DAS BOOT!! My First TIME VIEW~!

OnePingOnly · 08-04-11, 09:36 PM

I ordered DAS BOOT from netflix and I am about to watch the original version for the first time! I have seen some of it bits and pieces. BUT this is my first time! I also got The Enemy Below With Robert Mitchum! I will post my review upon completion!

OnePingOnly

Fish In The Water · 08-04-11, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by OnePingOnly

I ordered DAS BOOT from netflix and I am about to watch the original version for the first time!

Break out the popcorn, sit back, relax and enjoy!

frau kaleun · 08-04-11, 09:58 PM

Yeah, I still remember my first time.

I also got it from Netflix and then couldn't bear to send it back until my very own copy arrived from Amazon. Two years later... my goodness, has it been that long already? Well, here I am. And I still get the itch to watch it on a regular basis. Hell, I watched at least some of it almost daily for the first month I had a copy in my possession. And I'm still not one bit tired of it.

Das Boot is not just a great sub film... it's also great war film, a great suspense film, a compelling human drama, and one of the best movies, period, of all time.

Enjoy yourself. You only get to see it the first time once.

Technically what you got from Netflix is the Director's Cut, which was the extended re-release from the late 90s (?). The original theatrical release from 1981 was never put out on DVD. Unless of course you've gotten both discs of the Blu-ray (do they have it yet?) in which case you've got both the 1981 version and the Director's Cut.

Most people here would probably say that the DC is the better of the two, because it more accurately reflects what a u-boat patrol was like (days or even weeks of seemingly endless tedium and frustration punctuated by relatively brief episodes of sheer terror). Along with that you get a much deeper exploration of the characters and their individual stories and relationship to each other.

BTW, if you find the Director's Cut all that and a bag of chips, and are left wanting even more, there's always the full 5 1/2 hour Uncut version to look forward to.

Sailor Steve · 08-04-11, 10:58 PM

I remember my first time too. In the theater, almost thirty years ago.

Paul Riley · 08-05-11, 03:32 AM

Dont forget to watch it while laid in the bath with some sausages hanging over your head

"FLUUUUUUUUUUTEN!"

Jimbuna · 08-05-11, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I remember my first time too. In the theater, almost thirty years ago.

Someone on this forum once told me that you actually made a cameo appearance in the movie

Brag · 08-05-11, 07:06 AM

I was in Nairobi and intrigued by the advert. Saw the movie. My ex arrived the following day. I told her, "I´ve heard there is a really good movie in town."

Frau K -- Indeed, the character development and the way personal conflicts are handled is exceptional. I was impressed with the use of Lt. Werner, a journalist as the POV character to whom things had to be explained.

Years later, I watched the TV series in France.

On my Friday nights online writing workshops, about once a year, I still trot it out as an example of how character development will overcome plot deficiencies (sail away, dive, shoot torpedo in a confined setting).

SubConscious · 08-05-11, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Dont forget to watch it while laid in the bath with some sausages hanging over your head

"FLUUUUUUUUUUTEN!"

And periodically turn on the shower during the scenes with depth charges.

Missing Name · 08-05-11, 08:01 AM

I have the Original Uncut Version on DVD. I watch it every few months or so

PurpleAtom · 08-05-11, 08:01 AM

I had to split my watching of this film into 2 sittings. Very good, but very looooooooooooooong!!

Paul Riley · 08-05-11, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SubConscious

And periodically turn on the shower during the scenes with depth charges.

Exactly

postalbyke · 08-05-11, 09:23 AM

Does anyone know where one can get the miniseries in english?

Herr-Berbunch · 08-05-11, 09:31 AM

Amazon (obviously via the Subsim link).

It's the one with the green cover, called the Original Uncut version. All the episodes added together with no credits in between, just the way it should be.

Jimbuna · 08-05-11, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by postalbyke

Does anyone know where one can get the miniseries in english?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Das-Boot-Min...2563859&sr=8-2

Sailor Steve · 08-05-11, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Someone on this forum once told me that you actually made a cameo appearance in the movie

We were talking about a movie?

08-04-11, 09:36 PM	#1
OnePingOnly Seaman Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 31 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	DAS BOOT!! My First TIME VIEW~! I ordered DAS BOOT from netflix and I am about to watch the original version for the first time! I have seen some of it bits and pieces. BUT this is my first time! I also got The Enemy Below With Robert Mitchum! I will post my review upon completion! OnePingOnly

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Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I was in Nairobi and intrigued by the advert. Saw the movie. My ex arrived the following day. I told her, "I´ve heard there is a really good movie in town." Frau K -- Indeed, the character development and the way personal conflicts are handled is exceptional. I was impressed with the use of Lt. Werner, a journalist as the POV character to whom things had to be explained. Years later, I watched the TV series in France. On my Friday nights online writing workshops, about once a year, I still trot it out as an example of how character development will overcome plot deficiencies (sail away, dive, shoot torpedo in a confined setting). __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

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08-04-11, 09:58 PM	#3
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I still remember my first time. I also got it from Netflix and then couldn't bear to send it back until my very own copy arrived from Amazon. Two years later... my goodness, has it been that long already? Well, here I am. And I still get the itch to watch it on a regular basis. Hell, I watched at least some of it almost daily for the first month I had a copy in my possession. And I'm still not one bit tired of it. Das Boot is not just a great sub film... it's also great war film, a great suspense film, a compelling human drama, and one of the best movies, period, of all time. Enjoy yourself. You only get to see it the first time once. Technically what you got from Netflix is the Director's Cut, which was the extended re-release from the late 90s (?). The original theatrical release from 1981 was never put out on DVD. Unless of course you've gotten both discs of the Blu-ray (do they have it yet?) in which case you've got both the 1981 version and the Director's Cut. Most people here would probably say that the DC is the better of the two, because it more accurately reflects what a u-boat patrol was like (days or even weeks of seemingly endless tedium and frustration punctuated by relatively brief episodes of sheer terror). Along with that you get a much deeper exploration of the characters and their individual stories and relationship to each other. BTW, if you find the Director's Cut all that and a bag of chips, and are left wanting even more, there's always the full 5 1/2 hour Uncut version to look forward to.

08-05-11, 08:01 AM	#10
PurpleAtom Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 8 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I had to split my watching of this film into 2 sittings. Very good, but very looooooooooooooong!!

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postalbyke Chief Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: In the past... Posts: 321 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 1	Does anyone know where one can get the miniseries in english? __________________ God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. -Voltaire

08-05-11, 09:31 AM	#13
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Amazon (obviously via the Subsim link). It's the one with the green cover, called the Original Uncut version. All the episodes added together with no credits in between, just the way it should be. __________________