Here's Roger Ebert's review from the time (link)

Here's Roger Ebert's review from the time (link)
by sprack (2019-11-08 18:15:15)
Edited on 2019-11-08 18:18:07

In reply to: I can’t see how it could better than posted by steelhop

He gave it 2 and a half stars. I think that's about right. The battle scenes themselves were good. Unfortunately there was the rest of it. It wasn't terrible, but it was merely OK.

Click here for link at https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/midway-1976

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It was a poor man's Towering Inferno or Poseiden Adventure - Raoul 2019-11-08 22:54:13
That is fair. But the battle scenes from the first - steelhop 2019-11-08 19:30:36
- Were mostly recycled from Tora Tora Tora * - gozer 2019-11-08 21:20:38
  - True. Still better than cgi * - steelhop 2019-11-08 21:50:33
I think this is pretty much spot on - ufl 2019-11-08 18:20:58
- Yep, and added just about nothing to the movie * - sprack 2019-11-08 18:22:05
  - How about Erik Estrada as “Chilibean” whose head - usmcirish 2019-11-08 19:51:42
    - It appears he has been cut from this version * - Raoul 2019-11-08 23:06:44
      - He retired from Naval Aviation and double dipped with CHP. * - usmcirish 2019-11-08 23:29:16
        Shame they brought Maverick back but not Chilibean. * - 88_92WSND 2019-11-10 00:37:31