Tom Hanks' new convoy war movie: Greyhound

nikimcbee · 02-08-17, 04:14 PM

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https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war...e=facebook.com

A naval war movie for a change, set aboard a destroyer... perhaps an updating of "The Cruel Sea"?

Since Hollywood is too lazy to open a history book and finds it much easier to just re-make old films, I would totally go for a remake of "The Cruel Sea" or "Sink the Bismarck."

If I were a millionaire, I'd love to make a naval movie the old school way, with the miniature models and giant pool (See Toho). I hate the over use of CGI.

How about a movie about Jutland?
The Tang's final patrol?

Fubar2Niner · 02-08-17, 04:17 PM

Jutland............ Now that would be cool !

Rockstar · 02-08-17, 04:30 PM

Howzabout The Caine Mutiny? Plenty of inner demons, seafaring and court room drama

nikimcbee · 10-03-18, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

Jutland............ Now that would be cool !

ditto.

I wish they would do October Fury as a movie, about the Cuban Missile Crisis.

ET2SN · 10-03-18, 05:15 AM

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ditto.

I wish they would do October Fury as a movie, about the Cuban Missile Crisis.

I'll always go back to The Missiles Of October.

Or, as I sometimes call it, The Revenge Of The Character Actors.

Sure, William Devane had to learn to talk like JFK and he deserved top billing, but (a young) Martin Sheen delivers as Bobby and that guy, what's his name?, he always played the high school principal.., well, you get the idea.

While shot for TV in a TV studio (I think it was Lorimar?) on a TV budget, Missiles still holds up. Khrushchev comes off as almost campy in the Three Minute Egg scene and this is the closest I've seen to the REAL Gen. LeMay.

(To paraphrase-)

"Mr. President, just give the order and SAC will reply in full.."
"Against Cuber? Wouldn't that be over kill?"
"Nooo.. Not against Cuba.."

So, great performances across the board AND done on a fairly low budget.

Cybermat47 · 10-03-18, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

If I were a millionaire, I'd love to make a naval movie the old school way, with the miniature models and giant pool (See Toho). I hate the over use of CGI.

The giant pool makes a brief appearance in Shin Godzilla when it’s filled with mud and composited over a live action shot. Long live the giant pool.

No rubber suit though

Platapus · 10-03-18, 03:50 PM

I would like to see a nice movie about Karl Muller and the Emden.

The problem is that if they made it true to life, no one would believe it.

nikimcbee · 10-04-18, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybermat47

The giant pool makes a brief appearance in Shin Godzilla when it’s filled with mud and composited over a live action shot. Long live the giant pool.

No rubber suit though

Wish granted.

"Are you my mother?"

nikimcbee · 10-04-18, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Wish granted.

"Are you my mother?"

Jim back in the day, when he had hair.

No Buna's were harmed in this picture although a lot of bananas were consumed.

Jimbuna · 10-16-18, 02:16 PM

Lasstmichdurch · 03-05-20, 01:19 PM

Uuh...now i´m hyped...
And when a trailer has these alp-horns i´m always lost...

Onkel Neal · 03-05-20, 08:56 PM

Why are the U-boats roaring?

StimpsonJCat · 03-05-20, 09:49 PM

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Why are the U-boats roaring?

They aren't. It's clearly part of the film score edited to the rhythm of the trailer. It's about creating a mood to help market the film. For all we know that may not be the films actual score. It sounds very Dunkirk-esque.

JgzMan · 07-30-20, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

If I were a millionaire, I'd love to make a naval movie the old school way, with the miniature models and giant pool (See Toho). I hate the over use of CGI.

If I were richer then Midas, I'd want to make a naval movie the way they made at least one military movie, and just rent some battleships.

mrb__ · 08-03-20, 02:15 PM

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