Submarine Movie #6
Synopsis: We all
live in a German submarine...German submarine....German submarine...
Blurb From the VHS
Jacket: “The most expensive, most successful motion picture in the history
of German cinema, this gripping tale follows the daring patrol of U-96, one of
the famed German U-boats known as the ‘gray wolves.’”
What Did I Learn?:
German naval officers acted like assholes when they enjoyed shore leave in
France.
You Might Like This
Movie If: You love anything with the word "Das" in the title.
Really?: For the
most part, The Boat/Das Boot seems
incredibly realistic, right down to the ubiquitous filth of the crew
compartments, and a crew member flicking boogers(!) at his fellow shipmate.
Still, couldn’t the inspection for “crabs” have been done on-shore, prior to
boarding? Oh, and I have to wonder: just how many WWII-era German naval
officers – even falling-down drunk – would really offer a sarcasm-dripping
toast to Hitler in a room filled with young officers?
Rating: Clocking
in at two-and-a-half hours The Boat/Das
Boot is a long movie (and this is the short version!), but it never feels
like one. By far, Das Boot is the most realistic of the submarine films I’ve
reviewed, and it provides the best idea of what life must have been like in one
of those narrow tin cans: the claustrophobia, the soul-destroying boredom, and
the sheer terror of a depth-charge attack. Highly recommended. 10/10 stars.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/?ref_=rvi_tt
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