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This is the restored, 209-minute director's cut of Wolfgang Petersen's harrowing and claustrophobic U-boat thriller, which was theatrically rereleased in 1997. Originally made as a six-hour miniseries, this version devotes more time to getting to know the crew before they and their stoic captain (Jürgen Prochnow) get aboard their U-boat and find themselves stranded at the bottom of the sea. Das Boot puts you inside that submerged vessel and explores the physical and emotional tensions of the situation with a vivid, terrifying realism that few movies can match. As Petersen tightens the screws and the submerged ship blows bolts, the pressure builds to such unbearable levels that you may be tempted to escape for a nice walk on solid land in the great outdoors--only you wouldn't dream of looking away from the screen. --Jim Emerson
Special Features
The original DVD release for Das Boot featured a fabulous digitally remastered Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. In addition, that DVD included one of the more informative director commentaries and making-of documentaries yet. The only complaint was that the movie was so long that it was spread over two sides, and the viewer had to get up to flip the disc over halfway through. This Superbit version won't remove the inconvenience of getting up off the sofa; it spreads the movie across two separate DVDs. However, the picture is slightly less noisy, something that will only be noticeable on larger screens with high quality A/V equipment due to the already murky, shadowy cinematography inside the submarine. The Superbit version of the movie has both a Dolby Digital 5.1 and a new DTS 5.1 mix of the soundtrack which is very similar to the digitally remastered soundtrack from the original DVD, but both are at a higher bit rate. Whereas the original DVD had a Dolby Digital 5.1 mix of both the original German and an English dubbed soundtrack, the Superbit DVD's Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS mixes are both of the German soundtrack. The English dubbed soundtrack only comes in Dolby Surround.
Is the higher bit rate audio and video worth losing the commentary and documentary? For anyone without the right A/V setup, it won't be, but a submarine movie is so much about the audio experience that Das Boot might be one of the movies most worthy of the Superbit treatment. --Eugene Wei
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By Jude C Toche
Format:DVD
This film is amazing.
I served in the US Navy's submarine force, and Petersen's movie is the closest you can get to being in a sub without actually signing enlistment papers. This is one of the few war movies that is not relentlessly propagandistic. Petersen presents a story of humans--not stereotypes, not jingoistic misrepresentations of sailors. By the end of the film, you'll probably find yourself cheering for the Kriegsmarine crew, or at least hoping that they get home safely. As an American, raised after World War Two, I grew up with nothing but negative images and stereotypes of WWII Germany and Germans. Petersen and his cast do an amazing job of breaking through those representations and portraying a story of young, proud men who defy the odds and the elements and do what they perceive of as their duty, even though they find no glory--just despair.
I would recommend that you read Herbert Werner's memoir Iron Coffins in addition to watching this movie, especially if you are unfamiliar with the Battle of the Atlantic. Also, after the end of the movie, you should go outside, stand in the sunshine, and be glad that you are.
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By Kevin Barton
Format:DVD
If the original uncut version goes on blu-ray, I might as well get that version. I like the English dubbed version rather than the German version because it is my preference. Hope this happens soon on blu-ray. The Director's cut is on blu-ray, but not the original uncut version.
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Not bad
Older but decent movie. Not what was expected however and took too long to come in (for advertsing that there were five in stock ready to gone I placed the order).
Published 4 months ago by Amy Jennison
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Very authentic
My father in law served in German u-boots in WW II. He was one of the lucky ones who survived. He watched the director's cut, in German of course, and he said it was very... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Likes to listen to radio
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DVD was broken when I got it!
Not very happy.
Tried to play both sides of the DVD and couldn't.
Took it out and realized it was broken in the center. Read more
Tried to play both sides of the DVD and couldn't.
Took it out and realized it was broken in the center. Read more
Published 13 months ago by mh
5.0 out of 5 stars
bon film
tres bon film a voir et a revoir,la qualité en blue ray est excellente et en plus il est en français.
Published 18 months ago by faucon007
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE BEST
The only way it would be better if it was the entire mini-series in Blu-ray. Best submarine movie every made - bar none.
Published 22 months ago by Christopher E. Dykman
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb filmmaking!
The realism here is among the best you will ever see in any film. The characters, the sets, the script, the action...nothing seems contrived. It is like you were there. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Bob
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Masterpiece of Naval Story
I cannot speak from experience as my closest experience with the navy was taking the ferry to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. Read more
Published on Feb 28 2011 by Andre Le Blanc
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best war film/mini series/TV series ever
Probably the best war film/mini series/TV programme I have ever seen. It makes feel like your really there and you feel the ups and downs of the crew with them. Read more
Published on Aug 29 2010 by Ben Nicholson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Greatest Anti-War Movie Yet?
Is this the greatest war (or rather, anti-war) movie yet? I certainly think so. Before I saw Das Boot, my favourite movie with a war theme was actually Judgment At Nuremberg. Read more
Published on Aug 17 2010 by John L. Crosthwaite
5.0 out of 5 stars
Das Boot
Best submarine movie I've seen and well worth the price to get the original uncut version
Published on April 24 2010 by George E. Thompson
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