Review of The Final Countdown (1980) by Whit W — 03 Mar 2012
This is a great idea for a story. An aircraft carrier from the 1980s runs into a strange storm that sends the ship and crew back in time to Dec. 6th, 1941, one day before the Japanese fleet attacks Pearl Harbor.
Kirk Douglas captains the USS Nimitz along with a crack lead airman played by James Farentino and a last second civilian addition, Martin Sheen. For such an exciting concept, the action is pretty limited but the build up to the potential clash with the Japanese attackers is well done. This movie also contained some outstanding military footage. Unfortunately, when the final conflict is about to occur the movie's ending resorts to showing us the easiest possible resolution. Bummer.
This review of The Final Countdown (1980) was written by Whit W on 03 Mar 2012.
The Final Countdown has generally received positive reviews.
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