Das Boot

Probably never won an Oscar, because the dialogue translated in English was very badly done. Most things either don't make sense or are really cheesey...plus it sounds like they recorded the English version in my garage (on top of the old lawn mower). Now, if it could win the Best International Film award is another matter.

Though even here I am a bit dubious about the acting. Some of them are either completely insane or are overacting. The main characters for the most part are fine...but it's too cliche'd. You have the melancholic captain, the completely nuts warrant officer (or whatever he is), the really anal and wet behind the ears junior Officer, the old rusty hermit-like chief engineer, and the oh-I'm-so-excited-about-the-whole-thing journalist who then-realises-it's-hell-out-there.

Let's face it, the film's good but it's cheesey as hell...and the characters are cartoons.