Watch it while you can-" Torpedo Run"

nikimcbee · 04-11-11, 02:01 PM

OMG, look what I found. I haven't seen this movie since high school.

Torpedo Run

Starting timer now befor youtubez whacks it.

nikimcbee · 04-11-11, 02:05 PM

Lots of family flashbacks, just for Platapus

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Betonov · 04-11-11, 02:30 PM

Holly cra... carp, there's a whole movie there.

Fish In The Water · 04-11-11, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Starting timer now befor youtubez whacks it.

Sweet find, but as you say - she won't be afloat for long...

AVGWarhawk · 04-11-11, 02:37 PM

I have never seen this movie. Where has it been hiding? The opening footage is great!

Platapus · 04-11-11, 03:26 PM

Torpedo run, not a bad movie

Would a character like Lt Sloan (played by Ernest Borgnine) have actually been possible in WWII?

The Character started out as an entry level enlisted, rose through Chief of the Boat, got commissioned, and then, after a while, was considered for a command?

Would a "Maverick" like that have a chance for a sub command during WWII?

GoldenRivet · 04-11-11, 03:48 PM

half way through.

i think this movie should have been called "Balls: The movie"

August · 04-11-11, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Torpedo run, not a bad movie

Would a character like Lt Sloan (played by Ernest Borgnine) have actually been possible in WWII?

The Character started out as an entry level enlisted, rose through Chief of the Boat, got commissioned, and then, after a while, was considered for a command?

Would a "Maverick" like that have a chance for a sub command during WWII?

While Mavericks have indeed reached the Captains chair I don't see how it would be possible to do it in just 4 years.

claybirdd · 04-11-11, 04:31 PM

Awsome find.

Would it be worth the risk of killing 1400 American POW's to take out the flattop? I dont think I would have taken the shot.

gimpy117 · 04-11-11, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fish In The Water

Sweet find, but as you say - she won't be afloat for long...

I bet you tube is already calling for diving stations, yes.

Platapus · 04-11-11, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

While Mavericks have indeed reached the Captains chair I don't see how it would be possible to do it in just 4 years.

I agree. But in the movie I think the character was in the navy for 15-20 years prior to WWII. I just did not know that "mavericks to Captain" happened in Submarines during WWII. The Navy has not always had a good feeling for Mavericks from what I understand.

Chad · 04-11-11, 08:37 PM

First time I've seen it! It was really good, but the sound cut out on the last 2 minutes of the film

Armistead · 04-11-11, 09:48 PM

You can watch it anytime at letmewatch.com, as you can about any movie ever made. They have probably every movie for the last 70 years, including all the sub movies.

http://www.letmewatchthis.ch/watch-19575-Torpedo-Run

I find it always best to use stagevu if a link is available, as they have the best software. Megavideo is the other good one, but they have time limits, but easily defeated by searching on the web "watch megavideo without time limits." Megavideo buffers fast, stagevu is OK, but I just start it and then pause and let it load for about 15 minutes, then play. Don't use the link megavideomovieshare, that isn't megavideo. I'm not saying the hundreds of other links wont get you to movies, but many let people upload and don't have software to check what they upload and you can get a bunch of ad crap, so I only trust a few. Often people use youtube there, which is fine, just often you have to load movies in parts and quality isn't as good. You don't need to sign up for anything unless you want.

You can watch in in windowed or wide by using the buttons. If you go wide, just click on the movie screen and you get all you controls.

Having used this for movies for years, never load plugins on any movie site, even youtube, go direct to the page, if you don't have it already you'll need to DL a DivX player, but most have that. If you need it, get DivX here, you can see the free dl top left.
http://www.divx.com/

Again, ignore any movie site that ask you to download plugins, they usually install a lot of adware with it. Often some will say you need it when you have it, you don't, X out the screen and watch your movie.

You can watch many movies before they come out. I don't like any other link except stagevu and megavideo, others run so many ads they take forever to load and several run adware under plugins. Putlocker is OK, just have to x out the few ads. Some stagevu links will ask you to install plugins, ignore them by x'ing any of that crap.

I got the DVD's of the "Silent Service" old TV series I'll be putting up soon.

Course I use avast web scanner and the free version catches all the crap should any appear..

August · 04-11-11, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

I agree. But in the movie I think the character was in the navy for 15-20 years prior to WWII. I just did not know that "mavericks to Captain" happened in Submarines during WWII. The Navy has not always had a good feeling for Mavericks from what I understand.

I don't know if it actually happened in the pre WW2 US Navy but i'd say in general military terms a Maverick officers chance of reaching command rank would be significantly improved during wartime. Not only is there a huge increase in billets of every rank as the service gears up to it's wartime footing, but war also has a way of gutting out the old boy networks that seem to prevail in peacetime.

When the bullets start flying whose nephew an officer might be or what military academy he graduated from becomes not as nearly as important as whether or not they can accomplish their mission.

Dowly · 04-12-11, 05:17 AM

Uh... you guys have read the rules, right? You know, the part where there's talk about piracy and stuff?

04-11-11, 02:01 PM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Watch it while you can-" Torpedo Run" OMG, look what I found. I haven't seen this movie since high school. Torpedo Run Starting timer now befor youtubez whacks it. __________________

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Lots of family flashbacks, just for Platapus. __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I have never seen this movie. Where has it been hiding? The opening footage is great! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-11-11, 03:26 PM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Torpedo run, not a bad movie Would a character like Lt Sloan (played by Ernest Borgnine) have actually been possible in WWII? The Character started out as an entry level enlisted, rose through Chief of the Boat, got commissioned, and then, after a while, was considered for a command? Would a "Maverick" like that have a chance for a sub command during WWII? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	half way through. i think this movie should have been called "Balls: The movie" __________________

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Holly cra... carp, there's a whole movie there.

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claybirdd Frogman Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pulaski Tennessee Posts: 290 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Awsome find. Would it be worth the risk of killing 1400 American POW's to take out the flattop? I dont think I would have taken the shot. __________________ If you ever find yourself in a fair fight, you did very poor planning.

04-11-11, 08:37 PM	#12
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	First time I've seen it! It was really good, but the sound cut out on the last 2 minutes of the film __________________

04-11-11, 09:48 PM	#13
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	You can watch it anytime at letmewatch.com, as you can about any movie ever made. They have probably every movie for the last 70 years, including all the sub movies. http://www.letmewatchthis.ch/watch-19575-Torpedo-Run I find it always best to use stagevu if a link is available, as they have the best software. Megavideo is the other good one, but they have time limits, but easily defeated by searching on the web "watch megavideo without time limits." Megavideo buffers fast, stagevu is OK, but I just start it and then pause and let it load for about 15 minutes, then play. Don't use the link megavideomovieshare, that isn't megavideo. I'm not saying the hundreds of other links wont get you to movies, but many let people upload and don't have software to check what they upload and you can get a bunch of ad crap, so I only trust a few. Often people use youtube there, which is fine, just often you have to load movies in parts and quality isn't as good. You don't need to sign up for anything unless you want. You can watch in in windowed or wide by using the buttons. If you go wide, just click on the movie screen and you get all you controls. Having used this for movies for years, never load plugins on any movie site, even youtube, go direct to the page, if you don't have it already you'll need to DL a DivX player, but most have that. If you need it, get DivX here, you can see the free dl top left. http://www.divx.com/ Again, ignore any movie site that ask you to download plugins, they usually install a lot of adware with it. Often some will say you need it when you have it, you don't, X out the screen and watch your movie. You can watch many movies before they come out. I don't like any other link except stagevu and megavideo, others run so many ads they take forever to load and several run adware under plugins. Putlocker is OK, just have to x out the few ads. Some stagevu links will ask you to install plugins, ignore them by x'ing any of that crap. I got the DVD's of the "Silent Service" old TV series I'll be putting up soon. Course I use avast web scanner and the free version catches all the crap should any appear.. Last edited by Armistead; 04-11-11 at 10:10 PM.

04-12-11, 05:17 AM	#15
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Uh... you guys have read the rules, right? You know, the part where there's talk about piracy and stuff?