Das Boot was
shown at the History Channel, last night. It’s Sub-week at that channel
and I think they have a Sub-week every year. Thus showing every known
submarine movie over and again.
However, Das Boot (the Director’s Cut, originally a German
mini-series) tells the story of a crew of a German U-class submarine.
As Ann Medina already stated before the movie started, it’s
definitely the ‘ultimate’ of submarine movies. The characters are
well-put, the effects were amazing (for a German production) and the
storyline is actually interesting, comparable with ‘real submarine
life’. There are some small flaws in the script: it is predictable on
several occasions. The movie runs 216 minutes, which is a rather ‘long
seat’.
Overall, an excellent movie for people who aren’t afraid of
‘subtitles’. Like any movie that has been translated and subtitled, it
takes out some of the suspension, the ‘sharpness’ and
bluntness you normally find in the German language.