My personal top 5 submarine movies

Howard313 · 06-05-11, 02:11 AM

You guys think you have it bad? I wasn't even born until 10 years after it came out. How do you think that feels?

Edit: Great now I feel like a child.

Sailor Steve · 06-05-11, 12:56 PM

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Edit: Great now I feel like a child.

That will pass. Well, actually it won't. Sometimes I still feel like a kid in a world full of grownups. But the mirror says otherwise, and that never goes away.

sharkbit · 06-06-11, 05:10 PM

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But the mirror says otherwise, and that never goes away.

It is especially bad when you look in the mirror and say, "Dad?"

Castout · 06-10-11, 06:27 AM

I vouch for Das Boot(what else

), The Hunt of the Red October and K-13 which is while not a battle action ridden movie is trying to accurately depict a Soviet crew historical ordeal on that particular submarine.

That's it and down periscope for funny sub movie.

Schwieger · 06-10-11, 02:26 PM

Surprised no one has mentioned Torpedo Run. Has to be one of my favourites.

Platapus · 06-11-11, 07:50 AM

Torpedo Run is also a good one!

One WWII sub movie I missed for a long time was Hellcats of the Navy.

Silly me, I thought it was a movie about WWII fighters, specifically the F6F. Then I noticed it in a store and I realized that I had neglected my Sub collection!

It is not bad. Any movie with Ronald Reagan has low expectations. But this one was not too bad.

Cohaagen · 06-13-11, 11:29 AM

Above Us The Waves, a superb John Mills film about a British submarine's mission to sink a German pocket battleship. While the technical details are generally very good, the real strength of the film lies in the well-drawn, sympathetically-realised characters. The crew and their personal lives are all depicted superbly without ever falling into the realm of soap opera.

It's on YouTube in its entirety:

FIREWALL · 07-05-11, 02:52 AM

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Above Us The Waves, a superb John Mills film about a British submarine's mission to sink a German pocket battleship. While the technical details are generally very good, the real strength of the film lies in the well-drawn, sympathetically-realised characters. The crew and their personal lives are all depicted superbly without ever falling into the realm of soap opera.

It's on YouTube in its entirety:

It's almost 1am here.

Watched all 9 parts. Not bad.

Will look for it on Amazon.

NealT · 07-14-11, 10:00 PM

Hope I am not resurrecting a dead one but...

5 - U-571
4 - Run Silent Run Deep
3 - Down Periscope
2 - Das Boot
1 - Hunt for Red October

Platapus · 07-15-11, 10:45 AM

U-571?

In the top five sub movies?

Why is that one of your favourites?

Osmium Steele · 06-14-11, 07:53 AM

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It's like the scene in 12 O'Clock High in which a B-17 does a long protracted belly flop. They were a dime-a-dozen in those days and they didn't blink twice about racking one up.

Sadly, we just lost the Liberty Bell yesterday. She crashed on take-off and miraculously the pilot and 6 passengers walked away... ... then she burned.

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not even remotely fap-worthy

Hehe... ... she said fap-worthy....

Sailor Steve · 06-14-11, 12:13 PM

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Sadly, we just lost the Liberty Bell yesterday. She crashed on take-off and miraculously the pilot and 6 passengers walked away... ... then she burned.

Yep. Sad news. We even have a thread about it.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=184528

zoso1371 · 06-15-11, 04:47 AM

The best sub movie of all time has got to be Das Boot, not the directors cut, but the full length uncut version.

Osmium Steele · 06-15-11, 08:17 AM

Does "Run Silent, Run Deep" not warrant even an honorable mention?

Operation Petticoat comes to mind...

Ok, seriously...

The Hunt for Red October is still my favorite, mostly for sentimental reasons.
Das Boot is obvious, though I haven't watched it since video discs were state of the art.
I liked K-19, even if Ford did chew the scenery.
Down Periscope is a guilty pleasure.
Above Us, the Waves and Torpedo Run I'll have to check out.

And don't get me started on U-571 or Crimson Tide.

06-05-11, 02:11 AM	#1
Howard313 Engineer Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: America Posts: 211 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	You guys think you have it bad? I wasn't even born until 10 years after it came out. How do you think that feels? Edit: Great now I feel like a child. __________________ Last edited by Howard313; 06-05-11 at 04:08 AM.

06-10-11, 06:27 AM	#4
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	I vouch for Das Boot(what else ), The Hunt of the Red October and K-13 which is while not a battle action ridden movie is trying to accurately depict a Soviet crew historical ordeal on that particular submarine. That's it and down periscope for funny sub movie. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

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Schwieger Commodore Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: U-142 Posts: 624 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Surprised no one has mentioned Torpedo Run. Has to be one of my favourites. __________________ Support U-Boot_HAHD: Install Dropbox Click Here & Increase The Teams Dropbox space and get 2.25GB of free online Storage space for yourself.

06-11-11, 07:50 AM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Torpedo Run is also a good one! One WWII sub movie I missed for a long time was Hellcats of the Navy. Silly me, I thought it was a movie about WWII fighters, specifically the F6F. Then I noticed it in a store and I realized that I had neglected my Sub collection! It is not bad. Any movie with Ronald Reagan has low expectations. But this one was not too bad. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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NealT Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 2 Meters Below Jimbuna Posts: 1,060 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Hope I am not resurrecting a dead one but... 5 - U-571 4 - Run Silent Run Deep 3 - Down Periscope 2 - Das Boot 1 - Hunt for Red October __________________

06-13-11, 11:29 AM	#7
Cohaagen Frogman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 296 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Above Us The Waves, a superb John Mills film about a British submarine's mission to sink a German pocket battleship. While the technical details are generally very good, the real strength of the film lies in the well-drawn, sympathetically-realised characters. The crew and their personal lives are all depicted superbly without ever falling into the realm of soap opera. It's on YouTube in its entirety:

07-15-11, 10:45 AM	#10
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	U-571? In the top five sub movies? Why is that one of your favourites? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-15-11, 04:47 AM	#13
zoso1371 Nub Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 Downloads: 611 Uploads: 0	Best submovie The best sub movie of all time has got to be Das Boot, not the directors cut, but the full length uncut version.

06-15-11, 08:17 AM	#14
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Does "Run Silent, Run Deep" not warrant even an honorable mention? Operation Petticoat comes to mind... Ok, seriously... The Hunt for Red October is still my favorite, mostly for sentimental reasons. Das Boot is obvious, though I haven't watched it since video discs were state of the art. I liked K-19, even if Ford did chew the scenery. Down Periscope is a guilty pleasure. Above Us, the Waves and Torpedo Run I'll have to check out. And don't get me started on U-571 or Crimson Tide. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread