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.

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"

nikimcbee · 04-13-20, 08:52 PM

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

Jim, this is a US made movie, so no RN.

Royal Navy in WW2? lolz

I'll continue my rant.
Bonus if: Hanks sinks the U-Boat with his pistol.
Save by the Army Air Corps at the last second.
They show Pearl Harbo(u)r attack....as that is the offical starting moment of WW2.
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy, forcing 21st Century morals in 20th century. Will there be enough SJWs? ew, gross, the crew is too white. Lesbian, vegan love scenes? Did I miss anything?

update, no Kathleen Kennedy, so no mish-mash of Das Boot (tv series) meets Star Wars with emo-Vader. emo-nazi vader?

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

nikimcbee · 10-03-18, 02:01 AM

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

ditto.

I wish they would do October Fury as a movie, about the Cuban Missile Crisis.

ET2SN · 10-03-18, 05:15 AM

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ditto.

I wish they would do October Fury as a movie, about the Cuban Missile Crisis.

I'll always go back to The Missiles Of October.

Or, as I sometimes call it, The Revenge Of The Character Actors.

Sure, William Devane had to learn to talk like JFK and he deserved top billing, but (a young) Martin Sheen delivers as Bobby and that guy, what's his name?, he always played the high school principal.., well, you get the idea.

While shot for TV in a TV studio (I think it was Lorimar?) on a TV budget, Missiles still holds up. Khrushchev comes off as almost campy in the Three Minute Egg scene and this is the closest I've seen to the REAL Gen. LeMay.

(To paraphrase-)

"Mr. President, just give the order and SAC will reply in full.."
"Against Cuber? Wouldn't that be over kill?"
"Nooo.. Not against Cuba.."

So, great performances across the board AND done on a fairly low budget.

Cybermat47 · 10-03-18, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

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.

The giant pool makes a brief appearance in Shin Godzilla when it’s filled with mud and composited over a live action shot. Long live the giant pool.

No rubber suit though

Platapus · 10-03-18, 03:50 PM

I would like to see a nice movie about Karl Muller and the Emden.

The problem is that if they made it true to life, no one would believe it.

nikimcbee · 10-04-18, 08:56 PM

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The giant pool makes a brief appearance in Shin Godzilla when it’s filled with mud and composited over a live action shot. Long live the giant pool.

No rubber suit though

Wish granted.

"Are you my mother?"

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