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Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT?
Posted by: Meg Rosenfeld ()
Date: January 15, 2004 03:14PM

<HTML>Totally agree! He was savvy, observant, and had a certain dignity which is lacking in the movie. By the way, I DO like Ullman in the movie, but he was also a bit less pathetic in the book: small, young, and in love, but tough. Another change that was made is that in the book, Buchheim succeeds in handing Ullman's letters to one of the guys on the Weser who looks more trustworthy than the rest.

In the book Kriechbaum isn't wounded, but I think it was a good addition to the movie. He serves as a visual parallel to what's happened to the boat. When things looks hopeless for Kriechbaum, they look hopeless for U96 too. LI climbs into the bilge, and Hinrich puts his hand into Kriechbaum's wound to pinch off the artery. LI looks completely wrecked in that nice scene where Werner brings him a bottle of juice; Hinrich also looks exhausted and hopeless when the Captain comes in to ask about Kriechbaum. Later, just about the time that LI's work would be beginning to pay off, Kriechbaum suddenly opens his eyes and appears to be calm and alert.</HTML>

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What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? ROBERT M. 01/11/2004 01:52AM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Meg Rosenfeld 01/11/2004 02:16AM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Huskie85 01/11/2004 03:37AM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? MCE 01/11/2004 06:29PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Pernille 01/14/2004 12:35PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Meg Rosenfeld 01/14/2004 03:08PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Pernille 01/14/2004 10:12PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? J.T. McDaniel 01/14/2004 11:24PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Meg Rosenfeld 01/15/2004 03:57AM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Pernille 01/15/2004 01:39PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Meg Rosenfeld 01/15/2004 03:14PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Bill Forsythe 01/19/2004 05:01PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Ken Dunn 01/19/2004 07:39PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Meg Rosenfeld 01/20/2004 06:33AM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Ken Dunn 01/20/2004 11:52AM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Meg Rosenfeld 01/20/2004 02:42PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Ken Dunn 01/20/2004 04:22PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Stefan 01/20/2004 06:28PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Bill Forsythe 01/20/2004 06:41PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Meg Rosenfeld 01/20/2004 07:25PM
Re: What did you dislike about DAS BOOT? Ken Dunn 01/20/2004 09:33PM


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