The only hints of optical effects that were apparent were the tiny amount of rear projection footage. There are various action set-pieces on display here which include some amazing underwater battles with depth charges galore! In the age before CGI, all of the effects were done on set with models and scale reproductions. I will also say that just because the film takes place under cramped and closed quarters for the majority of its running time, it is anything but boring. The cinematography is outstanding and worthy of the Academy Award nomination it received. It is extremely tense, cramped, and a labyrinth to navigate through. Sounds easy enough.īefore I go on even further, if you or any loved ones suffer from claustrophobia or fear of small spaces in general, you will not have a good time with Das Boot. Their mission is to patrol The Atlantic and destroy an allied armada that will be bringing supplies to Britain. You can say that this is a suicide mission that the boys will be embarking on. The alliance is wiping them out in record numbers. At this point in WWII the German casualties are piling up, not only in general, but in terms of U-Boat casualties. He is a war correspondent.Īfter the heavy partying the night before the boys set sail on their mission aboard a U-96. Werner’s (Herbert Grönemeyer), point of view. You will also have to keep in mind that the story is told from Lt. The boys in the crew are but mere pups and this does not sit will with the thirty year war veteran. The young crew of comrades are led by the Commander (Jurgen Prochnow). On the eve of a top secret mission aboard a U-Boat, a German crew will first party like it’s 1999 before sailing away to their undetermined fate. pretty dramatic, huh? Take a journey with me to the bottom of the sea if you dare. This newly remastered high definition edition of the WWII German film is finally available for all those poor souls who have never journeyed to the bottom of the sea while hell was raining down on them from above…. Well, this being Blu-ray and all, it was time to get back on… Das Boot again. Yes, you can say I was a very dedicated fellow when it came to all things Boot. I even owned the full original uncut version that ran for an even longer 293 minutes on DVD. I used to own the director’s cut DVD which ran 209 minutes long. I’ve owned several versions of Das Boot (The Boat) throughout the years.
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