Just finished watching Greyhound. It has a rare story in a World War II movie and is worth watching.
World War II movie Greyhound
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I'm not sure how rare the story is. Thousands of convoys crossed the Atlantic and the U boat menace was there for all of them.
Not knocking this movie. I haven't watched it yet. I may if it's free. I heard the CGI is a bit overwhelming and overdone but I'll wait for more reviews.
Not knocking this movie. I haven't watched it yet. I may if it's free. I heard the CGI is a bit overwhelming and overdone but I'll wait for more reviews.
Originally Posted by PimTac
I'm not sure how rare the story is. Thousands of convoys crossed the Atlantic and the U boat menace was there for all of them.
Not knocking this movie. I haven't watched it yet. I may if it's free. I heard the CGI is a bit overwhelming and overdone but I'll wait for more reviews.
Maybe he is talking about there not being many movies about those convoys.
I'm not sure how rare the story is. Thousands of convoys crossed the Atlantic and the U boat menace was there for all of them.
Not knocking this movie. I haven't watched it yet. I may if it's free. I heard the CGI is a bit overwhelming and overdone but I'll wait for more reviews.
Maybe he is talking about there not being many movies about those convoys.
Originally Posted by loneryder
Originally Posted by PimTac
I'm not sure how rare the story is. Thousands of convoys crossed the Atlantic and the U boat menace was there for all of them.
Not knocking this movie. I haven't watched it yet. I may if it's free. I heard the CGI is a bit overwhelming and overdone but I'll wait for more reviews.
Maybe he is talking about there not being many movies about those convoys.
That could be. Then again, war movies are not very common these days.
I grew up watching war movies and westerns. Both have faded away. It's a shame too.
Originally Posted by PimTac
I'm not sure how rare the story is. Thousands of convoys crossed the Atlantic and the U boat menace was there for all of them.
Not knocking this movie. I haven't watched it yet. I may if it's free. I heard the CGI is a bit overwhelming and overdone but I'll wait for more reviews.
Maybe he is talking about there not being many movies about those convoys.
That could be. Then again, war movies are not very common these days.
I grew up watching war movies and westerns. Both have faded away. It's a shame too.
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I have yet to see the film but it is nice to see the battle of the Atlantic get some acknowledgement.
"The only thing that really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril. I was even more anxious about this battle than I had been about the glorious air fight called the 'Battle of Britain'."
Sir Winston Churchill.
I have yet to see the film but it is nice to see the battle of the Atlantic get some acknowledgement.
"The only thing that really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril. I was even more anxious about this battle than I had been about the glorious air fight called the 'Battle of Britain'."
Sir Winston Churchill.
I have been wanting to see greyhound the trailer looked very good.
Originally Posted by jakewells
I have been wanting to see greyhound the trailer looked very good.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=greyhound
I watched this one yesterday .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41JoV7yxdGA&t=1341s
The German U-Boats tried to starve out the Brits in both World Wars .
I have been wanting to see greyhound the trailer looked very good.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=greyhound
I watched this one yesterday .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41JoV7yxdGA&t=1341s
The German U-Boats tried to starve out the Brits in both World Wars .
Originally Posted by UncleDave
Movie was great, keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Covid really stinks, but our grandparents had to deal with polio AND Nazis.
UD
I remember getting polio vaccinations .
Dad served on the USS Iowa during WWII , against the Japanese Navy .
Movie was great, keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Covid really stinks, but our grandparents had to deal with polio AND Nazis.
UD
I remember getting polio vaccinations .
Dad served on the USS Iowa during WWII , against the Japanese Navy .
Originally Posted by WyrTwister
Dad served on the USS Iowa during WWII , against the Japanese Navy .
Full Respect to him.
Dad served on the USS Iowa during WWII , against the Japanese Navy .
Full Respect to him.
The Caine Mutiny. I believe Humphrey Bogart played a burnt out captain who did sea duty in the North Atlantic. He was reassigned to the US naval vessel Caine.
Originally Posted by PimTac
I'm not sure how rare the story is. Thousands of convoys crossed the Atlantic and the U boat menace was there for all of them.
Not knocking this movie. I haven't watched it yet. I may if it's free. I heard the CGI is a bit overwhelming and overdone but I'll wait for more reviews.
I enjoyed the movie. I really love "band of brothers" series a lot too
I'm not sure how rare the story is. Thousands of convoys crossed the Atlantic and the U boat menace was there for all of them.
Not knocking this movie. I haven't watched it yet. I may if it's free. I heard the CGI is a bit overwhelming and overdone but I'll wait for more reviews.
I enjoyed the movie. I really love "band of brothers" series a lot too
Wife and I watched it last night, and thought it was quite good. We tend to like anything with Tom Hanks in it..
Originally Posted by WyrTwister
Originally Posted by UncleDave
Movie was great, keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Covid really stinks, but our grandparents had to deal with polio AND Nazis.
UD
I remember getting polio vaccinations .
Dad served on the USS Iowa during WWII , against the Japanese Navy .
I did the sugar cube .
Originally Posted by UncleDave
Movie was great, keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Covid really stinks, but our grandparents had to deal with polio AND Nazis.
UD
I remember getting polio vaccinations .
Dad served on the USS Iowa during WWII , against the Japanese Navy .
I did the sugar cube .
I loved the movie and the fact that the technical was thrown in as movie lines. Not sure how accurate but the math they had to perform on the fly on closures I presume by hand baffles me. Navy takes some serious brains than to perform.
I'll be generous and give it a C minus. Lacked character development. Didn't get to know the sailors. A lot of the enemy submarine action made no sense, being on the surface in the middle of the convoy.? It was a video game not a movie.
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If anyone is inclined to read a nonfiction novel about the Atlantic convoys during WWII, check out:
The Cruel Sea, by Nicholas Montsarrat
Life on a destroyer in the open ocean is no joke. The courage of the merchant sailors was amazing as well.
The Cruel Sea, by Nicholas Montsarrat
Life on a destroyer in the open ocean is no joke. The courage of the merchant sailors was amazing as well.
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