[Peto]

I watched Das Boot with a WWII Subvet (American) and he said:

1. Depicts boredom very well

2. Captures the excitement/pucker factor of an attack very well (he said the lookout that didn't see the destroyer in the convoy attack sooner should have been thrown overboard)

3. The depth charges going off like they did in the movie were all way too close and sank too fast. They didn't depict a pattern well where they get closer and then Are Close, and then farther away. He also didn't like the depth charge explosions--"not at all how they sound".

4. He didn't like all the noise the crew made when they were under attack. In reality, submariners took the beating without yelling even when damaged. They were too close to panic in his opinion.

5. He liked the storm. Reminded him of a Typhoon he went through.

But he did like the movie, mostly for the portrayal of living with complete boredom to the extreme of complete terror--all happening in a very short time. He said Peterson got that right.