I was playing SH3 when

Rhodes · 09-16-11, 04:23 PM

Today I was playing SH3, sailling in November 43, attacked a convoy, etc when my mother says: "there's a sub movie on tv, on channel hollywood!" And I switch on the Tv and then I said to my mother:
"Never, but never call me to see the U-571 on tv!!!"

desirableroasted · 09-16-11, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhodes

Today I was playing SH3, sailling in November 43, attacked a convoy, etc when my mother says: "there's a sub movie on tv, on channel hollywood!" And I switch on the Tv and then I said to my mother:
"Never, but never call me to see the U-571 on tv!!!"

Eewwwww....

JazzJR · 09-16-11, 04:46 PM

That was a bad movie.....

Fish In The Water · 09-16-11, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhodes

"Never, but never call me to see the U-571 on tv!!!"

U-571 is to realism what lawyers are to ethics...

09-20-11, 02:10 PM

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but never call me to see the U-571 on tv!!!"

Does this mean you did't like the film then

Sailor Steve · 09-20-11, 04:13 PM

Him and pretty much anybody who wants to see a sub movie done right.

Rhodes · 09-20-11, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Him and pretty much anybody who wants to see a sub movie done right.

I rest my case!

andwii · 09-20-11, 06:42 PM

lol ya I saw it was on TV, never heard of it. I watched the part where they blow up idk some german ship, saw the explosion and turned off the TV. Not watchin that crap. lol

JazzJR · 09-21-11, 09:59 AM

Yep as far as i know it was showing a german "Destroyer!" in the Atlantic

They were able to fire a 8.8cm right into the ship's radio tower and dives underneath her. And SUDDENLY they find a last torpedo and detroy the ship with it.

Wikiquote:
The film was generally well received by critics, with 63 out of the 93 critics tallied by review aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes giving the film positive reviews.

andwii · 09-21-11, 10:33 AM

did the germans in the boat that went up to the uboat have any weapons? I laughed when the 2 crewmen just walk past the germans, the germans ask for help and they ignore them, then when they are GETTING THE GUN SET UP! they decide to go back to the ship, just unload on them, kill the 2 crewmen. I mean if the crew actualy talked to the germans in the boat I would (if I was the german) not shoot at them, but the fact that they completly blew them off.

Sailor Steve · 09-21-11, 10:47 AM

Right near the beginning the American captain orders a dive. Harvey Keitel as the Chief Of the Boat calls out dive three times and then rings the klaxon three times. The klaxon is rung twice for a dive, three times to surface. This is a very minor, tiny, geeky thing for me to get annoyed at, but if they can't be bothered to get something so small right what hope does the rest of the movie have? And I was right - it just got worse.

frau kaleun · 09-21-11, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Harvey Keitel as the Chief Of the Boat

This, aside from the fact that there is a u-boat in it, is probably the only reason I will ever sit all the way through this movie. One of these days, when I run out of other things to watch.

Fish In The Water · 09-21-11, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Right near the beginning the American captain orders a dive. Harvey Keitel as the Chief Of the Boat calls out dive three times and then rings the klaxon three times. The klaxon is rung twice for a dive, three times to surface.

They probably hired the naval advisor dude from a seafood restaurant. When it came time to film this scene he told 'em to ring the bell thing...

Uboatman · 09-21-11, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Right near the beginning the American captain orders a dive. Harvey Keitel as the Chief Of the Boat calls out dive three times and then rings the klaxon three times. The klaxon is rung twice for a dive, three times to surface. This is a very minor, tiny, geeky thing for me to get annoyed at, but if they can't be bothered to get something so small right what hope does the rest of the movie have? And I was right - it just got worse.

Some thing's just ruin a movie experience if you know your subject too well don't they, completely get this

Examples that come to mind, Battle of the Bulge, Pearl Harbour, must be others.....

Jimbuna · 09-21-11, 12:40 PM

I know I've posted similarly elsewhere in the past but this just about sums the film up for me:

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Screenwriter David Ayer has admitted his 2000 film U-571 distorted history and that he would not do it again.
Ayer told BBC Radio 4's The Film Programme that he "did not feel good" about suggesting Americans captured the Enigma code rather than the British.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5263164.stm

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JazzJR Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Germany - Berlin Posts: 263 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 0	Yep as far as i know it was showing a german "Destroyer!" in the Atlantic They were able to fire a 8.8cm right into the ship's radio tower and dives underneath her. And SUDDENLY they find a last torpedo and detroy the ship with it. Wikiquote: The film was generally well received by critics, with 63 out of the 93 critics tallied by review aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes giving the film positive reviews. __________________

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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	Right near the beginning the American captain orders a dive. Harvey Keitel as the Chief Of the Boat calls out dive three times and then rings the klaxon three times. The klaxon is rung twice for a dive, three times to surface. This is a very minor, tiny, geeky thing for me to get annoyed at, but if they can't be bothered to get something so small right what hope does the rest of the movie have? And I was right - it just got worse. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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andwii Frogman Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bridge of U-123 Posts: 300 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	lol ya I saw it was on TV, never heard of it. I watched the part where they blow up idk some german ship, saw the explosion and turned off the TV. Not watchin that crap. lol

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andwii Frogman Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bridge of U-123 Posts: 300 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	did the germans in the boat that went up to the uboat have any weapons? I laughed when the 2 crewmen just walk past the germans, the germans ask for help and they ignore them, then when they are GETTING THE GUN SET UP! they decide to go back to the ship, just unload on them, kill the 2 crewmen. I mean if the crew actualy talked to the germans in the boat I would (if I was the german) not shoot at them, but the fact that they completly blew them off.