Worst naval film

[Linton]

The bbc is currently showing Under Siege.This has got to be the worst naval film ever apart from u-571

[Godalmighty83]

anything including steven segal is automaticaly ruined.

including the straight to video 'submerged'

[Torplexed]

My vote for worst naval flick was Pearl Harbor with Ben Affleck. I think it was described once as a infamous surprise attack on an unsuspecting love triangle.

The scene I cringed at most was when they blew some huge pyrotechnics behind some mothballed Knox-Class frigates and Spurance-Class destroyers with the box launchers for the modern anti-submarine rockets clearly visible. Yeah...real immersive.

[DAB]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

My vote for worst naval flick was Pearl Harbor with Ben Affleck. I think it was described once as a infamous surprise attack on an unsuspecting love triangle.

The scene I cringed at most was when they blew some huge pyrotechnics behind some mothballed Knox-Class frigates and Spurance-Class destroyers with the box launchers for the modern anti-submarine rockets clearly visible. Yeah...real immersive.

Not to mention the gravity defying drowning scene in the aftermarth of the attack (At least my understanding of gravity - maybe someone else can explain)

Actually I don't mind Under Seige - it makes no pretention of being realistic and thats the point. Pearl Harbour claimed to be an accurate film.

[horsa]

Re Pearl Harbor

Take away the three lead actors, the awful love interest, and some dodgy shots, clearly intended for its teenage audience there is actually some very good cinematography in the film. A ruthless re-edit could produce a reasonably good film.

[Arno]

Anyone seen Phantom Below??? According to the reviews I read so far, this one would probably go places in this rating.. :hmm:

As for Under Siege, IMHO it's quite good for a Seagal movie. Popcorn movie, sure, but it never wanted to be anything else, so I dont think one can hold this against the movie.
How was Submerged??? I'm always thinking about renting it just for the fun of it...

Does Hot Shots I count in this topic?!

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

My vote for worst naval flick was Pearl Harbor with Ben Affleck. I think it was described once as a infamous surprise attack on an unsuspecting love triangle.

The scene I cringed at most was when they blew some huge pyrotechnics behind some mothballed Knox-Class frigates and Spurance-Class destroyers with the box launchers for the modern anti-submarine rockets clearly visible. Yeah...real immersive.

Ditto,
my thoughts exactly

[JJ]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

My vote for worst naval flick was Pearl Harbor with Ben Affleck. I think it was described once as a infamous surprise attack on an unsuspecting love triangle.

But there's one part that saved the movie..

When one of the japanese bombs drop next to the guy lying behind the sandsacks. It doesn't explode so the guy stands up and yells "It's a dud!" and BOOOM!!! the bomb goes off immediately... I dunno but I kinda laughed hysterically the next 15 minutes after that

Wonder if the beers I had already drank had something to do with it :hmm:

[Torplexed]

He probably should have yelled: This movie is a dud!

When it first came out in the theaters, I took my father, an Air Force veteran who was about ten years old at the time of the actual Dolittle Raid to see it. He shook his head through a lot of the movie but the scene which really got him was when they removed Josh Hartnett's body off the C-47 transport plane in a pine box after returning from the raid over Tokyo.

"THEY DRAGGED HIS DEAD BODY ALL OVER JAPANESE-OCCUPIED CHINA?...YA GOTTA BE KIDDIN ME!"

I still howl when I think about it.

[Subnuts]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

He probably should have yelled: This movie is a dud!

When it first came out in the theaters, I took my father, an Air Force veteran who was about ten years old at the time of the actual Dolittle Raid to see it. He shook his head through a lot of the movie but the scene which really got him was when they removed Josh Hartnett's body off the C-47 transport plane in a pine box after returning from the raid over Tokyo.

"THEY DRAGGED HIS DEAD BODY ALL OVER JAPANESE-OCCUPIED CHINA?...YA GOTTA BE KIDDIN ME!"

I still howl when I think about it.

I wanna know how the French resistance managed to sneak Ben Affleck into Pearl Harbor! :rotfl:

[Grayback]

Originally Posted by JJ

But there's one part that saved the movie..

When one of the japanese bombs drop next to the guy lying behind the sandsacks. It doesn't explode so the guy stands up and yells "It's a dud!" and BOOOM!!! the bomb goes off immediately...

I was spoiled for that scene by the guy in Saving Private Ryan who takes a bullet through his helmet and lives, and before he's had a few seconds to gloat about how cool that was, takes a second bullet through his forehead. This idiot across the aisle from me took his kids to see this movie, and they laughed like crazy.

[Stealth Hunter]

The worst one I ever saw was definately Pearl Harbor. Good graphics with an absolute cheese storyline. Remind me, how did they manage to drag Harnett's body accross rat and snake and lizard infested, swamp riddled, searing heat and humidity China? A miracle one of the starving soldiers didn't grab it and drag it off into the woods to eat it.

[blue3golf]

Just reading these titles and reliving the experience of watching these movies makes me want to vomit, my immune system actually thought about taking me out in the middle of these film debacles.

[Bort]

Without a doubt, definitely Pearl Harbor.
I've never been so disappointed by a movie. I don't know what is worse, how awful the movie was, or how good it could have been, with all that support and money... I guess we'll never know.

[jason taylor]

pirates of the carribean?