good u.s. sub movies

VonHammer · 11-29-07, 04:17 PM

any one know any good movies that deal with the u.s. sub fleet?

elanaiba · 11-29-07, 04:19 PM

As in "Hollywood movies" or documentaries?

VonHammer · 11-29-07, 04:34 PM

preferably hollywood, but ill settle for a documentary

scrag · 11-29-07, 05:39 PM

WWII - there are a number of them (black and white) be easier to type in WWII Submarine movies in amazon - they are all cheap generally under 12 dollars US. One of my favroites is "Operation Petticoat" with Cary Grant. Cold War - try Ice Station Zebra - pretty good overall. Also try the BEDFORD Incident with Richard Whidmark - really good starts slow but builds nicely. Other than that the standard fare of Red October and the ultimate BS of CRIMSON Turd (Tide) lol. (Comex rant)K-19 is actually better than CRIMSON TURD - well actually VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA is better than CRIMSON TURD. If I ever had a Sonar Sup say "Conn - Sonar, Sonar - Conn, AKULA HUNTER KILLER B-345" I would choke him to death on his mike cord. Idiot. I would also microwave the dog for the hell of it and freeze all the JO's pillows. Man that movie is just plain one of the idiotic boomer fag flicks out there

(finex rant)

howler93 · 11-29-07, 05:39 PM

Run Silent Run Deep isn't bad

I wish someone would make a modern version about US subs in the pacific during WWII...there are just so many good stories that need telling! I'd like to see them make one about the USS Wahoo...Not gonna' hold my breath though.

Happy viewing,

Howler

brandtryan · 11-29-07, 05:57 PM

The Enemy Below

Pleasantly surprised with this one--though it's about a US Destroyer, attacking U-boats. Lots of cat and mouse--a real classic.

mrbeast · 11-29-07, 06:34 PM

I think a remake of Run Silent Run Deep would be good except this time it should stick more closely to the book. IIRC the film was only very loosely based on Beach's book....pretty much the title and thats it!

But seriously....they could do a very good job with the effects available now, make it into an American Das Boot, plenty of gritty action and no punches pulled. Maybe somebody like Ridley Scott to direct?

VonHammer · 12-01-07, 01:07 PM

ok ill have to add a few of those to my list. what about books? i read alot also strickly military thrillers. ive read tom clancy,web griffin, dale brown and stephn coonts.

mrbeast · 12-01-07, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by VonHammer

ok ill have to add a few of those to my list. what about books? i read alot also strickly military thrillers. ive read tom clancy,web griffin, dale brown and stephn coonts.

Run Silent Run Deep. By Edward L. Beach
Das Boot. By Lothar-Gunthar Buchheim
Iron Coffins. By Herbert Werner
War In The Boats. By William J. Ruhe

Read all of those and can recomend them. Iron Coffins and War In The Boats are acounts of RL. Das Boot and Iron Coffins are obviously about U Boats but are still a good read. War In The Boats has some good stuff about S class boats in it and also bescribes some of the eccentric habits of some of the skippers too. Run Silent, Run Deep is better than the film of the same name.

AVGWarhawk · 12-01-07, 05:22 PM

Crash Dive is not to bad. It turns into more of a love story but it has some great shots of the real deal.

VonHammer · 12-01-07, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrbeast

Run Silent Run Deep. By Edward L. Beach
Das Boot. By Lothar-Gunthar Buchheim
Iron Coffins. By Herbert Werner
War In The Boats. By William J. Ruhe

ill have to check those out. the last book i read was Stephn Colbert's I AM AMERICA AND SO CAN YOU!, Which i would highly recomend. but ill add those to my list.

Peto · 12-02-07, 12:06 AM

I watched Down Periscope with a WWII subvet and he loved it! He said that it was actually a pretty good depiction of a Balao Fleet boat and that Kelsy Grahmer (sp?) did a good portrayal of a non-Regular Navy Skipper. The seen with the tanker was "a bit" over the top though.

Torplexed · 12-02-07, 01:28 AM

Sadly there has only been one modern movie about US submarines in WW2 and that was David Twohy's dismal Below. (2002)

The movie opens as a naval thriller, complete with the necessary sequences of the US sub being hunted by German escorts; (it's set in the Atlantic oddly enough) the dropping of depth charges; the intense moments as crewmen wait for the charges to explode; and some excellent CGI effects. Without much hint as to what’s about to happen, the film suddenly degenerates into a ghost story, with some vengeful spirit freaking out and in some cases taking out the sub’s crew, including its jittery C.O. and some shipwrecked British passengers. At this point the movie blows credibility faster than a sub blows it's ballast tanks.

As to the ghost story — well, if you aren’t able to guess the twist at the end, then you haven’t been watching nearly enough “Twilight Zone” episodes. And did I mention that the pacing and plotting is horrible? Or that the film is as scary as taking a nap?

11-29-07, 04:17 PM	#1
VonHammer Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 218 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	good u.s. sub movies any one know any good movies that deal with the u.s. sub fleet?

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elanaiba Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,058 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 3	As in "Hollywood movies" or documentaries? __________________ With strength I burn...

11-29-07, 05:39 PM	#4
scrag Medic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Posts: 161 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Movies WWII - there are a number of them (black and white) be easier to type in WWII Submarine movies in amazon - they are all cheap generally under 12 dollars US. One of my favroites is "Operation Petticoat" with Cary Grant. Cold War - try Ice Station Zebra - pretty good overall. Also try the BEDFORD Incident with Richard Whidmark - really good starts slow but builds nicely. Other than that the standard fare of Red October and the ultimate BS of CRIMSON Turd (Tide) lol. (Comex rant)K-19 is actually better than CRIMSON TURD - well actually VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA is better than CRIMSON TURD. If I ever had a Sonar Sup say "Conn - Sonar, Sonar - Conn, AKULA HUNTER KILLER B-345" I would choke him to death on his mike cord. Idiot. I would also microwave the dog for the hell of it and freeze all the JO's pillows. Man that movie is just plain one of the idiotic boomer fag flicks out there (finex rant) __________________

11-29-07, 06:34 PM	#7
mrbeast Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bolton, UK Posts: 1,236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think a remake of Run Silent Run Deep would be good except this time it should stick more closely to the book. IIRC the film was only very loosely based on Beach's book....pretty much the title and thats it! But seriously....they could do a very good job with the effects available now, make it into an American Das Boot, plenty of gritty action and no punches pulled. Maybe somebody like Ridley Scott to direct? __________________

12-01-07, 05:22 PM	#10
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Crash Dive is not to bad. It turns into more of a love story but it has some great shots of the real deal. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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VonHammer Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 218 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	preferably hollywood, but ill settle for a documentary

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howler93 Medic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Telluride, Colorado Posts: 162 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Run Silent Run Deep isn't bad I wish someone would make a modern version about US subs in the pacific during WWII...there are just so many good stories that need telling! I'd like to see them make one about the USS Wahoo...Not gonna' hold my breath though. Happy viewing, Howler

11-29-07, 05:57 PM	#6
brandtryan Engineer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Indianapolis, United States Posts: 214 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	The Enemy Below Pleasantly surprised with this one--though it's about a US Destroyer, attacking U-boats. Lots of cat and mouse--a real classic.

12-01-07, 01:07 PM	#8
VonHammer Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 218 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ok ill have to add a few of those to my list. what about books? i read alot also strickly military thrillers. ive read tom clancy,web griffin, dale brown and stephn coonts.

12-02-07, 12:06 AM	#12
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I watched Down Periscope with a WWII subvet and he loved it! He said that it was actually a pretty good depiction of a Balao Fleet boat and that Kelsy Grahmer (sp?) did a good portrayal of a non-Regular Navy Skipper. The seen with the tanker was "a bit" over the top though. __________________ If your target has a 30 degree AOB, the range from his base course line equals the current range divided by 2.

12-02-07, 01:28 AM	#13
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Sadly there has only been one modern movie about US submarines in WW2 and that was David Twohy's dismal Below. (2002) The movie opens as a naval thriller, complete with the necessary sequences of the US sub being hunted by German escorts; (it's set in the Atlantic oddly enough) the dropping of depth charges; the intense moments as crewmen wait for the charges to explode; and some excellent CGI effects. Without much hint as to what’s about to happen, the film suddenly degenerates into a ghost story, with some vengeful spirit freaking out and in some cases taking out the sub’s crew, including its jittery C.O. and some shipwrecked British passengers. At this point the movie blows credibility faster than a sub blows it's ballast tanks. As to the ghost story — well, if you aren’t able to guess the twist at the end, then you haven’t been watching nearly enough “Twilight Zone” episodes. And did I mention that the pacing and plotting is horrible? Or that the film is as scary as taking a nap? __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--