das boot here I come!

[shegeek72]

I've rented Das Boot (2 DVDs) and am just about to slip one into the DVD player and watch it. Pass the popcorn... :smug:
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[Gizzmoe]

Watch it in German with subtitles! :yep:

[kylania]

I should buy it again, the copy I have is a dual sided DVD and it's darn near impossible to keep it unsmudgy. :)

[bookworm_020]

Remember to turn up the volume when you hear "It's a long way to Tiperary" and sing along!!:yep::yep:

[Hylander_1314]

Put out the lights, cool the room down to 60 degrees F, and put on your wool sweater, and enjoy the DC scenes!

[enaceo]

Yep-watching it in German with subtitles is the best way!
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

[kiwi_2005]

I've rented Das Boot (2 DVDs) and am just about to slip one into the DVD player and watch it. Pass the popcorn... :smug:

You mean you haven't ever watch Das Boot?:o


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[DanCanovas]

you have never seen Das Boot? oh my god lad, where have you been. im convinced it should be made compulsory viewing at all christenings! ;)

[bookworm_020]

The purchase of Das Boot should be a requirement of joining this forum!:yep:

Now, where do I get my 10% cut of sales??:D

[shegeek72]

you have never seen Das Boot? oh my god lad, where have you been. im convinced it should be made compulsory viewing at all christenings! ;)
Uhm, it's lassie. :D

Neal, where's my nurse avatar!? :damn:
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[d@rk51d3]

lol shegeek.

I thought the name made it obvious...........

I guess not.:rotfl:

[DanCanovas]

haha....whoops. :oops:

[joea]

The sig should make it clear too. :up:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Watch it in German with subtitles! :yep:

Definately! I hope you have the long version too. :arrgh!:

[U-snafu]

Never watched it my self yet. always been into military history (former land warrior) but just this last year started getting interested in the naval side (partly due to sh3). plan on seeing it soon. recently seen the "director's cut" on sale---is that the long or short one?
From all the talk on this forum i assume it is the be all end all. only wwII sub movie i've seen is an old one but can't remember the name (has robert mitchum in it and the destroyer rams the german sub in the end and sits on top of it:rotfl: ) still, i like those old style movies--obviously Das Boot is more realistic?

[stabiz]

:rotfl:What a coincidence! I watches Das Boot again last night, and I actually love it more know, as it is far more interesting when you have played SH3 a bit.

I agree that that film should be watched in german with subtitles, and also that whoever hasn`t seen it get the long version. (216 minutes)

This movie really makes resupplying in Vigo alot more fun.

[Myxale]

Yay, i would pay some money to forget ever viewing Das Boot, just so I can see it for the first time again!

The best ride ever!

[d@rk51d3]

Awesome film, and one of the largest grossing foreign (non Hollywood) films of all time.

Leaves you feeling exhausted afterward though.

[Jmack]

when im a bit tired of sh3 ... i see Das Boot , it works all the time , i have to play the game

sparky ??? sparky its ... well ... its kind like my dog's name

[STEED]

Don't forget when your watching Das Boot always have some one with you, too throw ice cold water over you every so often. :lol:

[kylania]

Yep-watching it in German with subtitles is the best way!
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

After watching Das Boot in German, I actually switched to German voice overs in SH3 since English sounded wrong. :)

[SteamWake]

Its actually an interesting study in the cultures of the time to...

1.) Watch it in english with the english dub overs..

then

2.) Watch it in german with the subtitles.

There are some glaring differences in the way some subject matter is viewed.

[jaxa]

The purchase of Das Boot should be a requirement of joining this forum!:yep:

Now, where do I get my 10% cut of sales??:D

Very good idea - maybe not purchase, but watch.
I recommend you to watch uncut version, much longer than stock or director's cut.
Really must have for SH3 players.

[Hakahura]

If there was no Das Boot then would there be a Silent Hunter III? :hmm: I think not. Am I right or wrong?

[SubSerpent]

I don't think SHIII would be as popular a game without Das Boot, since most of us in here have seen the movie at least a Gazillion times or more. I really wish they would make a new version of it. Call it "Das Boot 2: The Reporter's Revenge"

The plot for it:

The reporter guy at the end of the first Das Boot movie gets really pissed off that Kaleun gets killed by the British planes so he runs off and steals another U-boat with the help of his 5 magical friends (Spanky, Clanky, Chef, Gaybody, and Bernard), as they set sail for British blood and earn their place in the 100K club Hall of Fame with a single VIIC on one patrol.

[jaxa]

I have big problems to watch all uncut version without any breaks (over 4 hours) - it irritate my wife very much and I have got only one TV :nope:

[Chef]

I have the director's cut and watch it in German with subtitles and play SHIII with German voices, much more immersive. Then again maybe it's my German blood sneaking out.:D

[bookworm_020]

I have big problems to watch all uncut version without any breaks (over 4 hours) - it irritate my wife very much and I have got only one TV :nope:

Buy her a TV and a bunch of flowers:up: The TV will giver something to watch, the flowers to say sorry for watching Das Boot again and again.

[kapitanfred]

Yes, I've bought the long version whilst I was in Europe. It includes signed photographs as well :lol:

[shegeek72]

Well fellow kaleuns, I put the DVD in my stand-alone DVD player and it spit it back out, tried again: same thing. So I put it in my puters NEC DL writer and it didn't even recognize the disc. Back to the video store, dude tried it on their equipment and same thing. The only other copy was rented, so they gave me credit.

They did have a copy on VHS - English dubbed (yuck!). So Das Boot will have to wait. :cry:
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[SubSerpent]

Well fellow kaleuns, I put the DVD in my stand-alone DVD player and it spit it back out, tried again: same thing. So I put it in my puters NEC DL writer and it didn't even recognize the disc. Back to the video store, dude tried it on their equipment and same thing. The only other copy was rented, so they gave me credit.

They did have a copy on VHS - English dubbed (yuck!). So Das Boot will have to wait. :cry:
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That blows! Better luck next time Dudett! ;)

[kylania]

I bought the uncut version today after having owned the Director's Cut for years. What a difference!! There's so much more to the uncut version which would have confused or bored the American audiences, but for Kaleuns like us is invaluble!

Some of the best parts left out of the Director's Cut:

Talking about the "Old Gang". Clearly Purchnow's character is up there with the greats. He's mentinoned along with Prien, Kretschmer, Schepke, Endrass, Krech. Names which would mean absolutely nothing to a Hollywood audience.

When the phone rings and Thompson, drunk and rolling, screams "ALAAAARRRMMM!!" and ducks. Then breaks into talk about the ****ty eels, how torpedo failures are more common and they suspect sabotage.

A lot more with the crew, some of whom have.. interesting tastes. :)

[d@rk51d3]

I originally had the VHS edition that came on 2 tapes, and then gave it to my Grandfather who served in the Merchant Navy during the war (he loved it up untill the ending). I then went and bought the directors cut DVD, and must admit, It's not as good. Heaps of stuff missing.:cry:

[CWorth]

Actually I have never seen it either..though I am watching it right now on the Action Channel.Not sure I will be able to sit through it all as it runs from 7:20am-12:30pm EST.

[SteamWake]

Well fellow kaleuns, I put the DVD in my stand-alone DVD player and it spit it back out, tried again: same thing. So I put it in my puters NEC DL writer and it didn't even recognize the disc. Back to the video store, dude tried it on their equipment and same thing. The only other copy was rented, so they gave me credit.

They did have a copy on VHS - English dubbed (yuck!). So Das Boot will have to wait. :cry:


Bummer. Frankly its worth buying. You will probably watch it more than once.

[Dowly]

I also agree, buy it! The original uncut version adds alot to the 'how it was to live in the uboat'-part of the movie. Tho, make sure you have enough time as it is almost 5 hours long. :up:

[jaxa]

I bought the uncut version today after having owned the Director's Cut for years. What a difference!! There's so much more to the uncut version which would have confused or bored the American audiences, but for Kaleuns like us is invaluble!

Some of the best parts left out of the Director's Cut:

Talking about the "Old Gang". Clearly Purchnow's character is up there with the greats. He's mentinoned along with Prien, Kretschmer, Schepke, Endrass, Krech. Names which would mean absolutely nothing to a Hollywood audience.

When the phone rings and Thompson, drunk and rolling, screams "ALAAAARRRMMM!!" and ducks. Then breaks into talk about the ****ty eels, how torpedo failures are more common and they suspect sabotage.

A lot more with the crew, some of whom have.. interesting tastes. :)

Yes, you have absolutely right.
I strongly recommend to watch only uncut version.

[P_Funk]

No matter how many times we've had this thread it always gets the multi-page result.

This movie ought to be in school. Immigrants ought to be given a copy of Das Boot uncut, SH3, and a computer and told that they can't be citizens until their first successful convoy attack.:rock:

[SubSerpent]

I think the movie should be run 24hrs a day on free public TV throughout the world for all eternity! :rock: That way when there is nothing else you want to watch, you know there is something worth watching after all. It should be rated "G" also, so that parents know that the movie is good for their 3 year old childern to watch alone. It'll help to put hair on their chest at a nice young age! :know:

[Frenssen]

Everytime I watch the movie it strikes me what a great actor Jürgen Prochnow is. He shows the whole spectrum of emotions. From the confident commander in the docks of La Rochelle to the beaten man in the Straits of Gibraltar. Klaus Wennemann as the LI also did a great part, just like i saw this character in the book.

[Landshark]

All together now:

Up to mighty London came
An Irish lad one day,
All the streets were paved with gold,
So everyone was gay!
Singing songs of Piccadilly,
Strand, and Leicester Square,
'Til Paddy got excited and
He shouted to them there:

It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go.
It's a long way to Tipperary
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye Piccadilly,
Farewell Leicester Square!
It's a long long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there.

Paddy wrote a letter
To his Irish Molly O',
Saying, "Should you not receive it,
Write and let me know!
If I make mistakes in "spelling",
Molly dear", said he,
"Remember it's the pen, that's bad,
Don't lay the blame on me".

It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go.
It's a long way to Tipperary
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye Piccadilly,
Farewell Leicester Square,
It's a long long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there.

Molly wrote a neat reply
To Irish Paddy O',
Saying, "Mike Maloney wants
To marry me, and so
Leave the Strand and Piccadilly,
Or you'll be to blame,
For love has fairly drove me silly,
Hoping you're the same!"

It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go.
It's a long way to Tipperary
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye Piccadilly,
Farewell Leicester Square,
It's a long long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there.

:rock:

[Myxale]

:rock:

[jaxa]

This is one of the best moment of Das Boot for me, I like to hear The Tipperary song at high sound level :cool:

[Rhodes]

Still whaiting for the uncut version that I ordered...

[SabreHawk]

I just recently purchased the original uncut Das Boot,(293 min.) and I have been in Das Boot heaven ever since.

In fact if you havent seen the original uncut one, you really havent seen Das Boot.
I've been a fan of this great film since it released back in the 80's and it is THE best naval film ever made IMO.:rock:

But I warn you, dont have the movie on while playng SH3, the pinging that was going on in the film really had me fooled one night.:doh:

[Sailor Steve]

Now why would I want to put on the fictional adventures of a captain with no name at the same time I'm fighting the war for real all on my own?:rotfl:

[SabreHawk]

Hehe, yep. Rodger that Steve.;) Well it had me so fooled I submerged when I heard a ping(comming from television, unbeknownst to me.) Then I thought, wait.................wait a min. I was on the surface,..............I cant get pinged on the surface.:doh:

I then realized my folly, and turned to see my folly.:yep:

Yes, what a great film though. And im so pleased with the uncut version and it was only $35 at amazon. So much more, and I was surprised at the Captains reaction to the waving girlfriend up in that "off limits" warehouse as they were leaving port.
And her lover there on the aft deck just standing there not waving afraid to expose their affiliation. But the Captain sure seemed suspicious of her.

[blacbraun]

Prochnow is excellent but this is Wolfgang Peterson's Masterpiece. He's made other movies but none have compared to the craftsmanship he displays in Das Boot. His Magnum Opus.

[John Pancoast]

<reviving dead thread>

Reading Clay Blair's works for the first time finally. Great stuff. Read this passage tonight, which I found interesting.

"German submariners were delighted with Buchheim's wartime art, photographs, and heroic stories, but they were appalled by his postwar writings and the film. They denounced him for opening the film Das Boot with scenes of a wildly drunken orgy at the officer's club in Lorient; for the negative, defeatist, anti-military tone of the book and film; and for the implied criticism of Donitz. Two U-boat skippers, Karl-Friedrich Merten and Kurt Baberg, were so enraged by Buchheim's "non-fiction" U-boat history that in 1985 they published an entire book (Nein ! So War Das Nicht) pointing out Buchheim's errors and/or misleading statements."

[mookiemookie]

(Keeping dead thread alive)

Try playing the GW mod and then watching Das Boot. Your ears really perk up when the scene where they've just torpedoed the convoy ("Out of the way.... I think we hit her! We hit her! Quiet!) and when they order a dive ("Diving Stations!")....you'll her some awful familiar sounds ;)

[Respenus]

I havent watched it yer (YES!!!, I know it's a crime and I?m repenting already), but my friend promised me that he'll find a DVD "somewhere" in my country (let's just say that our DVD Huts aren't loaded with the best fish).

First I'll watch it in English! Then I'll watch it in GErman wth English subtitles! Then I?ll watch it again, both versions, a couple of times :)

Das Boat = :rock:

EDIT:

You wouldn't belive it, but I was shoping for my parents today and I stopeed by the local news agent to get my fathers paper, when I saw that they were selling a movie with some newspaper. I loooked more closely and you have three guesses which movie was it!

DAS BOAT!!!

Unfortunatelly it's only German with Slovene subtitles so, I?ll still be on a look out for the ULTIMATE VERSION!!!

The good news is, that it's the Directors cut and has extra footage! YEY!!!

[Sailor Steve]

The good news is, that it's the Directors cut and has extra footage! YEY!!!
The Director's Cut has 1 hour more footage than the original. The "Original, Uncut Version", or Extended version (or Miniseries Version) is twice the length of the original, or 1-1/2 hours more than the Director's Cut.

[kylania]

If it's at all possible, watch the Uncut version! While the Director's Cut is good, and the extra scenes do add a lot, EVERY SINGLE SCENE is extended in the Uncut version. You learn far far more about the people, boat and struggle than you do in the Director's Cut.

It's well worth the effort in tracking down.

[abel29a]

Has anybody here watched the SuperBit edition of Das Boot? It's basically a slightly shorter version than the directors cut, but with completely remastered video and sound....(Nothing extra on the disc - not even a fancy menu - alll available space go to video and sound) I played it on my home theater system on a 90" screen and My Oh My it makes your skin crawl :)

That being said - I prefer watching the mini series edition - as others have said you loose so much information in the abridged versions.

[BFawlty]

I have the directors cut, didn't realize there was another longer version. I did find this on the internet, I guess this is the longer version right?

"Das Boot - The Director's Cut Original Uncut Version - 2-DVD Set, Length: 293 minutes."

Wonderful movie, and I also would highly recommend it to anyone.

BF

[Safe-Keeper]

I just bought the long version a few days ago, and it's definetly ten thousand times better than the "Director's Cut" I got a long, long time ago. First movie on DVD I ever bought to stretch over several DVDs:o.

I full-heartedly recommend that whoever wants to buy this movie gets the longer version. The Director's Cut is for the Hollywood movie-lovers, as it focuses on the fighting. The long version keeps nearly everything (my copy is 4 hours 42 minutes long, wasn't the original TV series 6 hours long:-??).

So now I guess I'm off to sell the short Hollywood-ish version. Who needs it anymore!

[kylania]

Yup, BF! That's the one you want.

[Paajtor]

Has anybody here watched the SuperBit edition of Das Boot? It's basically a slightly shorter version than the directors cut, but with completely remastered video and sound....(Nothing extra on the disc - not even a fancy menu - alll available space go to video and sound) I played it on my home theater system on a 90" screen and My Oh My it makes your skin crawl :)


I have the Director's Cut on SuperBit.... :D
And you're right...the quality is just awesome.

[mr chris]

Ive got 2 verisons of this great movie. The original uncut version which is 4hrs 42mins long and the other one is the director's cut which is 3hrs 20mins. It just gets better with every viewing. I just love getting in the mood of the film by turning off all lights makingthe room dark and just losing myself in the film.
It has to be watch with german audio and with subtitles, thats if you dont speak german.

[mookiemookie]

It has to be watch with german audio and with subtitles.

Quoted for truth.

And...is the uncut 4 hr 40-something minute long one really that much better? I have the directors cut...hrm...maybe I'll just gift that one to dad :hmm:

[Sailor Steve]

And...is the uncut 4 hr 40-something minute long one really that much better?
No, actually it's worse. The sound isn't as good and the subtitles aren't as good.

On the other hand, look over some of the comments that have been made: many scenes are longer, the pregnant French girlfriend is an actual character, the captain actually explains his actions in abandoning the English sailors to their fate, there are many extended scenes, many more battle scenes, a couple of extra crash dives and the whole thing is NARRATED by leutnant Werner.

Yes, overall it IS that much better.

I have all three versions, and I never watch the Director's Cut anymore. Or the original.

[Deimos01]

I had the original release on vhs. Then I bought the Directors cut on DVD. Once I wore that out I went ahead and got the original uncut 6hr version. Ive watched prt of it now and like Sailor Steve says, the quality is a bit lower than the Directors DVD version, however, it has so far delved a lot more into the characters, has a few more intense scenes and is over all a better movie so far. I highly recommend it. :rock:

[kylania]

Sound is worse?? Really? Are there two versions of that, because I thought the Uncut version I have was remasterd as well?

[Deimos01]

Sound is worse?? Really? Are there two versions of that, because I thought the Uncut version I have was remasterd as well?

Thats what I assumed when I got it. First thing I noticed of the bat was the intro to the movie. You know... the part where the boat comes right at you under water? I definately noticed that it wasnt as "fine" as the directors cut version. However, Ive watched about 2 hours of the uncut version so far and I can say with out a doubt that it is better than the others.

Im saving the rest for when Im at the Fire Station this sunday when alls I have to do is watch movies and wait for fires. ;)

[Captain_Stabbing]

A das boat watching firestation? When can I put in my transfer? :P

[Deimos01]

A das boat watching firestation? When can I put in my transfer? :P

Dont get too excited now.
We're talkin yer average *******s here. Trying to get these guys interested in a 6 hour movie where not much happens and then the boat gets sunk at the end is like trying to get guys to watch porno without any nudity.

It takes a special person to really understand Das Boot. Apperently Im the only one around there so far. Not sure what that says about me.... :rotfl:

[Deep-Six]

I have the uncut version, and I also had the superbit. I had gotten rid of the superbit and kept the uncut version.

I also watch in German w/ subtitles. But since I do understand German it is easy for me.

Now after reading this whole thread I am going to watch it yet, again.:yep:

[U-snafu]

Well i finally bought it and watched it (box says original 6 hr version from mini-series but with new Dolby 5.1 sound in german and english-whatever that means).

One of the best movies I've ever seen--I've always disliked movies with subtitles but after a few minutes into it--it was as if i really didn't notice there were even subtitles at all if you know what i mean. Also, I was so entrenched in it--the six hours really did not feel like watching a six hour movie:up:

Halfway through the book now. Ps. sailor steve--I finally see what you mean about the chief mechanics being called by thier first names:D .

[bookworm_020]

A das boat watching firestation? When can I put in my transfer? :P
Dont get too excited now.
We're talkin yer average *******s here. Trying to get these guys interested in a 6 hour movie where not much happens and then the boat gets sunk at the end is like trying to get guys to watch porno without any nudity.

It takes a special person to really understand Das Boot. Apperently Im the only one around there so far. Not sure what that says about me.... :rotfl:

Or what it says about the otherfirefighters....

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[Finnbat]

Done

I watched the uncut version and liked it very much.
Comments from Werner was best.

Subtexts was not so good as it could be (english subs)
- when bootsman tells the lads that their hometown football team lost
he says the name of the team, but translated "our home team" etc.
and "no chance to finals" when he said no chance to semi-finals.

Yes I know I am a prick...:rock:

[Burzum]

Have you ever saw U-571? Although slightly different from Das Boot, still one of the best sub movies I ever saw!!

[STEED]

All together now:

Up to mighty London came
An Irish lad one day,
All the streets were paved with gold,
So everyone was gay!
Singing songs of Piccadilly,
Strand, and Leicester Square,
'Til Paddy got excited and
He shouted to them there:

It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go.
It's a long way to Tipperary
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye Piccadilly,
Farewell Leicester Square!
It's a long long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there.

Paddy wrote a letter
To his Irish Molly O',
Saying, "Should you not receive it,
Write and let me know!
If I make mistakes in "spelling",
Molly dear", said he,
"Remember it's the pen, that's bad,
Don't lay the blame on me".

It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go.
It's a long way to Tipperary
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye Piccadilly,
Farewell Leicester Square,
It's a long long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there.

Molly wrote a neat reply
To Irish Paddy O',
Saying, "Mike Maloney wants
To marry me, and so
Leave the Strand and Piccadilly,
Or you'll be to blame,
For love has fairly drove me silly,
Hoping you're the same!"

It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go.
It's a long way to Tipperary
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye Piccadilly,
Farewell Leicester Square,
It's a long long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there.

:rock:

If I start singing that here in the office everyone would think I have gone nuts. :lol:

[mookiemookie]

All together now:

It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go.
It's a long way to Tipperary
To the sweetest girl I know!
(snip)


If I start singing that here in the office everyone would think I have gone nuts. :lol:

You know the actual welcome signs in Tipperary, Ireland say "Welcome to Tipperary. You've come a long way..." :lol:

[Kruger]

Have you ever saw U-571? Although slightly different from Das Boot, still one of the best sub movies I ever saw!!
U-571 is "slightly" different from Das Boot, exactly like a Trabant is "slightly" different from a Mercedes. After all...thay're both german and have four wheels, right ?


U-571 is one of the worst sub movies I've ever seen. An anime movie about a ww2 sub would be more realistic than U-571

[Sailor Steve]

Done

I watched the uncut version and liked it very much.
Comments from Werner was best.

Subtexts was not so good as it could be (english subs)
- when bootsman tells the lads that their hometown football team lost
he says the name of the team, but translated "our home team" etc.
and "no chance to finals" when he said no chance to semi-finals.

Yes I know I am a prick...:rock:
No, you just don't like subtitles that don't tell the truth. I agree. One of the many times I've watched the 5 (not 6)-hour uncut version I watched the dubbed English version but left the subtitles on. Now THAT's a laugh!:roll:

[Respenus]

WOW!!!

Just finished watching the Directors Cut. One of the best movies ever made and goes straight inot Respenus's Hall of Multiple Watchings!

And yes, the subtitles are a wee bit wrong. The slovene translation is also "home town" and "finals". Look like they translated the English version to cut the costs (Damn Burecrats).

Now all I have to do, is find in some future the Uncut version and I'll be in heaven! :sunny:

Have you ever saw U-571? Although slightly different from Das Boot, still one of the best sub movies I ever saw!!
U-571 is "slightly" different from Das Boot, exactly like a Trabant is "slightly" different from a Mercedes. After all...thay're both german and have four wheels, right ?


U-571 is one of the worst sub movies I've ever seen. An anime movie about a ww2 sub would be more realistic than U-571
No offense, but U-571 was "Das Boot" in comparison to In Enemy Hands! No that movie only deserves to get :/\\x:

[KevinB]

I recently bought the uncut version and found it so compelling that it actually felt I was there. The only drawback was at the end when most of them died in the air attack. After all those weeks surviving at sea and then to die on home ground.
I only wish there was an alternative ending or if they all survived and there would be a Das Boot part 2 out.:shifty:

[Respenus]

I recently bought the uncut version and found it so compelling that it actually felt I was there. The only drawback was at the end when most of them died in the air attack. After all those weeks surviving at sea and then to die on home ground.
I only wish there was an alternative ending or if they all survived and there would be a Das Boot part 2 out.:shifty:

That is what we all wish! :yep:

[Sailor Steve]

I recently bought the uncut version and found it so compelling that it actually felt I was there. The only drawback was at the end when most of them died in the air attack. After all those weeks surviving at sea and then to die on home ground.
I only wish there was an alternative ending or if they all survived and there would be a Das Boot part 2 out.:shifty:
The funny part is that in the book he doesn't say that any of them died (not that they didn't, he just doesn't say). The captain apparently dies, but people have said that Bucheim wrote two sequels and 'The Old Man' certainly lived.

[John Pancoast]

I recently bought the uncut version and found it so compelling that it actually felt I was there. The only drawback was at the end when most of them died in the air attack. After all those weeks surviving at sea and then to die on home ground.
I only wish there was an alternative ending or if they all survived and there would be a Das Boot part 2 out.:shifty:
The funny part is that in the book he doesn't say that any of them died (not that they didn't, he just doesn't say). The captain apparently dies, but people have said that Bucheim wrote two sequels and 'The Old Man' certainly lived.

In reality, there wasn't hardly even an air raid. That (deaths, etc.) was added solely by Bucheim.

[AVGWarhawk]

Have you ever saw U-571? Although slightly different from Das Boot, still one of the best sub movies I ever saw!!

This movie is pure Hollywood rubbish:nope:

[Respenus]

Have you ever saw U-571? Although slightly different from Das Boot, still one of the best sub movies I ever saw!!
U-571 is "slightly" different from Das Boot, exactly like a Trabant is "slightly" different from a Mercedes. After all...thay're both german and have four wheels, right ?


U-571 is one of the worst sub movies I've ever seen. An anime movie about a ww2 sub would be more realistic than U-571
No offense, but U-571 was "Das Boot" in comparison to In Enemy Hands! No that movie only deserves to get :/\\x:
I don't like to repeat myself, but it looks like I'll have to.

In Enemy hands, type VII has TWO aft tubes, the command area is almost TWO times the normal sub width (more the normal anyway) and there are also MANY, MANY small mistakes. I only watched it once and had to make myself watch it again.

I have seen U-571 many time (not even comparable with Das Boot), but still quite a good WWII sub movie. :shifty:

[Sailor Steve]

I saw U-571 once, and that was once too many. Pure rubbish.

On the other hand, if we're going to complain about technical accuracy, don't watch The Enemy Below. It's a great war movie, but the u-boat interior? :rotfl: :dead: