I did it....I finally did it....

Sailor Steve · 02-03-13, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

I need to get the book too...

The 'Uncut Version' of the movie has some harsher material, stuff that really makes you think. The book is outstanding, and a bit creepier. They actually left some of the harsher parts out, even from the long version of the movie.

Just remember that while it is based in fact, and taken from real memories, the book never claims to be anything other than fiction.

Red October1984 · 02-03-13, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The 'Uncut Version' of the movie has some harsher material, stuff that really makes you think. The book is outstanding, and a bit creepier. They actually left some of the harsher parts out, even from the long version of the movie.

Just remember that while it is based in fact, and taken from real memories, the book never claims to be anything other than fiction.

It is very good fiction. I don't think there is a better U-boat story out there.

AVGWarhawk · 02-07-13, 11:53 AM

Never seen it. I heard it was good.

Sailor Steve · 02-07-13, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Never seen it. I heard it was good.

The uncut version? The director's cut? The movie at all?

AVGWarhawk · 02-07-13, 03:14 PM

The movie. Heard it was "B" rated nonsense. Boat, water, bombs, smelly guys all beating impossible odds only to die in their own country at the end. Same old song and dance. Typical Hollywood formula. It's a joke and totally common place. I had no interest. I watched, "20 Leagues Under the Sea." Much better story. Believable. Top notch stuff.

Believe that and I'll tell you I have a bridge for sale. I have all versions of the movie. Das Boot is the very best movie about u-boat warfare that will never be matched. Shame the Pacific submarine service is not handled by Hollywood in the same manner. In short, I was just messing with ya.

Sailor Steve · 02-07-13, 03:28 PM

That's actually kind of funny. Europeans who love the movie praise it and say things like "I'm so glad Hollywood didn't get a chance to ruin it!" It is indeed rife with cliches and silliness. And sometimes bad procedure.

The attraction is that it's all filmed inside a full-size u-boat mock-up (three hyphens [and parentheses] in one sentence!) set on gimbals to roll and pitch, full of details. There is no real plot. It's just a patrol gone bad. It's a whole lot of fun, and the full-length version does a great job of showing the frustration and boredom involved, as well as the big moral decisions that sometimes crop up.

Despite its flaws it is easily the most believable submarine movie ever. It is also the direct inspiration for all these subsims. I can't recommend it enough.

AVGWarhawk · 02-07-13, 03:52 PM

Yes it is the most believable. I do recall "Enemy Below" that was not bad for the time it was written and cast for a movie.

02-07-13, 11:53 AM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,271 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Never seen it. I heard it was good. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-07-13, 03:14 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,271 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The movie. Heard it was "B" rated nonsense. Boat, water, bombs, smelly guys all beating impossible odds only to die in their own country at the end. Same old song and dance. Typical Hollywood formula. It's a joke and totally common place. I had no interest. I watched, "20 Leagues Under the Sea." Much better story. Believable. Top notch stuff. Believe that and I'll tell you I have a bridge for sale. I have all versions of the movie. Das Boot is the very best movie about u-boat warfare that will never be matched. Shame the Pacific submarine service is not handled by Hollywood in the same manner. In short, I was just messing with ya. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-07-13, 03:28 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	That's actually kind of funny. Europeans who love the movie praise it and say things like "I'm so glad Hollywood didn't get a chance to ruin it!" It is indeed rife with cliches and silliness. And sometimes bad procedure. The attraction is that it's all filmed inside a full-size u-boat mock-up (three hyphens [and parentheses] in one sentence!) set on gimbals to roll and pitch, full of details. There is no real plot. It's just a patrol gone bad. It's a whole lot of fun, and the full-length version does a great job of showing the frustration and boredom involved, as well as the big moral decisions that sometimes crop up. Despite its flaws it is easily the most believable submarine movie ever. It is also the direct inspiration for all these subsims. I can't recommend it enough. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-07-13, 03:52 PM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,271 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yes it is the most believable. I do recall "Enemy Below" that was not bad for the time it was written and cast for a movie. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road