Well Sea Dogswhat Is The Very Best Submarine Movie? - Page 2

TLAM Strike · 10-19-10, 04:26 PM

The Hunt for Red October!

... after all its based on a true story...

sharkbit · 10-19-10, 05:02 PM

U-570

(Runs for cover laughing maniacally.)

Bwaaaa haaaa haaa.....

FIREWALL · 10-19-10, 05:17 PM

As usual this thread took a dive.

Spectator · 10-22-10, 01:08 PM

Das Boot, Crimson Tide and Hunt for Red October. You just gotta love the Sonar in Crimson Tide, and the Bridge in Red October

Herr-Berbunch · 10-22-10, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sharkbit

U-570

(Runs for cover laughing maniacally.)

Bwaaaa haaaa haaa.....

I was going to go for the sequel, U-571.

Again, just for a laugh,

farmall · 10-26-10, 08:11 PM

I enjoyed Below. It was a different kind of sub movie.

frau kaleun · 10-26-10, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by farmall

I enjoyed Below. It was a different kind of sub movie.

Me too, I just watched it a few weeks back for the first time. I really got into it.

I know I'm biased, but IMO submarine is a pretty good setting for a ghost story.

farmall · 10-26-10, 08:46 PM

The part were the XO is looking in the mirror and turns away but the face in the mirror is still looking straight ahead is so creepy.

I thought it was a good movie for what it was made for.

Axeman3d · 10-27-10, 03:34 AM

As a connoisseur of crappy B movies (Mystery Science Theater anyone?) I absolutely love the 50's epic "Atomic Submarine", a stirring tale of battle beneath the Arctic ice as the latest US atom sub chases a dangerous UFO underwater. It has all the cheap Hollywood sub cliches, with the added bonus of 50's UFO movie cliches too. The alien baddy is pure class as well. If you even wondered where the Simpsons writers came up with Kang and Kodos, now you know!

In a way Das Boot has ruined normal submarine movies for me. If one of the old Hollywood sub movies came on (Run Silent, Run Deep - Enemy Below, etc) I used to sit and watch it quite happily, even though I knew it wasn't too accurate. After watching DB, everything else looks amateurish and cheerful in comparison; huge sparse interiors, cliched goodies and baddies, happy endings and so forth. At least Atomic Submarine is supposed to be crap, it doesn't spoil that.

Zoomer96 · 11-02-10, 06:27 PM

I have to vote for Das Boot. But, only because there is no US Fleet boat movie comparable to Das Boot. It saddens me to admit that there is no fleet boat movie that can come close to portraying an authentic war patrol. I can only hope that a realistic US Pacific Theater movie will be made someday. Perhaps relating the now declassified actions of some of the great patrols turned in by the hard hitting boats like Silversides or Drum. Actually doing Run Silent, Run Deep with CGI special effects and more closely staying to the book would be very interesting to me.

Axeman3d · 11-02-10, 07:07 PM

The book was actually quite an interesting read. I remember reading it when I was about 12 and the memory of it has stuck with me to this day. I don't know that it would be a match for Das Boot, but it would certainly be the best US sub movie from WWII.

farmall · 11-09-10, 01:26 PM

http://www.archive.org/details/TheCommanderOfHappyPike

Might be this one if you understand Russian. I watched it. Didn't understand a single word but it was interesting.

farmall · 11-09-10, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

I doubt many here have even heard of it.

You are correct sir! I have never heard of this movie but will check it out. I doubt I can rent one locally from the few movie rental places left here locally.

farmall · 11-09-10, 02:50 PM

[QUOTE=Axeman3d;1522637]As a connoisseur of crappy B movies (Mystery Science Theater anyone?) I absolutely love the 50's epic "Atomic Submarine", a stirring tale of battle beneath the Arctic ice as the latest US atom sub chases a dangerous UFO underwater. It has all the cheap Hollywood sub cliches, with the added bonus of 50's UFO movie cliches too. The alien baddy is pure class as well. If you even wondered where the Simpsons writers came up with Kang and Kodos, now you know!/QUOTE]

http://www.archive.org/details/TheAtomicSubmarine

Free movie.

Axeman3d · 11-09-10, 06:02 PM

WOOT! You've made me a very happy man. I'm off to watch a REAL sub movie.

10-19-10, 04:26 PM	#16
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	The Hunt for Red October! ... after all its based on a true story... __________________

10-19-10, 05:02 PM	#17
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	U-570 (Runs for cover laughing maniacally.) Bwaaaa haaaa haaa..... __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

10-19-10, 05:17 PM	#18
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	As usual this thread took a dive. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-22-10, 01:08 PM	#19
Spectator Seaman Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Germany now, Australia soon Posts: 31 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	Das Boot, Crimson Tide and Hunt for Red October. You just gotta love the Sonar in Crimson Tide, and the Bridge in Red October __________________ Running silent, running deep, we are your final prayer Warriors in secret sleep, a merchantman's nightmare A silent death lies waiting for all of you below Running silent, running deep, sink into your final sleep

10-26-10, 08:11 PM	#21
farmall Watch Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 29 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	I enjoyed Below. It was a different kind of sub movie.

10-26-10, 08:46 PM	#23
farmall Watch Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 29 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	The part were the XO is looking in the mirror and turns away but the face in the mirror is still looking straight ahead is so creepy. I thought it was a good movie for what it was made for.

10-27-10, 03:34 AM	#24
Axeman3d Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 127 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	As a connoisseur of crappy B movies (Mystery Science Theater anyone?) I absolutely love the 50's epic "Atomic Submarine", a stirring tale of battle beneath the Arctic ice as the latest US atom sub chases a dangerous UFO underwater. It has all the cheap Hollywood sub cliches, with the added bonus of 50's UFO movie cliches too. The alien baddy is pure class as well. If you even wondered where the Simpsons writers came up with Kang and Kodos, now you know! In a way Das Boot has ruined normal submarine movies for me. If one of the old Hollywood sub movies came on (Run Silent, Run Deep - Enemy Below, etc) I used to sit and watch it quite happily, even though I knew it wasn't too accurate. After watching DB, everything else looks amateurish and cheerful in comparison; huge sparse interiors, cliched goodies and baddies, happy endings and so forth. At least Atomic Submarine is supposed to be crap, it doesn't spoil that.

11-02-10, 06:27 PM	#25
Zoomer96 Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 106 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 0	I have to vote for Das Boot. But, only because there is no US Fleet boat movie comparable to Das Boot. It saddens me to admit that there is no fleet boat movie that can come close to portraying an authentic war patrol. I can only hope that a realistic US Pacific Theater movie will be made someday. Perhaps relating the now declassified actions of some of the great patrols turned in by the hard hitting boats like Silversides or Drum. Actually doing Run Silent, Run Deep with CGI special effects and more closely staying to the book would be very interesting to me.

11-02-10, 07:07 PM	#26
Axeman3d Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 127 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	The book was actually quite an interesting read. I remember reading it when I was about 12 and the memory of it has stuck with me to this day. I don't know that it would be a match for Das Boot, but it would certainly be the best US sub movie from WWII.

11-09-10, 01:26 PM	#27
farmall Watch Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 29 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	http://www.archive.org/details/TheCommanderOfHappyPike Might be this one if you understand Russian. I watched it. Didn't understand a single word but it was interesting.

11-09-10, 02:50 PM	#29
farmall Watch Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 29 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	[QUOTE=Axeman3d;1522637]As a connoisseur of crappy B movies (Mystery Science Theater anyone?) I absolutely love the 50's epic "Atomic Submarine", a stirring tale of battle beneath the Arctic ice as the latest US atom sub chases a dangerous UFO underwater. It has all the cheap Hollywood sub cliches, with the added bonus of 50's UFO movie cliches too. The alien baddy is pure class as well. If you even wondered where the Simpsons writers came up with Kang and Kodos, now you know!/QUOTE] http://www.archive.org/details/TheAtomicSubmarine Free movie.

11-09-10, 06:02 PM	#30
Axeman3d Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 127 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	WOOT! You've made me a very happy man. I'm off to watch a REAL sub movie.