The next HBO/Spielberg/Hanks WW2 miniseries is a go...

August · 01-21-13, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Good as in the context that Pearl Harbor was good.

Even stripping away the multitude of historical inaccuracies (unnecessary inaccuracies) I did not think the acting nor the action was that noteworthy.

But to each his own. That's why going to the movies is voluntary in the US.

Yeah but you get to see Jon Bon Jovi get nailed with a hatch cover to the face!

Platapus · 01-21-13, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Yeah but you get to see Jon Bon Jovi get nailed with a hatch cover to the face!

Ok, a movie can't be ALL bad.

nikimcbee · 01-21-13, 08:51 PM

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They try to appeal to a dumbed down audience.

Can't argue against that.

mookiemookie · 01-21-13, 08:53 PM

I think Thunder Below would make an excellent movie. Fluckey was quite a guy.

nikimcbee · 01-21-13, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I think Thunder Below would make an excellent movie. Fluckey was quite a guy.

I think all of the Wahoo patrols, then transition to the Tang's patrols. That is still my pick.

You have the first patrol, with the pre-war tactics and poor leadership.

Enter Mush Morton, maverick, aggresive Captain.
Trains O'Kane...

Please don't tear apart the Royal Hawaiian.

nikimcbee · 01-21-13, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Yeah but you get to see Jon Bon Jovi get nailed with a hatch cover to the face!

Was? Keine Liebe fur mich?

nikimcbee · 01-21-13, 08:57 PM

That post, it was all in German!

Red October1984 · 01-21-13, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

That post, it was all in German!

KLAR! KLAR?! WHAT THE HELL IS KLAR?!?!?!

KLAR?!

YEAH!

KLAR STANDS FOR CLEAR!

Really?

Them Jerries should really put translations on all the levers/dials/buttons in their submarines in case we ever have to take control.

nikimcbee · 01-21-13, 09:25 PM

It was because of that real-life incident in U-571, all of the US Navy had to carry a German dictionary and travel guide on all ships, because of the "Keitel Incident."

So when the Navy captured the U-505, they were prepared.

Boarding crew: "The text, it's all in German still!

"
Crewman #2: "Fetch the dictionary!"
Crewman #1: Guten Tag. Wieviel kostet ein Bier?

Red October1984 · 01-21-13, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

It was because of that real-life incident in U-571, all of the US Navy had to carry a German dictionary and travel guide on all ships, because of the "Keitel Incident."

So when the Navy captured the U-505, they were prepared.

Boarding crew: "The text, it's all in German still!

"
Crewman #2: "Fetch the dictionary!"
Crewman #1: Guten Tag. Wieviel kostet ein Bier?

Because we really had a boarding crew go to sea on a disguised S-boat. We had said S-boat sail all the way to the middle of the Atlantic. (I assume they had to switch out all the torpedoes with gas tanks) and we boarded the U-571. After we had meticulously planned out the boarding of U-571 by a disguised S-boat using German speaking American crews, we forgot that darn dictionary....and when we came back later and got the U-505, the U-boat STILL had everything in German. Still!!! Man. Won't the Germans learn?

Damn that stuck up quartermaster...

Sailor Steve · 01-21-13, 09:47 PM

I'm surprised they even found the North Atlantic. The COB didn't even know the proper signal for "Dive".

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mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I think Thunder Below would make an excellent movie. Fluckey was quite a guy. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	That post, it was all in German! __________________

01-21-13, 09:25 PM	#9
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It was because of that real-life incident in U-571, all of the US Navy had to carry a German dictionary and travel guide on all ships, because of the "Keitel Incident." So when the Navy captured the U-505, they were prepared. Boarding crew: "The text, it's all in German still!" Crewman #2: "Fetch the dictionary!" Crewman #1: Guten Tag. Wieviel kostet ein Bier? __________________

01-21-13, 09:47 PM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I'm surprised they even found the North Atlantic. The COB didn't even know the proper signal for "Dive". __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo