tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post8914305329549390352..comments2024-03-28T10:44:41.756-05:00Comments on The War Movie Buff: #92 - MidwayWar Movie Buffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-56067681818983311902023-06-05T14:45:41.167-05:002023-06-05T14:45:41.167-05:00https://rumble.com/vu94ok-midway-1976-tv-cut.html
...https://rumble.com/vu94ok-midway-1976-tv-cut.html<br /><br />Also hereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-27091763969624790622023-06-04T15:38:13.934-05:002023-06-04T15:38:13.934-05:00https://archive.org/details/midway-exetended-versi...https://archive.org/details/midway-exetended-version<br /><br />Someone has uploaded the long lost TV cut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-72340039704904080422020-07-07T14:44:14.572-05:002020-07-07T14:44:14.572-05:00I was interested in the portrayal of Japanese Admi...I was interested in the portrayal of Japanese Admiral Nagumo in the three war movies — “Tora! Tora! Tora!, and both Midway features. He’s generally depicted as an old, cautious, perhaps overly guarded commander, which he was. The 1976 film is the most sympathetic. It accurately portrays Nagumo’s communication problems and shows his demoralising when the Akagi blew up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-67566539205998786432020-06-27T09:49:27.242-05:002020-06-27T09:49:27.242-05:00Similar to Isoroku Yamamoto's sleeping giant q...Similar to Isoroku Yamamoto's sleeping giant quote from the 1970 film Tora! Tora! Tora!, there is no evidence that Nagumo made the sacrifice themselves like samurai statement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-77482762041417282412020-05-30T11:05:55.964-05:002020-05-30T11:05:55.964-05:00It is clear to me that Midway's plot was desig...It is clear to me that Midway's plot was designed to lure in a female audience. The same thinking that led to Pearl Harbor. PH is an inferior movie, but you have to admire its commitment to bring in the ladies.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-46530040284034522642020-05-25T15:55:58.804-05:002020-05-25T15:55:58.804-05:00During the bombing of the Akagi, Nagumo would have...During the bombing of the Akagi, Nagumo would have experienced hard knocks while being tossed about the carrier as the explosions went off around him. The buffeting he encountered during the bombing, as well as the loss of two of his carriers would have left him in no condition to exert even his remaining confidence in victory. As Nagumo began to grasp the enormity of what had happened, he appears to have gone in a state of shock. Witnesses saw Nagumo standing near the ship’s compass looking out at the flames on his flagship and two other carriers in a trance-like daze. Despite being asked to abandon ship, Nagumo didn’t move and was reluctant to leave the Akagi, just muttering, “It's not time yet,”. Nagumo's chief of staff, Rear Admiral Ryūnosuke Kusaka, was able to dissuade him to leave the critically damaged Akagi. Nagumo, with a barely perceptible nod, with tears in his eyes, agreed to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-27239813681836205882020-05-12T16:08:44.739-05:002020-05-12T16:08:44.739-05:00Even if the romantic subplot were removed this mov...Even if the romantic subplot were removed this movie would be slow. Maybe the pacing was deliberate and meant to add a sense of realism to events, or maybe I've become too acclimated to modern action-fests. Still, The Longest Day and even A Bride Too Far didn't seem to drag like this, even though both had their share of quiet moments and extended scenes. I wonder if this film might benefit from a fan edit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-60127164430349114252020-04-19T11:00:53.348-05:002020-04-19T11:00:53.348-05:00I would think maybe he had suffered a concussion. ...I would think maybe he had suffered a concussion. This might explain his agreeing not to go down with the ship. I have to believe if he was unaffected, he would have chosen to die.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11169012097762455094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-34071015655308322942020-04-18T00:04:28.029-05:002020-04-18T00:04:28.029-05:00There was something about Shigeta's Nagumo tha...There was something about Shigeta's Nagumo that's dare I say it - was moving. Even if it is cringey to hear him speak in English, he delivers great lines like "Fifteen brave crews...they sacrifice themselves like Samurai, these Americans" - as if seeing the Americans he is fighting as being no different than his own Japanese crews. I actually felt awful for him in his last scene where the Akagi is bombed. Where he is told, "Admiral, you must transfer your flag. The cruiser Nagara is close by," and he can barley get the words out, "Advise Admiral Yamaguchi", you actually see in that moment, that he knows Japan has lost the war. Of course, the film does remind the viewer that Japan has to lose the war for its own good.<br /><br />That being said, his last scene confuses me. Is Nagumo meant to be injured in the sequence or just stunned? Because as far as I know, he suffered no injuries in the battle, though he obviously had to have sustained scrapes and bruises by hard knocks while being tossed about the bombing Akagi as the explosions went off around him. The buffeting he would had to have encountered on the attacked ship (especially the sight of his own flagship and two of his other carriers being wrecked within a few minutes) undoubtedly would have dazed him and left him in hardly a condition to exert even his remaining confidence in victory. I have read Walter Lord's book on Midway, and according to accounts, after the bombing, he was standing near the compass looking in a trance-like daze, and reluctant to leave the Akagi, just replying, “It is not time yet". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-53988792568878095882020-01-24T15:01:25.274-06:002020-01-24T15:01:25.274-06:00It's no wonder that this film is pretty much f...It's no wonder that this film is pretty much forgotten, though it probably may have received attention thanks to the new one. This film made extensive use of footage from several other better movies (1970’s Tora Tora Tora, 1944’s Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, and 1960’s Hawai Middouei daikaikusen: Taiheiyo no arashi), along with archival footage- too much of it. The film also makes little to no mention of the Midway air group’s attacks, and shoehorns a cliché love story into the plot. A for-TV version produced even more soap-opera storylines with another love sub-plot between Garth and a woman who attempts to get him to settle down. Adding insult to injury is the fact that the Japanese actors are speaking English, which certainly interferes with the audience’s suspension of disbelief.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-28477450177257300422019-12-20T17:48:38.147-06:002019-12-20T17:48:38.147-06:00There were a few Avengers that flew from Midway, b...There were a few Avengers that flew from Midway, but it was not fully in service with the carriers, so the movie is accurate in portraying the Devastators.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-71732826324310042452019-12-15T11:02:36.345-06:002019-12-15T11:02:36.345-06:00Where are the Grumman Avengers? The most successfu...Where are the Grumman Avengers? The most successful torpedo bombers of WW2 that came into service 1942. The U.S. torpedo bombers in the movie looked more like the Japanese version.<br />Very disappointing for a good movie. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13583627232146820648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-12034289918734930642019-11-06T22:11:36.399-06:002019-11-06T22:11:36.399-06:00I have no problems with your take. I agree that h...I have no problems with your take. I agree that having the Japanese speak English was a mistake. It didn't hurt "The Longest Day" which "Midway" was clearly hoping to emulate. Assuming the audience is stupid and lazy is never a good route for a war movie.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-66010551877528185342019-11-03T12:26:00.291-06:002019-11-03T12:26:00.291-06:00I actually don't like the movie. Having the Ja...I actually don't like the movie. Having the Japanese speaking English ruins it for me, plus the shameless use of stock footage from other better war films like "Tora! Tora! Tora!" and "Battle of Britain", is just too obvious. <br /><br />On the other hand, I am surprised that many of the characters, especially the Japanese, were real people and not fictional names. Besides, it still looks better then the upcoming Emmerich's Midway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-72912785826234748052019-10-23T18:50:53.614-05:002019-10-23T18:50:53.614-05:00I completely share your view. It's too bad - m...I completely share your view. It's too bad - modern special effects could create a very realistic and compelling depiction of the battle that could support a strong underlying story. It looks like those effects will instead be used to create a cartoonish spectacle offered for the sake of ... cartoonish spectacle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-24512852736834983792019-10-14T08:52:29.929-05:002019-10-14T08:52:29.929-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ah khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431001383524367634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-60293027831064764072019-10-14T08:49:59.636-05:002019-10-14T08:49:59.636-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ah khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431001383524367634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-66971393549365040502019-10-14T08:46:09.910-05:002019-10-14T08:46:09.910-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ah khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431001383524367634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-11235799728426493882019-07-03T11:24:53.591-05:002019-07-03T11:24:53.591-05:00I have seen the trailer and the movie is going to ...I have seen the trailer and the movie is going to SUCK! I don't respect Emmerich and the trailer reminds me he made the atrocious "Independence Day". I'm still going to see it. War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-36359481002045261522019-07-01T09:13:53.582-05:002019-07-01T09:13:53.582-05:00I'm not so sure about it, given Emmerich is di...I'm not so sure about it, given Emmerich is directing it, and the dogfight scenes in the trailer look unconvincing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-78245409227502093832019-06-27T11:23:32.681-05:002019-06-27T11:23:32.681-05:00They just released the trailer for it. So far, it ...They just released the trailer for it. So far, it looks terrible and inaccurate. Plus, the Dunkirk like style is just shameful (and I LOVED Dunkirk).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-71527555687194929642019-06-06T19:18:05.210-05:002019-06-06T19:18:05.210-05:00Yes. I'll be doing a Now Showing review. I w...Yes. I'll be doing a Now Showing review. I won't be going into the theater with high hopes, however.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-25387234575642796512019-06-05T14:44:48.966-05:002019-06-05T14:44:48.966-05:00Are you going to review Roland Emmerich's film...Are you going to review Roland Emmerich's film of the same name when it comes out? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-4711261574439268012019-04-17T16:01:02.546-05:002019-04-17T16:01:02.546-05:00Can't wait to see Roland Emmerich's take o...Can't wait to see Roland Emmerich's take on this, just like how how Christopher Nolan did his own take on Dunkirk. Two films with the same title again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-80692892160216769752018-10-15T18:03:06.345-05:002018-10-15T18:03:06.345-05:00Good point.Good point.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.com