I enjoyed this movie because it dealt with the complications that can arise during combat. I felt it did a good job with depicting what it would be like to serve on a submarine.
It saddens me to see several reviews that are scathing in nature because the reviewer felt the movie slighted all nations other then the US.
To the credit of the movie makers, at the end of the movie was a message that went something like this, "This movie is dedicated to all the brave sailors of the allies who risked their lives during WWII."
I will agree this movie makes the Americans appear to be head and shoulders above the Germans they were fighting, but it was made by Hollywood, don't be mad at the whole USA.
The ending credits make it clear the British were the first to capture an enigma. I guess the negative comments are from those who didn't wait to see the ending credits otherwise they would know that.
I like to learn where the movie was made and how. Near the end credit was given where due. It clearly stated:
9 May 1941 HMS Bulldog and HMS Aubretia captured an enigma from U-110.
30 Oct. 1942 HMS Petard captures a weather cipher from U-559.
4 June 1944 U.S. Navy task group 22.3 captured an enigma from U-505.
Each incident was important as the Germans would change the codes at any time they suspected the enigma had been compromised. It was a major breakthrough when the Brits were able to figure out how the enigma worked. My hat is off to them.
I hope everyone who watches this movie on DVD in the future will go to the special features and see how much effort went into making this movie as realistic as possible. They actually built a whole copy of a U-boat.
The U-505 is on display in Chicago. I have walked through that old girl and watched the video of her capture. She is one of four U boats that are now a museum piece and she is the only surviving copy of the type IXC.
The companies that made parts for U-505 donated replacements free of charge when they learned she would be a museum piece.
Watch the movie with an open mind and I think you will find it entertaining.
It saddens me to see several reviews that are scathing in nature because the reviewer felt the movie slighted all nations other then the US.
To the credit of the movie makers, at the end of the movie was a message that went something like this, "This movie is dedicated to all the brave sailors of the allies who risked their lives during WWII."
I will agree this movie makes the Americans appear to be head and shoulders above the Germans they were fighting, but it was made by Hollywood, don't be mad at the whole USA.
The ending credits make it clear the British were the first to capture an enigma. I guess the negative comments are from those who didn't wait to see the ending credits otherwise they would know that.
I like to learn where the movie was made and how. Near the end credit was given where due. It clearly stated:
9 May 1941 HMS Bulldog and HMS Aubretia captured an enigma from U-110.
30 Oct. 1942 HMS Petard captures a weather cipher from U-559.
4 June 1944 U.S. Navy task group 22.3 captured an enigma from U-505.
Each incident was important as the Germans would change the codes at any time they suspected the enigma had been compromised. It was a major breakthrough when the Brits were able to figure out how the enigma worked. My hat is off to them.
I hope everyone who watches this movie on DVD in the future will go to the special features and see how much effort went into making this movie as realistic as possible. They actually built a whole copy of a U-boat.
The U-505 is on display in Chicago. I have walked through that old girl and watched the video of her capture. She is one of four U boats that are now a museum piece and she is the only surviving copy of the type IXC.
The companies that made parts for U-505 donated replacements free of charge when they learned she would be a museum piece.
Watch the movie with an open mind and I think you will find it entertaining.