I am a real WWII fan. So much so that my son and I took a vacation in France in 2010 during which we visited the beaches and museums of Normandy. We stayed in a Bed and Breakfast that was occupied by German officers during the war. We even watched, for the first time, The Band Of Brothers series in that bed and breakfast.
I will watch just about any movie that has to do with WWII, my favorites being those related to hardware, ships, tanks, airplanes, submarines, heavy artillery, etc. I can't count the number of WW II movies I've watched, some of them so excellent I watched them multiple time, some so bad they were almost intolerable. This 1997 version of Crash Dive was so bad I actually couldn't watch it.
I managed to get through about 20 minutes of Crash Dive 1997 before I had to cut it off. The acting was so bad, even in a couple of cases by a seasoned actor, direction was the worst, and the dialog was truly awful.
From the early moments where sailors were disrespectful with their officers I knew this would be at least a B movie. But when they rescued the Russians off the raft, then left them unguarded I began to doubt my ability to get through the whole thing.
I finally cut it off and watched the 1943 version which was MUCH better. However the two movies share a name, but the story lines are not at all alike. Crash Dive 1943 is a WWII romantic comedy, not a sub movie.
Don't waste your time on Crash Dive 1997.
I will watch just about any movie that has to do with WWII, my favorites being those related to hardware, ships, tanks, airplanes, submarines, heavy artillery, etc. I can't count the number of WW II movies I've watched, some of them so excellent I watched them multiple time, some so bad they were almost intolerable. This 1997 version of Crash Dive was so bad I actually couldn't watch it.
I managed to get through about 20 minutes of Crash Dive 1997 before I had to cut it off. The acting was so bad, even in a couple of cases by a seasoned actor, direction was the worst, and the dialog was truly awful.
From the early moments where sailors were disrespectful with their officers I knew this would be at least a B movie. But when they rescued the Russians off the raft, then left them unguarded I began to doubt my ability to get through the whole thing.
I finally cut it off and watched the 1943 version which was MUCH better. However the two movies share a name, but the story lines are not at all alike. Crash Dive 1943 is a WWII romantic comedy, not a sub movie.
Don't waste your time on Crash Dive 1997.