das boot here I come! - Page 4

Sailor Steve · 09-09-06, 04:33 PM

Now why would I want to put on the fictional adventures of a captain with no name at the same time I'm fighting the war for real all on my own?:rotfl:

SabreHawk · 09-09-06, 05:52 PM

Hehe, yep. Rodger that Steve.

Well it had me so fooled I submerged when I heard a ping(comming from television, unbeknownst to me.) Then I thought, wait.................wait a min. I was on the surface,..............I cant get pinged on the surface.

I then realized my folly, and turned to see my folly.

Yes, what a great film though. And im so pleased with the uncut version and it was only $35 at amazon. So much more, and I was surprised at the Captains reaction to the waving girlfriend up in that "off limits" warehouse as they were leaving port.
And her lover there on the aft deck just standing there not waving afraid to expose their affiliation. But the Captain sure seemed suspicious of her.

blacbraun · 09-16-06, 08:22 PM

Prochnow is excellent but this is Wolfgang Peterson's Masterpiece. He's made other movies but none have compared to the craftsmanship he displays in Das Boot. His Magnum Opus.

John Pancoast · 10-02-06, 08:01 PM

<reviving dead thread>

Reading Clay Blair's works for the first time finally. Great stuff. Read this passage tonight, which I found interesting.

"German submariners were delighted with Buchheim's wartime art, photographs, and heroic stories, but they were appalled by his postwar writings and the film. They denounced him for opening the film Das Boot with scenes of a wildly drunken orgy at the officer's club in Lorient; for the negative, defeatist, anti-military tone of the book and film; and for the implied criticism of Donitz. Two U-boat skippers, Karl-Friedrich Merten and Kurt Baberg, were so enraged by Buchheim's "non-fiction" U-boat history that in 1985 they published an entire book (Nein ! So War Das Nicht) pointing out Buchheim's errors and/or misleading statements."

mookiemookie · 10-02-06, 11:45 PM

(Keeping dead thread alive)

Try playing the GW mod and then watching Das Boot. Your ears really perk up when the scene where they've just torpedoed the convoy ("Out of the way.... I think we hit her! We hit her! Quiet!) and when they order a dive ("Diving Stations!")....you'll her some awful familiar sounds

Respenus · 10-03-06, 12:57 AM

I havent watched it yer (YES!!!, I know it's a crime and I?m repenting already), but my friend promised me that he'll find a DVD "somewhere" in my country (let's just say that our DVD Huts aren't loaded with the best fish).

First I'll watch it in English! Then I'll watch it in GErman wth English subtitles! Then I?ll watch it again, both versions, a couple of times

Das Boat =

EDIT:

You wouldn't belive it, but I was shoping for my parents today and I stopeed by the local news agent to get my fathers paper, when I saw that they were selling a movie with some newspaper. I loooked more closely and you have three guesses which movie was it!

DAS BOAT!!!

Unfortunatelly it's only German with Slovene subtitles so, I?ll still be on a look out for the ULTIMATE VERSION!!!

The good news is, that it's the Directors cut and has extra footage! YEY!!!

Sailor Steve · 10-03-06, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Respenus

The good news is, that it's the Directors cut and has extra footage! YEY!!!

The Director's Cut has 1 hour more footage than the original. The "Original, Uncut Version", or Extended version (or Miniseries Version) is twice the length of the original, or 1-1/2 hours more than the Director's Cut.

kylania · 10-03-06, 10:55 AM

If it's at all possible, watch the Uncut version! While the Director's Cut is good, and the extra scenes do add a lot, EVERY SINGLE SCENE is extended in the Uncut version. You learn far far more about the people, boat and struggle than you do in the Director's Cut.

It's well worth the effort in tracking down.

abel29a · 10-03-06, 11:11 AM

Has anybody here watched the SuperBit edition of Das Boot? It's basically a slightly shorter version than the directors cut, but with completely remastered video and sound....(Nothing extra on the disc - not even a fancy menu - alll available space go to video and sound) I played it on my home theater system on a 90" screen and My Oh My it makes your skin crawl

That being said - I prefer watching the mini series edition - as others have said you loose so much information in the abridged versions.

BFawlty · 10-03-06, 12:58 PM

I have the directors cut, didn't realize there was another longer version. I did find this on the internet, I guess this is the longer version right?

"Das Boot - The Director's Cut Original Uncut Version - 2-DVD Set, Length: 293 minutes."

Wonderful movie, and I also would highly recommend it to anyone.

BF

Safe-Keeper · 10-03-06, 01:13 PM

I just bought the long version a few days ago, and it's definetly ten thousand times better than the "Director's Cut" I got a long, long time ago. First movie on DVD I ever bought to stretch over several DVDs

.

I full-heartedly recommend that whoever wants to buy this movie gets the longer version. The Director's Cut is for the Hollywood movie-lovers, as it focuses on the fighting. The long version keeps nearly everything (my copy is 4 hours 42 minutes long, wasn't the original TV series 6 hours long

?).

So now I guess I'm off to sell the short Hollywood-ish version. Who needs it anymore!

kylania · 10-03-06, 01:59 PM

Yup, BF! That's the one you want.

Paajtor · 10-03-06, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abel29a

Has anybody here watched the SuperBit edition of Das Boot? It's basically a slightly shorter version than the directors cut, but with completely remastered video and sound....(Nothing extra on the disc - not even a fancy menu - alll available space go to video and sound) I played it on my home theater system on a 90" screen and My Oh My it makes your skin crawl

I have the Director's Cut on SuperBit....

And you're right...the quality is just awesome.

mr chris · 10-03-06, 02:21 PM

Ive got 2 verisons of this great movie. The original uncut version which is 4hrs 42mins long and the other one is the director's cut which is 3hrs 20mins. It just gets better with every viewing. I just love getting in the mood of the film by turning off all lights makingthe room dark and just losing myself in the film.
It has to be watch with german audio and with subtitles, thats if you dont speak german.

mookiemookie · 10-03-06, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr chris

It has to be watch with german audio and with subtitles.

Quoted for truth.

And...is the uncut 4 hr 40-something minute long one really that much better? I have the directors cut...hrm...maybe I'll just gift that one to dad :hmm:

09-09-06, 04:33 PM	#46
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Now why would I want to put on the fictional adventures of a captain with no name at the same time I'm fighting the war for real all on my own?:rotfl: __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-09-06, 05:52 PM	#47
SabreHawk Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Wa. USA Posts: 530 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Hehe, yep. Rodger that Steve. Well it had me so fooled I submerged when I heard a ping(comming from television, unbeknownst to me.) Then I thought, wait.................wait a min. I was on the surface,..............I cant get pinged on the surface. I then realized my folly, and turned to see my folly. Yes, what a great film though. And im so pleased with the uncut version and it was only $35 at amazon. So much more, and I was surprised at the Captains reaction to the waving girlfriend up in that "off limits" warehouse as they were leaving port. And her lover there on the aft deck just standing there not waving afraid to expose their affiliation. But the Captain sure seemed suspicious of her. __________________ "Chance favors the prepared mind"

10-02-06, 08:01 PM	#49
John Pancoast Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Minnysoda Posts: 3,211 Downloads: 501 Uploads: 4	<reviving dead thread> Reading Clay Blair's works for the first time finally. Great stuff. Read this passage tonight, which I found interesting. "German submariners were delighted with Buchheim's wartime art, photographs, and heroic stories, but they were appalled by his postwar writings and the film. They denounced him for opening the film Das Boot with scenes of a wildly drunken orgy at the officer's club in Lorient; for the negative, defeatist, anti-military tone of the book and film; and for the implied criticism of Donitz. Two U-boat skippers, Karl-Friedrich Merten and Kurt Baberg, were so enraged by Buchheim's "non-fiction" U-boat history that in 1985 they published an entire book (Nein ! So War Das Nicht) pointing out Buchheim's errors and/or misleading statements." __________________ "Realistic" is not always GAME-GOOD." - Wave Skipper

10-03-06, 12:57 AM	#51
Respenus Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,169 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I havent watched it yer (YES!!!, I know it's a crime and I?m repenting already), but my friend promised me that he'll find a DVD "somewhere" in my country (let's just say that our DVD Huts aren't loaded with the best fish). First I'll watch it in English! Then I'll watch it in GErman wth English subtitles! Then I?ll watch it again, both versions, a couple of times Das Boat = EDIT: You wouldn't belive it, but I was shoping for my parents today and I stopeed by the local news agent to get my fathers paper, when I saw that they were selling a movie with some newspaper. I loooked more closely and you have three guesses which movie was it! DAS BOAT!!! Unfortunatelly it's only German with Slovene subtitles so, I?ll still be on a look out for the ULTIMATE VERSION!!! The good news is, that it's the Directors cut and has extra footage! YEY!!! Last edited by Respenus; 10-03-06 at 06:45 AM.

10-03-06, 10:55 AM	#53
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	If it's at all possible, watch the Uncut version! While the Director's Cut is good, and the extra scenes do add a lot, EVERY SINGLE SCENE is extended in the Uncut version. You learn far far more about the people, boat and struggle than you do in the Director's Cut. It's well worth the effort in tracking down. __________________

09-16-06, 08:22 PM	#48
blacbraun Nub Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Prochnow is excellent but this is Wolfgang Peterson's Masterpiece. He's made other movies but none have compared to the craftsmanship he displays in Das Boot. His Magnum Opus.

10-02-06, 11:45 PM	#50
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	(Keeping dead thread alive) Try playing the GW mod and then watching Das Boot. Your ears really perk up when the scene where they've just torpedoed the convoy ("Out of the way.... I think we hit her! We hit her! Quiet!) and when they order a dive ("Diving Stations!")....you'll her some awful familiar sounds

10-03-06, 11:11 AM	#54
abel29a Helmsman Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 101 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Has anybody here watched the SuperBit edition of Das Boot? It's basically a slightly shorter version than the directors cut, but with completely remastered video and sound....(Nothing extra on the disc - not even a fancy menu - alll available space go to video and sound) I played it on my home theater system on a 90" screen and My Oh My it makes your skin crawl That being said - I prefer watching the mini series edition - as others have said you loose so much information in the abridged versions.

10-03-06, 12:58 PM	#55
BFawlty Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 10 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I have the directors cut, didn't realize there was another longer version. I did find this on the internet, I guess this is the longer version right? "Das Boot - The Director's Cut Original Uncut Version - 2-DVD Set, Length: 293 minutes." Wonderful movie, and I also would highly recommend it to anyone. BF

10-03-06, 01:13 PM	#56
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I just bought the long version a few days ago, and it's definetly ten thousand times better than the "Director's Cut" I got a long, long time ago. First movie on DVD I ever bought to stretch over several DVDs. I full-heartedly recommend that whoever wants to buy this movie gets the longer version. The Director's Cut is for the Hollywood movie-lovers, as it focuses on the fighting. The long version keeps nearly everything (my copy is 4 hours 42 minutes long, wasn't the original TV series 6 hours long?). So now I guess I'm off to sell the short Hollywood-ish version. Who needs it anymore! __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

10-03-06, 01:59 PM	#57
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Yup, BF! That's the one you want. __________________

10-03-06, 02:21 PM	#59
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Ive got 2 verisons of this great movie. The original uncut version which is 4hrs 42mins long and the other one is the director's cut which is 3hrs 20mins. It just gets better with every viewing. I just love getting in the mood of the film by turning off all lights makingthe room dark and just losing myself in the film. It has to be watch with german audio and with subtitles, thats if you dont speak german. __________________