2000 Directed by Jonathan Mostow
In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'.
Matthew McConaughey Bill Paxton Harvey Keitel Jon Bon Jovi David Keith Thomas Kretschmann Jake Weber Jack Noseworthy Tom Guiry Will Estes Terrence 'T.C.' Carson Erik Palladino Dave Power Derk Cheetwood Matthew Settle Rebecca Tilney Carolyna De Laurentiis Dina De Laurentiis Burnell Tucker Rob Allyn Carsten Voigt Gunter Würger Oliver Stokowski Arnd Klawitter Kai Maurer Robert Lahoda Peter Stark Erich Redman Robin Askwith
David Dwiggins Jamie Dixon Mark Freund Peter Donen Darin McCormick-Millett Lubo Hristov Richard O. Helmer Thad Beier
Charles Maynes Steve Maslow Keith Bilderbeck Val Kuklowsky Gregg Landaker Sandy Gendler Rick Kline Jon Johnson Angelo Palazzo Frank Fleming Tim Gedemer
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I once watched this in a German movie theatre. I won't go into details about why I was in said theatre (it involved a bar with 150 different kinds of whiskey. And absinthe), but suffice to say it was a unique experience. Especially because they dub films in Germany and my German isn't that great.
It did provide a singular moment in which a Dutch idiot nearly died laughing in a room filled with very serious Germans. There is a scene in which one of the American Crew members freaks out in the German sub. They're under attack and he has to act quickly which he can't do. 'I don't understand anything! Everything is in German! '
Now imagine that…
“Maybe we got ’em demoralised!” – For Bill
You're all fucking nuts, U-571 is BRILLIANT.
I'm well aware that, historically, it could not be less accurate if it tried but I think you know me well enough by now to know that I don't give half a crap about that sort of thing. As far as #fakenews goes, I'm more than alright with it in films.
As a WW2 action thriller, this is the fucking BUSINESS. The opening scene is a complete throw right away as we're put on board the German boat that is going to be central to proceedings (h*ck, they even named the film after it!) and it's an outstanding opening scene as well. Not just because…
There are scenes on the submarine that are so well done. Nothing like the scenes on "Das Boot", but there was genuine tension and frightening moments on it. However, it tries to be too much patriotic, resulting as some kind of an amazing feat rather than another time that war proved to be terror on earth.
”If this thing goes south I will blow that Nazi boat right out of the water.”
The script’s ham-handed and about as historically accurate as Mister Peabody's Improbable History, but if you can make it to the second half there’s some pretty good action.
It also has some truly incredible sound design, so crank up the surround sound and immerse yourself in a sonic ocean of suspense.
”Do you think I got all the answers here?
Think I know how we’re gonna get out of this?
I don’t. I don’t know how.”
2000 Ranked
Non-2020 First Time Watches Ranked
Writers Ranked: David Ayer
I'll start off by saying I know nothing about WWII and in particular the submarine side of things, so the historical inaccuracies didn't affect my score at all. But what we get here is a shallow Hollywood action flick (not necessarily a criticism) under the guise of a historical depiction of WWII.
This was written by David Ayer and while I am a fan of his work (I even enjoy Suicide Squad), I assumed going in this was going to have little to no character development in it, and I was right. But what we get is a film with some fantastic performances from the likes of McConaughey (before…
Johnathon Mostow impresses me again after the intense "Breakdown" with this follow-up, which is a mostly Americanized version of "Das Boot." There is undeniable tension, gripping camera-work and jaw-dropping suspense all throughout this breakneck-paced action adventure. It reminded me, in terms of style and craftsmanship, of the terrific "Executive Decision."
I love World War II movies but I found this one to be slightly boring. As far as submarine movies go, Das Boot is 10x better.
U-571 is more corny than K-19, but it's also more riveting.
This movie is wildly inaccurate. The American Navy had fuck all to do with acquiring enigma machines. But that's not the point.
The point is: depth charges. Depth charges must be one of the most suspenseful cinematic devices out there. Get some good editing, a great set, and a little Harvey Keitel and you've got yourself a stew going. All the interpersonal conflicts and subplots are thin, but they keep things interesting until the back half with all the depth charges. The last hour is adrenaline excellence.
McConaughey and the surrounding ensemble all do good work. It just takes one guy who cannot convincingly look up at the ceiling while sweating to ruin your submarine movie. Thankfully that doesn't happen here.
Blatantly historically inaccurate as it may be, U-571 is a tense, suspenseful, and truly claustrophobic submarine thriller featuring terrific performances, great set pieces, excellent cinematography and pacing, and engaging characters.
Whenever a new submarine movie comes out today, I always compare it to U-571 because I think personally this is the best submarine movie ever made but yes there are some I have not seen yet. The OG crowd would probably go with Das Boot or The Hunt for the Red October which I totally understand or the newer generation might go with Crimson Tide with all the Denzel Washington fans.
They tried very, very hard with the authentic on this movie which I take great pride in that kind of filmmaking, almost to the point of being so accurate it's on the documentary level.
You have real submarines, real destroyers, real explosions, real shooting and real planes throughout this…
I have a good friend and, despite knowing his predilection for hyperbole, I avoided this movie for twenty years just because he told me it was absolutely the worst movie ever made and Matthew McConnaughey is TOTAL SHIT!!! His words, not mine.
Well, we all thought McConnaughey was a pile of shit in 2000 didn't we? Because he always seemed to be in shitty rom-coms with Jennifer Lopez and stuff like that and it was just so painfully obvious how badly Hollywood wanted to make him a star. Of course, now we all know better because we've seen True Detective and the various other good things he's done since somehow pulling his shit together.
Anyway, I don't know why I…
