Das Boot

Das Boot

1985
Drama, War
TV Mini-Series
4h 53m
"The Boat" is the story of the crew of one of the thousands of U-boats deployed by the Germans in World War II. Subject to countless hours of claustrophobic confinement and unending assault by enemy ships, the crew struggles for survival. (imdb)
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Das Boot

1985
Drama, War
TV Mini-Series
4h 53m
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Rated 26 Mar 2018
10
98th
Even at 300 minutes, some of the crew are characterized only in the broadest strokes (there's the angry guy, the religious guy, etc.) but it matters little when I could drown in this film with its lived-in sets and its facial expressions that convey the extremes of human emotion. Every frame is dripping with perspiration, you feel the crew's anxiety as your own when the ship's hull groans under increasing pressure. It's a five-hour movie about watching beards grow, and not a second too long.
Rated 13 Apr 2014
93
95th
Das Boot is not a film. Das Boot is time travel. It reaches out to you through the screen and softly pulls you into its world. And it is lovely. And it is terrible. Men try to kill men and they're not sure why. The pressure pushes all good thoughts, all good memories, all light and love and warmth into darkness. Misery. Misery is an ever present cloak, heavy and damp. It's war. No coat of sugar here. No meaning to the heroism. I'm haunted by their faces, those friends of mine from das boot.
Rated 05 Aug 2016
85
96th
It's pronounced boat. It's just spelled boot. Look it up.
Rated 15 Feb 2012
91
95th
An amazing experience, the build up is slow but effective as you get to know the members of the boat. It does drag a little bit but never for too long and those slow moments serve to remind you of how dull life on the submarine must be. The final hour is where the film really kicks it up a notch and really brings together all the personalities you've come to get to know.
Rated 13 Jul 2008
82
80th
Gripping. Well worth the week of your life you'll lose to watching it.
Rated 18 Jul 2008
95
98th
One of my all-time favorites - the ending is hard to bear!
Rated 02 May 2011
90
95th
It's exactly the same as the film, only longer. If you haven't watched either and have some time, watch this one.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
90
99th
Amazing. Complete series.
Rated 24 May 2007
95
98th
As good as Das Boot, but better. This mini-series augments characterization and provides a bit more satisfying a portrait, granted you are willing to sacrifice your time.
Rated 09 Feb 2019
95
98th
I am glad this mini series is on criticker, because it is THE way to watch Das Boot. Whilst the film was great, it seemed to lose continuity as it was edited from this much longer version, and some scenes looked a little out of place and truncated. This however, is a truly gripping war film, and you end up with a true sense of sympathy for ALL men, whatever their nationality, drafted in to other mens wars, and dying horribly in them. Surely that is the purpose of a war film ?
Rated 29 May 2022
5
98th
A true masterpiece. Much slower than the theatrical release, but much more fleshed out and character-driven.
Rated 06 Jul 2023
78
86th
Filled-in same score as film

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