Good Sub Movies

Vandrith · 04-29-09, 04:45 PM

Anybody know of any nicely done Submarine movies?

I know that The Hunt for The Red October and Run Silent, Run Deep but do you guys have any other ones worth a look?

eljeffo41 · 04-29-09, 04:52 PM

Das Boot is a good one. The directors cut runs 209 min,so you really need some time to enjoy it!

captgeo · 04-29-09, 05:13 PM

U-571 is really good for sound and graphic's , but the story is a little "bogus"

Akula4745 · 04-29-09, 05:36 PM

Depends on if you like the actors (and I like Gene Hackman) so I would recommend "Crimson Tide"...

For stupid silly fun - "Down Periscope" with Kelsey Grammar and the hot blonde... whatever her name was... or "Operation Petticoat" with Cary Grant and a young Tony Curtis.

And last but not least... my all time favorite - "The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!" - with Carl Riener and Alan Arkin. If you can only watch one... watch this one. It will make you crack up... I guarantee it.

Akula4745

FIREWALL · 04-29-09, 05:41 PM

I just posted one. Operation Pacific.

link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043887/

trailer : http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi765395225/

Watch the damn trailer. I didn't post the link for my health.

John Channing · 04-29-09, 05:41 PM

Nicely done is subjective, but here is a partial list (my preferences are marked*):

WWII
Destination Tokyo*
Torpedo Run*
Torpedo Alley
Operation Pacific
Operation Petticoat*
Up Periscope
We Dive at Dawn*
Above us the Waves
Below
The Enemy Below*
U571
Hellcats of the Navy

Modern
Down Periscope
Crimson Tide*
Assault on the Wayne
The Bedford Incident (Kinda Subby)*
Ice Station Zebra*
Gray Lady Down
Crash Dive
K-19 The Widowmaker

I am sure there are others I have missed but that is my collection.

JCC

FIREWALL · 04-29-09, 05:55 PM

Just got back from doing a little shopping at Amazon.

1. Gray Lady Down
2. Crash Dive
3. Submarine X-1

Akula4745 · 04-29-09, 05:55 PM

Just found this...

http://submarinemovies.com/index.html

DaveyJ576 · 04-29-09, 06:08 PM

A long time ago, I think it was 1985, I watched an old movie while underway on the Darter. It was called Submarine D-1 and starred the USS Dolphin (SS-169), playing herself. It was made and set in the early 1930's and told the fictional tale of how the Dolphin was rammed and sunk in a fleet exercise. The movie subsequently showed how the crew was rescued in a McCann Rescue Chamber and how some of them escaped using Momsen Lungs. The movie was meant to be both entertainment and a documentary on how "advanced" the Navy's capabilities were in submarine escape and rescue.

I haven't seen the movie since then, but would love to find it on DVD sometime.

Vandrith · 04-29-09, 06:30 PM

I've been told that Periscope Down is good, and Das Boot seems worthwhile.

Vandrith · 04-29-09, 06:57 PM

Also, I'm aware that Das Boot is in German, I would assume there are English Subtitles/Voiceovers Availible correct?

Hmuda · 04-29-09, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vandrith

...and Das Boot seems worthwhile.

"Worthwhile" is an understatement, it's a real piece of art. Great music, great characters, believable special effects, exciting, and long.

Ever since my question regarding movies, I spent time hunting down several sub movies and here's my list of recommendation:

Below (just your average "oooh, you'll be scared now" horror flick, but can be entertaining at times)
Crash Dive (a bit too much romance and too few submarine scenes, but a good "oldie" movie)
Crimson Tide (Hollywood flick done right)
Das Boot (already said)
Destination Tokyo (Pretty good movie)
Operation Petticoat (a decent comedy with some memorable moments)
Enemy Below (not entirely sub-movie, more like half-destroyer, half-sub-movie)
Above us the waves (the attack on Tirpitz, and as far as I could tell after watching a documentary, the movie was following the real events fairly closely)

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Originally Posted by Vandrith

Also, I'm aware that Das Boot is in German, I would assume there are English Subtitles/Voiceovers Availible correct?

I saw the english voiceovers and it was decent, but the XO's terrible voice and accent made me switch to german. At least the original didn't reek of forced voice acting.

Soundman · 05-04-09, 02:40 PM

Yes Crimson Tide is good. Probably under rated. With Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman, how bad could it be?

Sailor Steve · 05-05-09, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eljeffo41

Das Boot is a good one. The directors cut runs 209 min,so you really need some time to enjoy it!

Short version, eh? I prefer the 452-minute Uncut version. Das Boot is the best.

Nexus7 · 08-09-09, 04:43 PM

My personal preferite is K-19 "the widowmaker" starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neason: cold war movie based on (semi)real events. This is entirely a sub movie. If you look for action (battle) then you find almost none here. Basically a movie about honor and sense of duty, pretty in martial spirit.

If you like "the hunt for red october" you'll probably not like this one.

trailer:

04-29-09, 04:45 PM	#1
Vandrith A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Apple Valley, MN Posts: 80 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Good Sub Movies Anybody know of any nicely done Submarine movies? I know that The Hunt for The Red October and Run Silent, Run Deep but do you guys have any other ones worth a look? __________________ Ultima Ratio Regum (The Final Argument of the Kings) Sig by Gunfighter

04-29-09, 04:52 PM	#2
eljeffo41 Seaman Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas,Nevada Posts: 36 Downloads: 318 Uploads: 0	Das Boot is a good one. The directors cut runs 209 min,so you really need some time to enjoy it! __________________ The man at the wheel was taught to feel contempt for the wildest blow. It often appeared when the weather had cleared he'd been in his bunk below!

04-29-09, 05:36 PM	#4
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Depends on if you like the actors (and I like Gene Hackman) so I would recommend "Crimson Tide"... For stupid silly fun - "Down Periscope" with Kelsey Grammar and the hot blonde... whatever her name was... or "Operation Petticoat" with Cary Grant and a young Tony Curtis. And last but not least... my all time favorite - "The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!" - with Carl Riener and Alan Arkin. If you can only watch one... watch this one. It will make you crack up... I guarantee it. Akula4745 __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

04-29-09, 05:41 PM	#5
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I just posted one. Operation Pacific. link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043887/ trailer : http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi765395225/ Watch the damn trailer. I didn't post the link for my health. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

04-29-09, 05:55 PM	#7
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Just got back from doing a little shopping at Amazon. 1. Gray Lady Down 2. Crash Dive 3. Submarine X-1 __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

04-29-09, 05:13 PM	#3
captgeo Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 550 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	U-571 is really good for sound and graphic's , but the story is a little "bogus"

04-29-09, 05:41 PM	#6
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	Nicely done is subjective, but here is a partial list (my preferences are marked): WWII* Destination Tokyo* Torpedo Run* Torpedo Alley Operation Pacific Operation Petticoat* Up Periscope We Dive at Dawn* Above us the Waves Below The Enemy Below* U571 Hellcats of the Navy Modern Down Periscope Crimson Tide* Assault on the Wayne The Bedford Incident (Kinda Subby)* Ice Station Zebra* Gray Lady Down Crash Dive K-19 The Widowmaker I am sure there are others I have missed but that is my collection. JCC

04-29-09, 06:08 PM	#9
DaveyJ576 Officer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 241 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	A long time ago, I think it was 1985, I watched an old movie while underway on the Darter. It was called Submarine D-1 and starred the USS Dolphin (SS-169), playing herself. It was made and set in the early 1930's and told the fictional tale of how the Dolphin was rammed and sunk in a fleet exercise. The movie subsequently showed how the crew was rescued in a McCann Rescue Chamber and how some of them escaped using Momsen Lungs. The movie was meant to be both entertainment and a documentary on how "advanced" the Navy's capabilities were in submarine escape and rescue. I haven't seen the movie since then, but would love to find it on DVD sometime.

04-29-09, 06:30 PM	#10
Vandrith A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Apple Valley, MN Posts: 80 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I've been told that Periscope Down is good, and Das Boot seems worthwhile. __________________ Ultima Ratio Regum (The Final Argument of the Kings) Sig by Gunfighter

04-29-09, 06:57 PM	#11
Vandrith A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Apple Valley, MN Posts: 80 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Also, I'm aware that Das Boot is in German, I would assume there are English Subtitles/Voiceovers Availible correct? __________________ Ultima Ratio Regum (The Final Argument of the Kings) Sig by Gunfighter

05-04-09, 02:40 PM	#13
Soundman Commodore Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 617 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Yes Crimson Tide is good. Probably under rated. With Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman, how bad could it be? __________________ RVAH-9 RA-5C Vigilante at NAS Sanford, Fl 1966 The coolest plane few have heard of!

08-09-09, 04:43 PM	#15
Nexus7 Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 469 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	My personal preferite is K-19 "the widowmaker" starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neason: cold war movie based on (semi)real events. This is entirely a sub movie. If you look for action (battle) then you find almost none here. Basically a movie about honor and sense of duty, pretty in martial spirit. If you like "the hunt for red october" you'll probably not like this one. trailer: __________________ If you are going through hell... keep going (Winston Churchill)