I thought that may be the case :nope:

I also thought that by adding the :hmmm: I might get away with it.

Edit - I could just edit that post to look less 'easy'.

Torpedo Run with Glen Ford, good technicolor look inside late war fleet boats even if the plot is dated.

Destination Tokyo: Propaganda for sure, but has a good early war Gato model in it, and nice for context since it was made during the war. It also captures national emotion and feelings during the pacific war and is refreshingly unapologetic.

Ice Station Zebra: Dated, very late 60's, but fun to watch and one of the rare ones set in the cold war.

Bedford Incident: Sidney Poitier, good thriller, cold war, nice suspense being from the destroyer's perspective.

Father Goose: Not so much a sub story till the end when Cary Grant et. Al. get picked up by one, but amusing, good story, and good early WWII setting with the Imperial Japanese, coast watchers, and Trevor Howard and the Royal Australian Navy.

5. We Dive at Dawn

4. The Enemy Below

3. Down Periscope

2. Hunt For Red October

1. Das Boot

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The Das Boot comment...
 

Hi...

Just felt the need to inform you that Das Boot originally was shot as a television series... this explains how the long version might seem a bit to long. It is! It was never intended to be watched in a five hour sitting!

To this day I cannot understand why they had to release it on DVD as a five hour film? They should at least give the wiewer the chance to select an episode wiew.

I have the original series on old VHS tape, and each episode opens with a narrative giving you the "this has happened so far".

It is much easier to watch when you can take it in in shorter "bursts"...

When it comes to realism, no other submarine film comes close!!!

i have to totally disagree about the length of das boat being an issue. the full length version is miles better than the shortened one imo.

for me i would have it in my top ten best EVER films.

the only downside to it is the ending, it always saddens me to see their fate after all they went through.

top top film.:up:

not a movie but
 

bbc four`s dive dive dive a good watch:salute:

It's almost 1am here. :yawn: Watched all 9 parts. Not bad. :salute:

Will look for it on Amazon. :yep:

Hope I am not resurrecting a dead one but...

5 - U-571
4 - Run Silent Run Deep
3 - Down Periscope
2 - Das Boot
1 - Hunt for Red October

U-571?

:hmmm:

In the top five sub movies?

Why is that one of your favourites?

Add my two cents
 

1. Das Boot (director's cut is best) (1981) Jurgen Prochnow - What can I say

2. Operation Pacific (1951) John Wayne - Depicts many true events, good
story

3. The Enemy Below (1957) Curd Jurgens/Robert Mitchum - good story

4. Submarine Command (1951) William Holden - Great views of the
interior of real boats

5. Operation Petticoat (1959) Cary Grant - Just a fun movie

My two cents

Garry

add my opinion ?
 

Ya can't trust anyone who wasn't in Viet Nam. :cool:

You can say you're sorry for not liking the 'Uncut' version best. :O:

1. Run Silent, Run Deep
2. Das Boot (director's cut- can't beat the improved sound)
3-5. I'll have to think about.:hmmm:

My Top Five are:-

1) Das Boot Directors Cut)
2) Operation Pacific
3) Run Silent Run Deep
4) Above us the waves
5) We Dive at Dawn

Clearly for it's realistic portrayal of what actually happened in real life! :o

Unless you know different? :hmmm:



Oh, that U-571, yeah, crock o' shistorical inaccuracies :O:

I don't care wat anyone thinks....
 

1: The Hunt For Red October
2: U-571
3: Das Boot Directors Cut

That's all I've got in my list

I've just added The Sinking Of The Laconia to my list. Real history (with a couple of fictional characters to give it a little personality) told well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTxrJFkbpjs

I have yet to see U 571, as it has been attacked relentlessly. I heard Jon Bon Jovi was in it, and want to see any flick with a famous rocker from new Jersey. Only way to get my wife to watch a war movie:D

I must agree with the others.

My personal list is this.

1. Das Boot. So gritty, and I am a Wolfgang Peterson fan.
2.K-19 The Widowmaker. True story, Liam Neeson, and Harrison Ford. What more do you need?
3. Hunt for Red October. Sean Connery, need I say more? Tom Clancys Jack Ryan series, in case I needed to say more.:O:
4. I will ad the classic Run Silent Run deep. Great considering movies of those times relied more on acting, than camera effects.
5. The (CSS )Hunley. Donald Sutherland is awesome in any movie he does (From Kellys Heroes to Space Cowboys, a true actor), the story is really amazing, and true.