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	U-571 (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shortly after the release of the film, BBC radio interviewed a former British naval officer who had been involved in the recovery of cipher-key tables from a German submarine that was on the point of sinking; he commented that the film was entertaining, though it had nothing to do with historical fact.
		A death scene was also filmed for Maj. Matthew Coonan (David Keith), but the effect did not work well so it was cut from the film Interview with Jonathan Mostow.
		However, as acknowledged by the film-makers, the story of the film is entirely fictional.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U-571_(film) (662 words)

	Film Review: U-571
		Symbolic of the film's disinterest in the German antagonists is the misspelling of the city of Koblenz (rendered `Koblentz') in the subtitles of a German-language exchange.
		In choosing a naval topic that conforms to Hollywood war film conventions, he is obligated to depict a handful of Americans battling overwhelming odds but inevitably victorious against a cruel, implacable yet flawed enemy.
		But the Enigma machine in this film serves only as what Alfred Hitchcock described as the "MacGuffin," the object over which the protagonists are fighting yet whose nature is essentially irrelevant to the film.
	www.smh-hq.org /gazette/features/u571.html (1039 words)

	Movie-List - Reviews - U-571
		In this film the submarines were mostly realized in miniatures, for the underwater scenes and when the sub was surfacing or diving,but for the shots when the crew is standing on the boat an actual sea-faring vessel had to be constructed with utmost scrutiny to detail.
		If you expect a film that will show the horrors of war you'll be grossly disappointed, but if you expect to see a movie the promotes US heroism then you've come to the right place.
		The mood, lighting and atmosphere are what made this film a standout to me. The shaking of the cabin, the espionage plot, and the conflicts of the crew were great.
	www.movie-list.com /reviews/u-571.shtml (1195 words)

	Filmtracks: U-571 (Richard Marvin)
		U-571 is the first throwback to films such as The Enemy Below and Run Silent, Run Deep in a long time, and it is a patriotic tribute to the WWII era.
		In the film, the score opens with a neat aquatic sound effect that was unfortunately abandoned later in the score (this cue does appear on track twenty).
		Even though the film prospered from reasonable success in the theatres, the idea for an album of Richard Marvin's large-scale score was bounced around for while and eventually abandoned by commercial labels.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/u-571.html (936 words)

	U-571
		Films where the men resent the young rookie office but because of the support of the loyal chief he can gain the trust of the men.
		Part of the war film genre in the USA is to re-tell war stories with the Americans always on top.
		The group of actors assembled for this film is exceptional.
	www.hometheaterinfo.com /u-571.htm (715 words)

	DVD Review - U-571
		Hannifin who also served as an advisor on the film explains the hardship of the men on board and the importance of their missions, adding further credibility to the events depicted in the film.
		Heavily used throughout the film together with the sound effects, the score is also highly directional and creates a very wide sound stage that constantly extends to the surround channels.
		The film is not as dramatic a study as you may expect but it is a gripping popcorn movie at its best.
	www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/u-571.shtml (1870 words)

	BBC News UK U-boat film an 'affront', says Blair
		Tony Blair said that the film - a huge success in the US and number four in the UK box office chart on its opening weekend - was an "affront" to British sailors.
		The film portrays the capture of the Enigma coding machine from a Nazi submarine - an event which changed the course of World War II - as an American rather than British, operation.
		Speaking during Question Time on Wednesday, a Labour MP, Brian Jenkins, said the film, was an "affront to the memories of the British sailors who lost their lives on this action".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/781858.stm (499 words)

	U-571
		This film is a fictional acount of the capture of a German submarine in 1942 by an American crew, but is based on the historical reality of the Battle of the Atlantic and the secret capture of the Enigma cipher machine from German boats.
		Tonya Allen in the uboat.net review is critical of the film for perpetuating the myth of German submarines machine-gunning helpless liferafts.
		Interior scenes were filmed on sound stage #5 at the Cinecitta Studios in Rome, the largest sound stage in Europe.
	history.acusd.edu /gen/filmnotes/U-571.html (808 words)

	IGN: U-571 Review
		But it is a severely flawed film which wears-out its welcome via unerring predictability, and tediously repetitive underwater “suspense” sequences (see The Bad section of this review for more thoughts on this).
		Even though the film’s many action sequences are frequently well executed, when all is said and done there’s little here we haven’t seen done before — and little we haven’t seen done better.
		When SPR was released, I encountered numerous people who felt that film’s violent excess undermined storytelling later in the film.
	filmforce.ign.com /articles/035/035413p1.html (1564 words)

	U-571 Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		An uncommonly intelligent action film that combines old-fashioned heroics with claustrophobic suspense, U-571 delves into the early years of World War II and the Allied attempt to crack the Germans' Enigma code while simultaneously rescuing Matthew McConaughey's career from the mediocrity of his two previous films, EDtv and The Newton Boys.
		A film as dark and murky as this one is and one that is dependent on the dread induced by sounds (particularly in the depth-charge sequences) demands a crisp, quality transfer on both counts and this DVD delivers.
		This last featurette may somewhat mollify those appalled at the way Jonathan Mostow rewrote history for his film — it was the Brits, not the Americans, that snared the majority of the Enigma machines and all of those caught at the beginning of the war when their secrets were vital.
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=129807 (1612 words)

	BBC News UK Capturing the real U-571
		But the film, which is released in the UK on Friday, has sailed into a storm of controversy for putting a very American spin on events.
		He failed to convince Mostow to include a message at the beginning of the film making clear it was a work of fiction, but did win one important concession.
		The 79-year-old was consulted by Mostow and bonded with the film's star's Matthew McConaughey, Jon Bon Jovi and Harvey Keitel.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/774427.stm (685 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Film Reviews U-571 (2000)
		This is a film you can recommend to your friends and colleagues and be confident they'll come back from the cinema smiling and listen to you the next time you tell them they should go see something.
		As a film in its own right, facts apart, this is excellent and really comes into its own when the focus is on the captain himself.
		An irritating film on account of its grotesque inaccuracies.
	film.guardian.co.uk /Reader_Review/0,,-83751,00.html (534 words)

	U-571: Film Review di Guido Mezzabotta
		What they didn't have was the skill of that film's director, Wolfgang Peterson, and his cinematographer, Jost Vacano, whose camera captured the claustrophobic ambiance of a true U-boat, and his remarkable tracking shots, which still continue to amaze.
		Critics from around the world were praising this film as a masterpiece.
		At the time, Das Boot was considered to be the definitive WWII submarine film.
	members.optusnet.com.au /thesquiz/u-571.htm (663 words)

	Hippy's Happy Film Reviews - U-571
		So let's forget about any ideas that U-571 is anything other than a film which chose to take a real life event and change the surrounding story to use as the basic plot vehicle for its own use, and look at it for what it is; an adventure yarn on, and beneath, the high seas.
		The Happy Hippy's ratings for the films reviewed here are all based upon the Happy Hippy's enjoyment of the particular film and are entirely subjective, and given from a British perspective.
		No previous film has come in for such strong criticism about its portrayal of real events on film.
	www.hippy.freeserve.co.uk /u571.htm (1317 words)

	Enigma machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The machine used in the film was an authentic Enigma obtained from a collector.
		In the US, cryptologist William Friedman designed the M-325, a machine similar to Enigma in logical operation, although not in construction.
		Since then, interest in the Enigma machine has grown considerably and a number of Enigmas are on public display in museums in the US and Europe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Enigma_(machine) (6095 words)

	U-571 film review
		Such glaring lapses in historical accuracy litter Mostow's film, which throws all character and plot development overboard within the first five minutes and goes full steam ahead for sustained action.
		Tyler and several of his crew successfully board U-571 just moments before a German warship destroys the US sub, leaving the crew stranded aboard the stricken enemy sub.
		When a German U-boat carrying one of the legendary Enigma machines is disabled in the Atlantic, the US navy enlists Dahlgren and Tyler to captain a submarine (disguised as a Nazi vessel) and board the stricken U-boat.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /entertainment/film/reviews/u-571.html (688 words)

	LIGHT VIEWS FILM REVIEW: U-571
		Yet the film is so cartoonish that this little bit of added realism seems out of place.
		The visual and mechanical effects are impressive, showing much more dimension than anything else in the film.
		There isn't one moment in the film that you haven't seen before.
	www.lightviews.com /u-571.htm (1023 words)

	U-571 - Movie Preview Online
		Alan Jones captures the claustrophobia and the camaraderie of upcoming action drama U-571, the new film from Breakdown director Jonathan Mostow, which is set on board a WWII submarine.
		Based on a real-life episode that occurred at the height of the Second World War, the all-action spectacular was filmed during early 1999 at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, where full-size, authentically detailed submarine interiors were built; and on location in Malta, where the mid-Atlantic battles were recreated in all their explosive glory.
		The $90-million World War II epic from Universal Pictures tells of a daring mission by a US submarine crew to steal a top secret German coding device named Enigma from a stranded Nazi U-boat in 1942 and thus turn the tide of the war.
	www.preview-online.com /march_april/feature_articles/u-571 (509 words)

	U-571
		The suspense of the film would have been much more intense had the trailers for the film not already given away the fact that the sailors would be trapped on board the German ship.
		The story is rather predictable as well, and it is easy for us to realize early on in the film each step the plot will take in its spiral downward to a very anticlimactic ending.
		But in the wake of such great films, we have to endure hundreds of imitations that attempt to mine once more the fertile ground of World War II for some serious subject matter.
	www.vacuumboy9.com /moviereviews/u571.html (755 words)

	"U-571" / a review from Christian Spotlight on the Movies
		This sub-plot runs throughout the film, and at the end I expected a resolution, but was not given one.
		The film begins landside, with a young Navy officer being denied promotion because his superior officers don't think him ready for the harsh responsibilities of command.
		All in all a great film that all should see.
	www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/2000/u571.html (1736 words)

	[U-571] Below The Deck
		Malta was chosen as the location for the exterior sequences because of the two enormous outdoor tanks at the MFS Film Studios where numerous films set at sea had previously been shot.
		Skinner recounts, "Lance's knowledge of the seaworthiness of boats and the needs for filming with seaworthy structures, including everything from generators needed on board to accommodating lighting as well as being able to have water tight hatches and lavatory facilities, were invaluable to us as we hammered out our designs."
		Laurentiis recalls, "For years, Dino's always wanted to make a few films about World War I and World War II because war pictures are so emotional and dramatic, so in the face of tragedy.
	www.u-571.com /launch.html (1689 words)

	DVD Review - U-571: Collector's Edition
		The film also has the requisite big stars, who are there to get people to see the movie and to carry it from point A to point B - Harvey Keitel, Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Jon Bon Jovi (and a few others thrown in here and there for good measure).
		No, but shaky story-telling and a failed attempt at patriotism (none of the characters are performed or written in an exceptionally heroic manner) keep this film from being anything more than a handful of great action sequences sewn together loosely with a story that is nearly stretched beyond the breaking point.
		There's a healthy-sized set of production notes that reveals what went into the film, from the beginnings of constructing the story, to casting, filming and distribution.
	www.thedigitalbits.com /reviews2/u571.html (1373 words)

	SfEP » U-571
		While the film was justifiably criticized for being historically inaccurate, the filmmakers were, as they have said, not attempting to recreate something that happened, but rather use historical events as a springboard for an otherwise fictitious movie.
		But I say that during the film, you don’t notice the inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and occasional ridiculousness, because you are immersed in the world of the crew, biting your lip with anxiety, reeling at every plot-twist and ducking under the blasts of the nearby depth charges.
		While the film could be accused of this (and other things), I believe that it is more accurately described as a fictitious thriller based in a WWII setting.
	www.metnal.com /sfep?p=17 (825 words)

	U-571 (2000)
		Those are the films where north american soldiers are the only ones capable of any wit, wisdom, intelligence and courage.
		This movie is another one in a long line of pro-U.S. war films.
		There is an undeniable and deep love and respect for all veterans and U.S. soldiers that lost their lives in Europe during both World Wars from the rest of the world, the kind of respect that only comes from defending an ideal with their lives.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0141926 (536 words)

	U-571: Film Music CD Reviews-September 2000
		For such a successful film this is really quite strange, explained perhaps by the uninspiring nature of the music.
		In short, this is an overblown bluster of a sub (pun intended) Star Trek score for a disgrace of a film.
		The remainder of the score alternates generic suspense cues with generic action cues, the latter a relentless barrage of percussion which might serve as a short-cut to on-screen excitement, but rapidly becomes tedious on disc.
	www.musicweb-international.com /film/2000/Sept00/U571.html (326 words)

	Xiibaro Reviews: U-571, Gossip, and The Bicycle Thief
		The film's premise is interesting: a group of college students (despite angry New York critics complaining, there is nothing that says this film is actually set in New York, much less NYU) set out to start a rumor and trace it for a class (taught by Eric Bogosian, of all people).
		The film is about the frightful day for a man and his son as they search for his bike, an important part to keeping his bare minimum job.
		The film masquerades as the story of the first steeling of the enigma machine, even though Americans were probably the third or fourth to do so.
	www.cinema-scene.com /archive/02/16.html (2245 words)

	U-571
		One of the larger problems with the film is the virtual anonymity of most of its characters – it's hard to care about any of the participants when, aside from the major players, everyone else merely fits into standard combat film stereotypes.
		A major battle scene (when the US sub finally reaches the U-571) is confusing and therefore punchless - both sides in the close-quarters fight are wearing black rain slickers over German uniforms and it's impossible to tell who's shooting at whom.
		The German submarine U-571 has been disabled in the North Atlantic and US Military Intelligence has decided that Dahlgren and Tyler will disguise their sub as a German vessel and head for U-571, posing as a rescue and support ship.
	www.culturevulture.net /Movies/U571.htm (612 words)

	BBC - Films - review - U-571
		David Lean's 1952 film "The Sound Barrier" suggested that breaking it was not his achievement, but a British aviation triumph.
		It's one of those silly films where massive assaults from enemy torpedoes and depth charges always miss, but only one hasty American shot can produce a mini-nuclear explosion.
		The best U-boat film was the German "Das Boot".
	www.bbc.co.uk /films/2001/01/11/u571_2000_review.shtml (340 words)

	U-571
		The film, while not based on a true story, is dedicated to the brave men that captured the “Enigma” machine, which was apparently an actual device that truly did shift the balance of power in the Atlantic over to the Allies.
		The film is set in the Atlantic Ocean during the spring of 1942, where German U-boats have their way with Allied ships while slowly approaching the east coast of the United States.
		As the film opens, we learn that he was passed over for promotion because Captain Dahlgren says he doesn’t possess the ability to sacrifice his own men if the situation deems it necessary.
	www.sick-boy.com /u571.htm (602 words)

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