Editor in Chief Bill ![Workbencher Fezian](boards/icons/workbencher.gif) | 01 Nov 2023 6:57 p.m. PST |
Which film, that features a submarine in a prominent role, is the best? |
Disco Joe | 01 Nov 2023 7:02 p.m. PST |
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Schogun ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 01 Nov 2023 7:12 p.m. PST |
As an adult, Das Boot. As a kid, Destination Tokyo had me on the edge of my seat. |
PzGeneral | 01 Nov 2023 7:56 p.m. PST |
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Cuprum2 | 01 Nov 2023 8:31 p.m. PST |
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DisasterWargamer ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 01 Nov 2023 8:54 p.m. PST |
Hunter Killer Operation Petticoat Run Silent Run Deep |
Bunkermeister ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 01 Nov 2023 9:00 p.m. PST |
Das Boot is an excellent movie. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Fantastic Journey. Destination Tokyo. Submarine X-1. Mike Bunkermeister Creek |
Callsign 21 | 01 Nov 2023 10:44 p.m. PST |
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Striker | 01 Nov 2023 11:12 p.m. PST |
Das Boot but I also like The Enemy Below. |
Doctor X ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 2:01 a.m. PST |
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Serge69 | 02 Nov 2023 2:28 a.m. PST |
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ZULUPAUL ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 3:22 a.m. PST |
Das Boot Destination Tokyo |
Deucey ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 4:39 a.m. PST |
Das Boot 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Disney) |
rustymusket | 02 Nov 2023 5:21 a.m. PST |
Tie for me. The Enemy Below and Hunt for Red October. |
Marc33594 ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 6:21 a.m. PST |
Das Boot But honorable mention due to a terrific sound track to Crimson Tide. |
Choctaw | 02 Nov 2023 6:32 a.m. PST |
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troopwo ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 7:15 a.m. PST |
"Run Silent Run Deep" for me. |
ColCampbell ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 7:33 a.m. PST |
Das Boot made one feel that you were really in the sub. Jim |
79thPA ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 7:58 a.m. PST |
"The Enemy Below" is probably at the top of the list for me, but there are a number of good ones. |
robert piepenbrink ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 8:16 a.m. PST |
Does "Balance of Terror" count? |
Col Durnford ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 8:50 a.m. PST |
I believe Balance of Terror was just a remake of The Enemy Below in space. Just because no one else has said it, The Bedford Incident (also The Enemy Below set in the Cold War). With all that I'm mind, my vote would be for The Enemy Below. |
jfleisher | 02 Nov 2023 8:53 a.m. PST |
The Neptune Factor. A thrilling excursion to the bottom of a saltwater aquarium… Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea The Hunt for Red October Grey Lady Down Crimson Tide |
Shagnasty ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 9:58 a.m. PST |
Das Boot is number 1 with a huge tie at 2nd; too many to list. |
Frederick ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 11:42 a.m. PST |
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Goober | 02 Nov 2023 12:58 p.m. PST |
Das Boot Crimson Tide Grey Lady Down for the claustrophobia it induced in a teenage me, and featuring a young Ronnie Cox, who I later recognised half way through Robocop. |
David Manley | 02 Nov 2023 2:10 p.m. PST |
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robert piepenbrink ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 3:58 p.m. PST |
"I believe Balance of Terror was just a remake of The Enemy Below in space." Certainly, which is why I rate it as a submarine movie. (It was clear even in the first broadcast, when I'd never heard of The Enemy Below.) But I think on balance it's an improved version. Possibly the shorter running time helped? Note that it was outright theft, by the way, not purchase: I can't find any acknowledgement in the TV episode either of the movie or the book the movie was based on. |
Kuznetsov | 02 Nov 2023 6:39 p.m. PST |
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Oberlindes Sol LIC ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 6:54 p.m. PST |
No one has suggested Fantastic Voyage yet! |
Zephyr1 | 02 Nov 2023 8:48 p.m. PST |
On a lighter note, Operation Petticoat. The witch doctor scene was just great…! ;-) |
Bunkermeister ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Nov 2023 10:27 p.m. PST |
Oberlindes Sol LIC I did but misidentified it as Fantastic Journey. Bunkermeister |
Dave Crowell | 05 Nov 2023 10:40 a.m. PST |
Das Boot 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea For very different reasons. |
Warspite1 | 06 Nov 2023 7:11 a.m. PST |
Das Boot, Run Silent, Run Deep, Above Us The Waves in that order. This last is a 1955 British film about the X-Craft attacks on the Tirpitz. link Barry |