Das Boot (the original uncut version DVD) - Page 2

VIICDriver · 11-24-06, 11:44 AM

Ordrered it on netflix. Should be here maybe Tuesday or so.

Chuck

Sailor Steve · 11-24-06, 11:45 AM

I bought the DVD when it was released two years ago. Except for the four months I've been unable to use my computer or TV I've watched at least once every month since I got it. It's that good. When I have other things to do I watch it one hour at a time.

The subtitles aren't as good as in the Director's Cut, nor is the sound. Personally I liked the 'false alarm' scene, and while it was indeed nice to actually see Francoise, she didn't appear in the book so it's odd. I don't think it's too long. One time I watched it in English with the English subtitles. It's amazing how much they changed for the 'nicer' English version. Best of all is Werner's narration, which doesn't appear in any other version. I actually found the shorter Director's Cut to be more boring than the long version.

It is definitely worth the money, and the time it takes to watch.

CptGrayWolf · 11-24-06, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I bought the DVD when it was released two years ago. Except for the four months I've been unable to use my computer or TV I've watched at least once every month since I got it. It's that good. When I have other things to do I watch it one hour at a time.

The subtitles aren't as good as in the Director's Cut, nor is the sound. Personally I liked the 'false alarm' scene, and while it was indeed nice to actually see Francoise, she didn't appear in the book so it's odd. I don't think it's too long. One time I watched it in English with the English subtitles. It's amazing how much they changed for the 'nicer' English version. Best of all is Werner's narration, which doesn't appear in any other version. I actually found the shorter Director's Cut to be more boring than the long version.

It is definitely worth the money, and the time it takes to watch.

Hmm...I might give it another go and watch it again.

Jimbuna · 11-24-06, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by von Zelda

If you play SH3, you must see this movie on DVD. This was my holiday gift to myself. I ordered it from Amazon for approximately $36.

Oh..right...what's this film about ? Is it any good ?

(joke)

Tachyon · 11-24-06, 12:55 PM

German with subtitles is a must, the crew saying "Captain" instead of Herr Kaleun seems a little out of place to me

Oh, and does anyone know where to get the soundtrack for the movie? In particular , the theme music?

tycho102 · 11-24-06, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tachyon

German with subtitles is a must, the crew saying "Captain" instead of Herr Kaleun seems a little out of place to me

I agree. It's the same thing with any other foreign language film: I cannot stand the english track.

I have the "superbit" version. As far as I know, it's the director's cut with a little higher bitrate on the video.

Hybris · 11-25-06, 01:33 AM

When I play the movie in Germen with English subs and play SH3 I usually sink 3 to 5 times as much shipping then otherwise. Strange isn't?:hmm:

Shape76 · 11-20-09, 09:16 AM

The first time I watched "Das Boot" I was still in my pree-teen years and I already loved it like crazy back then.

Many years later the first DVD came out, labelled as Director's Cut. Anxious and thrilled as I was I totally oversaw that it was just a bit longer than the cinematic version back from the 80's but to me there is only one true version - the long 5-6 hour version. Grrrreeeeaaat disappointment !

Then someday about 3 years ago I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the original long version available as DVD which I bought practically instantly. Never saw the Directors Cut after that again.

frau kaleun · 11-20-09, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I bought the DVD when it was released two years ago. Except for the four months I've been unable to use my computer or TV I've watched at least once every month since I got it. It's that good. When I have other things to do I watch it one hour at a time.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one, lol.

After years of having it on my mental list of "movies I need to see before I die" I finally got it from Netflix over the summer. I had the thing for nearly a month and watched all or at least part of it almost every day, once I got started. I couldn't bear to send it back until I'd gotten my own copy from Amazon. Now I've got the uncut version as well and I watch either one or the other - all the way through, or whatever there's time for - on a pretty regular basis. I can't remember the last time I was so "taken" with a movie, and I'm still not the least bit bored with it.

There are a lot of things I prefer about the uncut version, altho' I have to say the intercutting of the "Francoise" scenes at the beginning that break up the scenes in the bar annoy me to no end. I much preferred learning about her and Ullman in the short scene in the DC where Werner asks to see her picture and Ullman reveals the full extent of his situation.

frau kaleun · 11-20-09, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Tachyon

German with subtitles is a must, the crew saying "Captain" instead of Herr Kaleun seems a little out of place to me

Oh, and does anyone know where to get the soundtrack for the movie? In particular , the theme music?

I got mine here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ss_T15_product

Amazon.de has it available as an mp3 download. Don't know about other non-US Amazon sites. The North American release of the CD is out of print IIRC - the import from a third party seller was the only thing I could find there.

flakmonkey · 11-20-09, 12:23 PM

Best sub movie by far, although 4:42 is a tad long to watch in a single sitting, i picked it up for 99p from woolworths before they went bust, bargin!

Zilch · 11-20-09, 01:53 PM

It's available on Netflix via instant stream. I watched on my Xbox 360. More than once.

comet61 · 11-20-09, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Tacyon

German with subtitles is a must, the crew saying "Captain" instead of Herr Kaleun seems a little out of place to me

I agree 100%. Don't use the English track. Subtitles only. The translation and dubbing in English is way below par and it takes something away from the scenes. Yes...it is long. But you must remember that this film was never intended for theaters. It was originally a 6 part mini-series...hence the uncut length. I found that the scenes cut from the released version to be somewhat refreshing and granted a few of them were on the dull side. The director did not make this as a war movie but about people under unusual stressful circumstances in a U-Boat. The cat-and-mouse scenes are intense and the Jurgen Prochnow character (kaptain) said it best in one scene.."now it gets psychological"....which it is and the movie follows the characters during these intense scenes. The captain of the original U-96 was on the set as a "technical advisor"....watch the extras on the DVD.

I like this movie a lot. One of the best war-time movies ever made.

nikimcbee · 11-20-09, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I bought the DVD when it was released two years ago. Except for the four months I've been unable to use my computer or TV I've watched at least once every month since I got it. It's that good. When I have other things to do I watch it one hour at a time.

The subtitles aren't as good as in the Director's Cut, nor is the sound. Personally I liked the 'false alarm' scene, and while it was indeed nice to actually see Francoise, she didn't appear in the book so it's odd. I don't think it's too long. One time I watched it in English with the English subtitles. It's amazing how much they changed for the 'nicer' English version. Best of all is Werner's narration, which doesn't appear in any other version. I actually found the shorter Director's Cut to be more boring than the long version.

It is definitely worth the money, and the time it takes to watch.

That was one thing I noticed too, the bad language has been really toned down from the original release. Some of the jokes have also changed somewhat.

flag4 · 11-20-09, 03:07 PM

i beleive Lothar-Günter Buchheim did not like it so much, criticism being aimed at over dramatisation, unreal dialogue. i think he thought it was a hollywood-style actioner more than a real life film about a U-Boat. here is the link from Wiki...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Boot

i thought the book was fantastic and its ashame that his other works are not available in translation.

flakmonkey: that is true shopping !!

11-24-06, 11:45 AM	#17
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I bought the DVD when it was released two years ago. Except for the four months I've been unable to use my computer or TV I've watched at least once every month since I got it. It's that good. When I have other things to do I watch it one hour at a time. The subtitles aren't as good as in the Director's Cut, nor is the sound. Personally I liked the 'false alarm' scene, and while it was indeed nice to actually see Francoise, she didn't appear in the book so it's odd. I don't think it's too long. One time I watched it in English with the English subtitles. It's amazing how much they changed for the 'nicer' English version. Best of all is Werner's narration, which doesn't appear in any other version. I actually found the shorter Director's Cut to be more boring than the long version. It is definitely worth the money, and the time it takes to watch. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-25-06, 01:33 AM	#22
Hybris Officer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Periscope Depth... Posts: 237 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	When I play the movie in Germen with English subs and play SH3 I usually sink 3 to 5 times as much shipping then otherwise. Strange isn't?:hmm: __________________ "His masters voice!" "FASTER! FAAAASSSTTER!" "All submariners have one universal wish regardless of nation, cause, or creed. That wish is that the boat goes up and stay up one more time then it goes down." ~Hybris 8/22/07

11-20-09, 12:23 PM	#26
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Best sub movie by far, although 4:42 is a tad long to watch in a single sitting, i picked it up for 99p from woolworths before they went bust, bargin! __________________

11-20-09, 01:53 PM	#27
Zilch Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 118 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	It's available on Netflix via instant stream. I watched on my Xbox 360. More than once. __________________ Depth charges pounding your flanges loose? Hedgehogs dislodging your precious bulkheads? Use Beemans Gum! Freshens breath and doubles as an adhesive in a pinch. The gum of choice aboard U-54!

11-20-09, 03:07 PM	#30
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	i beleive Lothar-Günter Buchheim did not like it so much, criticism being aimed at over dramatisation, unreal dialogue. i think he thought it was a hollywood-style actioner more than a real life film about a U-Boat. here is the link from Wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Boot i thought the book was fantastic and its ashame that his other works are not available in translation. flakmonkey: that is true shopping !! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

11-24-06, 11:44 AM	#16
VIICDriver Engineer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 203 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Ordrered it on netflix. Should be here maybe Tuesday or so. Chuck

11-24-06, 12:55 PM	#20
Tachyon Captain Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: India Posts: 514 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	German with subtitles is a must, the crew saying "Captain" instead of Herr Kaleun seems a little out of place to me Oh, and does anyone know where to get the soundtrack for the movie? In particular , the theme music?

11-20-09, 09:16 AM	#23
Shape76 Bilge Rat Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	The first time I watched "Das Boot" I was still in my pree-teen years and I already loved it like crazy back then. Many years later the first DVD came out, labelled as Director's Cut. Anxious and thrilled as I was I totally oversaw that it was just a bit longer than the cinematic version back from the 80's but to me there is only one true version - the long 5-6 hour version. Grrrreeeeaaat disappointment ! Then someday about 3 years ago I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the original long version available as DVD which I bought practically instantly. Never saw the Directors Cut after that again.