Anybody seen movie "Below"?

nikimcbee · 07-15-07, 09:09 PM

Have had 3 people asked me if I'd seen this sub movie "Below"? I finally figured out that it is a horror movie. Has anybody seen this? I've seen every sub movie made, and I'd never heard of it. Is it any good.

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07-15-07, 10:25 PM

I've seen the movie nikimcbee. You are correct it is nothing more than a horroror flick set on a US submarine. It could have just as easily been set on a train. AMC has run it a couple of times recently.

There are a few interior shots of the boat, but nothing you couldn't see by watching Operation Petticoat. And the former has better actors.

My two cents.

Cheers
waste gate

EDIT: Looks like AMC will air the movie again 01 AUG
http://www.amctv.com/show/detail?CID=61702-1-EST

kiwi_2005 · 07-16-07, 04:50 AM

I liked this movie only cause i like horrors

But if your looking for a ww2 sub movie with action you won't find it with this one.

Iron Budokan · 07-16-07, 09:06 PM

Seen about half of it. I'll never get those minutes of my life back. Don't waste your time with this movie. It blows canal water.

Camaero · 07-17-07, 04:16 AM

If nothing else, the beginning has great shots of a PBY and also of the sub. If you like horror movies on top of sub movies then I would give this a 3/5. Just don't expect Das Boot!

Reaves · 07-18-07, 01:39 AM

Yeah it's kind of lame. I did like the part where the German DD used the chains though.

iborg · 07-24-07, 04:11 PM

I just finished watching it. Of course it' not Das Boot, but still, for a horror movie, it was a decent submarine movie. I wonder about the grapples though, never heard of this ASW method. Was it actually used during the war ?

AirborneTD · 07-26-07, 07:05 AM

Wasn't this the movie that was shot on the USS Silversides?? I may have to check it out sometime.

Capt_quin · 08-16-07, 11:48 PM

i liked below its preety good but its really scary

Heibges · 08-17-07, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waste gate

I've seen the movie nikimcbee. You are correct it is nothing more than a horroror flick set on a US submarine. It could have just as easily been set on a train. AMC has run it a couple of times recently.

There are a few interior shots of the boat, but nothing you couldn't see by watching Operation Petticoat. And the former has better actors.

My two cents.

Cheers
waste gate

EDIT: Looks like AMC will air the movie again 01 AUG
http://www.amctv.com/show/detail?CID=61702-1-EST

You're right, but if it's Cary Grant in WWII, I'd probably go with "Father Goose".

Overkill · 08-20-07, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iborg

I just finished watching it. Of course it' not Das Boot, but still, for a horror movie, it was a decent submarine movie. I wonder about the grapples though, never heard of this ASW method. Was it actually used during the war ?

The Japanese tried to use grapples but it was not a successfull tactic.

AirborneTD · 08-21-07, 07:26 PM

I've watched it a couple of times recently on AMC. I kinda like it. Not great but better than U-571 (I know that doesn't take much).

Lafferty · 08-30-07, 04:28 PM

I watched it not a bad movie.

Captain Nemo · 08-31-07, 07:40 AM

I bought this movie on DVD because it never made the cinema in the UK and I was curious to see it. Overall it's not a bad film if you accept it for what it is, a horror movie. If your looking for something more interesting from a subamarine point of view, then forget it.

Nemo

Lafferty · 08-31-07, 04:35 PM

Yeah first time i watched it i missed about half talk about being lost. LOL

07-15-07, 09:09 PM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Anybody seen movie "Below"? Have had 3 people asked me if I'd seen this sub movie "Below"? I finally figured out that it is a horror movie. Has anybody seen this? I've seen every sub movie made, and I'd never heard of it. Is it any good. or __________________

07-15-07, 10:25 PM	#2
waste gate Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I've seen the movie nikimcbee. You are correct it is nothing more than a horroror flick set on a US submarine. It could have just as easily been set on a train. AMC has run it a couple of times recently. There are a few interior shots of the boat, but nothing you couldn't see by watching Operation Petticoat. And the former has better actors. My two cents. Cheers waste gate EDIT: Looks like AMC will air the movie again 01 AUG http://www.amctv.com/show/detail?CID=61702-1-EST Last edited by waste gate; 07-16-07 at 09:54 AM.

07-16-07, 04:50 AM	#3
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I liked this movie only cause i like horrors But if your looking for a ww2 sub movie with action you won't find it with this one. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

07-16-07, 09:06 PM	#4
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Seen about half of it. I'll never get those minutes of my life back. Don't waste your time with this movie. It blows canal water. __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

07-17-07, 04:16 AM	#5
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	If nothing else, the beginning has great shots of a PBY and also of the sub. If you like horror movies on top of sub movies then I would give this a 3/5. Just don't expect Das Boot! __________________

07-18-07, 01:39 AM	#6
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Yeah it's kind of lame. I did like the part where the German DD used the chains though. __________________

07-24-07, 04:11 PM	#7
iborg Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 12 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I just finished watching it. Of course it' not Das Boot, but still, for a horror movie, it was a decent submarine movie. I wonder about the grapples though, never heard of this ASW method. Was it actually used during the war ?

07-26-07, 07:05 AM	#8
AirborneTD Engineer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 204 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Wasn't this the movie that was shot on the USS Silversides?? I may have to check it out sometime. __________________ "You know, you might get surrounded." "We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded." --Band of Brothers

08-16-07, 11:48 PM	#9
Capt_quin Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: tuscaloosa,alabama Posts: 8 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i liked below its preety good but its really scary

08-21-07, 07:26 PM	#12
AirborneTD Engineer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 204 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	I've watched it a couple of times recently on AMC. I kinda like it. Not great but better than U-571 (I know that doesn't take much). __________________ "You know, you might get surrounded." "We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded." --Band of Brothers

08-30-07, 04:28 PM	#13
Lafferty Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hot Springs Arkansas Posts: 245 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	I watched it not a bad movie.

08-31-07, 07:40 AM	#14
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I bought this movie on DVD because it never made the cinema in the UK and I was curious to see it. Overall it's not a bad film if you accept it for what it is, a horror movie. If your looking for something more interesting from a subamarine point of view, then forget it. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

08-31-07, 04:35 PM	#15
Lafferty Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hot Springs Arkansas Posts: 245 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	Yeah first time i watched it i missed about half talk about being lost. LOL