Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: bikerdude666 on May 03, 2011, 06:16:06 am
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So, what WWII naval films do people recommend? I've already seen: river plate, sink the bismark, u-571, x-craft, and run silent run deep, but can't think of any other films. Anyone?
And secondly, probably not really very popular on here but does anyone know of any good naval action/strategy games for pc/mac.
Thanks in advance.
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Cruel Sea
Das boat
In which we serve
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not exactly WWII but the Yangste Incident -as for U571 well that is our American cousins winning the war single-handed and re-writing history..
We Dive at dawn :-)) :-))
Geoff
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Malta Story
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Sink the Bismarck!
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Seconded on Das Boot
Also for a bit of light releif try Mr Roberts
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048380/
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Western Approaches - supposedly the best film made by the Crown Film unit.
Geoff
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They Were Expendable: ...... A dramatized account of the role of the American PT Boat squadrons in the defense of the Philippines in World War II.
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If you are interested in U boats, Murphys War is well worth watching.
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Operation Petticoat............just love seeing the pink sub.........sorry u33
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theres ship simulator, ive had a couple of goes at it but i cant get anywhere near as good as my son :embarrassed:
http://www.shipsim.com/
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theres ship simulator, ive had a couple of goes at it but i cant get anywhere near as good as my son :embarrassed:
http://www.shipsim.com/
But it's hardly a WWII naval film is it
Geoff
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oops, silly me, it appears i accidently read the original post all the way through to the end O0
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My apologies . I also read it and it totally failed to register
Geoff
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no problem ok2
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:-) thanks for the game link, will check it out later!
and thanks for all the films, i think i've seen petticoat and a couple of the others but will see what i can find on dvd, thanks, shame they don't make them anymore :((
as for U-571, yea americans winning the war for us, but they do at least acknowledge our minor efforts in the credits.
i did forget a couple of the other films i've seen, midway, and tora tora tora
they were expendable: who's in this? i seem to remember seeing a black and white film about pt boats in the pacific?
murphy's war: lol i read it at 1st as murphys law, was trying to think how james nesbitt playing an undercover cop was about WWII naval battles lol
and as for all the others, thanks! will treat the gf to a few of these over the next few weeks!
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Hello, I would go along with Martin with "Das Boot" but make sure you watch the FULL version, about three & a half hours long, you get the tedium & the knicker wetting along with the rest of the action. Nemesis
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alternative.....cockleshell heroes
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The SIlent Enemy. The story of Buster Crabb's exploits in WWII with Lawrence Harvey as Buster Crabb. And I suppose Dunkirk half qualifies as a naval film surely?
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'Above Us The Waves' with John Mills, and I'll reccommend too 'Das Boot' or 'The Boat', Wolfgang Peterssen, brilliant. Going further back history wise, 'Mutiny On The Bounty', the original and the later one with Marlon Brando, and another later remake 'The Bounty' with Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson. Also enjoyed 'Master And Commander' with Russel Crowe. 'Men of Honour' with Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jnr. And for you film buffs, what connects Das Boot and Raiders of the Lost Ark?? Happy viewing, Dave. :-))
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they were expendable: who's in this? i seem to remember seeing a black and white film about pt boats in the pacific?
They Were Expendable (1945)
Directed by John Ford. Starring Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed. A dramatized account of the role of the American PT Boats in the defense of the Philippines in World War II.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0038160/
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Das Boot is considered to be the best submarine war film ever made, watch the full version and watch it in German with English sub titles, the dubbed version does lose something. When it was first aired on TV, yes it was a TV series first, I shared an office with a WWII ex submariner who was in fact sunk in the Med by depth charge and taken prisoner. He considered it the closest any filmaker has got to the real thing, but its still a long way from the real thing!
By the way this submariner I shared an office with took part in the Albert RN saga when he was a POW. Now there's another fim to get hold of 'Albert RN'.
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Some good old British made films.
The Cruel Sea
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045659/
and In Which We Serve
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034891/
Sorry just noticed already mention by Martin. :embarrassed:
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Next week, two of these films get an airing on TV -
The Yangtse Incident - Tuesday 10 May on Film 4 at 11am.
Run Silent Run Deep - Thursday 12 May on TCM at 17:10pm and again on Friday 13 May at 06:50am.
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Hi thanks for the heads up, got run silent run deep on DVD, but I've never seen the other 1.
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'Above Us The Waves' with John Mills, and I'll reccommend too 'Das Boot' or 'The Boat', Wolfgang Peterssen, brilliant. Going further back history wise, 'Mutiny On The Bounty', the original and the later one with Marlon Brando, and another later remake 'The Bounty' with Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson. Also enjoyed 'Master And Commander' with Russel Crowe. 'Men of Honour' with Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jnr. And for you film buffs, what connects Das Boot and Raiders of the Lost Ark?? Happy viewing, Dave. :-))
The mock up of the sub was used by Steven speilberg in raiders of the lost ark
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Not Navy, but RAF crews in SAR boats - The Sea Shall Not Have Them.
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The Yangtse Incident all filmed on the rivers Orwell and Stour in Suffolk. The chinese Field gunners were the boys from HMS Ganges
and the ship used for the film was HMS Amethyst before she was disposed of, but she was not operational so the filming was done on her
but the moving shots of her were filmed on HMS Magpie. HMS Teazer played the parts of Concord and Contest before she went off the
be converted to an A/S frigate.
Good film.
Geoff
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The mock up of the sub was used by Steven speilberg in raiders of the lost ark
Correct, but no prizes awarded... :-))
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A while back I watched a film about WW2 rescue tugs, a bit hazy on the title, but I think it was called "The Key"
Then (again a bit hazy on accuracy) "Corvette K266" with the great Randolf Scott. Who did collect the legendary "only a flesh wound" towards the end.
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I would advise everyone to avoid Pearl Harbor! Or at least fast forward through the first 60 minutes, enjoy the excellent miniatures of Battleship Row, wince at the Spruance Class Destroyers being pyro'ed, question why the Japanese Fleet shots are 'slightly 'doctored shots of a modern US Carrier Group ( if you can do that, why not do it right?), I could go on...
Suffice to say, the above recommendations by others stand the test of time, 'Pearl Harbour Sucks....'
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The Yangtse Incident all filmed on the rivers Orwell and Stour in Suffolk. The chinese Field gunners were the boys from HMS Ganges
and the ship used for the film was HMS Amethyst before she was disposed of, but she was not operational so the filming was done on her
but the moving shots of her were filmed on HMS Magpie. HMS Teazer played the parts of Concord and Contest before she went off the
be converted to an A/S frigate.
Good film.
Geoff
And just as an aside, HMS TEAZER also starred in Norman Wisdoms "The Bulldog Breed" in 1958 whilst Captain F2 at Portland.
Yarpie.