That was actually the first movie I thought of! I quite like it, from the obligatory 1940's love triangle to the obligatory mid-war US flag waving at the end. Very kitsch.

Obviously not that popular here, if the lack of "I want to do commando raids!" requests are anything to go by...

The part in U-571 when depth charges hit very close to the uboat and you can see it twisting and shaking, and the explosive residues pass by the camera, amazing.

Actually, all shots from the uboat are amazing. Lots of detail.

Kiss my what??

Where else can you find color shots of S-boats, Salmons and 77-foot Elcos? it's worth owning just for those 2 minutes or so of footage.

I know you were just kidding, but I'd have paid the DVD price just for color photos of that quality.

Operation Petticoat where Cary Grant gets to write the immortal log entery "Sighted tanker. Sank truck."

i liked :
das boot
k19
red october
down periscope

Trivia question (this one is a gimme)

What movie about WWII submarines, showed the submarine crew watching a movie about WWII submarines?

And can you name both movies?

And for the super bonus question, what movie would they have been watching if that movie was not available?

I looked it up...I can't believe that's Lauren Holly. Briefly married to Jim Carrey, starred in a bunch of episodes of NCIS, but my favorite movie of hers was when she played Andrew Dice Clay's sidekick Jazz in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.

Sure looks like Lauren Holly to me Steve. Checked your glasses when?? :D

http://www.horroria.com/i/nstills/28...2861-17280.jpg

I've just seen Enemy Below again (last time was back in the 80's). I've put it on my list of "I can't believe the Americans made this movie!" list, next to Fail-Safe, Young Lions and Thin Red Line (just because it came in the same year as Flying American Flag.. ups, I mean, Saving Private Ryan). But apart from trying desperately to make a good face for the German commander, I can't find too many good parts in it. Who the heck would surfa... oh, nvm, spoilers... It would be mean to compare it to Das Boot for the sub interiors or the special effects, but I remember many yelling that Jurgen's crew was too old. But how many 50 year old WW1 vets served on Type IXs?! And swearing the fat Goering for his superb plane cover sure sounded a bit more down to earth than crying for the good old days of WW1 when war was just and humane... :haha:. So my list stays:
- Das Boot for the German side
- Cruel Sea for the brits
- RSRD for the American side
I'm still waiting to see a good one about Japanese subs (proper ones not manned torpedoes although Sea Without Exit is quite good).

I could count K-19 or even Hostile Waters, but in those movies you can't care about the sub parts because they show the unknowing (for the movie K-19 crew) and unwilling (K-219's Sergei Preminin) sacrifices of what have to be among the greatest heroes in history... damn... I lost my thoughts there for a few minutes. Just writing Sergei's name brings tears to my eyes.

PS: Sergei Preminin wouldn't have died if the door could've been opened. His achievement was heroic. His death was simply the definition of tragedy. The K-19 movie although very good at achieving the purpose of making the incident known, manages to rob the public of the true dimension of the heroism of it's crew. The real men knew very well that they were going to their deaths. Theirs was a true sacrifice. We owe these men more than our simple gratitude. We all owe them our lives. Although I despise the way in which masses express grief (I cringe when I see the Michael Jackson frenzy caused by his death), I feel that these men deserve to be better known.

Down Periscope. :smug: (ok, ok and Das Boot)

Did anyone mention
 

Destination Toykyo

with Cary Grant, young John Forsythe




JohnW.

Operation Petticoat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ttd...eature=related


Can't help but love Cary Grant!

One of my favourites. I finally found a copy in B/W on dvd. My VHS copy was colourized. :down:

Just purchased a copy online!!:up:

From as little as £2.94 for those in the UK :yeah: