http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2032572/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Has anyone seen this? The link says it opened Oct 14, but I have not seen it playing around me (Davenport IA). The reviews on the link are not real positive.

Apparently straight to video.

AppleTV has it to rent for $5.99. Might check it out this weekend.

Hunter Scott

A 12 yo middle school student in Pensacola, Hunter Scott, started the drive to pardon the skipper.

Nick Cage is in it? I know he needs the money, but pass. Isn't there a better version in the works that this movie was trying to beat to the screen?

Tom Sizemore AND Nick Cage??



Not destined to be a blockbuster.

Which stinks because that is an incredible piece of maritime history.

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McVay was posthumously exonerated by the 106th United States Congress and President Bill Clinton on October 30, 2000.

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Originally posted by Sig209:

Not destined to be a blockbuster.

For good reason. It was horrible. Really horrible.

Directed by Mario Van Peebles. That's three strikes.

Just watched it on Netflix, Micheal Moore should have played the captain, it would have made more sense. A very poor treatment of the USS Indianapolis.
Liberal revisionism and crap acting

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Originally posted by SigActual:
Just watched it on Netflix, Micheal Moore should have played the captain, it would have made more sense. A very poor treatment of the USS Indianapolis.
Liberal revisionism and crap acting

Can you summarize the revisionism for those of us now likely to never watch it?

The Indie has always fascinated me. Too bad they will never make a decent movie of it.

I think Tom Sizemore is a pretty good actor. I tried to watch this movie and it was pretty mediocre though.

For some reason I watched the entire movie.
I was rewarded with footage of the rescue and two survivors talking about the sinking.
Otherwise it was a low budget stinker.

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Originally posted by SigActual:
Liberal revisionism

...and strike four.

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Originally posted by Hound Dog:

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Originally posted by SigActual:
Just watched it on Netflix, Micheal Moore should have played the captain, it would have made more sense. A very poor treatment of the USS Indianapolis.
Liberal revisionism and crap acting

Can you summarize the revisionism for those of us now likely to never watch it?

The Indie has always fascinated me. Too bad they will never make a decent movie of it.

- a scene with a cruel white officer making the brothers stay in shark infested water while he sat on a raft(never happened in reality)
- a scene with a corp America CEO cackling about how the war was good for biz (never happened in reality)
- The concerned and misunderstood Japanese submarine capt(never happened in reality)
- Kaitain mini sub attack, (never happened in reality)
- some lame side story about some poor slob sailor falling for rich girl, daddy disapproves yada yada, yawn
Stopped watching halfway was too painful

Thanks. I will pass.

I was hesitant because of Nicholas Cage. Although he hasn't done anything worth watching in many years, I was intrigued because it is such an incredible story. What a shame that it sounds like they've done such a disservice to this event.

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Originally posted by SigActual:

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Originally posted by Hound Dog:

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Originally posted by SigActual:
Just watched it on Netflix, Micheal Moore should have played the captain, it would have made more sense. A very poor treatment of the USS Indianapolis.
Liberal revisionism and crap acting

Can you summarize the revisionism for those of us now likely to never watch it?

The Indie has always fascinated me. Too bad they will never make a decent movie of it.

- a scene with a cruel white officer making the brothers stay in shark infested water while he sat on a raft(never happened in reality)
- a scene with a corp America CEO cackling about how the war was good for biz (never happened in reality)
- The concerned and misunderstood Japanese submarine capt(never happened in reality)
- Kaitain mini sub attack, (never happened in reality)
- some lame side story about some poor slob sailor falling for rich girl, daddy disapproves yada yada, yawn
Stopped watching halfway was too painful

So, apart from those minor quibbles, it was historically correct in every way, right? Like 'Braveheart' or 'The Patriot'?

Or 'Revenge of the Vampire Killer nazi nun zombies of Atlantis'?

tac

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Originally posted by tacfoley:

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Originally posted by SigActual:

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Originally posted by Hound Dog:

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Originally posted by SigActual:
Just watched it on Netflix, Micheal Moore should have played the captain, it would have made more sense. A very poor treatment of the USS Indianapolis.
Liberal revisionism and crap acting

Can you summarize the revisionism for those of us now likely to never watch it?

The Indie has always fascinated me. Too bad they will never make a decent movie of it.

- a scene with a cruel white officer making the brothers stay in shark infested water while he sat on a raft(never happened in reality)
- a scene with a corp America CEO cackling about how the war was good for biz (never happened in reality)
- The concerned and misunderstood Japanese submarine capt(never happened in reality)
- Kaitain mini sub attack, (never happened in reality)
- some lame side story about some poor slob sailor falling for rich girl, daddy disapproves yada yada, yawn
Stopped watching halfway was too painful

So, apart from those minor quibbles, it was historically correct in every way, right? Like 'Braveheart' or 'The Patriot'?

Or 'Revenge of the Vampire Killer nazi nun zombies of Atlantis'?

tac

I think the key is that Braveheart and Patriot were entertaining, so they get some leeway. I tried to watch this film, just couldn't keep going.

Vampire Killer nazi nun zombies of Atlantis, eh? Sounds intriguing

Is there a character named Quint in it?

" Anyway ... we delivered the bomb." ---Quint

" Anyway ... we delivered a bomb." ---Peebles

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Originally posted by tacfoley:

So, apart from those minor quibbles, it was historically correct in every way, right? Like 'Braveheart' or 'The Patriot'?

Or 'Revenge of the Vampire Killer nazi nun zombies of Atlantis'?

Tac, I wouldn't call those 'minor' quibbles. It sounds like they turned this movie into yet ANOTHER example of hollywood PC garbage, instead of making a legitimate attempt to tell the story of these brave men who died for their country. I am VERY picky when it comes to war movies, as military history is a passion of mine. Abominations like 'pearl harbor' and 'U-571' are horrible examples of just how bad hollywood can get. On the positive side is the Band of Brothers saga (with all the others falling somewhere in between these extremes of goodness and infamy). That one PROVED they could still make good war movies; they just prefer not to, instead falling back on their usual race-baiting and screwing around with the historical record in an attempt to make it more 'interesting' and more consistent with their values (those types rarely value the heroism, courage, and determination the story of the Indianapolis represent).

I liked Braveheart (yeah, I know, Scots didn't wear kilts back then) and The Patriot (the Brits, in particular, took offense at the character of Col Tavington, the eevil cavalry officer, because he was based on a real life character who did NOT perpetrate war crimes all across the colonies), knowing they played fast and loose with history. I can let those slide, but WWII hits closer to home for me, as that is my primary interest focus for military history. I suppose I 'know too much' to really enjoy most war movies.

Our standards for tolerating historical deviances appear very different, though, if you consider the above examples 'minor' deviances from the historical record.