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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jun 13, 2004
Pros: Direction, Cinematography, Special Effects, Sound, Acting
Cons: You need 3 1/2 hours to watch it.
Summary: The film opens with an ocean green screen and out of the murk materializes a submarine, head on. A graphic indicates it is August 1941 and the German U-Boat offensive against British shipping is already flagging due to advanced Destroyer Escorts ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 10, 2011
Pros: Great filmmaking, nicely acted, totally engrossing
Cons: Run time of this version might be challenging; double-sided DVD
Summary: History is written by the winners. This axiom is so old and has been attributed to so many persons over the centuries - Pliny the Elder said something like this, and so have such historical figures as Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf Hitler and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 24, 2005
Pros: Production Design, inventive cinematography, direction, ensemble acting. Emotion over explosion. DVD Commentary.
Cons: Poor DVD Subtitles
Summary: There is a particular scene in Wolfgang Petersen’s 1981 submarine epic Das Boot that epitomizes the tense agony, suspense and awfulness of life on a German U-Boat during the Second World War. In the scene, the ship’s faithful engineer ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 9, 2005
Pros: intense, tragic, brilliant acting
Cons: some cliches
Summary: Wolfgang Petersen's German war movie "Das Boot" (The Boat) has been hailed among the greatest of War movies, alongside Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Bridge on the River Kwai, The Dam Busters and The Great Escape. Of all the War films about the Second World ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 2, 2004
Pros: Tense psychological drama, strong anti-war message, great acting, good score, and magnificent cinematography
Cons: Long, especially the Director’s Cut; subtitles (for those who find that aversive)
Summary: Wolfgang Petersen’s magnificent film Das Boot, about a World War II German submarine, created an international sensation when it was first released in 1981. It was remastered in 1997 as a Director’s Cut with 65 minutes additional footage ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 13, 2003
Pros: Historically accurate, realistic and totally gripping.
Cons: A tad long, special effects a bit lacking.
Summary: The first time I saw this film (the original english dubbed VHS) was when I was about 14 years old ( ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 12, 2002
Pros: Great effects, A well told story
Cons: Very Intense Action, Anti-war message
Summary: This movie is a stunning tour-de-force. It accurately portrays the long days of boring tedium, punctuated with
brief periods of terror, that was the life of a submariner on the German U-boat. The story is told from the point of view of a war ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 2, 2001
Pros: Extremely suspenseful, puts human faces on the German WWII militia- not all were Nazi scum.
Cons: None- the DVD lets you pick subtitles or dubbing, and both are well done.
Summary: Das Boot. The name brings a resounding "Huh?" any time I mention it to a person of my generation (born in the mid-80's, in case you're wondering.) 2 reasons I can think of are that A) It's a foreign war movie, and B) Nobody that can be seen on MTV ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 2, 2000
Pros: action, realistic portrayal of warfare, incredible ensemble acting performance
Cons: nothing to dwell on, some minor audio shortcomings
Summary: A meticulous reproduction of warfare experience.
This is a film about a young crew of German submariners who are pushed by pride and propaganda to kill and die for Nazi glory. The captain, only 30 years old and a veteran of previous missions, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 28, 2000
Pros: Portrays an accurate depiction of Submarine life
Cons: Long, gets dry in spots
Summary: When I learned of the sinking of the Russian submarine Kursk, I silently prayed for a positive outcome. Having served in the U.S. Navy, and having worked on submarines, I understood that there was a risk every time that a submarine went out to sea. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 23, 2000
Pros: Gripping, edge-of-your seat thriller is thought-provoking and entertaining
Cons: None
Summary: Once in a great while, a film is released that is truly groundbreaking in its genre. For the war film category, Das Boot was truly a watershed for American moviegoers. Released initially in theatres in 1981 as a 149 minute film, it was expanded ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 30, 2000
Pros: sets, direction, cinematography, sound, tension
Cons: characters, lengthy, politically correct
Summary: In 1981, Wolfgang Petersen filmed a six hour mini-series for German television, "Das Boot". (You probably knew this already, but the title is German for "The Boat"). The footage was re-edited and the narration dropped for the two ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 25, 2000
Pros: Great Film, Great Extras, Awesome Acting
Cons: Two-Sided Disc
Summary: This is simply one of the best movies of all time. This is certainly THE best Submarine movie of all time.
Now that I've said that, I'll get to the review. I will try to focus mainly on the DVD aspects since I assume most people who know of this ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 15, 2000
Pros: great story, subtle anti-war message, strong, draining action scenes
Cons: some may find the film overlong
Summary: Most foreign films banish themselves to somewhat weak distribution or treatment, simply for the fact that these films have those
damned subtitles on the bottom of the screen. The companies which dare to release them to the world are either small ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 10, 2000
Pros: Beautifully Done; Based on a True Story; German side of WWII
Cons: Subtitles
Summary: Hollywood has been prodigious in producing war movies, especially those dealing with submarine warfare. Perhaps one of the most notorious is the “Hunt for the Red October”, staring Sean Connery. The most recent and certainly the most profitable is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 9, 2000
Pros: An excellent film made brand new by its restoration and DVD presentation
Cons: Director's Cut is perfect, but it's paced for a patient audience
Summary: The first thing you should know is that I had not seen "Das Boot" until recently viewing this splendid Director's Cut version on DVD. Having never seen the original cut-down version, I can only try and imagine what it was like. And in using ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 24, 2000
Pros: The benchmark for tension in film.
Cons: Length and pacing can sometimes seem tedious.
Summary: This is the real deal.
Aside from the abrupt ending, every aspect of this film is a treat to experience on the big screen or on video, and should stand as THE benchmark for tension.
The direction is crisp and decisive, drawing all ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 23, 2000
Pros: The BEST submarine movie around
Cons: It's over three hours long
Summary: Before Wolfgang Peterson made his splash as an American Blockbuster director (Air Force One) he made a little known submarine movie called Das Boot (The Boat). The best submarine movie I have ever seen. This film wowed the critics and audiences alike. ... read more
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