not feel that way to me.

What are they saying about it?

RugerFan

Gene L said:

I want to see it, but at home.  The damned theaters around here blast out sound so loud it feels uncomfortable.  (What does CGI stand for?)  I've read a lot about Midway, saw the original movie which strayed a bit) and watched a very good documentary on Youtube, "Battlefield: The Battle of Midway."  Factual but told mostly from the American side, since they had few if any Japanese combat films.

John Ford, the director of several films, was on Midway when the Japanese attacked the island and filmed some of it.  He was wounded there.  He never quite forgave John Wayne for not fighting in WW 2.  But that was John Ford.

During the previews I thought it would it would be loud too. However,  in the actual movie it was ok. They did show Ford in the movie and him getting wounded.

Linefinder

Seems the professional critics are mostly bashing the dialogue, which is about the norm, since most movie critics are wannabe script-writers. 

Mike

RugerFan

Nothing stood out to me. But then I don't study movies. I just watch'em occasionally 😊

Buford

Excellent movie one which I will add to my library.  Definitely need to watch it again.

Spk

Seems like professional critics that have to find fault with something are poopooing the dialogue and over abundance of CGI.

The audience watching seems to suggest that the critics should go take a flying leap (41% - 91%) critics to audience approval.

I'll side with the audience, not the critic looking to see if all the checkboxs are being marked off.

I haven't watched a movie in a theater since Leprechaun so I'll be waiting for this one also. Look forward to it. 👍