Things I learned from watching U-571 - Page 7

dark_wolf · 06-13-06, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Which one was Bon Jovi? I honestly missed this. Havent seen a picture of that guy since the 80's.

He played Lt. Pete Emmett, Chief Engineer. And yes...that peace of metal hit in the face (or head) so he got killed in that instant or he drowned later in the sea

Hopefully they are going to make another sub movie of WWI or WWII in the future...

Dowly · 06-13-06, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Drebbel

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You should Wave your hands heroically while drowning instead of shouting "throw me a f**king rope!"

If you can shout your head is above the water
if your head is above the water you are not drowning

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Oh and who is Andy yelling at, when he calls for an crash dive up on the bridge??? He looks behind him and yells, yet everyone are already below deck.

fred8615 · 06-13-06, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dark_wolf

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Which one was Bon Jovi? I honestly missed this. Havent seen a picture of that guy since the 80's.

He played Lt. Pete Emmett, Chief Engineer. And yes...that peace of metal hit in the face (or head) so he got killed in that instant or he drowned later in the sea

I thought Bon Jovi was the radio/sonar guy. My bad.

fredbass · 06-13-06, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Which one was Bon Jovi? I honestly missed this. Havent seen a picture of that guy since the 80's.

You haven't seen him since the 80's? Last time I saw him he sang at the Daytona 500. Plus he has a hit song out right now with Jennifer Nettles.

Rose · 06-13-06, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dark_wolf

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Which one was Bon Jovi? I honestly missed this. Havent seen a picture of that guy since the 80's.

He played Lt. Pete Emmett, Chief Engineer. And yes...that peace of metal hit in the face (or head) so he got killed in that instant or he drowned later in the sea

Hopefully they are going to make another sub movie of WWI or WWII in the future...

...with Bon Jovi as a daring sub captain, who, as it turns out, swam back to England after being blown off of U-571 by a flying chunk of steel and took command of his own S-boat.

Floater · 06-13-06, 04:21 PM

Funnily enough, I've just been listening to Bon Jovi, live on stage. For free.

They've just finished a gig at a stadium near here, and the sound carried very well.

retired1212 · 06-18-06, 03:52 PM

* The Americans were the only people fighting the Nazis so they were the only ones to capture an Enigma Machine...

* when under a great deal of stress, you can speak perfect English with slightly American accents

Dutch · 06-19-06, 12:54 PM

They are making a movie out of the book Flag of our Fathers. My father i reading it, covers the invasion of Iwo Jima I believe, not a sub movie but a WW2 movie nonetheless.

mheil · 06-19-06, 01:56 PM

Another silly movie would be "Under Siege" - I know its really bad and I generally don't like steven segal but, I liked this movie (as much as I hate to say it!)

dark_wolf · 06-20-06, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Dutch

They are making a movie out of the book Flag of our Fathers. My father i reading it, covers the invasion of Iwo Jima I believe, not a sub movie but a WW2 movie nonetheless.

Yeah. I believe Clint Eastwood is directing (or producing) it. Actually they are going to make two movies about the subject. First one tells the story about us marines or from us side and another about japanise soldiers or japan's side of the story. I wonder when they're going to do a Saving Private Ryan/Band of Brothers style movie from the german side...? Okay...enough OT

Eichenlaub · 06-20-06, 05:27 AM

WOW! I would never have expected a Hollywood production showing the Japanese side of the story!

As for a German Band of Brothers type film, I'm not sure whether there is enough public acceptance in society to get away with that. Personally I hope there is. Me and a select group of friends would relish it. There are always at least two sides to a war - any war.
A good solution would be to film a unit that is free of actual war crimes. I believe that is part of the reason why Das Boot was so succesful. I think it would work with JG 26 Schlageter or JV 44. Generally speaking, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine are surrounded by a lot less controversy than regular Wehrmacht or Waffen SS.

By the way, somewhere around 1991-1993 a German movie was released: Stalingrad. It was more or less a BoB style film in which a handful of German soldiers were followed through the Stalingrad offensive. Since then, CGI has really taken off and a redo would be nice (some of the battle scenes look really coarse now) but as far as the horrors of Stalingrad are concerned, they came across pretty well.

Kind regards,

Eichenlaub

06-13-06, 04:21 PM	#96
Floater Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: England Posts: 158 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Funnily enough, I've just been listening to Bon Jovi, live on stage. For free. They've just finished a gig at a stadium near here, and the sound carried very well. __________________ Kriegstanz website Kriegstanz forum

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retired1212 Officer Join Date: May 2005 Location: North Pole, World Posts: 240 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	* The Americans were the only people fighting the Nazis so they were the only ones to capture an Enigma Machine... * when under a great deal of stress, you can speak perfect English with slightly American accents __________________ Sub has been gifted to enemy in exchange of asylum and money

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Dutch Sonar Guy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: United States Posts: 376 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	They are making a movie out of the book Flag of our Fathers. My father i reading it, covers the invasion of Iwo Jima I believe, not a sub movie but a WW2 movie nonetheless. __________________ \"Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You, Ask What You Can Do For Your Country.\" President John F. Kennedy

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Eichenlaub Electrician's Mate Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nijmegen Posts: 132 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	WOW! I would never have expected a Hollywood production showing the Japanese side of the story! As for a German Band of Brothers type film, I'm not sure whether there is enough public acceptance in society to get away with that. Personally I hope there is. Me and a select group of friends would relish it. There are always at least two sides to a war - any war. A good solution would be to film a unit that is free of actual war crimes. I believe that is part of the reason why Das Boot was so succesful. I think it would work with JG 26 Schlageter or JV 44. Generally speaking, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine are surrounded by a lot less controversy than regular Wehrmacht or Waffen SS. By the way, somewhere around 1991-1993 a German movie was released: Stalingrad. It was more or less a BoB style film in which a handful of German soldiers were followed through the Stalingrad offensive. Since then, CGI has really taken off and a redo would be nice (some of the battle scenes look really coarse now) but as far as the horrors of Stalingrad are concerned, they came across pretty well. Kind regards, Eichenlaub __________________ "Despite living in a country where soft-drugs, prostitution, gay-marriage and euthanasia are all legal, I've never felt any inclination towards any of them." When SHIV hits the scene, we should not fear the double D Geisha escort...we should welcome her...

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mheil Loader Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 81 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Another silly movie would be "Under Siege" - I know its really bad and I generally don't like steven segal but, I liked this movie (as much as I hate to say it!)