I saw this movie on my week off. I was kinda disappointed. I was hoping for Saving Private Ryan, but as The Good Shepherd, the book it is based on. But when I come to think about it, that would be incredibly hard to translate to the big screen. As a big part of C. S. Forester's book is silent inside narrative in the Captain's head, and the movie only has the 2 hours or so to tell this story. If faithfully executed, matching the book, well, that might not make the best action cinema anyway.
I am hampered by my preconceptions, as I have read the book. More than once. Having been a naval officer, one often gravitates to C. S. Forester stuff, at least eventually. Someone going in cold might enjoy it without the quibbles I bring.
So, these limitations aside? It is still pretty good as a movie. Worth seeing, in my book, but no tour de force.
The Enemy Below and Das Boot are better U-Boat vs. Destroyer movies. Balance of Terror, too.
The CGI quality is mixed, sometimes very good, but not always. I wonder if they used a Fletcher class for part of the sets.
I did like how he elevated the mess mate that must have been in the book into a more major character. That was actually a good touch.
The trailer is more exciting than the movie.
If you have Apple Plus tv channel, or whatever, see it. Don't get Apply plus just for this.
Sunday, August 16, 2020
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I heard somewhere that the U.S.S KIDD in Baton Rouge was used for some of the production.
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