Just saw the WW2 sub-movie 'Below, interesting!

ICBM · 10-14-05, 11:22 AM

IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0276816/

Interesting sub-movie, it's very different from Das Boot (and thank god U-571) but still it managed to impress me.
First I liked the supernatural '6th Sense' type storyline, a narrow submarine is just perfect for it.
Also, the ending sequence was touching as well, perfect in line with the rest of the movie, nice.
And even if you don't like the story you will like the fact that the sub in this movie is a non German one, refreshing!
There are lots of very nice submerged shots and special effects, much better then Das Boot and evenly matched with U-571 submerged shots.

If you haven't seen it go rent this movie gentlemen, you will not be dissapointed.
If you HAVE seen the movie please look below, I have some tech questions about the movie.

********** WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD! ****************
********** WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD! ****************

The questions:

1. first, what type of Sub was it? It looked not that big from the outside but the internal compartiments looked quite 'open', not so cramped like the German U-Boats.

2. One ultra cool scene is where a DC hits the deck and slowly bounces from the stern to the tower: :|\
...KLUNK.....KLANG.....KLUNK....KLANG. Now is this possible? Didn't the DC's used a time based detonator in combo with a water pressure based detonator?

3. And what a bout the 'grapling hooks' the german (Z type) DD had? It looked awesome but did they really used that to snatch enemy Subs on the bottom??

4. On numerous ocasions the crew mentioned the word Hydrogen when talking about the air suply and batteries, I thought Hydrogen tech was still to troublesome to be of any practical use?

5. When reparing the hull (dunno how deep) the men went outside (looked a bit TO easy..) and made there way in between the Ballast tanks and the pressure hull. Man, it looked like you could park a bus there, so much space! Is this a realistic?

10-14-05, 11:22 AM	#1
ICBM Navy Dude Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Holland. Posts: 175 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just saw the WW2 sub-movie 'Below, interesting! IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0276816/ Interesting sub-movie, it's very different from Das Boot (and thank god U-571) but still it managed to impress me. First I liked the supernatural '6th Sense' type storyline, a narrow submarine is just perfect for it. Also, the ending sequence was touching as well, perfect in line with the rest of the movie, nice. And even if you don't like the story you will like the fact that the sub in this movie is a non German one, refreshing! There are lots of very nice submerged shots and special effects, much better then Das Boot and evenly matched with U-571 submerged shots. If you haven't seen it go rent this movie gentlemen, you will not be dissapointed. If you HAVE seen the movie please look below, I have some tech questions about the movie. ******** WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD! ************ ****** WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD! ************** The questions: 1. first, what type of Sub was it? It looked not that big from the outside but the internal compartiments looked quite 'open', not so cramped like the German U-Boats. 2. One ultra cool scene is where a DC hits the deck and slowly bounces from the stern to the tower: :\|\ ...KLUNK.....KLANG.....KLUNK....KLANG. Now is this possible? Didn't the DC's used a time based detonator in combo with a water pressure based detonator? 3. And what a bout the 'grapling hooks' the german (Z type) DD had? It looked awesome but did they really used that to snatch enemy Subs on the bottom?? 4. On numerous ocasions the crew mentioned the word Hydrogen when talking about the air suply and batteries, I thought Hydrogen tech was still to troublesome to be of any practical use? 5. When reparing the hull (dunno how deep) the men went outside (looked a bit TO easy..) and made there way in between the Ballast tanks and the pressure hull. Man, it looked like you could park a bus there, so much space! Is this a realistic? __________________