The Hit That Zaps Sci-Fi Cliches Apr 27, 2007
In the early design models, the network was a little skittish about going that far into a Das Boot, so we started to cross-pollinate those designs with a NASA aesthetic. So what you end up with is a meld of those two ideas. (Multichannel News)
Crowned King Apr 22, 2007
Features What's On Classifieds. Bruce Kirkland Sun Media. (Canoe.ca)
Drunken Romp Apr 9, 2007
They are also told by the evil Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen (Jurgen Prochnow, so there are Das Boot references, which hardly anyone will get) that their ancestors had smuggled a beer recipe to America. So the brothers decide to restore their honour by assembling and training a team of champion drinkers and compete to win at the next round. (Afternoon Dispatch & Courier)
Best on-screen battles: Your views Apr 4, 2007
"From: John C. Suart, Kingston, Ontario Date: 2 April 2007 Comment: I'm a war movie buff. Here's my picks.BESTGettysburgh, 1993, Action at Little Round TopJeff Daniels gives a great performance of this battle at Gettysburg that nearly lost the Union the war. Gritty and non-stop, the fighting shows just how close the battle was and the determination that saved the day. Very realistic.All Queit on the Western Front, 1979, Trench BattlesThis TV version of the famous black and white movie was... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Movie Review: The Wind That Shakes the Barley Mar 15, 2007
Das Boot and All Quiet on the Western Front come to mind, although they are dated and narrow in their view. Loachs view of war is profoundly political; he believes that war, civil or otherwise, is political struggle. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Business traveller's diary Mar 9, 2007
Obituary: Author of Das Boot, one of the best German books about the second world war. March 5 2007. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Sunshine sparkles at Spirit Awards Feb 26, 2007
Das Boot author Buchheim dead at 89. Add More news and other features headlines to your news reader. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Author of war novel Das Boot dies Feb 25, 2007
The German author of the World War II novel Das Boot, made into an Oscar-nominated film, has died of heart failure at the age of 89 ... He based Das Boot on his experiences as a submarine officer during the war. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'Das Boot' author Buchheim dies Feb 24, 2007
Das Boot' author Buchheim dies - CNN.com ... Das Boot' author Buchheim dies ... BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- The author of the German war novel "Das Boot", Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, has died, his spokeswoman said on Friday. (CNN -- International)
Busted! Reporter rigs story Feb 23, 2007
The only wonder is that our pal Das Boot has only been suspended. Fire the blackguard. (iAfrica.com)
Petersen to 'Troy' again Feb 12, 2007
Project, the latest in a series of homevideo do-overs for big-name directors, is the second such enterprise for Petersen, who revisited "Das Boot" 10 years ago ... Regardless of when it bows, Petersen hopes it becomes accepted as the true "Troy," much as his director's cut of "Das Boot" has been ... "Das Boot" was originally released on homevideo following its 1981 theatrical bow. (Variety)
Horrors of 'Primeval' go way beyond one really bad croc Jan 16, 2007
Jurgen Prochnow shows up as the Great White Hunter, thus completing his thespian's journey from the greatest submarine picture ever made ("Das Boot") to the worst giant alligator movie. Tim and his crew spend alternating scenes running from either the reptile or a bloodthirsty warlord -- who confuse things even further by having the same name. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A monster movie with a message Jan 13, 2007
There's J rgen Prochnow ("Das Boot"), once again in deep water in the Robert Shaw croc-hunter role. The less said about Gideon Emery as a wildlife adventurer in the unfortunate mold of the late Steve Irwin, the better. (Boston Globe)
- Matthew Hays: What makes a gay film? Nov 2, 2006
Upon seeing Das Boot (1981), the second world war suspense film made by Wolfgang Petersen, critics and gay audiences alike assumed it could only have come from a gay director ... That led to the American national gay magazine, The Advocate, identifying Petersen as an openly gay director when Das Boot was re-released in 1997 ... Perhaps it was Das Boot's depiction of a group of Aryan, muscular military personnel, scantily clad in their uniforms, crammed into the tight quarters of a submarine. (Guardian Unlimited)
My First Day in Hell Oct 23, 2006
For instance, I am dressed like the German U-boat captain in the movie Das Boot, because that s what I wore to the party. It s an easy costume, because all you really need is the hat. (New Yorker)
Blog: What's your favorite WWII movie? Oct 17, 2006
Das Boot from the other side. Band of Brothers beats ewverything else. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
21 must-see World War II movies Oct 13, 2006
"Das Boot" (1981) One of the greatest sea films of all time, director Wolfgang Petersen's tale of a German submarine crew led by J. rgen Prochnow is aptly claustrophic, overtly tense and technically proficient. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Flags joins noble line of WW II films Oct 10, 2006
"Das Boot" (1981) Wolfgang Petersen launched the greatest of submarine flicks, following a German U-boat crew, led by Jurgen Prochnow, on a clandestine mission. The film is available in the 2 1/2-hour U.S. theatrical cut and a 3 1/2-hour director's cut. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Summer 2007: The ultimate movie battle Sep 19, 2006
Despite director Wolfgang Petersens pedigree of edge-of-your-seat sea flicks (Das Boot, The Perfect Storm), Poseidon sank, grossing a hugely disappointing $61 million for a film that cost about $160 million. That was only the beginning of a brutal summer for Warner Bros. (MSNBC -- Movies)
JENNIFER MERIN Aug 31, 2006
They train by guzzling dozens of steins of suds, bouncing balls into mugs and trick drinking from das boot. The action flows predictably with beer barrels tossed, rivals coming to fisticuffs and a brigade of lovely frauleins dropping their dirndles to bare their breasts. (New York Press)
A celebration of binge drinking, 'Beerfest' goes down well Aug 25, 2006
A small price to pay for family dignity, American pride and more "Das Boot" gags than is generally recommended for an untrained audience. The scattershot humor hits more than it misses and the unadorned direction (by co-writer/co-star Chandrasekhar) is well paced and tuned into the ensemble's chemistry, which carries the script over occasional dead patches. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
New on DVD Aug 25, 2006
Das Boot director Wolfgang Petersen gives us the obligatory splash in this Kurt Russell remake but little else. The morning after the opening grosses, the studio suits wanted to drown their sorrows. (USA Today -- Life)
Beerfest *½ Aug 25, 2006
The team's trainer, Wolfgang von Wolfhausen (Juergen Prochnow of Das Boot fame), is the half-brother of their grandfather, whom Wolfgang says stole the family's secret recipe for the world's tastiest beer. He also says Great Gam Gam was a whore (the brothers start to wonder if it's true during a later scene when she warms up some sausages). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Stars slum it in Beerfest Aug 25, 2006
He is played by Jurgen Prochnow, best known for the German submarine classic Das Boot, which is mildly spoofed in this movie in a scene that is supposed to be funny. Ha, ha. (London Free Press)
Broken Lizard comics raise a glass to 'Beerfest' Aug 23, 2006
When the brothers arrive in Munich to fulfill Grandpa's last wish, they are plummeted into a secret underground of extreme drinking games, where the Germans, coached by Das Boot commander Jurgen Prochnow, rule, uh, supreme. The cast also includes Cloris Leachman as the brothers' grieving grandmother with a secret past, a role that allows her to resurrect her Teutonic accent from the Mel Brooks' classic Young Frankenstein. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
READ MORE > Aug 20, 2006
Director Wolfgang Petersen, who knows a bit about water works from "Das Boot" and "The Perfect Storm," gets the tension going with several claustrophobic scenes, but doesn't know what to do with two-bit actors. Jacinda Barrett (the "Real World" grad who's getting work as an actress) and Jimmy Bennett (as her son) are real dead weights. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
How about Badgers on a Hovercraft? Aug 15, 2006
Das Boot would be Men in a Submarine. So, be aware when you go to see Snakes on a Plane. (MSNBC -- News)
Save the Date: Premiere of ``Beerfest'' Monday, August 21 Aug 8, 2006
Joining the cast are Will Forte ("Saturday Night Live"), Ralf Moeller ("Gladiator"), Mo'Nique ("Soul Plane"), and Eric Christian Olsen ("Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry met Lloyd"), with Juergen Prochnow ("Das Boot," "The Da Vinci Code") and Academy Award winner Cloris Leachman ("The Last Picture Show," "Bad Santa"). "Beerfest" is directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, and written by Broken Lizard. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
- Marina Hyde Jul 15, 2006
The culture secretary has yet to argue unashamedly for the fact that her favourite movie is Pretty Woman, which has to be the equivalent of Kerry Katona's being Das Boot. Tessa believes that Pretty Woman "tells an eternal truth". (Guardian Unlimited)
'Batman Vs. Superman' on back burner Jul 8, 2006
Peterson -- who made "Troy," "Air Force One," "Poseidon," "Das Boot" and other adventure films -- had been the first choice, but withdrew in part because he was unable to find the right actors to play the two superheroes. The "plot is structured in a way that these two very different sides basically of the same coin have to clash at some point because they handle situations totally differently," Peterson said. (Washington Times, DC)
Italy sends host Germany home Jul 5, 2006
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We're shocked, shocked, by revelations Jun 13, 2006
It's time for Petersen, who now has made three water movies (Das Boot and The Perfect Storm being the other two) to return to solid ground. Copyright 2006 KRT News Service. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Film festival offers a glimpse into... Jun 12, 2006
The refugee genre made a furor abroad Viotti explained with such dramas like the 1981 film by Markus Imhoof's "Das Boot ist voll" (The Boat is Full) and the 1990 hit "Reise der Hoffnung" (Journey of Hope) ... "Reise der Hoffnung" is the story of a poor Turkish family who tries to illegally immigrate to Switzerland while "Das Boot ist voll" shows the attitude towards Jewish refugees during the Second World War. (Korea Herald, Korea)
“X-Men: The Last Stand” accomplished what few superheroes could do ... Jun 2, 2006
Directed by Wolfgang Peterson ( Das Boot , Perfect Storm ) Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum, Andre Braugher, Kevin Dillon. PG-13 for intense prolonged sequences of disaster and peril/98 min.. (Ashland Daily Tidings, OR)
ARMOND WHITE May 18, 2006
Impersonally directed by Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot, The Perfect Storm), the films dry blandness deserves a familiar land metaphor, Hiding your head in the sand. . (New York Press)
Poseidon 'Mis-Adventure' May 17, 2006
He made Das Boot, one of the best boat movies ever, and The Perfect Storm, which was above average. It would be clever of me to say that, while Das Boot is the best, Poseidon is the worst, but that is untrue. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
EW review: 'Poseidon' is mostly upside May 16, 2006
And wisely, the fellow who made "Das Boot" and "The Perfect Storm" runs a tight ship, aware that the remaking of a classic doesn't require the running time of "Titanic.". Opening with a tour de force seamless shot that follows a jogger along the deck and up some stairs and up and up until the colossal scale of the doomed floating city comes into focus, Petersen, like "Poseidon Adventure" director Ronald Neame before him, wastes no time in establishing bearings. (CNN -- Showbiz)
'Adventure' comparisons don't bother `Poseidon' team May 15, 2006
He earned a pair of Oscar nominations for Das Boot, big box office for The Perfect Storm and with the theatrical release of Poseidon, his trilogy is complete. It was that pedigree that helped Josh Lucas, who plays a heroic gambler in Poseidon, overcome his reservations. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'Poseidon: IMAX Experience' May 15, 2006
Director Wolfgang Petersen is a veteran of these kinds of terror-on-the-high-seas movies ("The Perfect Storm," "Das Boot"). In the 21st century, he had the technology to re-do the original concept with bigger, badder effects. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Poseidon' May 14, 2006
Director Wolfgang Petersen brings what he learned filming "Das Boot" to this project. The tension is magnified because often, when the group has its close encounters of the moist kind, the drama occurs in confined spaces. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
'Poseidon' remake... May 13, 2006
This new version, directed by the talented Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot, 1981 and The Perfect Storm, 2000), improves upon the visual effects but still can't find a strong narrative; its passengers are as shipwrecked as the great vessel itself. It's not that the cast doesn't try; the actors simply have nothing to work with. (WKRC 12)
'Poseidon' takes a plunge May 13, 2006
Petersen ("Troy," "Perfect Storm") obviously knows his way around a boat, and, as he did with "Das Boot," he packs us into tight, claustrophobic spaces. But that's all he's accomplished: to stage one breathless, pulse-pounding challenge after another, after another, after another. (Contra Costa Times -- Entertainment)
Poseidon **½ May 13, 2006
Having already navigated his way around Das Boot and The Perfect Storm, Petersen definitely brings a nautical pedigree to the gig the man knows from water. He's also wise enough to retain only the essentials from the '72 original, just the title ship and the rogue wave that did it in. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Rudy Giuliani Gets Jabbed, `Poseidon' Remake Sinks: Rick Warner on Movies May 13, 2006
Combining computer-generated exterior shots of the ocean and ship with traditional soundstage interiors, director Wolfgang Petersen -- who established his aqua bona fides with ``Das Boot'' and ``The Perfect Storm'' -- gives us many bangs for our many bucks. I left with a headache, and it wasn't from taxing my brain. (Bloomberg -- Euro Index)
Demanding roles took a physical toll May 13, 2006
He previously directed "Das Boot" and "The Perfect Storm.". Most of "Poseidon" is a race by the passengers to stay just ahead of the water filling the ship. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
What's new in entertainment May 12, 2006
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen ("Das Boot," "The Perfect Storm"). Released by Warner Bros. (Fresno Bee)
Poseidon | Making waves of boredom May 12, 2006
Petersen (who also directed Das Boot and The Perfect Storm) knows his way around stormy seas, and Poseidon, which has been made with great technical skill and polish, is exactly the movie the ads promise. This is probably why the film is so perfunctory, almost dull. (The Miami Herald)
Smashing special effects keep "Poseidon" remake afloat May 12, 2006
Wolfgang Petersen is often a good director with a knack for making memorable movies involving water; "Das Boot" is a gripping German World War II submarine film and "The Perfect Storm" the fact-based story about a fishing expedition gone wrong. However, his last film, "Troy," didn't turn out so well and "Poseidon" is pretty much standard fare. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Cruising for a bruising May 12, 2006
On the surface, this week's release of Poseidon, Wolfgang Petersen's remake of the 1972 hit The Poseidon Adventure, would seem a no-brainer: solid cast (including Kurt Russell and Richard Dreyfuss), ample special effects, director with proven record in action genre (CV includes Das Boot, Air Force One and The Perfect Storm), not to mention that its remake status grants the film an immediate in with curious audiences who remember the original. But studio heads may also be hoping that America's... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Poseidon' is all wet May 12, 2006
Up close in cramped, soaked quarters, though, Petersen does know how to create a visceral sensation of claustrophobia -- which by now seems to be his specialty, having also directed "Das Boot" and "The Perfect Storm.". But it would be helpful to care about whether or not these scrappy passengers on a doomed New Year's voyage drown once the boat capsizes; in this contemporized version, the characters are rendered so shrilly and superficially, they make sympathy nearly impossible. (Pensacola News Journal)
Poseidon sinks quickly to the bottom May 12, 2006
The director, Wolfgang Petersen, once made a terrific German submarine movie, Das Boot, but his Hollywood films (Outbreak, The Perfect Storm) have been clumsy and impersonal. Poseidon often plays like a Titanic wannabe. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Old 'Poseidon' director feared critical dunking May 12, 2006
The 65-year-old earned Oscar nominations for writing and directing the submarine drama "Das Boot" and later made "The Perfect Storm.". STAR POWER. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Poseidon (3 stars out of 5) May 12, 2006
Poseidon, the latest sea-borne model of German efficiency from Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot, The Perfect Storm), is a state-of-the-art remake of the 1972 disaster "classic"-- well, it was the best of the many disaster pics of that disaster-pic era. The new Poseidon is set aboard a huge cruise ship of that name that rolls over New Year's Eve right after Captain Andre Braugher makes a toast to "smooth sailing" in the New Year. (Orlando Sentinel)
'70s disaster flicks. May 12, 2006
While he improves on the special effects perils of a capsized cruise ship, this master of action-adventure at sea (Das Boot, The Perfect Storm) forgets to hook us into the characters before sending them scurrying in search of an escape hatch. TO SUM UP New Year's Eve festivities are underway aboard the luxury cruise ship Poseidon when a rogue wave a wall of water 150 feet high slams into the ship, capsizing her. (The Palm Beach Post)
'Poseidon' avoids that sinking feeling May 12, 2006
Petersen has twice before navigated his way through these shoals, in his great U-boat picture "Das Boot" and the not-so-great "The Perfect Storm" (which did have that amazing monster wave to recommend it). In the MonitorMonday, 05/01/06. (Christian Science Monitor)
FILM REVIEW: 'Poseidon' stays afloat May 12, 2006
-- You would expect a disaster film set at sea and directed by Wolfgang Petersen ('Das Boot') to reek of authenticity. and it did. (U-Wire.com)
Poseidon capsizes again May 11, 2006
" Petersen is a veteran of the at-sea epic - his previous efforts include Das Boot and The Perfect Storm - and one thing he has learned is not to film at sea; it's too messy. Another thing he has learned is not to get wet himself and a third thing is serve the cast and crew really good soup at about 11am. He likes to call his set a party but the cast - including Kurt Russell, Emmy Rossum, Richard Dreyfuss and Josh Lucas - say it was pretty much a party of one. They all suffered and plotted to... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Poseidon' sinks of its own weight May 11, 2006
Director Wolfgang Petersen, who in films like ''Das Boot," ''The Perfect Storm," and ''Troy" hasn't exactly displayed a carefree touch, is going for realism here, and the initial catastrophe is a special effects jaw-dropper -- the theater feels as if it's going over with the ship. The carnage is bone-crushingly frank, too, and, yes, this probably is what people look like when they're being electrocuted. Another movie milestone attained. Once the survivors leave the ballroom, though, all... (Boston Globe)
Film rides on back of original May 11, 2006
Director Wolfgang Petersen, responsible for Das Boot and The Perfect Storm, clearly knows about making movies that involve choppy seas. But both of those films were more nerve-wracking and engrossing than this waterlogged exercise in peril. (USA Today -- Life)
Is film too much? May 11, 2006
"I expect that there will be some people who walk out of the theaters," says Petersen, who also directed the water disaster films The Perfect Storm and Das Boot. "But I wasn't going to do a disaster movie like a spoof. I wanted to show the kind of terror people might go through when they really face something like this.". (USA Today -- Life)
'Phantom' Star Dives Into Thrills Of 'Poseidon' May 11, 2006
It's only appropriate that Petersen direct "Poseidon" -- after all, he's logged a tremendous amount of water-movie time bringing such oceanic thrillers as "Das Boot" and "A Perfect Storm" to life. The great thing about Petersen, Rossum said, is that despite the spectacular visuals he's created at sea (and in the air, for that matter, with films like "Air Force One"), he never loses sight that characters are at the heart of the stories. (Click2Houston, TX)
'Poseidon' opens Friday to familiar theme May 10, 2006
Petersen has made water a specialty, crafting the modern submarine classic "Das Boot" and "The Perfect Storm," centered heavily on the crew of a small fishing boat lost in a devastating Atlantic tempest. "I love the element of water. It's so peaceful, so quiet. The colors of the sea. You sit beside it and you have time to think. It never ends. It's beautiful," Petersen said. (The Advocate)
The thrill of disaster films May 10, 2006
Petersen has made water a specialty, crafting the modern submarine classic Das Boot and The Perfect Storm, centred on the crew of a small fishing boat lost in an Atlantic tempest. "I love the element of water. It's so peaceful, so quiet. The colours of the sea. You sit beside it and you have time to think. It never ends. It's beautiful," Petersen said. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Dull characters make 'Poseidon' nothing to flip over May 10, 2006
Particular care was taken in finding actors who, like director Wolfgang Petersen ("Das Boot"; "The Perfect Storm"), had experience with movies involving water. There's Emmy Rossum ("The Day After Tomorrow"), Richard Dreyfuss ("Jaws"), Kurt Russell ("Overboard"; "Captain Ron") and Josh Lucas ("U-571"). (Scripps Howard News Wire)
The tale of a fateful trip May 9, 2006
Director Wolfgang Petersen has conjured up the kind of bad-vibrations wall of water in "Poseidon" that you'd expect from a man who made "Das Boot" and "The Perfect Storm.". But to hear Petersen tell it, his "Poseidon" remake isn't about the rogue wave as much as the decisions it forces the movie's characters to make. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
