In Enemy Hands ..... CRAP!!

Venatore · 11-16-09, 08:12 AM

Why do they continue to make crap U-boat movies. I've never seen this and I don't think I ever will.

At the height of Hitler's infamous U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish were heading home after months at sea. They never made it. Now prisoners of war aboard U-boat 429, a small group of American survivors will find their loyalties put to the ultimate test when they're forced to join their German captors to fight for their very lives.

Das Boot continues to be the leader with regards to U-boat movies.

Zilch · 11-16-09, 08:27 AM

Is it painful to watch? Probably. Am I going to watch it anyway, just to watch submarines blow things up? Very likely. I'm sure they knew this when the movie was made.

cawimmer430 · 11-16-09, 01:26 PM

I saw this movie many years. It's not good at all.

I don't want to spoil anything so I won't say anything regarding the plot. On the other hand it is not as bad as U-571. Das Boot continues to be the benchmark - and will probably always be (since nobody seems to want to make good U-Boat movies anymore!).

Hitman · 11-16-09, 01:48 PM

This thread belongs to the books, movies, etc. forum. Moving it....

Radio · 11-16-09, 03:58 PM

As a small kid I saw this film http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050356/ , does anybody remember i? IIRC it is based on a true story and seemed realistic to me back then. Haven't seen it for some time, though, so I could be wrong about the realism

edit, here the trailer on youtube

And of course the Clark Gable classic: Run Silent, Run Deep

Quite realistic imho.

Rapt0r56 · 11-17-09, 12:15 AM

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As a small kid I saw this film http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050356/ , does anybody remember i? IIRC it is based on a true story and seemed realistic to me back then. Haven't seen it for some time, though, so I could be wrong about the realism

I have the DVD of this, in Germany it's called "Duell im Atlantik", this film
is well done for the year 1957, nice effects... But the realsim i don't take so seriously there. It's much better than any U-Boat film come to release today...

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In Enemy Hands ..... CRAP!!

You've got it, seen this movie on Tv a few weeks ago... I really don't like those Hollywood movies, U-571 too. unrealistic, boring, and not accurate enough. You only need to listen too the crew of the German boat talking with each other. Even worse than in U-571

Sonarman · 11-18-09, 09:21 AM

Yes, I continually am amazed that the true tales of WWII veterans are not dramatic/horrific enough for Holllywood producers, they always have to add some moronic story on top eg In enemy hands, Below, U571.

Perhaps the worst example of this was Titanic a very dramatic incident in real life, which had that whole let's run around the ship chased by a moustachioed villan crap layered on top. A Night to Remember is still the definitive Titanic film as it sticks to the facts.

And don't even get me started on the steaming turdfest that was Pearl Harbor!!

03-17-10, 01:36 AM

"Yes, I continually am amazed that the true tales of WWII veterans are not dramatic/horrific enough for Holllywood producers"
i totally agree

frau kaleun · 03-17-10, 11:33 AM

Hmm.... on the one hand, general consensus seems to be that this movie is crap.

On the other hand, Thomas Kretschmann is way hot.

I haz a dilemma.

AndreasT · 12-04-12, 10:20 AM

As far as I am concerned nearly all war movies are crap. All this political hero crap. I grew up in South Africa in an area where most people where of British decent and me oh gosh am of German Decent. We used to watch war movies as kids. The Allies are always such incredible fighters the Germans are always incredible stupid and incapable. One brit with his machine gun wipes out a whole German company running to there deaths.

Dowly · 12-04-12, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by AndreasT

As far as I am concerned nearly all war movies are crap. All this political hero crap. I grew up in South Africa in an area where most people where of British decent and me oh gosh am of German Decent. We used to watch war movies as kids. The Allies are always such incredible fighters the Germans are always incredible stupid and incapable. One brit with his machine gun wipes out a whole German company running to there deaths.

Plenty of good war movies out there that treat all sides equally.

Herr-Berbunch · 12-04-12, 11:12 AM

Wow, does this win the necro prize?

Yeah, there's a thing that says the winner writes the history, couple that with the script-writers' poetic licence and you've got a bunch of unrealistic films. Not all, just the ones bought by networks to play on lazy sunday afternoons.

11-16-09, 08:12 AM	#1
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	In Enemy Hands ..... CRAP!! Why do they continue to make crap U-boat movies. I've never seen this and I don't think I ever will. At the height of Hitler's infamous U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish were heading home after months at sea. They never made it. Now prisoners of war aboard U-boat 429, a small group of American survivors will find their loyalties put to the ultimate test when they're forced to join their German captors to fight for their very lives. Das Boot continues to be the leader with regards to U-boat movies.

11-16-09, 08:27 AM	#2
Zilch Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 118 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Is it painful to watch? Probably. Am I going to watch it anyway, just to watch submarines blow things up? Very likely. I'm sure they knew this when the movie was made. __________________ 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!

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Radio Planesman Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 194 Downloads: 339 Uploads: 0	As a small kid I saw this film http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050356/ , does anybody remember i? IIRC it is based on a true story and seemed realistic to me back then. Haven't seen it for some time, though, so I could be wrong about the realism edit, here the trailer on youtube And of course the Clark Gable classic: Run Silent, Run Deep Quite realistic imho. __________________

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Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,384 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	Yes, I continually am amazed that the true tales of WWII veterans are not dramatic/horrific enough for Holllywood producers, they always have to add some moronic story on top eg In enemy hands, Below, U571. Perhaps the worst example of this was Titanic a very dramatic incident in real life, which had that whole let's run around the ship chased by a moustachioed villan crap layered on top. A Night to Remember is still the definitive Titanic film as it sticks to the facts. And don't even get me started on the steaming turdfest that was Pearl Harbor!! __________________ "The action is simulated...the excitement is real!" Microprose Simulation Software.

11-16-09, 01:26 PM	#3
cawimmer430 Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 114 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I saw this movie many years. It's not good at all. I don't want to spoil anything so I won't say anything regarding the plot. On the other hand it is not as bad as U-571. Das Boot continues to be the benchmark - and will probably always be (since nobody seems to want to make good U-Boat movies anymore!).

03-17-10, 01:36 AM	#8
john123 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	"Yes, I continually am amazed that the true tales of WWII veterans are not dramatic/horrific enough for Holllywood producers" i totally agree

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frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Hmm.... on the one hand, general consensus seems to be that this movie is crap. On the other hand, Thomas Kretschmann is way hot. I haz a dilemma.

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AndreasT A-ganger Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Berlin, Germany. Posts: 79 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	As far as I am concerned nearly all war movies are crap. All this political hero crap. I grew up in South Africa in an area where most people where of British decent and me oh gosh am of German Decent. We used to watch war movies as kids. The Allies are always such incredible fighters the Germans are always incredible stupid and incapable. One brit with his machine gun wipes out a whole German company running to there deaths.

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Wow, does this win the necro prize? Yeah, there's a thing that says the winner writes the history, couple that with the script-writers' poetic licence and you've got a bunch of unrealistic films. Not all, just the ones bought by networks to play on lazy sunday afternoons. __________________