Midway [DVD] [2019]

I ordered this New DVD only to find out its coming from the United Kingdom Britain, it’s copied on a format not used in US. So exactly why would anyone in US order this? They wouldn’t so don’t!!!!

Do not buy if you live in the US! It was not clear that this DVD is not compatible with US players. And coincidentally, the window of return passed before I received.Not happy.

Nowhere in description does this vender state that this dvd will NOT play in the USA. Why would Amazon let it be advertised in the USA is beyond me. Total rip off by both Amazon and vender. I at least have sent it back for a refund. Amazon needs to have a rule that vender has to clearly state what region dvd is.

This product won't run on US video players! This format only runs on European players. It says that in the product information, but it is easy to overlook as I did. The seller will claim that it will play on modern DVD/Blue-ray machines, but I have a brand new Sony player that won't play it and I have never seen a US player that will run this format. The seller will take it back, but by the time you pay for return shipping you are not much ahead. Why Amazon allows this to be listed and sold to customers in the US is a mystery to me, as it is completely useless to US viewers.DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT IF YOU LIVE IN THE US!!!!!!

Got ripped off! Add on Amazon says nothing about the Blueray being in the UK Format! The Advertiser and supplier should be discontinued from Amazon!

Beware!! Ciming from the UK. Will not work in US! They so not specify this and after waiting 6 weeks for DVD for a gift. No luck getting money back!!!

It was formatted for the United Kingdom and would not play on US technology.

Will not play on a US region DVD player. If you live in North America do Not Buy this dvd from this vendor.

I heard that this was a poor movie, and wasn't able to get to see it in the cinema. I am a fan of war movies, but this is more like Pearl Harbour than the Midway film of the 1970's. Poor story, phoned in acting, CGI overload and generally awful. This was worse than I thought it could be and I watched till then end. The historical story was butchered and no clear narrative or timeline related to the real story. Don't waste your time on this sorry to say.

OK... At the time of release, this film was panned by the critics, namely Mark Kermode, who hated it.I don't know what film they were watching, but it isn't this one. They said it had corny dialogue, and stereotypecharacters... Well, they got it wrong.The Battles of Midway was one of the most important sea battles in naval history, and I have been studyingit for some time now. Half of me was expecting Pearl Harbor part two, but no, this movie is much better thanthat. Although this story is more or less of the story of pilot Richard "Dick" Best, it never gets too sentimentallyor distracts from the narrative, for it is the battle itself is the real star. There are so many details of this battlethat can't all be told, after all the battle was all but done and over within 20 mins, but it is the build up that counts.The critics said is had too much historical events before the battle, but again, this was done in a very sparingway. For one, we are told why the aircraft carriers weren't at Pearl Harbor, and two, we learn why the Doolittleraid was so important, this provides the motive to why the Japanese needed to invade Midway island. All thisis done in a precise and toned manor. It never goes into long speech mode about "being American" and "freedom"as so many over long Hollywood films seem to do these days, after all we are dealing with real historical people here. I thought the build up to the battle was well paced, and as each main character says what he needs to sayto move the plot along. The only two people in it who have more than just historic dialogue are C. Wade McClusky and Richard "Dick" Best, played by Patrick Wilson and Ed Skein, who both give a great performance.They relationship is very important to the narrative of the movie, because it was these two pilots who turned the course of the battle, and in my humble opinion, Richard Best should have got the Medal of Honor for what he did.Apart from the dialogue, acting and keeping to the historical facts, I thought one of the other good things about this movie was the editing. The film moves from one scene to the next in a very clear way without overlong lingering scenes, and I don't know why it didn't receive any awards for this alone. There are a few things this movie didn't include about the battle, but the most important aspects are dealt with, and some of the most amazing actions are all true.I don't know what critics expected from a film Called Midway, about the Battle of Midway, when you have all this DC/Marvel Universal rubbish about these days, because this where CGI comes in it's own, and this was about real conflict. This just goes to show you, you can't always trust film critics.

In Nineteen Forty Two, mere months after Pearl Harbour, America was still on the backfoot in the fight against Japan. They faced a Japanese offensive that could have delivered a knockout blow.But a series of events, along with one snap decision, combined to change, against all the odds, what could have been an overwhelming Japanese victory into a crushing defeat, which stopped their expansionism and left them on the back foot for the rest of the war.All down to a handful of very brave American sailors and flyers.The story of the battle has been told before, in a 1970's film version. But here's an all new one.Director is Roland Emmerich, better known for the likes of the Day after Tomorrow and Independence Day.But anyone expecting bombastic gung ho action as a result will find this is a different kind of film for him. Because it sets out to not to be action but to tell the real history. Through the tales of the real people involved.In focuses in particular on two Americans. Patrick Wilson plays intelligence officer Edwin Layton. A man determined not to let anything like Pearl Harbour happen again. And Ed Skrein is very much the leading man as pilot Dick Best. A natural born leader, talented pilot, and down to earth family man with it.A strong supporting cast does play many real historical figures. But they are supporting roles. The story is about the above two.It's a film that tries to be realistic. It's not gung ho or taking sides. It depicts the events from both sides, showing the Japanese navy as they were. People with a code of honour, but having to take orders from the war mongers in their army. Although it doesn't shy away from showing some of the war crimes that they committed.And it depicts the Americans, to quote from a song used from the soundtrack of the film Apollo 11, as 'just a bunch of people, just doing the best they can. And hell, they did a damn fine job.'Because that's what it was all about. Ordinary people, put into extraordinary situations, can end up doing such. And they certainly did here. The film sets out to show that. And it achieves it's aim.The days of stock footage and the like from the 70's version have been replaced by cgi, which does have some obvious shots but does do a good of showing what it must have been like to be in a dive bomber heading for a carrier through a sky full of anti aircraft fire, or on a ship watching this happen.Ed Skrein and Patrick Wilson really carry the film superbly. The supporting cast are all great. Particular mention goes to Joe Jonas, playing the unflappable New Yorker Bruno Gaido. Because as far as pop stars turning to acting go, he really is very good indeed.It's just not quite a five star film because, in an attempt to give background detail, it spends time covering everything that led up to the war and the battle, thus it does end up rushing through a few details of the latter. And it's a pity that Dusty Kleiss, a hugely important figure on the day, doesn't figure in the film at all. Despite being referenced at the end.But even so, they don't make them like this anymore. So it's great that someone did.Do note: The Japanese scenes take place with subtitles, that can't be turned off.And those who like to say the plane is the wrong colour, or shouldn't be able to climb like that, or other such little details, might just find enough little things here to keep them happy.The disc has the following language and subtitle options:Languages: English.Subtitles: English.It begins with a few trailers and ads, that can be skipped via the next button on the dvd remote.Extras:A commentary from the director.The theatrical trailer.Getting it right: the making of Midway. A fifteen min long documentary on the subject, which has cast and crew and various clips. This is just the right length, and has enough depth to it, more so than the usual promotional pieces these can be, to make it a good watch.The men of Midway. Ten minutes about the casting, and the real life figures they play. Also in depth and a good watch.

An historically accurate film covering Pearl Harbor, the Doolittle Raid, and Midway. I got the impression that the script-writers had used Ian Toll's excellent book The Pacific Crucible.Religion is a difficult topic to cover. Arguably, I think that this film got it wrong. Its only direct mention is a sailor saying he is an atheist wasting his time setting out the chairs for church parade on the USS Arizona. I have no doubt whatsoever that the film would have gained a lot by not having that said and by having, for example, a moving burial scene with some fine words said by a captain if on board a ship or a priest if on land. In real life they'll have attended church services, and having something of that would have added to the quality of the film.It is a very good film that somehow lacks greatness, and because of that, arguably, it is four stars, but I am feeling generous, and there was no tawdry bed scene, which is just fine by me, so I have given it five stars.

BORING VERY BAD ACTING AND C G I THE PLANES GOING MAD SPEEDS LIKE JETS. ALL THE BATTLE LOOKED THE SAME C G I TO ME. CHARLTON HESTON'S FILM IS BY FAR THE BEST.