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So anybody seen it yet?

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee (Post 2682065)

So anybody seen it yet?

Seen what? :hmmm:

Shame. Tom Hanks put a lot of effort into it and would have been worth seeing-He does quality stuff. Judging from the trailer this film looks like it would have benefited from a cinema release, and may have created a lot of interest in the Battle of the Atlantic history.

Here's something I don't understand.

Due to this Corona pandemic the producer and Tom hanks have decided to skip the traditional cinemas and let a streaming service have the right to this movie.

They have given AppleTV+ the right to show this movie.

How many have this streaming channel/service.

Everyone of the Americans ?

I thought the idea of making a movie was to let a wide spread of people having a chance to see it and not only a group of exclusive member of AppleTV+.

Well then get this Apple tv+ problem solved...

If it was available then perhaps people would sign up for a membership as they do with Netflix og HBO.

Markus

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2682099)

Seen what? :hmmm:

Steed's Scottish Pride kilt collection.

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee (Post 2682268)

Steed's Scottish Pride kilt collection.

Who do you suppose he bought it from? :)

ok gents, i just watched it.

it's...ok. if you have no idea about submarine warfare and tactics i gues it's a competent WW2 action flick. everyone else will facepalm pretty hard, pretty often. it also has impressive visuals.

to summarize the movie in one sentence:

if you ever wanted to watch a type vii boat engage in a surface gun duel with a fletcher class DD and a flower class at the same time at literal point blank range - this movie is for you.

-SPOILERS BELOW THIS POINT-

and many more that i already forgot. anyway. you can get a quick uboat fix in, but nothing more. i enjoyed it...a bit :D

Welcome back! Hi ji

DJS4000,:Kaleun_Salute: after a long silent run! I see the infamous:subsim:seven-year-itch has struck again,:up:

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby (Post 2682473)

DJS4000,:Kaleun_Salute: after a long silent run! I see the infamous:subsim:seven-year-itch has struck again,:up:

thanks for the warm welcome back :) i just had to share this with like-minded individuals. also, after receiving a very nice christmas card from onkel neal i wanted to give something back :salute:

Welcome back and thanks for the review, sir. I cloaked your spoilers using the spoiler function, cheers - Neal :up:

Greyhound is available now on Appple TV, I will see if the 7 day free trial option works this evening.

https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/greyho...yU0&ircid=7613

I loved it. Yes mostly because movies like this are a dying thing so I will take anything these days. Lol

But it felt very real at least in terms of the visuals. Don't know about the tactics . I mean did uboats really contact the destroyers like radio rose did in the Pacific ?

I watched it and I enjoyed it. I did not love it tho. Characters are way too shallow and not much of a plot. CGI was A LOT better than I thought it was going to be (probably why I enjoyed it . . . expectations were really low going into this). But it was entertaining if u can overlook the uboats on the surface during the day in visual range of a convoy. Sign up for the free week of apple plus tv, watch the movie and then u can cancel the subscription. I'll probably watch it once more.

Well, Apple isn't available on a Sony smart TV, guess I will skip it.

Movie was good enough to cause a relapse for me. Already looking for recent naval games to try out.