Movie warning...(non sh3 content)

Enigma · Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 163 Location: Delaware

Of course, nothing will ever top Das Boot, but I keep hope alive and continue to buy sub movies.

Well I thought id warn you guys before you make the same mistake I did.

"In enemy hands" is the stupidest, dumbest, most pooly acted pile of rot ive ever seen. And it makes me sad because I love William H Macey... :down:

Carcassonne · Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 265

Thanks for the info, steering clear.

Oombongo · Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 562 Location: Helsinki, Finland

You are right but hey...this is a typical Hollywood movie.

I bet my head usually when they show the usage of computer in very stupid way. Damn

Enigma · Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 163 Location: Delaware

Yeah, but "stupid hollywood" I can handle...U-571 is such, but its still kind of enjoyable. This move is so far off, its insane...no wonder i never heard of it...

August · Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 1296 Location: Rhode Island

Plot: American sub crew somehow gets captured by U-boat crew. U-Boat crew comes down with menengitis, American crew is pressed into service. I forget how it ended which shows you how interesting it was.

Enigma · Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 163 Location: Delaware

Yeah, everyones getting these rashes on the american boat and then, blah blah..you. its not worth it. Plus, the captain of the swordfish makes me want to punch him in the face.

Syxx_Killer · Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 1361 Location: Michigan, USA

Here the bit on IMDB's website:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316824/

Just reading the plot summary makes the movie sound dumb. If this is a movie about WWII, why is there a modern sub on the movie art? :doh:

Chock · Joined: 23 May 2005 Posts: 73

Well the European title for this film is 'U-Boat' (which is a big clue as to how imaginative it is going to be). Not that it's had a cinema release in the UK as far as I'm aware. I suspect that we can be truly thankful for that.
I haven't seen it myself but the fact that what appears to be a modern, possibly nuclear, submarine is on the poster of a movie called U-Boat is not a good sign. I hope someone has pointed out to the film-makers that there is a difference between a U-Boat and a submarine and at least they now feel very stupid.
Being a writer myself (among other things) I can understand the pressure to come up with a twisty plot etc. And while I'm not averse to a bit of enjoyable turn your brain off hokum, this just seems like an excuse to throw enemies together in a confined space, with no regard for other factors, which is essentially a cheap scriptwriting ploy.
To explain:
The basic formulaic process of most stories in movies like this is as follows: 1. put some characters together. 2. Create a situation to which there seems to be no possible safe resolution. 3. End the story with a surpise resolution to the situation. (divide this across three acts and roll the cameras) The end. This sounds like a prime candidate for that category of movie making.
Regardless of the fact that William H Macy (a really great actor) appears in it, it sounds like it will really suck. I suspect that either William H Macy fancied a go at an actioner for a change/laugh, or he is doing the movie as a favour to a friend or studio. So even though Macy is in it, it's no guarantee of quality, after all, even George Lucas can make a turkey out of a duck (see Howard the Duck for further details - or rather don't see it).
Apparently there are numerous technical gaffs in U-Boat/In Enemy Hands too, which frankly doesn't surprise me either.
A far better prospect for some enjoyable underwater action will probably be 'Lorelei, The Witch of the Pacific', a Japanese movie which is an unusual mix of Japanese style action flick, supernatural thriller and submarine movie (maybe they'll throw in a couple of song and dance routines in the special edition to cover all genres eh?). Again this movie is still awaiting a European release, so I haven't seen that one either yet.
Das Boot remains at the number one spot for me and there isn't anything in recent years which has been worthy of the number two spot either! Sad but true. Don't get me started on U571...

knight76 · Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 171

andy_311 · Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 458

Thats what you get when you become a SUPERPOWER and movie makers try to reel in the $$$$.IT was us the Brits who captured the sub with the Enigma machine not the Yanks.
but saying that what you cant have we will put it in a movie theres always some idiot out there that would belive it.

Capn Tucker · Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 748 Location: DB56

JohnP · Joined: 08 May 2005 Posts: 5

Fehler · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 5:40 am Post subject:

Andy!

Bah, you are still mad because we decided we didnt want to pay your taxes over here...

We would rather tax ourselves to death!

Hehe

mop · Joined: 21 Apr 2005 Posts: 24

John Channing · Joined: 31 May 2001 Posts: 772

Seeing as this thread has nothing to do with Silent Hunter III, off it goes to the Films forum.

And if the political rhetoric doesn't cool down, off it goes to never never land.

JCC