Don Taylor (6) (1920–1998)

An unremarkable time-travel film about a modern US Navy aircraft carrier that gets thrown back in time to the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Should they attempt to stop the Japanese attack (which one modern carrier could fairly easily do) or should they let history take its course? The question becomes moot as just before they launch the attack, they are thrown back into the future (present day).

The premise of the plot is more interesting than the execution of the story, and show more copping out by not allowing the modern navy to intervene leaves the viewer wondering what the point of the film was. (In fact, I understand that it was the pilot for a tv series that never got made.) Well, it makes a nice recruiting film for the US Navy, with lots of good carrier and F-14 Tomcat action. One rather feels that the sheer sexiness of the aircraft carrier footage influenced the commissioning of 'Top Gun' a few years later (though this is not generally admitted); I can imagine a studio executive saying "Love the flying, but lose the time travel angle!" show less

Some apes travel back in time to the Planet of the Humans.

It's extremely corny, but it's also entertaining. Too bad Kim Hunter isn't the star of all five of these movies.

Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: D
Acting: C
Music: B

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 2.2/4

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