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Title: Both sides now
Review: Remember this movie; forget "Pearl Harbor." Fox has rereleased the outstanding 1970 film that covers Dec. 7, 1941, from both the U.S. and Japanese sides. Richard Fleischer provides most of the direction, with Kinji Fukasaku and Toshio Masuda handling Japanese sequences.The Fox DVD's upgrades appear limited to the generous collection of extras, which address the historical questions raised by the film. (Owners of the previous disc should upgrade only if they're interested in the special features.) As on the older disc, there are pounding 4.1(!) audio and decent but unexceptional video.Fox also upgraded "The Longest Day" and "Patton," just in time for June 6. All three titles go from single- to double-disc presentations, with some extras ported over. "The Longest Day" gets a more relaxed aspect ratio than on the previous release. "Patton's" numerous upgrades include an intro and feature-length commentary by screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola.
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