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But it was distracting to see shots of Japanese carriers, whose islands were on the starboard side, making turns hard to starboard with their islands on the port side. (Picky, I know, but I'm a bit sensitive to such detail, having plane-guarded carriers while conning USS Turner Joy in 1964 and nearly being run over by USS Ticonderoga at night when she signaled a port turn and then came hard to starboard at 28 knots.) Overall, despite the by-necessity excess of CGI, the occasionally less-than-stellar dialog, and the easy-to-spot technical goofs, I think the current film gives a better sense, most particularly in the grit-your-teeth flak-punctuated dive-bombing sequences, of what it must have been like for the actual participants at Midway than the star-studded 1976 version.
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I will have to check this out - I'm re-reading "Pacific Crucible" by Ian Toll since his 3rd volume of the sea war in the Pacific just came out, and Midway will be the next chapter I reach. Highly recommended for a thorough understanding of the full scope of that aspect of the war. Ivan, that's a great story about your dad and his contribution.
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