Destination Tokyo
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Movie Reviews of Destination Tokyo
Movie Review: A multi-dimensional WWII movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
I just finished rewatching this great war movie in honor of the anniversary of General Doolittle's 1942 raid on Tokyo. After watching, I'm in awe of all that's going on in this movie. The special effects are top notch for a movie made during war time---seeing the sub going through authentic looking Japanese mine fields was nail biting. Cary Grant is very effective as the captain with a great supporting cast---I sure did underrate John Garfield--he was one heck of an actor. This does not have lots of action--instead, it focuses on the trails & tribulations of the crew & their living environment under extremely harsh conditions while trying to complete their mission. It's a compliment to the director that the focus is not always on the star--Mr. Grant--but instead the main focus is on the mission & we also get to know a little bit about many a crew member. Give this flick a view---I guarantee you'll sit through this strapped into your seat. I salute our Silent Service.Movie Review: Straight to Tokyo
Summary: 5 Stars
Standard 1944 sub movie with the correct mixed crew. They meet with the standard trials and tribulation.
The added pluses for this film are getting to go to Tokyo. There they are to sneak into the hills and give directions to the Mitsubishi plant. (Using the Japanese language). Mean while back at the ranch appendix looms its ugly head and they have to improvise interments.
Before you start getting blasé see how well the actors carry it off.
Will they be traced down in the hills?
Will the sub leave without them?
Can the sub get out undetected?
And is it over when the planes fly?
Up Periscope ~ James Garner
Movie Review: Destination Tokyo
Summary: 5 Stars
Notwithstanding some explicit anti-Japanese sentiment, crew rough-housing and longings for home that feel a touch sappy in today's unsentimental world, "Destination" stands as a first-rate propaganda picture, released at a time when we needed it most. Grant is fabulous playing against his usual well-tailored image in a modern war movie, one of his few. His Cassidy is steady but human--a born leader. His crew is also tops, with young star-to-be John Garfield a stand-out as a female-crazed sailor aptly dubbed "Wolf." And the movie only improves the closer we get to Japan, and to the outcome of the sub's delicate and dangerous assignment.Movie Review: Destination Tokyo
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the definative WW-II sub movies ever made. Plenty of story lines and action and drama. It was made at the height of the war, before we turned the tide in the Pacific. It was a morale booster for the people of the U.S. Today's Follie-wood would not make this movie. At least not as it was originally made. It is definately a pro U.S. movie with plenty of references to God. (When I was in Iraq, I noticed many people praying in the chow hall that never did when they were in the States!)Movie Review: Memorable insights about the submarine war!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of this few tense War films that really will keep you in absolute tension from start to finish.
Filmed with overpowering realism and sobriety, the smart script depicts the expectations of the crew before the final sequence when they arrive to Japan to follow strategic instructions of military intelligence and to stop the enemy's float.
Cary Grant in one of his most credible roles. An admirable direction of Delmer Davis.