i hadn not see this film for a long time so when it be on television recently i decide to watch it again . i expect it to be cheesy with some fairly ropey special effect . i be wrong and the story be good enough and what special effect there be be decent enough . the real highlight though be the lack of cgi and this mean we get to see a wide range of real u navy aircraft . the plot about the uss nimitz and a modern nuclear power u aircraft carrier and go through a strange storm which leave it back in 1941 on the eve of the japanese attack on pearl harbour . a pair of the carrier f 14 intercept and shoot down a pair of japanese zero which have strafe an american boat which happen to have a senator on board . a rescue helicopter pick up the senator and his aide and one of the japanese pilot and all of whom be shock at the technology they see . the senator be adamant that they must warn pearl of the imminent attack and the japanese pilot while who have manage to grab a gun and take a hostage want to warn his fleet . the captain and senior officer must decide whether they should intervene and change history or stay out of the fight and leave history to take it course . the action be pretty excite and see all of those navy jet would have be enough to get anybody who like military aircraft watch . the acting be good enough with kirk douglas put in a good performance a the captain of the nimitz . i think it be a shame that there be less discussion about what the consequence of stop the attack might be while both good and bad and still it be a pretty good film while a must see to any fan of military aircraft .