I hate it when Americans try to make movies about something they dont really have that much experience about. Especially true in U-571 - They should've got Wolfgang Petersen to do that, he wouldn't have messed it up half as much. Sure its alright to watch if you're mainstream but its pretty painful if you're a submarine enthusiast.
Dont get me wrong, America has made some excellent movies in general (Ghostbusters!
) but war movies have become way too Americanised, subsribing to the "one man/squad on a mission to save Europe from evil"
Bridge Too Far, anyone seen that? Thats a brilliant movie. Its got all three countries in it, and they all work together, providing some excellent chemistry:
"Ask the Brits to get some of those pontoon bridge boats down here ASAP."
"Yes Sir!"
"And be sure to say
please!"
Another thing I cant stand is when someone makes a war movie, where the Germans dont speak German.
Oh yeah, remember Kelly's Heroes?