discussion GreyHound film with Tom Hankes

[boatman]

well as the tile says ive just watched it an was a bit dissappionted after all the hype i heard of it has any of you guys seen it an your thoughts on it as i thought the cruel sea with jack hawins an the enamy below with curt jergin an robert mictum were both better films
chrisb

 

[Lee W]

Not seen Greyhound but wouldn't mind a nosy at it.
The Cruel Sea brilliant film, that was our go to deployment film whilst at sea back in '92... snorkers, good oh!

 

[Waspie]

well as the tile says ive just watched it an was a bit dissappionted after all the hype i heard of it has any of you guys seen it an your thoughts on it as i thought the cruel sea with jack hawins an the enamy below with curt jergin an robert mictum were both better films
chrisb

Thats the reality of ASW Chris. 98% boredom and 2% action. I didn't mind the film but not enough to stick on my ooooh lets watch that later list!

 

[boatman]

Thats the reality of ASW Chris. 98% boredom and 2% action. I didn't mind the film but not enough to stick on my ooooh lets watch that later list!

THAT Doug was what i thought but jen said she enjoyed it an i like Tom Hanks but in my opinion there was too much of him bein shown an hardly none of the crew as they also serve like gun crew an engine room lot an the sailors droppin the depth charcges
chrisb

 

[Mini Me]

That's Hollwierd for you Chris.....our Skipper ran the ship and you hardly ever saw him.....musta not been doin' his job!

 

[Si Benson]

Hi Chris , well I’ve watched several times now and really enjoyed it as did my dad. Even the Mrs enjoyed it and shes not a fan of war films.
Me and wifey are fans of Mr Hanks so maybe that’s swayed us?

Im not up on my naval stuff but it was Interesting to listen to all the talk and see how the weapons were used. The torpedoes narrowly missing and the course changes with the ship tipping really got me gripped.

As to how accurate it would have been is beyond me but I suppose Hollywood has to tweak these things to appeal to the wider audience in order to rake in the cash!

 

[Tim Marlow]

Not seen it yet, but you are not making me want to rush out……going to have to go some to supplant “Cruel sea“ and “In which we serve” though. Those are my gold standard for naval films. I know the latter has some soap opera aspects, but it was made in 1942 at the height of the conflict it depicts so is as accurate as it could be given the circumstances.

 

[Waspie]

Not seen it yet, but you are not making me want to rush out……going to have to go some to supplant “Cruel sea“ and “In which we serve” though. Those are my gold standard for naval films. I know the latter has some soap opera aspects, but it was made in 1942 at the height of the conflict it depicts so is as accurate as it could be given the circumstances.

It's never going to be a classic like 'Cruel Sea' etc but it's watchable just not repeatable!!

 

[Neil Merryweather]

The book it's based on was also written by CS Forrester and is well worth a read.not seen the film yet myself but I will eventually

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Originally called The Good Shepherd

 

[Tim Marlow]

Originally called The Good Shepherd

Read that years ago, not a bad book by any means. Didn’t realise the film was based on it.
Forrester also wrote the book that the Bogart film “African queen” is based on if there are any film buffs out there. In fact, his novels were used as a basis for about a dozen films, including sink the Bismark….and the Hornblower series were reputed to be a favourite of Winston Churchill.

 

[boatman]

WELL not wanting to spoil anyones enjoyment of the film but in the film they stopped the ship twice once to pick survivers an again for a bury at sea an i was told they never stopped a ship while in convoy duty in case it made the ship an easy target for them u-boats
chrisb

 

[Dave Ward]

If its submarine action, then the classic must be " Das Boot" ( 1981 ) - claustrophobic, smelly, dirty & frightening. I've seen it in several versions, dubbed, subtitled & original German - and TV and movie versions. Whichever you see, it's an experience well worth a look
Dave

 

[Tim Marlow]

If its submarine action, then the classic must be " Das Boot" ( 1981 ) - claustrophobic, smelly, dirty & frightening. I've seen it in several versions, dubbed, subtitled & original German - and TV and movie versions. Whichever you see, it's an experience well worth a look
Dave

The books not half bad either Dave……

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Hmmm,Tom Hanks, not for me anymore I'm afraid....
.... although before he got all "precious" he was in one of my favourite films of all time....
"The Burbs".

 

[boatman]

Hmmm,Tom Hanks, not for me anymore I'm afraid....
.... although before he got all "precious" he was in one of my favourite films of all time....
"The Burbs".

YES Smithy i loved that film an i have the special ediont of it on dvd with 2 different ending an i was laughin nr all the way through an thats what you get when the neighbours are nosey lol
chrisb

 

[Mini Me]

I'm with you Smiffy......Not many in Hollywierd appeal to me these days and Hanks ain't one of 'em. All the real talent has passed on years ago and we are left with the regurgitated effects of what those what knows more than us deems suitable to play a certain character regardless of their ability to find their butt with both hands. I'm with Neil when it comes to the character that portrays the true Historical image......read the book!

 

[Tim Marlow]

Actually, I quite like Hanks. He is always watcheable and in the right part he is superb. However , because his name sells films he is in a lot of makeweight stuff, and it seems like this may be one of them.

The depth of the talent pool doesn’t change, but the way it is used and marketed does. Actors always get pigeonholed, it’s the nature of the game. Robert Downey Junior is always cast as a Tony Stark type hero character these days, but no one seems to remember his excellent portrayal of Chaplin. Another example is Tom Cruise. He is the epitome of the pretty boy action hero, but his performance as Ron Kovic in born on the Fourth of July was one of the great screen performances. It was the same with the old guard. Jimmy Stewart only ever really played Jimmy Stewart in all his films, as did John Wayne. However, Stewart, in Mr Smith goes to Washington, and Wayne, in True grit, show their true acting ability is far beyond the typecasting used in their marketing.