“Midway” is the perfect Veteran’s Day weekend movie. Obviously, it’s a “war” movie and is aimed at those that like history, war movies and movies about heroes. Many will be the ...

Midway is more of the same, anunintentional sequel of sorts that focuses on events post-Pearl Harbour that led up to the battle of Midway. Advertisement Advertise with NZME.

The movie, which premieres on Friday, depicts the true events of the Battle of Midway in 1942.

"Midway" is the new epic war film from "Independence Day" director Roland Emmerich, who based his World War II movie on a real battle between the U.S.A. and Japan.

While the dogfights and dive-bombings are spectacular (a bit too Star Wars -sy for me, though), they aren’t the movie’s most involving part — the data-gathering stuff is.

Roland Emmerich's CGI-heavy depiction of the WWII battle that turned the tide in the Pacific isn't boring, but it's familiar beats ensure it's more a movie about war movies than it is about war.

"The Japanese are planning something bigger." "So what's the target?" Lionsgate has debuted a new full-length official trailer for Roland Emmerich's big action movie Midway, about the iconic ...