Operation Seawolf

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Right from the start, the WW1 submarine scene is so inaccurate and stupid. Why would the sub gets so close to the ship it's going to torpedo. Then they don't even attempt evasive manuvers or damage control. Abandon ship? Whats that, in a WW1 sub thats sinking. V2 rockets on a sub was a idea, but it was too late by then and still 15 years away. Dolph Lundgren is a pathetic alcoholic that can't stop drinking and is killing himself. Everybody is ignoring this. I hate historically inaccurate movies. The least they can do is make this fictional movie plausible. A black Captain of a ship in WW2? Yes, today we have those, Thank God, but not in WW2.

This movie is beyond bad. Do not even waste your time watching the trailer. I can't believe Frank Grillo agreed to make this movie. Its either he was desperate for money, or he owed someone a big favour. Everytihng about this movie is sub-par. It's not even a C-Grade movie. Acting is woeful, sets are mediocre, and I've seen better graphics from a computer game. And the post-production editing, simply atrocious. The movie didn't have any atmosphere. Lacks any background ambience. Clearly indicating this was all filmed in a studio. But I got to hand it to the produces, in getting this green-lit for approval. Otherwise, whom in their right mind would have funded this. VERDICT: Avoid at all costs.

I really tried to give this rubbish a chance even after looking at the seriously poor CGI graphics at the start. I could only manage a few more minutes laughing at the German submarine sailor's uniforms, the total lack of detail to any reality and the initial "acting" by actors who didn't know how to. Clearly a low B grade movie short on funding with B grade ex-actors like Lundgren and Grillo. I do not know the director's work but it's clear that someone needs to go back to school to figure out how to make a movie worth watching. The marketing obviously worked but give this movie a wide berth.

At one point I was looking just for mistakes and laugh at the movie. The idea was not bad, launching rockets from U-Boat was in the cards but they never made it past design. And they wanted to use V2 rockets not V1. To be honest the movie seems to be recorded by some kid with a GoPro 7 without any direction. I have seen fishing movies on Youtube better made. Casting Dolph as a sub commander was hilarious. I have been on many subs or ships from WW2 and I barely fit and I am 6 feet 3". The only place were I could sleep was under a torpedo. Or in a tube. Even the sub is a museum with the props still hanging ( they use to hang food like bacon or smoked fish on the sub as space was scarce) you can see the fake fish hanging nest to the bunks. But they cast the giant Dolph. There are so many mistakes that I need to see it again with my buddies and make fun of the movie. In the end the movie show the germans as good soldiers as they don't use the V1 rocket and the americans as bad guys as they fire without reason. Maybe the effect was unintended because of bad directing. So if you want to see a stupid movie and laugh at it enjoy.