Review of Emperor (2012) by Michal M — 23 Jul 2013

A little boring but still nifty movie. I was pretty excited to see the final scene with the famous meeting of Hirohito and MacArthur.

This review of Emperor (2012) was written by Michal M on 23 Jul 2013.

Emperor has generally received mixed reviews.

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By David W (2,010) on 06 Oct 2014

Talk about your horrible movies. I can totally see this being presented in US classrooms to be passed off as revisionist history…

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By Nathan P (282) on 07 Sep 2014

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By Donald Clarke (1,051) for Irish Times (1,391) on 10 Oct 2013

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By Jordon J (666) on 19 Feb 2014

Just a dull procedural, with the bland Matthew Fox driving around in a jeep and asking questions and not having them answered. I say SKIP IT…

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By Leon B (942) on 11 Mar 2014

Finally a modern film since saving private Ryan that does WWll justice…

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By Dave R (1,620) on 05 Oct 2013

It was an interesting movie of past history was not to bad of a movie didn't feel like a super long movie to me it was well done I must say…

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This wouldn't be the first historical film to play fast and furious with the personal detail of lives of the main historical figures…

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By Tony L (800) on 08 Dec 2013

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