Movie Recommendations?

Kyle · 10-14-08, 10:38 AM

what would be some good movies to watch for (Sub & battleships) of world war 2 era.

Herr_Pete · 10-14-08, 10:50 AM

das boot, tora tora tora, sink the bismarck, battle of the riverplate, the enemy below. the list is endless!

Sailor Steve · 10-14-08, 04:36 PM

Herr Pete made a good start, and he's right about the list. It may not be literally without end, but it will be a good long time before you come close to seeing them all.

Of course the king of them all is Das Boot, especially the 5-hour 'Uncut' version. Also a great book.

Run Silent, Run Deep is a great movie. It totally trashes the book, but it's still a very good film.

The Cruel Sea follows the book fairly well, and shows life aboard a real Flower class corvette, so it gets my vote.

The Enemy Below shows the battle from both sides, and has been a favorite of mine since I was a boy. The book had a corvette, but the movie makes it an American destroyer escort. The interior of the sub is totally fake, but it's still well acted and exciting.

Sink The Bismarck is thin in some areas, but great fun to watch and follows the events pretty well.

Tora! Tora! Tora! isn't really a sub or ship movie, but it is a truly great account of the events leading up to Pearl Harbor, with no mush and no fictional characters.

That's a good start, but only scratching the surface.

Kyle · 10-14-08, 07:17 PM

Thanks Herr Pete & Steve for the help with the movies, Chad and I both like watching movies, We have some of them but looking for more

Monica Lewinsky · 10-14-08, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle

what would be some good movies to watch

Wizard of Oz.

Thow a bucket of water on the wicked witch of the North.

ALL Hail Dorthy! Then dive DEEP.

10-14-08, 10:38 AM	#1
Kyle Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Movie Recommendations? what would be some good movies to watch for (Sub & battleships) of world war 2 era.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Herr Pete made a good start, and he's right about the list. It may not be literally without end, but it will be a good long time before you come close to seeing them all. Of course the king of them all is Das Boot, especially the 5-hour 'Uncut' version. Also a great book. Run Silent, Run Deep is a great movie. It totally trashes the book, but it's still a very good film. The Cruel Sea follows the book fairly well, and shows life aboard a real Flower class corvette, so it gets my vote. The Enemy Below shows the battle from both sides, and has been a favorite of mine since I was a boy. The book had a corvette, but the movie makes it an American destroyer escort. The interior of the sub is totally fake, but it's still well acted and exciting. Sink The Bismarck is thin in some areas, but great fun to watch and follows the events pretty well. Tora! Tora! Tora! isn't really a sub or ship movie, but it is a truly great account of the events leading up to Pearl Harbor, with no mush and no fictional characters. That's a good start, but only scratching the surface. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Herr_Pete Commodore Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 623 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	das boot, tora tora tora, sink the bismarck, battle of the riverplate, the enemy below. the list is endless!

10-14-08, 07:17 PM	#4
Kyle Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks Herr Pete & Steve for the help with the movies, Chad and I both like watching movies, We have some of them but looking for more