JonUrban
03-31-2004, 08:08 PM
I got the 2 Disc set today at BB. It was $19.95, the "regular" version was "$14.95". The 2 CD set is worth it just for the cool cover! (There is also a P&S version, but WHY???)
I'm sorry, but this is a cool flick. The acting is horrible in spots (they used actual crew members for some roles), but if you don't get a chill watching the F-14's buzz the yacht, then the Japanese Zero's, finally "splashing" them, I would be suprised.
It's like an epsisode of "Battlestar Galactica" or something like that, only the futuristic stuff is what we know.
I was in the Navy, and lived on a carrier (USS Independence), so I can tell you that they did not use sets, this thing was filmed on the ship. There are too many sequences that play out as Navy recruiting films (fueling the F-14s in flight, bringing in a "wounded bird"), but the film makers had to have the Navy on board for this project, so it was a payback of sorts.
Leave your sensibility at the door and watch this film. The DTS-ES soundtrack is pretty good. Lots of stuff in the rears, however it's not up to par with a modern film. The picture is grainy at best, with the titles blurry as well as many scenes. The visual image is 2.35:1, so you don't miss a thing. If you've only seen this one on TV, you have been missing a lot of info.
I'd be interested to hear what Colin (OatsDad) would have to say on this title.
:-jon
I'm sorry, but this is a cool flick. The acting is horrible in spots (they used actual crew members for some roles), but if you don't get a chill watching the F-14's buzz the yacht, then the Japanese Zero's, finally "splashing" them, I would be suprised.
It's like an epsisode of "Battlestar Galactica" or something like that, only the futuristic stuff is what we know.
I was in the Navy, and lived on a carrier (USS Independence), so I can tell you that they did not use sets, this thing was filmed on the ship. There are too many sequences that play out as Navy recruiting films (fueling the F-14s in flight, bringing in a "wounded bird"), but the film makers had to have the Navy on board for this project, so it was a payback of sorts.
Leave your sensibility at the door and watch this film. The DTS-ES soundtrack is pretty good. Lots of stuff in the rears, however it's not up to par with a modern film. The picture is grainy at best, with the titles blurry as well as many scenes. The visual image is 2.35:1, so you don't miss a thing. If you've only seen this one on TV, you have been missing a lot of info.
I'd be interested to hear what Colin (OatsDad) would have to say on this title.
:-jon