The Enemy Below

Red October1984 · 12-26-12, 06:46 PM

I got this for Christmas from a friend. Going to watch it in a bit. Ive heard it was great. Can't wait to watch it!

Cybermat47 · 12-26-12, 11:26 PM

Oh, it's BRILLIANT! Not quite Das Boot, but easily a match for The Hunt for Red October!

Red October1984 · 12-26-12, 11:35 PM

Finished it about an hour ago. Really love it!

The only one complaint I have is that they got the U-boat all wrong.

VIIC doesnt have 2 stern tubes and the interior is all wrong. Too wide. But other than that, I loved it. It earns it's place on my submarine movie shelf.

Jimbuna · 12-27-12, 07:15 AM

Agree about the inaccuarices but still pretty good considering its age (the year I was born).

Herr-Berbunch · 12-27-12, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

The only one complaint I have is that they got the U-boat all wrong.

VIIC doesnt have 2 stern tubes and the interior is all wrong. Too wide.

If they are the only things wrong it can't be a bad movie.

troopie · 12-27-12, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

If they are the only things wrong it can't be a bad movie.

Actually, the entire sub was ridiculously wrong and inconsistent!

Still, if you can forgive that, they did a great a great job of building tension, portraying a fair fight, and also showing both sides of the story. Great film.

captgeo · 12-27-12, 09:01 AM

Good Classic movie

Jimbuna · 12-27-12, 09:58 AM

The silliest part of the film IMHO:

Sailor Steve · 12-27-12, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by troopie

Actually, the entire sub was ridiculously wrong and inconsistent!

I always say it looks to me like they got some stock prop sub parts and put them into somebody's living room.

But the shots aboard the real DE are partly what made me choose destroyers when I joined the navey. Truly a great sea movie! Also one of those rare cases where the movie is actually better than the book (or so the reviews I've read say).

[edit] I was just reading the description at Wiki, and they have some interesting details about the crew of USS Whitehurst, which played the fictional USS Haynes in the movie.

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The destroyer escort USS Haynes was portrayed by USS Whitehurst (DE-634), filmed in the Pacific Ocean near Oahu, Hawaii. Many of the Whitehurst's crewmen acted in the film: The phone talkers, the gun and depth charge crews, the sailor fishing, and all of the men seen abandoning ship, were Whitehurst sailors. The ship's commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Walter Smith, played the engineering officer. He is the man seen reading comics (Little Orphan Annie) during the lull before the action.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enemy_Below
I love it when they do stuff like that.

Cybermat47 · 12-27-12, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I love it when they do stuff like that.

Me too. If you've got extras behaving the way an actual crew would, because the extras are an actual crew, it just adds that bit of realism.

Red October1984 · 12-27-12, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Me too. If you've got extras behaving the way an actual crew would, because the extras are an actual crew, it just adds that bit of realism.

Couldnt have said it better.

Cybermat47 · 12-27-12, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

Couldnt have said it better.

Thanks!

Andrewsdad · 01-08-13, 10:11 AM

Another obscure fact:

For those of you who watch(ed) the original STAR TREK televison show the episode called "Balance of Terror" was based on "The Enemy Below".

I remember the first time I watched TEB (must have been around 1965) I was so upset when I saw that at least one of the torpedoes was going to hit.

Salute !!!
AD

"The Miami yacht races were never like this !!"

Rhodes · 01-08-13, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrewsdad

Another obscure fact:

For those of you who watch(ed) the original STAR TREK televison show the episode called "Balance of Terror" was based on "The Enemy Below".

I remember the first time I watched TEB (must have been around 1965) I was so upset when I saw that at least one of the torpedoes was going to hit.

Salute !!!
AD

"The Miami yacht races were never like this !!"

No so obscure fact! And they did a wonderful job converting the story to a futurist space one!

Aras · 01-21-13, 01:28 AM

I have just watched this movie yesterday, a wonderful movie, it’s now definitely my second best naval movie after "Das Boot" off course. It’s one of the rarest movie which show you the two sides and no good/bad guy distinction.

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Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,241 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	The Enemy Below I got this for Christmas from a friend. Going to watch it in a bit. Ive heard it was great. Can't wait to watch it! __________________

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12-26-12, 11:35 PM	#3
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,241 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Finished it about an hour ago. Really love it! The only one complaint I have is that they got the U-boat all wrong. VIIC doesnt have 2 stern tubes and the interior is all wrong. Too wide. But other than that, I loved it. It earns it's place on my submarine movie shelf. __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Agree about the inaccuarices but still pretty good considering its age (the year I was born). __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

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captgeo Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 550 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Good Classic movie __________________

12-27-12, 09:58 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The silliest part of the film IMHO: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

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Andrewsdad Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 130 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Another obscure fact: For those of you who watch(ed) the original STAR TREK televison show the episode called "Balance of Terror" was based on "The Enemy Below". I remember the first time I watched TEB (must have been around 1965) I was so upset when I saw that at least one of the torpedoes was going to hit. Salute !!! AD "The Miami yacht races were never like this !!"

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Aras Helmsman Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Istanbul, Turkey Posts: 102 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	Wonderful Movie I have just watched this movie yesterday, a wonderful movie, it’s now definitely my second best naval movie after "Das Boot" off course. It’s one of the rarest movie which show you the two sides and no good/bad guy distinction. __________________ "Though I'm past 240 meters, I'm feeling very still and I think my u-boot knows which way to go ..."