Any other good Naval "MOVIES" ???

[fastfed]

Obviously Das boot is great.. Is there "anything" even close??

U-571 believe it or not I thought was good and enjoyed it.. Sink the Bismark (old) was ok, is there anything else?? I don't care if its old, I would still like to see something... THanks~!

[Dale1957]

how about "battle of river plate,pt-109,they were expendable and the enemy below? oh yeah, crash dive and operation pacific. all good flicks.:up:

[Randomizer]

45-posts worth half a page down from this thread:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=128884

[Bilge_Rat]

"The cruel sea", british, 1953.

a bit hard to find, but shows the allied side, story of the corvette "Compass rose".

[Raptor1]

For WWII, Battle of the River Plate and Tora! Tora! Tora! are both great (And the latter might be my favourite war film too).

[papa_smurf]

"We dive at Dawn", or "In which we serve" both good films.

[tommo8993]

peal harbour (2001)
crimson tide (1997)
hunt for red october (1990)

[Sailor Steve]

So, nobody looked at Randomizer's link?

[Randomizer]

So, nobody looked at Randomizer's link?
Reckon not. I suppose every month requires a new movie thread...

[Raptor1]

So, nobody looked at Randomizer's link?

Don't think there's anything wrong with adding more opinions on top of the ones in the older thread...

[Sailor Steve]

A good point, but it means that the same recommendations are getting made over and over.

[The Third Man]

The 'Bedford Incident' is a very good, tension filled, film about a US destroyer and a Soviet submarine above the Arctic Circle during the cold war.

[ETR3(SS)]

peal harbour (2001) I can't believe no one caught this.:o I wouldn't say Pearl Harbor is a Naval movie. It has some naval forces in it but the focus is more on the love story I'd say.:nope:

[Sailor Steve]

Crimson Tide and Pearl Harbor are two of the worst 'naval' movies ever made.

[frau kaleun]

Crimson Tide


But but but it has Denzel Washington in it. IN A UNIFORM. :woot::O:

[ETR3(SS)]

Crimson Tide and Pearl Harbor are two of the worst 'naval' movies ever made.I've seen Crimson Tide twice; once before I joined the navy, and once after I got to my boat. Needless to say after the second time I'm still trying to figure out where the "bilge bay" is at. Not to mention all those cool secret passages under the deck plates. :doh:

[Randomizer]

For those who's interests lean towards rum, buggery and the lash there are:

Captain Horatio Hornblower, RN with Gregory Peck;

Damn the Defiant with Alec Guinness; and

Billy Budd with Robert Taylor.

All classic storys, beautifully filmed and totally lacking in CGI special effects.

[frau kaleun]

For those who's interests lean towards rum, buggery and the lash

Has anybody mentioned Mutiny On The Bounty yet? Master And Commander?

[Randomizer]

Has anybody mentioned Mutiny On The Bounty yet? Master And Commander?
Thought Master and Commander was not too bad a flick while keeping to the period quite nicely in the details. It did not do too much violence to the book upon which it was based.

As for Mutiny on the Bounty, we have the 1935 version with Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, the horribly bad (IMHO) Brando film of 1962 and The Bounty with Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson.

Some other versions of the story out there as well.

[Dale1957]

"pearl harbor" was nothing but a chick flick!:haha:

[Takeda Shingen]

Crimson Tide and Pearl Harbor are two of the worst 'naval' movies ever made.

I was always amused at the underwater 'Radar' screen in Crimson Tide.

Thought Master and Commander was not too bad a flick while keeping to the period quite nicely in the details. It did not do too much violence to the book upon which it was based.

Master and Commander makes my short list of recent naval films that are worth watching.

[ETR3(SS)]

I was always amused at the underwater 'Radar' screen in Crimson Tide.I was always amused at the parts that they got right that they shouldn't have.

[Takeda Shingen]

I was always amused at the parts that they got right that they shouldn't have.

Really? I always thought it was visual device to give the audience a degree of situational awareness. Cool and thanks! :up:

[Sailor Steve]

Has anybody mentioned Mutiny On The Bounty yet?
Which version?

1935 (Charles Laughton, Clark Gable): Good, but goes with the traditional 'Bligh-as-monster' scenario.

1962 (Trevor Howard, Marlon Brando): Very good, well worth seeing.

1984 (The Bounty)(Anthony Hopkins, Mel Gibson): My personal favorite. It makes Bligh a real person, and covers his epic 47-day 3600-mile (6700-km) voyage with 18 men in a 23-foot boat, navigating only with a sextant and a watch. It also covers his court-martial. Far and away the best, in my opinion.

I admit I haven't seen the 1916 version.

[Takeda Shingen]

1962 (Trevor Howard, Marlon Brando): Very good, well worth seeing.

This would be my pick, but more due to the fact that I like just about anything with Brando.

[frau kaleun]

I've seen all of 'em too. I did really like Anthony Hopkins as Bligh, and it was definitely a more even-handed portrayal. And having the extra part of the story included was nice since I was familiar with what happened afterwards.

I think I've only seen the Brando version once, liked it well enough as far as recall... and I do like Brando, although it wouldn't be my favorite work of his.

But I have to say, it's really hard to top Clark Gable in the original. Because, you know, it's Clark Gable. *sigh*

[Checkmate King 2]

Mister Roberts

The Fighting Sullivans

Wing and a Prayer

Away All Boats

Stand by for Action

The Gallant Hours

Sailor of the King

[Trool323]

all the good ones have been mentioned if you want a lighter funny one you can check out Down periscope.

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:bQoqyRs1R2kanM:http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/6852/downperiscopeposter9nk.jpg&t=1

[fastfed]

HAHA What kind of sub was it in Down Periscope??

GATO class?

[ETR3(SS)]

Balao, the Pampanito to be exact.

[The Third Man]

The Incredible Mr. Limpet has everything for the Subsim fan.

[Sailor Steve]

The Incredible Mr. Limpet has everything for the Subsim fan.
:rotfl2:

Possibly the worst movie I ever loved. :rock:

[Platapus]

U-571 believe it or not I thought was good and enjoyed it..

Smile when you say that partner. There are folks hereabouts that might take them as fightin words.

:D

[fastfed]

Smile when you say that partner. There are folks hereabouts that might take them as fightin words.

:D


But I LOVE DAS BOOT..

u571 has the special effects and not the "cheezy weird acting" that many older movies had (including Das boot)

Das boot is in a league of its own.. But I like newer films.. Obvious effects make it seem much more real to me!

[Sailor Steve]

U-571 is a good movie if you are an action movie fan. If you like submarines and naval history at all, it is a travesty from first frame to last. It's like SH5 - lots of lovely effects coupled with almost nothing else worth mentioning. It's a joke, period.

[Sonarman]

"The Sand Pebbles" is another great (but often forgotten) naval movie on an epic scale, set on a US Gunboat in China with a great cast including Steve McQueen, Richard Crenna & a very hot Candice Bergen in her first role.

also good & rarely mentioned

"San Demetrio London" the story of a crippled tanker's journey home through a U-Boat filled Atlantic Ocean.

In terms of what's coming up the BBC are just about to air a 2 part 3+ hour drama on the sinking of the Laconia it looks great check out the blurb here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/comingup/sinkingofthelaconia/)

[Dale1957]

I hear warner bros. is sinking over 200m to make a new 3d movie about the battle of midway.

[Platapus]

U-571 is a good movie if you are an action movie fan. If you like submarines and naval history at all, it is a travesty from first frame to last. It's like SH5 - lots of lovely effects coupled with almost nothing else worth mentioning. It's a joke, period.


Are you calling SH5 the "U571 of Subsims"?

I like it! :D:yeah:

[Platapus]

I hear warner bros. is sinking over 200m to make a new 3d movie about the battle of midway.

I can't wait to see how it ends. No spoilers please!

[Dale1957]

last night I watched "battle hell" again.it's about a british black swan class frigate in chinese waters during their civil war in 1949.good flick:yeah:

[Highbury]

Thought Master and Commander was not too bad a flick while keeping to the period quite nicely in the details. It did not do too much violence to the book upon which it was based.

While I agree that it was a fantastic movie, one of my favorites, I have to disagree about how it treated the book, or books. That movie was made of alot of little pieces from many of the Aubrey/Maturin books which I thought was bad form if they wanted to do a sequel. Even the title was a mix of the first and 10th books. He was a Captain in the books (and movie) by the time of this main story, not a Master and Commander, Maturin never once wore his famous wigs.. etc etc....

However, the worst affront to the writing was they completely changed the nationality of the protagonist. (In the book they were after an American privateer, not a French one.. I guess they figured a French enemy would sell better in the US market :O:) When you have a movie that is about 2 warships, and you change the country where one is from, I call that a massive change from the literature.

[Bilge_Rat]

"The Sand Pebbles" is another great (but often forgotten) naval movie on an epic scale, set on a US Gunboat in China with a great cast including Steve McQueen, Richard Crenna & a very hot Candice Bergen in her first role.



good choice! :up:

I see no one mentioned The Perfect Storm.

[The Third Man]

:rotfl2:

Possibly the worst movie I ever loved. :rock:

It was that darn 'lady fish'. The voice anyway.

Crusty is also a lovable character.

[Sailor Steve]

I can't wait to see how it ends. No spoilers please!
Justin Beiber gets the girl.

[MaddogK]

Good call on 'Mister Roberts', always loved the story about that dern palm tree.
Thank god nobody mentioned 'Operation Petticoat',

Ya think getting the wife to sit thru 'Das Boot' was hard ? Try getting her to sit thru 'K19- The Widowmaker'

[FIREWALL]

One I haven't seen posted on SubSim but, by me :DL

Operation Bikini. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bikini

The film takes place aboard an American submarine (http://www.subsim.com/wiki/Submarine) in the Pacific during World War II (http://www.subsim.com/wiki/World_War_II). The sub's commander (Brady) is ordered to stop and pick up an underwater demolition team (http://www.subsim.com/wiki/Underwater_demolition_team) led by Lt. Hayes (Hunter), whose mission is to locate and destroy a U.S. submarine sunken in a lagoon off Bikini Atoll (http://www.subsim.com/wiki/Bikini_Atoll) before the Japanese are able to raise it and capture the advanced radar (http://www.subsim.com/wiki/Radar) system on board.

[farmall]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=felYa9SLcWQ&feature=related

The hot running torpedo scene deleted from the movie Below.

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

The Commander of Happy Pike (in Russian)