Das boot: Directors cut or original?

Gunnarr · 06-24-15, 11:55 PM

Which edition of Das Boot would you recommend? I have not watched it since I was young, and I plan to buy a copy. But which edition is best?

nikimcbee · 06-25-15, 12:19 AM

The DC, hands down. The sound quality has been improved and that is worth the price of admission right there. Bonus if you have surround sound.

Frömmler Vogel · 06-25-15, 03:34 AM

Why stop at one when you can have both and compare for yourself?

CCIP · 06-25-15, 03:54 AM

I think the original miniseries version is best, but the director's cut is a nice middle ground and better than the original theatrical version. I know that's a strange thing to say about something that is some 4+ hours long, but I actually prefer the pacing of the longer version.

Cybermat47 · 06-25-15, 06:30 AM

I've got the uncut version, but I haven't worked up the courage to watch it yet. The Director's Cut is probably your best bet, but you might as well get the uncut version as well, if you can.

Jimbuna · 06-25-15, 08:26 AM

Without a doubt the original uncut digitally remastered version:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Das-Boot-T...-/381289166588

Sailor Steve · 06-25-15, 08:32 AM

If by original you mean the 2.5-hour theatrical version, the 3.5-hour Director's Cut is far better, for the extra footage as well as the improvements McBee mentioned.

If, however, you mean the 5-hour 'Original, Uncut' version (AKA 'Miniseries'), then get that one. The extra hour-and-a-half gives so much more character development that changes everything about certain of the crew. I prefer that version so much I gave my DC copy away.

vienna · 06-25-15, 03:46 PM

Here's another vote for the original mini-series. I have all 3 versions. I first vied the theatrical version and was impressed, but the DC is a very well done re-mastering and edit with superior video quality and sound, and does expand the characters a bit more than the theatrical version. That being said, the miniseries, although not fully re-mastered to the extent of the DC, really fleshes out the characters, the plot, and the drama far more than the other, truncated, versions. If you really only want to buy just one version, get the miniseries...

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Gunnarr · 06-26-15, 01:02 AM

I think I will go with the original uncut miniseries

is this what you guys are talking about?

http://www.amazon.com/Das-Boot-Origi...words=das+boot

Sailor Steve · 06-26-15, 02:22 AM

That's the one. Don't be fooled, though. It's not cut as a miniseries (I wish it was), but as a single 293-minute movie. It is, however, worth the $40 or so I paid for it when It was released eleven years ago.

Jimbuna · 06-26-15, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gunnarr

I think I will go with the original uncut miniseries

is this what you guys are talking about?

http://www.amazon.com/Das-Boot-Origi...words=das+boot

Yes and cheap as chips now...great value for the money

Commander Wallace · 08-12-15, 10:43 AM

I have the directors cut and I think it's pretty good but never knew there was a longer uncut version. I will have to look for it.

sturmer · 08-16-15, 04:04 PM

i have them both and well its a hard choice, the extra footage and the better sound quality is a bonus on the directors cut. but then again if you like films with their grainy crackly sounds well then the other one is more preferable.

06-24-15, 11:55 PM	#1
Gunnarr Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 106 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Das boot: Directors cut or original? Which edition of Das Boot would you recommend? I have not watched it since I was young, and I plan to buy a copy. But which edition is best?

06-25-15, 12:19 AM	#2
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The DC, hands down. The sound quality has been improved and that is worth the price of admission right there. Bonus if you have surround sound. __________________

06-25-15, 03:54 AM	#4
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I think the original miniseries version is best, but the director's cut is a nice middle ground and better than the original theatrical version. I know that's a strange thing to say about something that is some 4+ hours long, but I actually prefer the pacing of the longer version. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

06-25-15, 06:30 AM	#5
Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	I've got the uncut version, but I haven't worked up the courage to watch it yet. The Director's Cut is probably your best bet, but you might as well get the uncut version as well, if you can. __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

06-25-15, 08:26 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Without a doubt the original uncut digitally remastered version: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Das-Boot-T...-/381289166588 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-25-15, 03:34 AM	#3
Frömmler Vogel Watch Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 27 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Why stop at one when you can have both and compare for yourself?

06-25-15, 08:32 AM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	If by original you mean the 2.5-hour theatrical version, the 3.5-hour Director's Cut is far better, for the extra footage as well as the improvements McBee mentioned. If, however, you mean the 5-hour 'Original, Uncut' version (AKA 'Miniseries'), then get that one. The extra hour-and-a-half gives so much more character development that changes everything about certain of the crew. I prefer that version so much I gave my DC copy away. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-25-15, 03:46 PM	#8
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Here's another vote for the original mini-series. I have all 3 versions. I first vied the theatrical version and was impressed, but the DC is a very well done re-mastering and edit with superior video quality and sound, and does expand the characters a bit more than the theatrical version. That being said, the miniseries, although not fully re-mastered to the extent of the DC, really fleshes out the characters, the plot, and the drama far more than the other, truncated, versions. If you really only want to buy just one version, get the miniseries... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

06-26-15, 01:02 AM	#9
Gunnarr Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 106 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	I think I will go with the original uncut miniseries is this what you guys are talking about? http://www.amazon.com/Das-Boot-Origi...words=das+boot

06-26-15, 02:22 AM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	That's the one. Don't be fooled, though. It's not cut as a miniseries (I wish it was), but as a single 293-minute movie. It is, however, worth the $40 or so I paid for it when It was released eleven years ago. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-12-15, 10:43 AM	#12
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	I have the directors cut and I think it's pretty good but never knew there was a longer uncut version. I will have to look for it.

08-16-15, 04:04 PM	#13
sturmer Navy Dude Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 178 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	i have them both and well its a hard choice, the extra footage and the better sound quality is a bonus on the directors cut. but then again if you like films with their grainy crackly sounds well then the other one is more preferable. __________________ "One Torpedo . . . one Ship" - Otto Kretschmer