In the mood for a Navy movie....

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Permalink Reply by Jim Weintraub on December 16, 2014 at 3:40pm

I'll add my favorite war movie of all time... Midway. 

There is also Das Boot and U571. Both great movies. 

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Permalink Reply by Jay Thompson on December 16, 2014 at 4:19pm

forgot about Das Boot. Don't think I've seen U571. Saw Midway years ago, but I don't remember enough of it so I'll add that to the list also.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Weintraub on December 16, 2014 at 4:37pm

A little trivia about Midway. It was one of the first movies to advertise early surround sound with big subwoofers. They called it sensoraround... or something like that. I still remember seeing it as a kid and the theater shaking when the bombs dropped. How far surround sound has come. 

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Permalink Reply by Blake Owen on December 16, 2014 at 4:45pm

You're going to be busy Jay. : )

Destination Tokyo
They Were Expendable
The Caine Mutiny
Run Silent, Run Deep
Operation Pacific
In Harm's Way
The Frogmen
Sink The Bismark!
The Enemy Below
Father Goose ( While not a classic Navy movie you get to look at Leslie Caron for two hours)
PT 109
The Fighting Seabees
Action in the North Atlantic
In Which We Serve

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Permalink Reply by Jay Thompson on December 16, 2014 at 4:54pm

I remember that! Also saw Midway in a theater and now that you mention it I do remember them having all these posters about "sensurround". Of course...I also remember 8 tracks and my Dad was the first in the neighborhood to have a Quadraphonic Stereo system. I wish I had those old systems today for kicks. Hang out in the garage with Doobie Bros playing. It'd be one way to keep the daughter and wife out of my territory.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Weintraub on December 16, 2014 at 5:14pm

Jay's not the only one who is going to be busy. I love WW2 movies, so I'll be checking these out as well. 

Blake Owen said:

You're going to be busy Jay. : )

Destination Tokyo
They Were Expendable
The Caine Mutiny
Run Silent, Run Deep
Operation Pacific
In Harm's Way
The Frogmen
Sink The Bismark!
The Enemy Below
Father Goose ( While not a classic Navy movie you get to look at Leslie Caron for two hours)
PT 109
The Fighting Seabees
Action in the North Atlantic
In Which We Serve

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Permalink Reply by Jim Weintraub on December 16, 2014 at 5:21pm

I have experienced the reverse.  My kids keep me away by playing their modern hip-hop music. 

Jay Thompson said:

It'd be one way to keep the daughter and wife out of my territory.

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Permalink Reply by Jay Thompson on December 16, 2014 at 5:35pm

if you like WW2 movies, check out Fury. I watched that the other night with the wife and it's not bad. I've never seen a combat movie from the perspective of a tank crew and it's eye opening (as much as a movie can depict anyway). It stars Brad Pit who commands a Sherman Tank crew and leads a group of 4 tanks on a mission. One of the best parts of the movie is when they engage a German Tiger Tank, which for the movie, they used the only operating Tiger in the world. Damn thing is bigger then I thought.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Weintraub on December 16, 2014 at 5:47pm

I watch Military Channel (I think it is now called American Hero's Channel now). Great show on tank battles. Listened to interviews from former Sherman operators who had to go head to head with Tigers. Most of the time the Sherman shells just bounced of the Tiger armor. And the much shorter main gun did not help the Sherman. 

Jay Thompson said:

if you like WW2 movies, check out Fury. I watched that the other night with the wife and it's not bad. I've never seen a combat movie from the perspective of a tank crew and it's eye opening (as much as a movie can depict anyway). It stars Brad Pit who commands a Sherman Tank crew and leads a group of 4 tanks on a mission. One of the best parts of the movie is when they engage a German Tiger Tank, which for the movie, they used the only operating Tiger in the world. Damn thing is bigger then I thought.

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Permalink Reply by Sean Jayson on December 16, 2014 at 6:03pm

The story of the Battle of Samar featuring the sailors of Taffy 3 should be shared with any/all Navy families:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzNrn2Wl6lg

or the book:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Stand_of_the_Tin_Can_Sailors

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Permalink Reply by Jim Weintraub on December 16, 2014 at 6:15pm

Is this the story about the Destroyer? that attacked the Japanese fleet? 

Sean Jayson said:

The story of the Battle of Samar featuring the sailors of Taffy 3 should be shared with any/all Navy families:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzNrn2Wl6lg

or the book:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Stand_of_the_Tin_Can_Sailors

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Permalink Reply by Sean Jayson on December 16, 2014 at 6:27pm

Yup... the Johnston and the Roberts were Taffy 3's little ankle biters.

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