Tom Hanks' new convoy war movie: Greyhound

Eichhörnchen · 02-08-17, 02:52 PM

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A naval war movie for a change, set aboard a destroyer... perhaps an updating of "The Cruel Sea"?

August · 02-08-17, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

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A naval war movie for a change, set aboard a destroyer... perhaps an updating of "The Cruel Sea"?

Or even "The Enemy Below" although perfection is difficult to update.

nikimcbee · 02-08-17, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

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A naval war movie for a change, set aboard a destroyer... perhaps an updating of "The Cruel Sea"?

Since Hollywood is too lazy to open a history book and finds it much easier to just re-make old films, I would totally go for a remake of "The Cruel Sea" or "Sink the Bismarck."

If I were a millionaire, I'd love to make a naval movie the old school way, with the miniature models and giant pool (See Toho). I hate the over use of CGI.

How about a movie about Jutland?
The Tang's final patrol?

Fubar2Niner · 02-08-17, 04:17 PM

Jutland............ Now that would be cool !

Rockstar · 02-08-17, 04:30 PM

Howzabout The Caine Mutiny? Plenty of inner demons, seafaring and court room drama

Eichhörnchen · 02-08-17, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Or even "The Enemy Below" although perfection is difficult to update.

Still my favourite, too

Commander Wallace · 02-08-17, 04:55 PM

It will be great to see this movie when it opens. Tom Hanks is an excellent actor who can play anything .

Jimbuna · 02-09-17, 06:32 AM

Will be interesting to see if the ship depicted will be a US Navy destroyer or the real-life HMS Greyhound.

Eichhörnchen · 02-09-17, 08:28 AM

I hope we also get submarine-interior drama as in "The Enemy Below"

Jimbuna · 02-09-17, 10:07 AM

I wouldn't have thought so, a month or two ago this very topic was brought up either here or on another forum I frequent (can't remember which) and the interview/article led one to believe it was about one man and his inner-self above the surface.

AVGWarhawk · 02-09-17, 11:03 AM

Great....now Tom is coming for me.

August · 02-09-17, 11:22 AM

Heinie, maybe this time we wait for the American destroyer to actually leave the area before we turn back to course 140...

Eichhörnchen · 02-09-17, 11:54 AM

"Don't you ever ask yourself why we keep doing this, Heinie? It seems so mindless and futile... every day sitting at our keyboards like this..."

Bilge_Rat · 02-09-17, 12:31 PM

well the only issue with having Hanks play a DD skipper is that at 60, he is already older than almost all the WW2 senior admirals in WW2.

but this is hollywood, after all Brad Pitt did play a tank commander at 51.

AVGWarhawk · 02-09-17, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

well the only issue with having Hanks play a DD skipper is that at 60, he is already older than almost all the WW2 senior admirals in WW2.

but this is hollywood, after all Brad Pitt did play a tank commander at 51.

Pitt did ok with that roll I think. I believe Hanks can pull it off. Movie magic after all. And a lot of makeup.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,369 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I hope we also get submarine-interior drama as in "The Enemy Below" __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,449 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I wouldn't have thought so, a month or two ago this very topic was brought up either here or on another forum I frequent (can't remember which) and the interview/article led one to believe it was about one man and his inner-self above the surface. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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