Pretty good sub movie

[jerm138]

It's called "Below" (IMDB Link) It's basically a ghost story that takes place on a WWII Fleet boat. I had never heard of it, but saw it in a video store in Thailand for $2 and picked it up.

I expected it to be horrible, but I was pretty impressed with how realistic it seemed. They really did their homework on the technical stuff and did a pretty good job of getting a claustrophobic feel too (it's always been a peeve of mine when movies make the interior of a sub look as big as a carrier). The characters were very representative of real submariners, not the hard-core militant douches you see on other sub movies (like a JO making a First-Class do pushups on a bus! I'd like to see them try that in real life!)

I also got a good smile when I heard some of the announcements and reports in the movie. Those of you who play SH4 with TMO may get a little Deja Vu when watching it

Anyway, It's worth a rent if you see it in the store. Let me know what you think.

One thing that I thought was funny was a quote from a bad review it got. It criticized the dialogue for being "heavy on sarcasm and puncturing insults." Apparently the reviewer has never been on a sub.