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The Final Countdown/YMMV

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  • Nightmare Fuel: When the storm overtakes the Nimitz the first time, there are some eerie scenes of sailors being overwhelmed by the disorienting effects - in particular, the image of a hand being electrocuted by a control panel.
  • Genius Bonus: At one point, Yelland's XO informs him that the Zeroes are coming straight towards the Nimitz with an armed strike group sitting on the flight deck, at which point Yelland promptly orders the Zeroes shot down. Anyone who knows their WW2 history knows that the Japanese carrier Sōryū was sunk when she was caught in a similar predicament by U.S. warplanes.
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