New submarine movie: TORPEDO U-235

Onkel Neal · 08-10-20, 06:06 AM

Hmmm... new U-boat film, let's see...

checks several vital PC boxes
has tense depth charge scene
fighting between the crew scene
torpedo skidding along the hull scene
plus bonus scene of firing AA guns whilst submerging

.... looks like the sequel to U-571 has finally arrived!

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During the height of World War II, commander Stan and a courageous group of resistance fighters are given a suicide mission to deliver a stolen Nazi submarine filled with atomic uranium. Hunted down by Hitler’s army, the motley crew must outwit and outmaneuver relentless German destroyers and more powerful submarine killers which will stop at nothing to send the U-boat to the bottom of the ocean before it reaches safe shores in America.

Commander Wallace · 08-10-20, 07:04 AM

^ It looks interesting and I would watch it. I found that it's available on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Torpedo-U-235.../dp/B088JP5ZZD

I found a review for this movie on Amazon. The review is negative and there are of course other reviews as well that are positive.

Quote: This movie is dubbed, and you don't have the option to watch it in its native language with subtitles. I watched it for 15 minutes and find it beyond awful, and the dubbing is mostly the reason, although from what I saw there could be a lot of things wrong with this movies, regardless of what language it's in. I wasted $5.99 but I'm going to try and recover it from Amazon, as they weren't truthful about the audio and the fact that it's really bad. I have to believe these 5-star interviews are faked because there's no way this movie is worth 5-stars.

https://www.amazon.com/Torpedo-U-235.../dp/B088JP5ZZD

Gerald · 08-10-20, 07:39 AM

Seems to be a nice and pleasant experience to see.

Onkel Neal · 08-10-20, 05:54 PM

Oh man, I'm going to watch it tonight, this will be epic!

Subnuts · 08-10-20, 06:33 PM

They shoulda called this movie PU-239...because it stinks!

Physics jokes. I love 'em!

Onkel Neal · 08-11-20, 08:59 AM

Oh, man, that was EPIC.

The dubbing was just fine, some excellent dubs, no problem there! This is the kind of movie
that should be filmed in non-English and dubbed, it fundamentally demands it.

Opening credits, I knew this was going to be amazing when one of the producers was listed
as "Tax Shelter for the Belgium Government". Classic!

Someone said this was a hybrid of Inglorious Basterds and U-571, that's really accurate. They
tried to shoehorn in some Das Boot and Hunt for Red October tropes as well, but it didn't make
any sense at all. Don't these filmmakers ever Subsim?

Spoilers: sorry, can't really discuss without, but these are intentionally vague.

So, you can train a small group of guys to manage a submarine with a couple days of bad training?

Another underwater battle between two subs. Hey, in WWII, were any submerged subs
able to torpedo another submerged sub, solely by passive sonar? And I don't mean one was surfaced
and one was at PD, I mean 50m down, no visual bearing, range by sound alone?

Gotta love how the hydrophone operator was so precise, frequently calling out "Torpedo! Range 150 meters!"
I need this guy on my boat in Wolfpack.

So, one things I learned, if you torpedo a submerged U-boat 200m away, the thing explodes like 8 times,
and the shock waves are horrific.

When a woman shoots a rifle and blows up a destroyer, I have to say, women's rights have arrived.

Lots of throwback racist comments, stuff I haven't seen in a movie since the 60s. Of course, it was
appropriate for the time and setting in the film, but I didn't think any modern filmmakers would bring it back.

Specific spoilers: don't read if you want major elements of this soon-to-be cult classic ruined:

Summary: If you thought there couldn't be a movie you loved more than U-571, you're mistaken, my friend.

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ridley · 08-13-20, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Subnuts

They shoulda called this movie PU-239...because it stinks!

Physics jokes. I love 'em!

PU 239 is already a movie and a damn fine one at that.

08-10-20, 07:04 AM	#2
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,017 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	^ It looks interesting and I would watch it. I found that it's available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Torpedo-U-235.../dp/B088JP5ZZD I found a review for this movie on Amazon. The review is negative and there are of course other reviews as well that are positive. Quote: This movie is dubbed, and you don't have the option to watch it in its native language with subtitles. I watched it for 15 minutes and find it beyond awful, and the dubbing is mostly the reason, although from what I saw there could be a lot of things wrong with this movies, regardless of what language it's in. I wasted $5.99 but I'm going to try and recover it from Amazon, as they weren't truthful about the audio and the fact that it's really bad. I have to believe these 5-star interviews are faked because there's no way this movie is worth 5-stars. https://www.amazon.com/Torpedo-U-235.../dp/B088JP5ZZD Last edited by Commander Wallace; 08-10-20 at 07:54 AM.

08-10-20, 07:39 AM	#3
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,223 Downloads: 548 Uploads: 0	Seems to be a nice and pleasant experience to see. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

08-10-20, 05:54 PM	#4
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,284 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Oh man, I'm going to watch it tonight, this will be epic! __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

08-10-20, 06:33 PM	#5
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	They shoulda called this movie PU-239...because it stinks! Physics jokes. I love 'em! __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

08-11-20, 08:59 AM	#6
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,284 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Oh, man, that was EPIC. The dubbing was just fine, some excellent dubs, no problem there! This is the kind of movie that should be filmed in non-English and dubbed, it fundamentally demands it. Opening credits, I knew this was going to be amazing when one of the producers was listed as "Tax Shelter for the Belgium Government". Classic! Someone said this was a hybrid of Inglorious Basterds and U-571, that's really accurate. They tried to shoehorn in some Das Boot and Hunt for Red October tropes as well, but it didn't make any sense at all. Don't these filmmakers ever Subsim? Spoilers: sorry, can't really discuss without, but these are intentionally vague. So, you can train a small group of guys to manage a submarine with a couple days of bad training? Another underwater battle between two subs. Hey, in WWII, were *any* submerged subs able to torpedo another submerged sub, solely by passive sonar? And I don't mean one was surfaced and one was at PD, I mean 50m down, no visual bearing, range by sound alone? Gotta love how the hydrophone operator was so precise, frequently calling out "Torpedo! Range 150 meters!" I need this guy on my boat in Wolfpack. So, one things I learned, if you torpedo a submerged U-boat 200m away, the thing explodes like 8 times, and the shock waves are horrific. When a woman shoots a rifle and blows up a destroyer, I have to say, women's rights have arrived. Lots of throwback racist comments, stuff I haven't seen in a movie since the 60s. Of course, it was appropriate for the time and setting in the film, but I didn't think any modern filmmakers would bring it back. *Specific spoilers: don't read* if you want major elements of this soon-to-be cult classic ruined: So, a German destroyer comes up on a German U-boat and they are ready to blow it away at a moment's notice? Ok, maybe they got a warning that a rogue U-boat was operating somewhere in the Atlantic... But then when the DD rams the U-boat, causing massive flooding in the center compartments and the control room... they sink like a stone... but they are able to resurface hours later by simply blowing the tanks?? What" No damage repairs were necessary? Holy cow, that's dumb writing. Drowning babies, them Nazis were evil! Wait, just why did the Allies need a Nazi sub to transport uranium to the US? I mean, wouldn't it have been 1000x easier just to load it onto a few planes? Or a fast destroyer group? Jeesh, if there was ever a more complicate and unnecessarily risky way to do something, I don't know what it is. Summary: If you thought there couldn't be a movie you loved more than U-571, you're mistaken, my friend. . . . . __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web**