I am a total sucker for all movies about subs and I have pretty much seen them all. This is the only one I want to go back and rewatch over and over. Of course all credit due to Das Boot my second favorite and an excellent sub film in its own way but it does not have the rewatchability factor that THFRO has.
shareI think it might be the best american sub movie...
shareI think it is the best for sure. It has a complex compelling plot with a very satisfying resolution, a superb cast and great direction by McTiernan. 10/10
Das Boot is very good, even if it's not the unassailable masterpiece I expected. 8/10
Run Silent, Run Deep is another really good one, though the novel is much better. 8/10
For silly fun entertainment, I enjoyed the disaster film Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. 6/10
Crimson Tide is pure Bruckeheimer, which means it's loud and quickly edited and often times feels like a music video. A great cast and fine performances undermined by an unconvincing story. 6/10
Ice Station Zebra is a great film for the first half when it is set on the sub, almost completely falls apart when they reach Ice Station Zebra and becomes a traditional Cold War espionage film. 6/10
U-571 seemed like a can't miss but I liked very little of it. 4/10
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, an often times thrilling and even wondrous film, well exceeded my expectations 8/10
A few sub films I haven't yet seen but have heard good things about are The Enemy Below and Down Periscope.
I love Ice Station Zebra, it’s not very good but somehow I love it. Oh that new one Hunter Killer is entertaining if not predictable.
shareGiving Crimson Tide a 6/10 and U-571 a 4/10 makes the rest of your post highly questionable.
shareDon't roll your eyes, but "The Land That Time Forgot" (1974) features a lot of well-done submarine sequences, taking place during WWI, basically the whole first half of the movie.
shareUGH...SUBMARINE MOVIES...IVE SEEN A FEW BUT USUALLY SKIP THEM...CLAUSTAPHOBIA IS A BITCH....THIS IS THE BEST ONE I SAW.
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No love for Down Periscope??? LOL
It's the best James Bond movie ever. I wish Bond would break from the formula and do something where he has to use his wits and smarts when he is unable to use his brawn. Try something different for once.
I was tired of eccentric baddies with facial scars stroking cats, and the tired old Bond clichés that were lampooned by Austin Powers. When something is parodied over and over that's supposed to kill it. Doubling down just put me off Bond altogether.