Upcoming WW2 Sub Movie "USS Seaviper"

[GOZO]

Just read the "Plot"........


Oh dear me.....

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

One I saw recently on DVD was When Trumpets Fade. I gagged at what a German bullet did to a US soldier's lower jaw.

To me Das Boot is the all-time fave war movie.

I like also- Battle of Britain, Cross of Iron, Letters From Iwo Jima, The Tuskagee Airmen, Saving Private Ryan, Battle of Midway, Bridge Over River Kwai, Empire of The Sun, Memphis Belle, just to name some.

What I don't like about American movies is the fact Hollywood tries to rewrite history. Don't they know the rest of us are educated? In fact some years ago a survey done on American students revealed that many of them thought WW2 started 1n 1941 at Pearl Harbor.

[XLjedi]

Look on the bright side...

At least the Drum is getting a makeover!

[walrusbomb]

the plot sounds OK, until you get to the "lost brother" drama. what a crock!

and if you think there was a good minute in the film "Pearl Habor," let alone an entire hour, I have some land I want to sell you. almost nothing about that film was accurate.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by walrusbomb

the plot sounds OK, until you get to the "lost brother" drama. what a crock!

and if you think there was a good minute in the film "Pearl Habor," let alone an entire hour, I have some land I want to sell you. almost nothing about that film was accurate.

Tora Tora Tora on the other hand was pretty good.

[Nisgeis]

Originally Posted by walrusbomb

the plot sounds OK, until you get to the "lost brother" drama. what a crock!

and if you think there was a good minute in the film "Pearl Habor," let alone an entire hour, I have some land I want to sell you. almost nothing about that film was accurate.

Ben Affleck's charachter crashes his Spitfire during the day and then half way through the film you see what happened to him. He swims up and breaks the surface when it's night time. You've got to respect someone that can stay under water for that long and not drown.

[Honkas]

"The Bridge on the River Kwai" is actually a british/UK film - but still awesome!

[XLjedi]

AMC played Letters from Iwo Jima the other night without commercial interruption... it was excellent!

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Honkas

"The Bridge on the River Kwai" is actually a british/UK film - but still awesome!

Yes a good movie but very off the mark as to what really happened and the real rail bridge was steal not wood like it was in that movie it is an insult to allied POWS of Japan to be honest go to the D-Day museum in New Orleans they have some very good docs there about the war and they are graphic no kiddies allowed inside I saw some WWII vets walk out and others where crying it was that good. This Seaviper sounds pretty stupid and I dont know myself it seems kind of scamish the USS Drum procedes thingy . I will pass thank you on both if you want to really help any old sub I say go to its location or look it up on the web and ask to donate yourself directly thats the best way to do it. This Seaviper sounds like it is low budget like this sucker is a G movie when most are A or B movies even if it is legit not much money is going to be made.

[399nkov]

The Enemy Below, Torpedo Run, and Up Periscope are a few I remember seeing in the early 60's. They were good at that point in time.

[snakeyez]

I just wanted to say that regardless of the quality of the USS Seaviper movie, I hope we can all support this movie in some fashion. It will showcase the interior of the USS Drum and may perhaps bring more attention to the Drum as well as other museum subs. Tom Bowser, the guy that works with the Drum daily, has invested much time with the cast and crew of the movie just being a nice guy. The Drum is only going to get a donation *IF* this movie turns a profit!

And who knows, perhaps positive promotion and reactions to this film could produce more, higher quality WW2 submarine movies!

[EnsignCrow]

Had to bump this up for "The Enemy Below". Won an oscar for special effects. One of the first post WWII that was not a politically correct, and gave the enemy military (Germans) some respect.

[AkbarGulag]

Originally Posted by DavyJonesFootlocker

One I saw recently on DVD was When Trumpets Fade. I gagged at what a German bullet did to a US soldier's lower jaw.

Originally Posted by NefariousKoel

I tracked it down at TigerDirect & bought it a couple years ago

TigerDirect... okies.. I couldn't find it at ANY video stores here in NZ. Thanks for the heads up Nefarious.