Best Submarine Movie Ever!

Sailor Steve · 07-24-08, 02:01 PM

Well, the best American submarine movie ever.

Well, the best American submarine movie made during the war.

Well, the best American submarine movie of 1943.

Well, actually it wasn't all that great, but it was a pretty good popcorn flick for the time.

"YES! It's a direct hit!

It's nineteen forty-three's biggest hit!

The thrilling and awe-inspiring technicolor epic...

CRASH DIVE!

The screen's most vivid, most graphic picturization of the breath-taking drama and heart-stirring heroism of the men who man America's submarines, and the women who wait for them! A story written in steel, and fire, and daring. Crash Dive! Blazing with pulse-pounding action! Sparkling with joyous romance! Roaring with exciting adventure! Filmed in glorious techicolor, with authentic reality, at the United States submarine base at New London, Connecticut!"

This is one I had never seen before, and I picked it up on a whim out of the $5 bin at Wal-Mart.

The Bad: A plot every bit as preposterous as U-571, about a US submarine in the Atlantic, first sinking a German Q-Ship and then sneaking into and attacking a secret German supply base in Greenland!:rotfl: Plus the usual silly subplot of two officers in love with the same girl. One fan at IMDB.com noted many similarities with the British-made We Dive At Dawn, released at the same time, which I still haven't seen.

The Good: It was filmed in 1943, at New London.

It won the 1943 Oscar for best special effects, and they are good for the time.

When Tyrone Power is skippering a PT boat, it's an early ELCO 77-footer. I loved that part.

It was said to have been filmed on USS Mackerel or Marlin, but nobody seems to know for sure.

And, when there is a shot of boats backing away from the pier, one of them is a Sugar boat!

The black steward, played by Ben Cook, gets some good lines. He's the COB's best friend and looks after his ailing chief, and also comes to the rescue of Tyrone Power in a crucial scene.

Not a great movie to be sure, but well worth watching for the period color sub and ship scenes.

FIREWALL · 07-24-08, 02:08 PM

Thx SS.

I gotta get this to add to my collection if only to park it next to " Run Silent Run Deep "

ps Nice screen shots.

Platapus · 07-24-08, 02:37 PM

NOooooooooooo

Friends don't let friends watch Crash Dive

Crash Dive 1945

Tyrone Power
Dana Andrews
Ann Baxter

Not so much a sub story but a love story and a pretty awful one at that.

Dana Andrews is the Captain of a submarine. Tyrone Power is the new exec.

Dana is engaged to Ann. Tyrone puts the smooth moves on Ann. Why does Ann not tell Tyrone that she is engaged? Because she is a tramp!

Both men are doing the same woman and guess what, they soon find out they are both doing the same tramp. Tensions mount and finally Dana gives the tramp to Tyrone

Thats pretty much the movie.

Oh by the way, there are a few scenes on a Sub.

Friends don't let friends watch "Crash Dive"

I would rather watch U-571.... twice

FIREWALL · 07-24-08, 02:41 PM

I'll edit out everything but the Subs. :p :rotfl:

Sailor Steve · 07-24-08, 02:46 PM

:p :p :p :p :p

Shows what you know - it's 1943, not 1945!:p

Dana isn't engaged to Ann - he hasn't asked her yet!:p

Ann tells Tyrone several times that she doesn't want to see him, but he just won't give up!:p

Nobody is "doing" anybody, because it's 1943 and she's a nice virginal schoolteacher. Even the schoolgirls think it's funny! She's not a tramp, she's just confused. And she doesn't know they know each other, and neither of them knows she knows the other one!:p

I said it wasn't that good, but if you want to argue about it, I win hands down! Why? Just look at those pictures! U-571 doesn't have anything to compare with that! Real life beats CGI every time!:p

Oh, and did I mention ":p "?
:rotfl:

Platapus · 07-24-08, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Shows what you know - it's 1943, not 1945!:p

Ya got me there

As for the rest of your argument? The back of my hand to ya

Sailor Steve · 07-24-08, 03:44 PM

OW! No hitting! NEAL! NEAL!

Monica Lewinsky · 07-24-08, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

She's not a tramp, she's just confused. And she doesn't know they know each other, and neither of them knows she knows the other one!

More importantly she is into .......... Leather.

http://learnabit.homeserver.com/lab/Leather.wmv

Captain Vlad · 07-27-08, 09:16 AM

That does look like the kind of bad I could enjoy.

Kurt Lange · 07-27-08, 12:51 PM

Any film thats got colour footage of an S-boat must have some worth, I think.

Captain Nemo · 07-30-08, 06:20 AM

I have Crash Dive on DVD and I agree with others, it's worth a watch for the subs if nothing else. As Sailor Steve mentions, the special effects were good for the time and overall it's not a bad film, but personally it's not one that I would put in my top ten. There is also a large slice of propaganda/patriotism expressed during the film, but this is to be expected for a film made during the war years.

Nemo

DS · 07-30-08, 06:53 AM

Great movie. I've got tht one on DVD. I also have:

Run Silent, Run Deep (can't have a fleet boat movie collection without that one)

Up Periscope (lots of great fleet boat footage around the deck and conning tower)

U-571 (yeah, OK, I know, but at least there's an S-boat, sort of...)

Hell Cats of the Navy (with Ronald Reagan)

Operation Pacific (staring the Duke)

My favorite? Probably a tie between Run Silent, Run Deep and Up Periscope. The skipper in Up Periscope is sort of an anti-hero, by the book man, and comes across as a real person trying to balance command responsibility and adherence to orders with the morale of his crew.

Enigma · 08-18-08, 06:51 PM

The U-571 hating is so tiresome....

Exact realism isn't a necessity. A bonus perhaps....But it's an entertaining film from start to finish. It's no Das Boot, but its a good flick.

Run Silent Run Deep is my fave....

Monica Lewinsky · 08-18-08, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Well, the best American submarine movie ever.

Well, the best American submarine movie of 1943.

This one at least wears a sailors hat:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enigma

Run Silent Run Deep is my fave....

I Second the motion to the BEST movie.

lesrae · 08-19-08, 04:00 AM

Not American or WWII, but for sheer creepiness I don't think you can beat K-19 The Widowmaker, I've worked in RCs before on RN boats in harbour and that film just scares the cr@p out of me.

07-24-08, 02:01 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Best Submarine Movie Ever! Well, the best American submarine movie ever. Well, the best American submarine movie made during the war. Well, the best American submarine movie of 1943. Well, actually it wasn't all that great, but it was a pretty good popcorn flick for the time. "YES! It's a direct hit! It's nineteen forty-three's biggest hit! The thrilling and awe-inspiring technicolor epic... CRASH DIVE! The screen's most vivid, most graphic picturization of the breath-taking drama and heart-stirring heroism of the men who man America's submarines, and the women who wait for them! A story written in steel, and fire, and daring. Crash Dive! Blazing with pulse-pounding action! Sparkling with joyous romance! Roaring with exciting adventure! Filmed in glorious techicolor, with authentic reality, at the United States submarine base at New London, Connecticut!" This is one I had never seen before, and I picked it up on a whim out of the $5 bin at Wal-Mart. The Bad: A plot every bit as preposterous as U-571, about a US submarine in the Atlantic, first sinking a German Q-Ship and then sneaking into and attacking a secret German supply base in Greenland!:rotfl: Plus the usual silly subplot of two officers in love with the same girl. One fan at IMDB.com noted many similarities with the British-made We Dive At Dawn, released at the same time, which I still haven't seen. The Good: It was filmed in 1943, at New London. It won the 1943 Oscar for best special effects, and they are good for the time. When Tyrone Power is skippering a PT boat, it's an early ELCO 77-footer. I loved that part. It was said to have been filmed on USS Mackerel or Marlin, but nobody seems to know for sure. And, when there is a shot of boats backing away from the pier, one of them is a Sugar boat! The black steward, played by Ben Cook, gets some good lines. He's the COB's best friend and looks after his ailing chief, and also comes to the rescue of Tyrone Power in a crucial scene. Not a great movie to be sure, but well worth watching for the period color sub and ship scenes. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-24-08, 02:08 PM	#2
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Thx SS. I gotta get this to add to my collection if only to park it next to " Run Silent Run Deep " ps Nice screen shots. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

07-24-08, 02:37 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	NOooooooooooo Friends don't let friends watch Crash Dive Crash Dive 1945 Tyrone Power Dana Andrews Ann Baxter Not so much a sub story but a love story and a pretty awful one at that. Dana Andrews is the Captain of a submarine. Tyrone Power is the new exec. Dana is engaged to Ann. Tyrone puts the smooth moves on Ann. Why does Ann not tell Tyrone that she is engaged? Because she is a tramp! Both men are doing the same woman and guess what, they soon find out they are both doing the same tramp. Tensions mount and finally Dana gives the tramp to Tyrone Thats pretty much the movie. Oh by the way, there are a few scenes on a Sub. Friends don't let friends watch "Crash Dive" I would rather watch U-571.... twice __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-24-08, 02:41 PM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I'll edit out everything but the Subs. :p :rotfl: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

07-24-08, 02:46 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	:p :p :p :p :p Shows what you know - it's 1943, not 1945!:p Dana isn't engaged to Ann - he hasn't asked her yet!:p Ann tells Tyrone several times that she doesn't want to see him, but he just won't give up!:p Nobody is "doing" anybody, because it's 1943 and she's a nice virginal schoolteacher. Even the schoolgirls think it's funny! She's not a tramp, she's just confused. And she doesn't know they know each other, and neither of them knows she knows the other one!:p I said it wasn't that good, but if you want to argue about it, I win hands down! Why? Just look at those pictures! U-571 doesn't have anything to compare with that! Real life beats CGI every time!:p Oh, and did I mention ":p "? :rotfl: __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-24-08, 03:44 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	OW! No hitting! NEAL! NEAL! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-27-08, 09:16 AM	#9
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	That does look like the kind of bad I could enjoy. __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm."

07-27-08, 12:51 PM	#10
Kurt Lange Seaman Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cambridge UK, AN7559 Posts: 32 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Any film thats got colour footage of an S-boat must have some worth, I think.

07-30-08, 06:20 AM	#11
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I have Crash Dive on DVD and I agree with others, it's worth a watch for the subs if nothing else. As Sailor Steve mentions, the special effects were good for the time and overall it's not a bad film, but personally it's not one that I would put in my top ten. There is also a large slice of propaganda/patriotism expressed during the film, but this is to be expected for a film made during the war years. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

07-30-08, 06:53 AM	#12
DS Planesman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 185 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Great movie. I've got tht one on DVD. I also have: Run Silent, Run Deep (can't have a fleet boat movie collection without that one) Up Periscope (lots of great fleet boat footage around the deck and conning tower) U-571 (yeah, OK, I know, but at least there's an S-boat, sort of...) Hell Cats of the Navy (with Ronald Reagan) Operation Pacific (staring the Duke) My favorite? Probably a tie between Run Silent, Run Deep and Up Periscope. The skipper in Up Periscope is sort of an anti-hero, by the book man, and comes across as a real person trying to balance command responsibility and adherence to orders with the morale of his crew. __________________

08-18-08, 06:51 PM	#13
Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	The U-571 hating is so tiresome.... Exact realism isn't a necessity. A bonus perhaps....But it's an entertaining film from start to finish. It's no Das Boot, but its a good flick. Run Silent Run Deep is my fave.... __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain

08-19-08, 04:00 AM	#15
lesrae Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 931 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Not American or WWII, but for sheer creepiness I don't think you can beat K-19 The Widowmaker, I've worked in RCs before on RN boats in harbour and that film just scares the cr@p out of me.