U-571
U-571
PG-13 | 21 April 2000 (USA)
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In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'.

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Titreenp

SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

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Breakinger

A Brilliant Conflict

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Afouotos

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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Bob

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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ripleyclone8

I was pleasantly surprised by U-571. So much so that I personally thought it was a better made film overall compared to Das Boot. Das Boot seems excessively slow and choppy in terms of pacing. U-571 took every element of Das Boot and just made it better and cooler. I prefer this over Das Boot! Please check this film out if your into WWII films or liked Das Boot, you won't be disappointed!

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LawLess39

This is another in the line WWII Submarine movies. Such as ...'Crash Dive' ... 'Run Silent Run Deep' ... 'The Enemy Below' ... 'Destination Tokyo'To name a few.There were, a recorded total of, 4 U Boats captured during WWII. None of them were taken by 'commando raid' So yeah .... it is just a movie, so ... lighten up!There were no Zombies ... Vampires ... scrawny girls firing guns that are to big for them, beating the crap out of dudes three times their size. No slim, blood dripping off everything and nobody came out-of-the-closet. It was enjoyable!There is a plot!Although this did not have the 'strong' manly characters of old (except for Harvey Keitel, maybe) ... these folks got the 'job done'.I found the attention to detail good and allowed me to get immersed in the movie.This is not a chick flick! So it is understand able it is hard to find male actors that can stand on their own - as men. This does detract from the movie some ... but in the end ...This is a very entertaining movie.

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mark-02092

I won't put this up there with the great war movies of the 40's and 50's. However, it was entertaining. Decent filmography coming before the era where everything has to be computer generated.Now, the acting was OK. Not what I would expect from Paxton. He was a bit dull. The short bit by Bon Jovi was amusing. McConaughy was actually pretty decent for this particular role.Don't watch this movie like its a documentary. Watch this movie for entertainment. It is not Saving Private Ryan, and it is not Das Boot. But that's OK. It was still worth watching.As for all of the reviewers complaining about this movie being a pro- American war movie? What do you expect? Its about WWII, and the Germans were the bad guys. That is Fact, not fiction. Depicting Germans as sub-human? I didn't see that in this movie, but that did kind of happen during WWII as well. (Trying to exterminate an entire race of people generally classifies as sub-human.)I would say that Hollywood typically puts out movies with the opposite perspective. CIA conspiracy, US Government cover-up, etc. How many more of those movies do we need? In fact, a typical plot-twist in this movie would have been that the Enigma device was actually given to the Germans by a pro-Hitler OSS faction within the US government. Its actually nice to see a movie from the straight-up patriotic rah, rah perspective once in a while instead.I don't normally write reviews very often, but most of the reviews that I read here did not reflect on the movie much at all. Just said it was terrible because it glorified Americans and bashed Germans. I didn't get that feeling, but many of these reviews did appear to be from those who may be trying to forget about the past. I don't think we should hold WWII against anyone descended from those who started it. However, we shouldn't exactly tiptoe around and pretend those things didn't happen. Remember it, learn from it, and we might not be doomed to repeat it.

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jlthornb51

Academy Award winning motion picture that is an overwhelmingly authentic, incredibly realistic, and simply superb movie that not only is excitingly entertaining but stands as a stunning tribute to those who served the U.S.A. in the WWII Atlantic. What a fabulous film! The director, Jonathan Mastow, is a wonderfully gifted film maker and his script shows magnificently the heroism of the Americans who so selflessly captured the Nazi Enigma machines. In essence, by their brave acts they won the war against the Germans and destroyed the Master Race single handedly. Tremendous special effects and beautiful performances from an all star cast are highlights of this wonderful film but it is the dramatic, tension filled story of the exciting adventures Americans in the North Atlantic that will overwhelm audiences with its power. Certainly in the top ten productions depicting any aspect of the Second World War ever filmed. It is deeply satisfying how recent years have seen this and motion pictures such as Pearl Harbor and Inglorious Basterds pay tribute to true American heroes.

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