Das Boot

SteamWake · 09-21-10, 02:51 PM

Its a movie. Just enjoy it.

As submarine movies go it has the least 'hollywood' of them all.

STEED · 09-21-10, 02:56 PM

One of the few films where you can fart and pick your nose and blame it on the film.

Legionary74 · 09-21-10, 03:02 PM

---

SteamWake · 09-21-10, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

One of the few films where you can fart and pick your nose and blame it on the film.

Do you also knit your nosehairs?

STEED · 09-21-10, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Do you also knit your nosehairs?

Watch out for those crabs!

Ducimus · 09-21-10, 03:21 PM

It is a very good movie. I own the directors cut, and the orginal But it ultimatly is a movie, about a novel. I remember some surviving uboat captain (Eric topp? or was it Reinhard Hardigan?) said that the movie was accurate in its portrayal of boredom and life on a uboat, but to toss the rest as rubbish, or words to that effect.

Sledgehammer427 · 09-21-10, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ducimus

I remember some surviving uboat captain (Eric topp? or was it Reinhard Hardigan?) said that the movie was accurate in its portrayal of boredom and life on a uboat, but to toss the rest as rubbish, or words to that effect.

In Operation Drumbeat the surviving crewmembers made some interesting comments about Das Boot, the movie, that is. But that's another thread.

longam · 09-21-10, 05:29 PM

You'll notice that every time the movie goes into action mode the Captain has a brain fart.

Jimbuna · 09-21-10, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

One of the few films where you can fart and pick your nose and blame it on the film.

LOL

Not a bad film...as films go...and far better than some of the Hollywood efforts.

AVGWarhawk · 09-21-10, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Not a bad film...as films go...and far better than some of the Hollywood efforts.

I would have to agree 100%.

TLAM Strike · 09-21-10, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

As submarine movies go it has the least 'hollywood' of them all.

Except maybe THFRO...

Takeda Shingen · 09-21-10, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Except maybe THFRO...

Right. Caterpillar drive=Historical.

TLAM Strike · 09-21-10, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Right. Caterpillar drive=Historical.

Historical no....

... prophetic yes...

MHD drives exist but it wasn't until several years after the film they discovered they were not as efficient compared to conventional drives.

They thought the pod on the Victor was a MHD at one point until better images were taken.

Sailor Steve · 09-21-10, 04:16 PM

This is the reason I like the Uncut version of Das Boot the best. A lot of the plot is cliched and has been used before, but the actual depiction of everyday life, and the food, and the crowding...

Those are the real reasons I watch it over and over. The action parts bore me, but I find the boring parts exciting.

Well, I never said I was normal.

Sammi79 · 09-21-10, 05:07 PM

'Das Boot' Is a revolutionary piece of film, yes it is fictional and unrealistic at times (in regard to the capacities of the type 7) but IMO it doesn't push these boundaries too far.

It is essentially a film about war, but more importantly the human aspect - as people have said, the boredom, the grime, the immense psychological and physical pressure that men are expected to endure at the command of other men who sit behind a desk thousands of miles away. Its true greatness lies in the ability to be unbiased in this respect. Sides do not really figure, while you watch it you become one of the crew, it matters not that they are German, you understand that they are :- human men, younger or more mature and they experience all the horror and excitement of war as they work together to achieve their military goals or more often to simply survive. They fear and respect their enemies with equal measure. (which is an awesome amount on both counts)

The uncut mini-series is the best I think although the cut down versions still have the same if slightly dimmed effect. The soundtrack composed by Klaus Doldinger is truly beautiful, for me it really captures the hopes, fears, torment and despair that is equivalent to the reality of that time.

09-21-10, 02:51 PM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Its a movie. Just enjoy it. As submarine movies go it has the least 'hollywood' of them all. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

09-21-10, 02:56 PM	#2
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	One of the few films where you can fart and pick your nose and blame it on the film. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

09-21-10, 03:02 PM	#3
Legionary74 Ensign Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 220 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	--- Last edited by Legionary74; 06-16-15 at 05:48 AM.

09-21-10, 04:16 PM	#14
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	This is the reason I like the Uncut version of Das Boot the best. A lot of the plot is cliched and has been used before, but the actual depiction of everyday life, and the food, and the crowding... Those are the real reasons I watch it over and over. The action parts bore me, but I find the boring parts exciting. Well, I never said I was normal. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-21-10, 03:21 PM	#6
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	It is a very good movie. I own the directors cut, and the orginal But it ultimatly is a movie, about a novel. I remember some surviving uboat captain (Eric topp? or was it Reinhard Hardigan?) said that the movie was accurate in its portrayal of boredom and life on a uboat, but to toss the rest as rubbish, or words to that effect.

09-21-10, 05:29 PM	#8
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	You'll notice that every time the movie goes into action mode the Captain has a brain fart.

09-21-10, 05:07 PM	#15
Sammi79 XO Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Penzance Posts: 428 Downloads: 272 Uploads: 0	'Das Boot' Is a revolutionary piece of film, yes it is fictional and unrealistic at times (in regard to the capacities of the type 7) but IMO it doesn't push these boundaries too far. It is essentially a film about war, but more importantly the human aspect - as people have said, the boredom, the grime, the immense psychological and physical pressure that men are expected to endure at the command of other men who sit behind a desk thousands of miles away. Its true greatness lies in the ability to be unbiased in this respect. Sides do not really figure, while you watch it you become one of the crew, it matters not that they are German, you understand that they are :- human men, younger or more mature and they experience all the horror and excitement of war as they work together to achieve their military goals or more often to simply survive. They fear and respect their enemies with equal measure. (which is an awesome amount on both counts) The uncut mini-series is the best I think although the cut down versions still have the same if slightly dimmed effect. The soundtrack composed by Klaus Doldinger is truly beautiful, for me it really captures the hopes, fears, torment and despair that is equivalent to the reality of that time.