BARF

Rating: Null/10 (29 October 2000)

As a submariner, I found the movie REALLY lacking in authenticity. The Klaxon sounds TWICE for a dive and three times for a surface. I heard three OoGah's for a dive. I doubt if ANY submarine would blow up like a gas can if either torpedoed or hit by gunfire. And it takes the better part of a year to learn the systems on a boat. These guys did it in a few short days and the markings were in German? The depth charge noises were a bit (!!!!) weak. Even a hand grenade sounds like someone hammering on a 55 gallon drum and you are IN the drum. There were quite a few other errors, but I got discouraged and stopped looking. I was going to order this movie from Amazon, but I think I'll save my money.. Come to Portland, Oregon, tour the USS Blueback (SS 581) and see what a real sub is like.