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Eichhörnchen 02-08-17 02:52 PM

Tom Hanks' new convoy war movie: Greyhound
 
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war...e=facebook.com

A naval war movie for a change, set aboard a destroyer... perhaps an updating of "The Cruel Sea"?

August 02-08-17 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen (Post 2464509)
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A naval war movie for a change, set aboard a destroyer... perhaps an updating of "The Cruel Sea"?

Or even "The Enemy Below" although perfection is difficult to update.

nikimcbee 02-08-17 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen (Post 2464509)
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war...e=facebook.com

A naval war movie for a change, set aboard a destroyer... perhaps an updating of "The Cruel Sea"?

Since Hollywood is too lazy to open a history book and finds it much easier to just re-make old films, I would totally go for a remake of "The Cruel Sea" or "Sink the Bismarck."


If I were a millionaire, I'd love to make a naval movie the old school way, with the miniature models and giant pool (See Toho). I hate the over use of CGI.

How about a movie about Jutland?
The Tang's final patrol?

Fubar2Niner 02-08-17 04:17 PM

Jutland............ Now that would be cool !

Rockstar 02-08-17 04:30 PM

Howzabout The Caine Mutiny? Plenty of inner demons, seafaring and court room drama

Eichhörnchen 02-08-17 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by August (Post 2464527)
Or even "The Enemy Below" although perfection is difficult to update.

Still my favourite, too

Commander Wallace 02-08-17 04:55 PM

It will be great to see this movie when it opens. Tom Hanks is an excellent actor who can play anything .

Jimbuna 02-09-17 06:32 AM

Will be interesting to see if the ship depicted will be a US Navy destroyer or the real-life HMS Greyhound.

Eichhörnchen 02-09-17 08:28 AM

I hope we also get submarine-interior drama as in "The Enemy Below"

Jimbuna 02-09-17 10:07 AM

I wouldn't have thought so, a month or two ago this very topic was brought up either here or on another forum I frequent (can't remember which) and the interview/article led one to believe it was about one man and his inner-self above the surface.

AVGWarhawk 02-09-17 11:03 AM

Great....now Tom is coming for me.

http://www.themoviescene.co.uk/reviews/_img/2868-3.jpg

August 02-09-17 11:22 AM

http://www.themoviescene.co.uk/reviews/_img/2868-3.jpg
Heinie, maybe this time we wait for the American destroyer to actually leave the area before we turn back to course 140...

Eichhörnchen 02-09-17 11:54 AM

http://i.imgur.com/JvEd22e.jpg

"Don't you ever ask yourself why we keep doing this, Heinie? It seems so mindless and futile... every day sitting at our keyboards like this..."

Bilge_Rat 02-09-17 12:31 PM

well the only issue with having Hanks play a DD skipper is that at 60, he is already older than almost all the WW2 senior admirals in WW2.

but this is hollywood, after all Brad Pitt did play a tank commander at 51.

AVGWarhawk 02-09-17 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat (Post 2464791)
well the only issue with having Hanks play a DD skipper is that at 60, he is already older than almost all the WW2 senior admirals in WW2.

but this is hollywood, after all Brad Pitt did play a tank commander at 51.

Pitt did ok with that roll I think. I believe Hanks can pull it off. Movie magic after all. And a lot of makeup. :o


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