Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

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Pete W @RT56398213 Mar 24 If youre a fan of World War 2 movies, this one is a must. The special effects for the era are brilliant and the story is fairly accurate. A personal favorite of mine. See more Jerry E @engelbach Jan 23 Horrendous acting, of the "gee whiz" variety from young men acting like giggly teenagers. Plus the unbearably bubbly Phyllis Thaxter. These are not people, but kids trying to play grownup. Embarrassing for actors and audience alike. Partly redeemed by some outstanding (for that era) special effects. See more Shadowman4710 T @RT96537255 May 31 The 100% rating baffles me. Sure it's got some good scenes and some very fine performances but overall it's quite dull. I'll give them credit for portraying the Chinese people as actual human beings (something that probably that wouldn't be done now) but the love story is dull and the action scenes, while excellent are few and far between. There are far better films form the same period. See more Dennis D @RT54892421 02/29/2024 One of my favorite movies ever! They just played it on TCM--Turner Broadcasting-- See more Jeff S @jeffstone 02/26/2024 Spencer Tracy turns in a solid performance in this dramatic war film that builds slowly but finishes with a flourish. See more Red T @RT43513976 06/12/2023 It's actually good! The acting is solid. The immediate standouts are Spencer & Mitchum even in a small role he had such an ability to stand out. Van Johnson as Ted took awhile to get warmed up too because despite being the main focus he really just blended in with all the other pilots and was quite unremarkable at first but in the second half especially when key events happen you surprisingly get invested in his story. Everyone else is not bad but the pilots all just blend in together and I couldn't tell any apart except Mitchum and he isn't the second half. The cinematography is good with the stock footage really blending in well with the black and white ascetics. The bombing scene was amazing actually and I wish it would've shown more. The leg scene was the best part with a really clever Deep Focus use. The sets are well designed also. The music is good but sometimes especially in the first half it doesn't fit the mood and feels out of place. The editing and pacing are solid but definitely could be refined in certain parts. The love story in the first half with Ted feels out of place and could've just been fitted in with some dialogue of him describing her. Also the party feels out of place as well. These aren't bad scenes at all but they don't fit a factual based movie like this and makes it a bit bloated in runtime. This is about 20 minutes to long. Any attempts we get to get backstory on any other pilots is lost because the acting doesn't really stand out amongst them so it feels lost. However the second half does make up for that. It does take a while to get invested in Ted but late second half it does so. This just needed a bit more distinct actors, less love/intimate moments, and more action would help as well as most is implied at the end. This is still a deep cut classic that while it does have propaganda elements like the national anthem and certain lines uttered by the women in this, it focuses on telling the facts first and patriotism second. Anyone who is a fan of any actors in this or WWII pieces made during this time will like this. See more Read all reviews

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