Oh that Das Boot ( again )

Myxale · 01-30-07, 06:03 AM

Agreed!! Das Boot all the way baby! I owe both version the Remastered and the long Tv edition.

Fluuuuten!

@
Wolfy-Girl you can add any mp3 music to you gramophone fiolder and enjoying it in your own Boot. There are lots of music packs that have the musik and Gramophone songs from Das Boot around here.

melnibonian · 01-30-07, 06:05 AM

I've seen the movie a couple of times but some friends gave me the DVD as a present during Christmas

RawRecruit · 01-30-07, 08:08 AM

The best Das Boot treat you can give yourself is reading the book

. I'd seen the film first and own the DVD, but reading the book surpassed even that experience. It also makes you realise just how good a book->movie conversion it is. Possibly the best I've ever come across....

Myxale · 01-30-07, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by RawRecruit

The best Das Boot treat you can give yourself is reading the book

. I'd seen the film first and own the DVD, but reading the book surpassed even that experience. It also makes you realise just how good a book->movie conversion it is. Possibly the best I've ever come across....

Amen to that!

STEED · 01-30-07, 08:10 AM

Great film.

Abd_von_Mumit · 01-30-07, 08:22 AM

I like it too, but 1 thing I'll never understand - the title. What the hell has it common with boots?

:rotfl:

froschman · 02-09-07, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit

I like it too, but 1 thing I'll never understand - the title. What the hell has it common with boots?

:rotfl:

It is a german title and means "the Boat".

Woof1701 · 01-30-07, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Myxale

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Originally Posted by RawRecruit

The best Das Boot treat you can give yourself is reading the book

. I'd seen the film first and own the DVD, but reading the book surpassed even that experience. It also makes you realise just how good a book->movie conversion it is. Possibly the best I've ever come across....

Amen to that!

Actually I prefer the movie to the book, and that is rare. However there's another very good submarine book=>movie conversion: Hunt For Red October. Apart from a few small things they took out of the movie to make it shorter ...

In any case. I never forgave the Academy that Das Boot didn't get any of the Oscars it was nominated for AND that it wasn't even nominated for best foreign language movie that year. :-(

RawRecruit · 01-30-07, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Woof1701

In any case. I never forgave the Academy that Das Boot didn't get any of the Oscars it was nominated for AND that it wasn't even nominated for best foreign language movie that year. :-(

Maybe they've got something against German-made war films? Der Untergang (aka Downfall) was nominated yet failed to win and I thought that was an outstanding film too. I haven't seen the Spanish film that did win, though, so I can't say if it is genuinely better or not...

Woof1701 · 01-30-07, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by RawRecruit

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Originally Posted by Woof1701

In any case. I never forgave the Academy that Das Boot didn't get any of the Oscars it was nominated for AND that it wasn't even nominated for best foreign language movie that year. :-(

Maybe they've got something against German-made war films? Der Untergang (aka Downfall) was nominated yet failed to win and I thought that was an outstanding film too. I haven't seen the Spanish film that did win, though, so I can't say if it is genuinely better or not...

Possibly ... Over the years I have also come to the conclusion that rarely the best films win. How else do you think does a mediocre movie like "Titanic" could've won so many Oscars. For a movie based on an historic event it's pretty unrealistic

Maybe it's just my taste in movies. After all I'm an old European, and we're all backward and different (no I haven't forgiven Rumsfeld either) :rotfl:

AVGWarhawk · 01-30-07, 10:57 AM

What is really interesting about Das Boot(I have the directors cut) is that there really is no decernible plot to speak of but it grabs and holds your attention for over 3 hours. Now that is a darn good movie to do that. What really sucks is the boys make it through all the crap on patrol and bite the bullet in their own port

. Man what a bummer because after 3 hours watching the crew you kind of find they are likable characters.

RawRecruit · 01-30-07, 11:01 AM

Well...that kind of let's the cat out of the bag for those who haven't seen it!!

Brag · 01-30-07, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

What is really interesting about Das Boot(I have the directors cut) is that there really is no decernible plot to speak of but it grabs and holds your attention for over 3 hours. Now that is a darn good movie to do that. What really sucks is the boys make it through all the crap on patrol and bite the bullet in their own port

. Man what a bummer because after 3 hours watching the crew you kind of find they are likable characters.

It is the characters & their interaction within a realistic setting that make the movie and the book.

CptGrayWolf · 01-30-07, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Woof1701

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Originally Posted by Myxale

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Originally Posted by RawRecruit

The best Das Boot treat you can give yourself is reading the book

. I'd seen the film first and own the DVD, but reading the book surpassed even that experience. It also makes you realise just how good a book->movie conversion it is. Possibly the best I've ever come across....

Amen to that!

Actually I prefer the movie to the book, and that is rare. However there's another very good submarine book=>movie conversion: Hunt For Red October. Apart from a few small things they took out of the movie to make it shorter ...

I aslo prefer the movie to the book. The english translation of the book is almost unreadable to me. I heard there were two versions out there and I guess I have the wrong one. Makes me wonder how the translator ever passed his english class.

Nevertheless, I have learned more about life onboard U-boats from the Das Boot book, then from any other book on this subject.
And of course, if you can read German, reading the original must be amazing!

She-Wolf · 01-30-07, 11:36 AM

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Wolfy-Girl you can add any mp3 music to you gramophone fiolder and enjoying it in your own Boot. There are lots of music packs that have the musik and Gramophone songs from Das Boot around here.

aahhh! goody, thanks Myxale :p

01-30-07, 06:03 AM	#1
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Agreed!! Das Boot all the way baby! I owe both version the Remastered and the long Tv edition. Fluuuuten! @ Wolfy-Girl you can add any mp3 music to you gramophone fiolder and enjoying it in your own Boot. There are lots of music packs that have the musik and Gramophone songs from Das Boot around here. __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

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melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I've seen the movie a couple of times but some friends gave me the DVD as a present during Christmas __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Great film. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	I like it too, but 1 thing I'll never understand - the title. What the hell has it common with boots? :rotfl: __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	What is really interesting about Das Boot(I have the directors cut) is that there really is no decernible plot to speak of but it grabs and holds your attention for over 3 hours. Now that is a darn good movie to do that. What really sucks is the boys make it through all the crap on patrol and bite the bullet in their own port. Man what a bummer because after 3 hours watching the crew you kind of find they are likable characters. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-30-07, 08:08 AM	#3
RawRecruit Sailor man Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 50 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The best Das Boot treat you can give yourself is reading the book . I'd seen the film first and own the DVD, but reading the book surpassed even that experience. It also makes you realise just how good a book->movie conversion it is. Possibly the best I've ever come across....

01-30-07, 11:01 AM	#12
RawRecruit Sailor man Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 50 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well...that kind of let's the cat out of the bag for those who haven't seen it!!

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