Das Boot Directors Cut (Part 2/2): Unveiling the Brilliance of this WW2 Movie #dasboot #warmovies

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Hey, everybody, and welcome back to Jay’s retro reactions. Today we’re going to be reacting to part two of das boot. At the last part we ended with the submariners being tracked by two destroyers and being depth charged constantly. Everyone’s worried for their life. The submarine is damaged.

People are looking at photographs of their families and their fond memories, their last chance to say goodbye. We have Johann, the engineer, has freaked out and got PTSD and we don’t know what’s going to happen. Are they going to survive these two destroyers attacking them?

They’ve gone down as far deep as they can go trying to avoid the sonar, but so far it hasn’t worked. So what’s left for the guys to try out? Well, as I always say, enough of me talking and let’s get on with the show so we can actually find out what happens.

So it looks like all the guys have fallen asleep just waiting for the inevitable death. Maybe they’re passing out due to lack of oxygen, but mustn’t be oxygen because the journalist guy is up and walking about. They managed to escape after staying 6 hours submerged. Whoa.

So I presume the switch to red light was because it was harder to see red light in the open sea at nighttime when they rise to the surface again. Someone correct me if I’m wrong. So the captain is saying to the journalists now you truly know what it’s like to

Be a member of the Kriegsmarine. Up they come, I’m sure for some needed fresh air and oxygen after being 6 hours underwater. So they’re surveying the damage from their attack. I pity the poor sailors on that boat if it was an oil tanker. The merchant navy, who I know took significant losses during

The second world war, and they were only given, I think, one bow gun towards the end of the war. If I remember correctly from my reading again, it’s many years ago, so they pretty much were defenseless. And of course, if it’s a tanker and an oil ship,

They’re going to burn to death, which is a horrible death. See what I mean? They’re all burning after the final torpedo shot. And I presume a submarine wouldn’t have the capacity to take on rescue prisoners. Fairness to the captain and the officers, at least they recognize the horror of

What they’ve done to these men. And so I was right about the prisoners. I didn’t think a submarine, given the tight, compact quarters they’re already in would have capacity to take on any prisoners. Surely they could have thrown off life rafts or something. I’m sure they must have life rafts on a submarine.

But then that puts their own crew at risk if they’re ever in trouble. It’s a tough one in that situation. As the captain of the boat, you have to look after your own crew first and think of their long term safety. But from a humanity point of view, it’s

Very difficult to do what he’s doing. I get it from both sides is what I’m trying to say. You can see it etched on their faces that trouble that that decision has given them morally and ethically. But as I said, I can see why an officer would make that decision as well.

It’s a very, very tough one. So a successful mission and the captain is eager to join the fight again with the other U boats against the convoy. But I think if I was him I’d take a little time to let the crew recuperate. We’ve already lost one guy to PTSD.

There was damage taken to the boat. We’ve seen that. So there’s repairs needed. I think it’s a wise decision to hold back even though he doesn’t want to. And we can see even his own crew is advising him they should go back to port for repairs.

But he’s adamant he’s going to stay out. I remember the first couple of times I watched this film, I was full of admiration for this captain I’m now questioning, probably because I’m older, some of his decisions. He seems very gung ho and I get it.

As an officer he has to deliver his mission. But to me, an officer’s primary concern is always his crew, first and foremost, and secondly, his equipment and then thirdly, the mission. In my view, just to add more context on what I was saying, it’s a cost benefit scenario.

If the mission is going to cost you more than a benefit it brings, you have to prioritize your crew and equipment. And if your crew and equipment are going to cost you more than the mission by not carrying it out, then you prioritize the mission. And that’s what I’m trying to say.

This guy ain’t showing much sympathy to poor old Johann here. In fairness to Johann, after nine patrols and probably, what that’s 24 months, 27 months at sea, it’s very understandable that he’s broken and kudos to the actor he’s portraying. That stress and that anguish and anxiety on his face very, very well.

And another smart decision by the captain. He’s decided to return to port for repairs. Thank God he’s calmed down. The adrenaline’s gone out of his system. He’s thinking clearly and probably the words Johann just spoke to him. He realizes there may be other crew members who need

A break if they’re being 27 months at sea. Not continuously, but 27 months is a long time, with probably only a week or two in between patrols. So the officers are worried. They don’t even have enough fuel to go to La Rochelle. And the captain was still planning

On going on another convoy hunt. If it’s a top secret communication for the captain only, it’s bound to be that they have to go on another vitally important mission. They’re not going to get back to Rochelle. Okay, so I was right. They can’t go back to Rochelle. They’ve been sent in another mission.

But quick question for anyone that knows. I know that Spain was officially neutral in World War II because they were recovering from their own civil war that happened in the 30s. But did they actually refuel and resupply uboats? Okay, the crew are freaking out because to get to

Spain, they have to go through the Strait of Gibraltar. And Gibraltar, obviously, being a british colony or british territory, it’s going to be full of british destroyers. So literally out of the frying pan, into the fire for these poor guys. An interesting decision by the captain.

So does he want to get rid of the journalists because of the nature of the mission that takes them to the naval base in Italy? He doesn’t want him seeing what’s going on. I doubt it’s for his personal concern or personal safety that he’s doing it.

That’s very decent of the journalists to do. Bring the guy’s mail to his french fiance, hopefully advising her to get out to Germany if she’s a target of the french resistance. Well, I presume by the spanish music that means you’re on the coast of Spain at this stage. The state of those officers

Comparing to the submariners. No moldy food and beards for those guys. So he thinks the finely dressed young, fanatical officer from Mexico is the captain because he looks clean. Well, at least the guys are going to get to eat a decent meal. At last. No more moldy bread.

These guys even have a chef. Yeah, that’s it. Guy. Complain to the captain about how you’re having such a tough war given what he’s going through, comparing to what you’re going through with your chef. Makes sense, doesn’t it? So this guy is dreaming of glory and honor

And wants to hear all the captain’s war stories. While the captain knows the reality of war. And it’s not glory and honor, it’s death, it’s fear, it’s anxiety, it’s stress, life and death decisions. And this guy still doesn’t get it. Despite the captain saying that they nearly died on this mission.

Okay, these agents are after bringing more instructions for the captain. They’re going to change the mission yet again. Does this mean they get to avoid Gibraltar, which they’re all worried about? Okay, it’s not a new mission. It’s just the captain requested that they could go back

To La Rochelle instead of completing them the new mission they were given and that request has been denied. As well as the request for a new engineered and the request to take the journalist back to Berlin from Spain. And of course, because the journalist is not leaving, he can’t take the guy’s letters.

And of course, as the only british docks, they’re going to be really heavily defended. And at 7 miles across, that’s not much room to get out and through it. If it was me, I’m thinking I would go as deep as possible again to avoid sonar. I can’t go on the surface.

It could be seen by the patrol boats and the destroyers, which will call in aircraft as well. I think that’s the only way I could think of of doing it. Obviously at night as well to make visible detection far less plausible. But if you’re underwater and deep underwater, it wouldn’t matter anyway.

Okay, he’s moving in darkness, but on the surface, why on the surface? Again, if anyone knows anything about submarines, please let me know. I’m presuming maybe because they can travel quicker on the surface than they can do submerged, because that’s the only thing that makes any sense to me.

But that’s without any knowledge of naval warfare. All his men are looking at him with admiration. They must like this plan. Every single officer is on the tower looking out for enemy ships. It looks like they have some fog as well, which would really help them escape from

Attention of the patrol ships and any aircraft. Again, you can feel that tension and this movie is so fantastic at doing that, building that tension and keeping the viewer as tense as the sailors that are going through this experience. Destroyer ahead. And it looks like it’s closing in on them.

At this stage, they have to dive. Come on, guys. So, one interesting fact I do know about this movie. All that smoke and fire was created deliberately because they did shoot this in Gibraltar to hide all the modern buildings that existed when this film was made in 1981. And here we go again.

They’re being attacked by planes. Why is he shouting faster and faster? If he wants them to dive, why is he still on top? So they’re not diving, he’s just staying on the surface and trying to power his way through. Again, I question the tactics of this Captain

Now he’s going to dive, but I’ll still go back to my point. Why didn’t he just dive in the first place and stay submerged and go through that way? So that malfunction means they can’t stop diving, is that it? So it looks like they’re going to go

Out of sonar range, but not by choice. Still going down. Nothing they’re trying is working. Come on. What’s the maximum pressure again? They can take 260 per the gauge. They’re getting close to that maximum now. Bolts starting to pop again. And now we’re past the maximum.

This movie is going to kill me with a heart attack. Honestly, the tension and anxiety. Okay, they’ve come to rest on what looks like a coral reef or sea mountain. This is not good for poor Johann’s mental state. More anxiety and pressure for his PTSD. It’s not good for any of the

Crew’s mental states, but particularly him. They definitely had the look of God with them finding that sea mountain or coral reef, whatever it is, before anyone says to me there’s not sea mountains, there is. I think the largest mountains in the world are under sea. And now the ship is coming apart

At the seams due to the pressure. Honestly, this movie never gives you a moment to relax. So not only do they have to come up with a plan to get out of there. They have to try and save the boat from exploding under the pressure and leaking water, which I

Presume is disastrous for all the electrical functions on the ship and the electrical engines. Seawater particularly, because the salt is very corrosive. That boat has taken heavy water at this stage. Doesn’t look like they can do they can do the repairs quick enough So is the engineer saying the electricals

Are basically gone as well. So they’re using the wood to prop up the hull against the pressure and also to plug the leaks. How are they going to get out of this one? It looks like they’re fighting a losing battle here. What are the battery straps for?

Are they to patch where the batteries are cracked or they to lift the damaged batteries out and so they can get new ones in? I don’t know. I tell you one thing this movie has convinced me of. If there’s ever another war and I get drafted, even at

My age, I will not be joining the submariner division. That much is. Sure. I don’t have to worry about that though, because Ireland doesn’t have any submarines. Even though an Irishman invented the submarine. The first guy who invented the submarine is from Tipperary and he sold it to the North.

In the US civil war. Fair play. Johan kept it together. Well done, man. So they have to manually put all the water into the bilge to flood it outside. I’m presuming that’s what they said. I don’t even know what a bilge is. So they’ve lost their sonar, they’ve lost their

Radio communications and they’ve lost their compasses, so they have no idea where to go. Even if they get out of this, in what direction to travel. So he’s going to use all their remaining air and oxygen to try and raise the ship because he knows they’re doomed if they stay where they are.

So they’ve got one shot and if that doesn’t work, they’re doomed, basically. And the carbon dioxide levels are rising in the boat which will make everyone pass out if it gets too high. Now, are they sleeping or are they semi unconscious due to the co2 levels? Sleeping, I presume, since the other

Guy’s walking around with a torch. And I presume they have most of the men sleeping because they will conserve more oxygen. That way they’re not running around exerting themselves through panic, anxiety or just doing work. I swear this movie is going to end up giving me a heart attack or a stroke.

Honestly, you can really feel the tension just hopping off the screen. The struggle for air breathing through the oxygen pipe, the tension. Are we going to get out of this? It’s nonstop with this movie. Ever since they got into their first engagement, it’s been tension after tension after tension.

And I suppose the director deliberately did that just to give you the most tangible experience you can have by watching a movie of what these Kriegs Mariners actually went through. All right, guys, let’s see if this last chance saloon works for you. All right, lads, this is it.

Pray to whatever God you believe in or don’t believe in, and hopefully this works. Come on. Come on. Start to budge. you bloody needle. Nothing. Come on. There we go. Movement. Come on. Again, I must praise the acting. All of the actors faces just have that tension etched in them.

It’s like, so believable. It’s working. There we go. The needle’s moving up. Thank God. Again, those goggles he’s putting on, is that for night vision? It must be. It’s the only thing I can think of that he would need the goggles to readjust his eyes before using the periscope on the surface.

The relief on their faces. Again, much credit to the actors. That’s twice now they’ve escaped the clutches of death and came very, very, very close. No wonder 30,000 out of 40,000 Kriegs Mariners died. The men desperately gasping for air. That lovely fresh air feeling of that oxygen coming in.

So they’re out of the fire, into the frying pan. But they still have to get through the Strait of Gibraltar going back the way they came. And, that’s if the engines work! Alright! They’ve started! Good stuff! So two out of the three elements of their plan have worked so far.

They must feel like God is with them, that they got out of these situations. They managed to get up, which is a small chance in itself. The engines are running. Exactly. Death hasn’t come for you yet, captain. And they’re celebrating with the Tipperary song.

And you’ve had a lot of luck so far, captain. It’s been on your side. And they made it back. La Rochelle. Home sweet home. And you can see the effect that keeping all those actors indoors for the entirety of the shoot has had. They look totally pale and eyes

Sunken back in their head. I wonder. I don’t remember reading it, but I wonder if he did some sleep deprivation on them as well, because to have those sunken eyes and bloodshot eyes. I think that would be sleep deprivation, possibly. If someone knows, let me know in the comments.

The feeling of relief, not only for them, but even for myself that they’ve made it back to port. I can breathe again. I got my. I was so tense for most of this second part of the movie. Oh, no. I remember. What happens now? Aircraft warning. I forgot about this.

What do they say? Third time lucky? In this case, it’s third time lucky for death. Ah Lads! That’s the radio operator gone! The young guy who has. The French fiance has been hit. Several of the crew seem to be severely wounded. These guys can’t catch a break.

I suppose that’s the nature of war, though, isn’t it? Poor Johan! Dead! And the redhead guy, the joker of the pack, as he was all along. What about the captain and the engineer? I know we’ve seen the engineer alive. Sorry. So the captain. The boat is kaput.

In fairness, captain, it served you well. It got you this far. Even though you lost some of your crew here. You could have lost all of them without that boat. Captain’s dead as well. He was injured. Well, he went down with his ship, which I presume is he would have wanted.

Hey, welcome back, guys, to what was a rather sad ending to Das Boot. Das Boot. As I said, it’s not the first time I’ve seen it. It’s the third time. But the last time was probably about, I think about seven years ago. So it’s been quite a long time.

And I’ve never watched this cut before, which is the director’s cut. Fantastic film. I’ve always loved this movie and now I remember why the tension, and I’ve mentioned it several times throughout commentary that was portrayed through the sound effects and the music and the actors, was just out of this world.

As I said, it made you feel part of the crew during this patrol. You couldn’t help but get to know the characters, get to like them, to feel part of them, as I said, and to go through their struggles and fights for survival with them. As I mentioned, I do question

Many of the captain’s decisions. I don’t question that he cared for his men, but he seemed very rash. He was often wanting to attack when it didn’t seem wise, travel on the surface when I thought it would be better to dive. And he seemed to come to his senses later.

So he seemed to be very impulsive. That’s the way I would describe him. And as I said, if I remember correctly, from what I read, he was a composite of two real characters. As I said, the author, Lothar, whatever his name was, really hated this movie because he felt there

Were scenes in it that weren’t realistic. But, you know, get over it, mate! It’s probably one of the best war movies I’ve seen in terms of making you feel part of the crew and the tension, as I said it conveyed. So to me, it’s a genius movie. Genius directing by Mr.

Wolfgang! At the time. I know in 1981, when it was originally done, it was the highest budget european movie of its time. I think it was $15 million. And it was nominated, I believe, for six oscars, including best director. But interestingly, it wasn’t nominated for best movie.

I don’t know what won back then was it Kramer versus Kramer or something like that. I know that came out around then, but how this couldn’t win best picture is beyond me. Kramer versus Kramer is a very good movie. If it was that that won that year.

But don’t get me wrong, I don’t remember any other movies from that time quite being as impressive as this or standing the test of time as this movie has done. I watched the director’s cut and I don’t remember too many differences from the original version I watched,

Except that this is about half an hour longer. There was a new miniseries that came out a few years ago. I haven’t seen it, called Das Boot as well. If anyone has seen that miniseries, please let me know. If it’s worth watching. I may do reactions to it in the

Future, but yeah, what more can I say? I enjoyed everything about this movie. It didn’t give me a heart attack or a stroke, which I thought it would. And at my age I have to worry about those things. But thank God for that. But the journey it took me on, absolutely incredible.

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