Das Boot. Best film ever?

B4rberblacksheep · 07-15-13, 04:52 PM

In response to the article on the homepage I decided to go and take a look at Das Boot. Whenever I see it mentioned I've only ever heard great things about it so I decided to take the plunge and dive right in (sorry). I did watch the English Dub just because it was so late I really wasn't up for reading but one thing really surprised me. The dub feels perfect. When I saw it was dubbed I expected Clint Eastwood level of dubbing but whenever the characters spoke it felt as if they had spoken in English when filmed. It definitely helped with the immersion into the film and the little bubble that you're put into whilst watching.

I don't normally like a film where there are reasonably long segments where nothing is happening but whilst watching Das Boot I found I just didn't care. Granted there where long winded sections but I actually felt that was where the heart of the film lies. Not as I expected in the action but rather in the inaction. The sailors going about their day to day lives aboard a U-Boat added so much to the film that I actually cared when someone died (when I managed to recognise them) and actually felt genuinely nervous if they attempted to hide from a destroyer.

All in all I have to thank Subsim for pointing me at what has almost certainly become my favorite films of all time without a shadow of a doubt. I'd also definitely recommend anyone who hasn't watched it to go and watch it (Even though I probably was the only person on the forums who hadn't XD).

Well that's my two pennys worth, what's yours?

EDIT: If this is in the wrong section apologies

Platapus · 07-15-13, 05:02 PM

Welcome aboard!

I too like Das Boot. I don't know if I would consider it the best film ever, but it is certainly the best WWII submarine movie that takes place in a type VII.

Mittelwaechter · 07-15-13, 05:08 PM

Welcome aboard, Herr Kaleun.

The best film ever?
We may commonly agree it's the best U-Boot film ever.

There is no best film ever. It all depends on personal taste and genre.

I.e. I like "Night on Earth" by Jim Jarmusch too.

u crank · 07-15-13, 05:32 PM

Welcome to SubSim B4rberblacksheep.

It's a good movie and kinda got me interested in submarine sims.

nikimcbee · 07-15-13, 05:41 PM

WWMD?

What would Midge do?

Red October1984 · 07-15-13, 05:45 PM

The original actors did the dubbing in their own voice. That's why it feels so natural.

The thing I don't like is how the words don't match up with the mouth movements....and it's a German movie. I feel it should be watched in it's original language.

Btw, Welcome to Subsim! Happy Hunting!

Rhodes · 07-15-13, 05:45 PM

Not according to Midge!

Ducimus · 07-15-13, 05:52 PM

Great submarine flick? Without a doubt.
Great war movie? Most certainly.
Best film ever? Hardly.

What would I say is the best movie ever? I couldn't even begin to attempt a guess. There's just too many good movies to choose from.

nikimcbee · 07-15-13, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Great submarine flick? Without a doubt.
Great war movie? Most certainly.
Best film ever? Hardly.

What would I say is the best movie ever? I couldn't even begin to attempt a guess. There's just too many good movies to choose from.

That would be "Run Silent Run Deep."

Red October1984 · 07-15-13, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

That would be "Run Silent Run Deep."

That's my favorite sub film.

WernherVonTrapp · 07-15-13, 07:58 PM

Welcome abroad, B4rberblacksheep.

I saw Das Boot when it was first released in U.S. theatres with english subtitles.
Definitely a good movie,

but not the best.

August · 07-15-13, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

That would be "Run Silent Run Deep."

I figured you for "They Were Expendable".

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 07-15-13, 10:35 PM

Das Boot is the best movies on submarine warfare from the Axis point of view and by far one of most historically accurate war films that I've ever seen. Best way to watch it in German with English subtitles, watching the English dub is like watching one of those Japanese movies from the 80's with an English dub it just doesn't work.

And welcome to Subsim B4rberblacksheep.

Red October1984 · 07-15-13, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg

Das Boot is the best movies on submarine warfare from the Axis point of view and by far one of most historically accurate war films that I've ever seen. Best way to watch it in German with English subtitles, watching the English dub is like watching one of those Japanese movies from the 80's with an English dub it just doesn't work.

You do realize there are some semi-major inaccuracies? Like the base they originally sail from wasn't under German control at the time the movie takes place in?

But...still...nobody notices that because it's such a good movie.

+1 on the dubbing opinion

Skybird · 07-16-13, 05:27 AM

I wouldn't call it the best movie ever, but it is a very good one, and probably the best - most realistic - submarine movie so far.

Too many war movies paint war clean and tidy, and as entertaining popcorn movies.

I recommend to watch Das Boot as the 410 minutes miniseries, of which there are two versions. Second best option is the directors cut. The looser in this "competition" is the commercial first release to the cinemas, it cuts things too short.

07-15-13, 04:52 PM	#1
B4rberblacksheep Nub Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Das Boot. Best film ever? In response to the article on the homepage I decided to go and take a look at Das Boot. Whenever I see it mentioned I've only ever heard great things about it so I decided to take the plunge and dive right in (sorry). I did watch the English Dub just because it was so late I really wasn't up for reading but one thing really surprised me. The dub feels perfect. When I saw it was dubbed I expected Clint Eastwood level of dubbing but whenever the characters spoke it felt as if they had spoken in English when filmed. It definitely helped with the immersion into the film and the little bubble that you're put into whilst watching. I don't normally like a film where there are reasonably long segments where nothing is happening but whilst watching Das Boot I found I just didn't care. Granted there where long winded sections but I actually felt that was where the heart of the film lies. Not as I expected in the action but rather in the inaction. The sailors going about their day to day lives aboard a U-Boat added so much to the film that I actually cared when someone died (when I managed to recognise them) and actually felt genuinely nervous if they attempted to hide from a destroyer. All in all I have to thank Subsim for pointing me at what has almost certainly become my favorite films of all time without a shadow of a doubt. I'd also definitely recommend anyone who hasn't watched it to go and watch it (Even though I probably was the only person on the forums who hadn't XD). Well that's my two pennys worth, what's yours? EDIT: If this is in the wrong section apologies

07-15-13, 05:02 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard! I too like Das Boot. I don't know if I would consider it the best film ever, but it is certainly the best WWII submarine movie that takes place in a type VII. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Mittelwaechter The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard, Herr Kaleun. The best film ever? We may commonly agree it's the best U-Boot film ever. There is no best film ever. It all depends on personal taste and genre. I.e. I like "Night on Earth" by Jim Jarmusch too. __________________ 10 happy wolves rear 90 blinded, ensnared sheep. 90 happy sheep banish the wolves. Arrest the 1% - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hg1oNeGE

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u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SubSim B4rberblacksheep. It's a good movie and kinda got me interested in submarine sims. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	WWMD? What would Midge do? __________________

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Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	The original actors did the dubbing in their own voice. That's why it feels so natural. The thing I don't like is how the words don't match up with the mouth movements....and it's a German movie. I feel it should be watched in it's original language. Btw, Welcome to Subsim! Happy Hunting! __________________

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Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,516 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Not according to Midge! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

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Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Great submarine flick? Without a doubt. Great war movie? Most certainly. Best film ever? Hardly. What would I say is the best movie ever? I couldn't even begin to attempt a guess. There's just too many good movies to choose from.

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WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Welcome abroad, B4rberblacksheep. I saw Das Boot when it was first released in U.S. theatres with english subtitles. Definitely a good movie, but not the best. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

07-15-13, 10:35 PM	#13
Kptlt. Neuerburg Admiral Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,279 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Das Boot is the best movies on submarine warfare from the Axis point of view and by far one of most historically accurate war films that I've ever seen. Best way to watch it in German with English subtitles, watching the English dub is like watching one of those Japanese movies from the 80's with an English dub it just doesn't work. And welcome to Subsim B4rberblacksheep. __________________ "When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat." - George Carlin

07-16-13, 05:27 AM	#15
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,620 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I wouldn't call it the best movie ever, but it is a very good one, and probably the best - most realistic - submarine movie so far. Too many war movies paint war clean and tidy, and as entertaining popcorn movies. I recommend to watch Das Boot as the 410 minutes miniseries, of which there are two versions. Second best option is the directors cut. The looser in this "competition" is the commercial first release to the cinemas, it cuts things too short. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.