First I've read about this film on the IMDb. It was highly recommended, so I watched it on Turner Classic Movies and I wasn't disappointed. I think, this is one of best the WWII combat films, I liked it better than 'Saving Private Ryan'. I have to say, that I don't like war movies very much and I hate patriotism, pacifism and stupid heroism. I was a little bit worried before I sat down to watch this movie because of the year of the making (1945). It's just the end of the WWII, so I excepted those characteristics above. Fortunately my expectations weren't right thanks to the directing skills of Raoul Walsh and the the fine cast, Errol Flynn foremost. Raoul Walsh is one of the best directors of the 1940s, I like his works ('They Died with Their Boots On' the other with Errol Flynn, and the 'White Heat' with the superb James Cagney). Errol Flynn is great as always. I have to mention the great editing (Academy Award Nominee) and the photography by James Wong Howe. They used original archive footage for some aerial scenes, but it wasn't as embarrassing as in the 'Memphis Belle'. However it has some flaws. The biggest is that the Japanese are just a big cruel mass, they aren't characterised, they are just killing machines.
All in all it's a good film with great action scenes so I can recommend it to anyone who likes war films.
All in all it's a good film with great action scenes so I can recommend it to anyone who likes war films.