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In Harm's Way [VHS]

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VHS Movie Reviews of In Harm's Way [VHS]

Movie Review: Blazing Naval Action in the Pacific
Summary: 4 Stars

John Wayne, a USN captain, is at Pearl Harbor. He spots the approaching planes and, realizing that they don't fit the profile of American airplane maneuvers, orders an alert. This enables some of the attacking Japanese planes to be shot down.

Then the US naval fleet has to confront a larger Japanese naval force near an island that the US land forces want to seize from the Japanese. The Japanese naval fleet includes the huge battleship Yamato, whose armor is recognizably too thick to be readily pierced by US weapons, and which the Americans know will probably get through the battle. Wayne notes that all soldiers would rather be at home but are forced into combat roles.

In the battle itself, the predawn Pacific is racked by the explosions of shells and torpedoes. The USN torpedo boats score impressive hits on the much-larger Japanese ships. But they also suffer heavy losses, and Wayne is among the casualties (wounded), and his son is killed. Will this encounter go down as a US victory, or defeat?

All along, Wayne has to contend with a rival naval commander. Ironically, an enemy propaganda broadcast (Tokyo Rose?) is regarded as providing a partially accurate portrayal of this rival's shortcomings.

Perhaps this movie is too long, and John Wayne is not as lively as he is in other movies. In the battle scenes, it is sometimes hard to tell which are the Japanese and which are the Americans. Otherwise, the action is riveting.

Movie Review: Title should be "In Love's Way"
Summary: 2 Stars

This is NOT, repeat NOT, your typical John Wayne movie. It is NOT even a war story despite the title. It is a love story. In fact it is multiple love stories with WW-II in the Pacific as a backdrop. This is a reversal of a war story with a love subplot to keep the female audience interested: The war backdrop in this movie is intended to keep the male audience interested. Not only that, but it is lacking in a number of ways, beginning with Douglas's character -- an officer who is constantly in trouble, including starting a bar room fight, and still remains an officer in the military. The ship models for the battle scenes are not accurate either.

Movie Review: Great Oldies!
Summary: 5 Stars

WE MADE A TRIP TO HAWAII... AFTER VISITING THE ARIZONA MEMORIAL, I HAD TO HAVE AN OLD FAVORITE! I WAS SO EXCITED TO FIND IT, AND EVEN MORE TO WATCH IT!!

Movie Review: John Wayne at his best
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a great movie, not just a shoot 'em up WWII flick. It goes into the politics of Admirals, and the frailities of human beings. This movie is like an onion; many layers unfold in a great story and of course John Wayne.... sure do whis he was around today.