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Originally Posted by Aramike
For example, what made, say, Das Boot great was the tension in the characters. Add being able to actually experience that would be awesome.
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Nooooooooooooo!
No hokey "Das Boot Experience" in fleet boats. I can't stand Mr Sniveler, whose function is to suffer ignobly throughout the movie, while being useless for anything aboard the boat. I can't stand that they are so focused on showing the crushing of spirits during a depth charge attack, they don't bother to do any evasive maneuvering.
I can't stand the phony procedure just so they can stupidly stick a periscope out of the water in the face of a charging DD for cinematic effect! Idiots! You don't raise the scope until the sonar man tells you everything happening around you. You would already know the bearing of the DD and the fact that he was charging quickly. Frankly you would be evading and not mucking with the useless periscope. The fake surprise bit turns my stomach.
There's some neat footage in Das Boot. The sub looks great. The bar scene is a lot of fun. The people are just a travesty. It's better than Hollywood. That and a dollar will make a down payment on a cup of coffee. Time is overdue for someone to make a good submarine movie. That ain't it.
You can't read the book without wondering what could have been.