Movie-A-Day #28: Das Boot

schutd · September 27th, 2003, 09:22 AM

Its the weekend. Ill be brief.

Wolfgang Peterson went on to direct such wonderfully crappy films as Air Force One and The Perfect Storm. Its truly painful to listen to his directors commentary, because of the incessent patting himself on the back, but when he first entered into American cinema in 1981, he hit aHUGE home run with Das Boot.

The film follows the crew of a German U-boat during Wolrd War 2. It doesnt focus as much on the fighting as it does on the personalities of the crew. Its a film that focuses on humanity. Its a film that helps shjow you that the men who fought for Adolph Hitler were men, like you and me.

Its such a powerful film, you'll find yourself actually rooting for the Nazis. Thats why it moved me so.

Great action, great characters, wonderfully filmed. Ckeck it out.

Chaplin · September 27th, 2003, 10:31 AM

Also loved this movie. But I doubt many people will sit down for 3 hours (4 hours for the Director's Cut) and watch a movie in German--about Nazis, no less. Preconceived notions seem to kill this movie.

Brian in Mesa · September 27th, 2003, 10:40 AM

Not only did I sit through this movie, I loved it.

It's just one of many foreign films, subtitles and all, that I saw at the now-demolished Los Arcos Mall below-ground theaters.

It's been awhile since I've seen it (Yes, I've seen it a few times).

Great choice, Dave.

Chandler Mike · September 27th, 2003, 10:29 PM

I only saw it once, and that was about a year ago, but I know I loved it, one of the best submarine war movies ever.

Mike

AZCB34 · September 28th, 2003, 07:34 PM

I simply loved this movie. I own it and watch it fairly often and never tire of it. Simply put, the best submarine movie ever. It was torture watching the Americanized version...watched it once and never again. The only way to view it is with subtitles.

The emotional ups and downs of the movie are amazing.

BIM: Ahhh Los Arcos. I remember in the last years there, they had the double features for $2.00 or something ridiculous like that. Wife and I would go there and catch 2 movies about once a month.

Chaplin · September 28th, 2003, 07:43 PM

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Originally posted by AZCB34

BIM: Ahhh Los Arcos. I remember in the last years there, they had the double features for $2.00 or something ridiculous like that. Wife and I would go there and catch 2 movies about once a month.

Man, that was like going down into a cave. When you're 6 years old, it was like going on some weird subterraneon adventure!

MadCardDisease · September 29th, 2003, 10:28 AM

One of my favorite war movies. Definately the best Submarine movie of all time.

I own this one on DVD and watching it in German with subtitles is a must. I tried watching it with the voices dubed over in English and it isn't the same movie.

ALARM!!!!!!!!!