The Final Countdown
A time warp takes the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and its captain (Kirk Douglas) back to Pearl Harbor, Dec. 6, 1941. However, if history is inviolate, what will happen to future events if the attack doesn't come off?
29 June 1943, Mokpo, Chollanam-do, South Korea
3 August 1940, Dayton, Ohio, USA
3 March 1932, New York City, New York, USA
28 February 1923, Highland Falls, New York, USA
23 November 1955
7 May 1932, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 January 1950, New Jersey, USA
May 30, 2001
Something you'd watch on TV for free without complaint.
January 26, 2006
An idea worthy of Harlan Ellison, but disappointingly fumbled.
February 17, 2006
One of the better time-travel movies. Generates lots of suspense because it's directed and acted with a great deal of conviction. John Scott's musical score is outstanding.
March 29, 2004
A solid movie with a lousy ending.
March 26, 2009
As a documentary on the USS Nimitz, The Final Countdown is wonderful. As entertainment, however, it has the feeling of a telepic that strayed onto the big screen.
October 23, 2004
It's filled with technology, special effects and action. But it just doesn't make any sense.
March 17, 2003
Great what if sci-fi with a nuclear aircraft carrier, a time warp, and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
May 14, 2012
Little more than a lengthy Twilight Zone episode.
August 30, 2004
The special effects are funnier than, I suspect, they were intended to be.
