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Operation Pacific 1951
A pretty unremarkable John Wayne movie about dud torpedoes. Varied quality miniature effects, most close ups suffering from poor depth of focus. Many shots taken from much earlier films and exhibiting an obvious grainy quality. A particularly odd over use … Continue reading
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Tagged John Wayne. visual effects, koenekamp, model ships, movie miniatures, Operation Pacific, submarine
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Das Boot 1981
Das Boot is without a doubt, the most realistic and immersive submarine movie yet made. Up untill this film, the Submarine movie genre was pretty comfortable, descended into well worn cliche. This movie which was made as TV mini series … Continue reading
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Tagged battle of the Atlantic, Das Boot, miniatures, model ships, special effects, submarine, U boat
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