Thought this looked like it might be pretty good. I doubt it could come close to
Greyhound though.
Of course I will be seeing it. But why has it taken so long to make a film about this battle? I bet 97% of Americans have no idea about the Battle of Samar.
Greyhound sucked IMHO.
The Norwegian convoy movie was much better.
Quote from: Redwolf on October 06, 2026, 09:11:06 AMGreyhound sucked IMHO.
The Norwegian convoy movie was much better.
Aside from a) the German commander hacking into the TBS to taunt Tom Hanks and b) the garishly painted Uboat insignia(s), I thought it was a pretty good movie. It had some places where you have to suspend disbelief, but when you try to bring Awfully Slow Warfare (ASW) to the silver screen, you have to make some compromises. I thought the movie did a pretty good job of balancing the need to make an interesting movie with keeping it reasonably historical.
Quote from: Tripoli on October 06, 2026, 11:34:05 AMQuote from: Redwolf on October 06, 2026, 09:11:06 AMGreyhound sucked IMHO.
The Norwegian convoy movie was much better.
Aside from a) the German commander hacking into the TBS to taunt Tom Hanks and b) the garishly painted Uboat insignia(s), I thought it was a pretty good movie. It had some places where you have to suspend disbelief, but when you try to bring Awfully Slow Warfare (ASW) to the silver screen, you have to make some compromises. I thought the movie did a pretty good job of balancing the need to make an interesting movie with keeping it reasonably historical.
I dunno. I'm not willing (or able) to overlook the comms from the German commander. There are just too many things wrong with it. Submered submarin using radio, breaking radio silence, contacting in the first place...
Quote from: Redwolf on October 06, 2026, 09:11:06 AMGreyhound sucked IMHO.
The Norwegian convoy movie was much better.
I liked Greyhound a lot. Had to look past the wolfs call and the conning tower decals though. Apart from that it was a very engaging movie and a rare one in these times at that.
The Norwegian convoy movie was good but I hated the ending.
Quote from: Tripoli on October 06, 2026, 11:34:05 AMQuote from: Redwolf on October 06, 2026, 09:11:06 AMGreyhound sucked IMHO.
The Norwegian convoy movie was much better.
Aside from a) the German commander hacking into the TBS to taunt Tom Hanks and b) the garishly painted Uboat insignia(s), I thought it was a pretty good movie. It had some places where you have to suspend disbelief, but when you try to bring Awfully Slow Warfare (ASW) to the silver screen, you have to make some compromises. I thought the movie did a pretty good job of balancing the need to make an interesting movie with keeping it reasonably historical.
Exactly. As far as hollywood movies go, it was better than 99% of them fidelity wise, while keeping the audience engaged while the long convoy haul took place.
I do wish the taunting was not in it though, that's the hardest part to look past.