Agree with this 💯. Seemed very one note. At the end I thought, that’s it? And I don’t get why the girlfriend was in the movie at all. It was one tiny scene. What was the point?
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Tom Hanks WWII Movie 'Greyhound' Debuts on Apple TV+
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Bit of a stinker. 91 minutes of Hanks screaming "Left full rudder to 085!". Shallow (te-hee!) plot, no character development, mediocre CGI. Better rewatch Das Boot or The Hunt for Red October.
Came here to basically write the same post. Hard to beat Hanks’ acting, but I kept waiting for something more climatic to happen.
Once I finished, I still had a craving for some WWII high seas drama, so I put on Das Boot.
whike I really liked this movie - having worked on PR for Das Boot - Das Boot is a masterpiece in directing, acting, and sound. This movie didn’t try to be any of that and that’s perfectly fine. It was well acted, directed, written and in my atmos home theater looked and sounded great.
Loved it.
Yet despite loving streaming more than going to the movies, I have to agree with Tom Hanks' perspective -
Greyhound would have been even more AWESOME in a movie theater on the big screen and a killer sound system.
Vs our LG OLED E6 65" from right before the last summer Olympics (2016)
+ Sonos Beam + Sub + 2 speakers
I rarely go to the movies anymore (and certainly not in 2020) but this movie made me miss them.
Hey Apple, could you get the next Bond film "No Time To Die" to stream first on Apple TV+?
"Five years after the capture of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, James Bond has left active service. He is approached by Felix Leiter, his friend and a CIA officer, who enlists his help in the search for Valdo Obruchev, a missing scientist. When it becomes apparent that Obruchev was abducted, Bond must confront a danger the likes of which the world has never seen before."
Pleeease?
I wonder if Apple is negotiating for that... Probably the theater contracts are already signed that would prevent it.
Yet despite loving streaming more than going to the movies, I have to agree with Tom Hanks' perspective -
Greyhound would have been even more AWESOME in a movie theater on the big screen and a killer sound system.
Vs our LG OLED E6 65" from right before the last summer Olympics (2016)
+ Sonos Beam + Sub + 2 speakers
I rarely go to the movies anymore (and certainly not in 2020) but this movie made me miss them.
Hey Apple, could you get the next Bond film "No Time To Die" to stream first on Apple TV+?
"Five years after the capture of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, James Bond has left active service. He is approached by Felix Leiter, his friend and a CIA officer, who enlists his help in the search for Valdo Obruchev, a missing scientist. When it becomes apparent that Obruchev was abducted, Bond must confront a danger the likes of which the world has never seen before."
Pleeease?
I wonder if Apple is negotiating for that... Probably the theater contracts are already signed that would prevent it.
I agree it is a very good movie. I’m a history buff, but not a military person, so the commands made little sense to me. Quite frankly I stopped the movie stream and turned on the subtitles so I could see exactly what was being said. I’m now looking up a good book to read about WWII destroyer warfare and procedures to better understand. I’ve read a lot of history books in the past about the Pacific naval battles, including The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors. BTW, that would make a very good movies. I was interested in that battle because my dad was in a landing boat that day, and those sailors sacrificed their lives and ships to prevent a disastrous attack on the landing craft.
Like the movie Midway that came out recently, most viewers are not going to be well versed in the history of WWII. I assume this fictitious story takes place early in the war, probably 1942. So the US Navy was hard pressed to find enough ships for any missions. I think the moviemakers need to understand that the average viewer needs a bit of context, and wish they would provide that context even if just adding a few screens of text once in a while to explain what is taking place. These days movies seem to have to have a caped superhero flying around in a ridiculous outfit defying the laws of physics to get a good rating. People who want that will be disappointed in this movie. People who want nearly all action scenes might be disappointed as well. But for me the dialogue makes the movie, just like it did in The Gallant Hours or in Twelve O'clock High. Unfortunately most young viewers today probably won't appreciate those movies are their dialogue, nor perhaps this one either...
I agree. I got tired of hearing the "rudder" commands. I get it that he was avoiding torpedos but it was a bit much. I felt like I was on the Matterhorn at Disneyland waiting for the Yeti with all the twists and turns.
It was totally predicable as well. Good movie but not great. I love Tom Hanks and his acting was good but not much character development. I give it a B- .
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Here is my .02:
1. The movie was good but leaned towards OK, not great.
2. They failed to really build any level of suspense
3. If the movie was based or inspired by/on true events, then why did both of the servers (sorry dont know the military name) have to be black? Because it wasn't a true account they could have been a little more sensitive... I doubt every "server" was black in WWii
4. With all the fuss Tom Hanks made about this not being a theater blockbuster, I expected a lot more.
1. The movie was good but leaned towards OK, not great.
2. They failed to really build any level of suspense
3. If the movie was based or inspired by/on true events, then why did both of the servers (sorry dont know the military name) have to be black? Because it wasn't a true account they could have been a little more sensitive... I doubt every "server" was black in WWii
4. With all the fuss Tom Hanks made about this not being a theater blockbuster, I expected a lot more.
Made me recall "Torpedo Junction" - a great book about merchant convoys being attacked off the coast of North Carolina prior to America's entry into WWII.
I liked the movie. It was, as another described, a 48 hour long naval battle. You didn't need a ton of character backstory.
As for some of the critics, if you are going to the movies to look for something to hate, you might be wasting your money.
The CGI was far better than little plastic models, and real ships are a bit expensive these days. Actual WWII footage isn't up to modern quality either.
The acting was as good as you expect from a Tom Hanks movie.
I liked the movie. It was, as another described, a 48 hour long naval battle. You didn't need a ton of character backstory.
As for some of the critics, if you are going to the movies to look for something to hate, you might be wasting your money.
The CGI was far better than little plastic models, and real ships are a bit expensive these days. Actual WWII footage isn't up to modern quality either.
The acting was as good as you expect from a Tom Hanks movie.
I enjoyed it, but it seemed rushed. I guess I’m not used to these type of movies just being an hour and a half.
Yeah it was very very procedural... Not as much character development. All we really know is that this guy had a crush on this lady that we see for about a minute and that he was very religious. And a pretty sound captain overall. But it shouldn't have focused so much on the proceduralism, especially because it was only a made-up situation so historical accuracy wasn't a thing (like it was with Apollo 13 and its correction burns).
I thought it was based on a real-world person but it wasn't (though it was based on a fictional book written shortly after the war)
Overall I was a bit disappointed... I had expected more in terms of character development and story especially because Hanks was so proud of it. That's what movies are about - this isn't the history channel. And yeah the CGI was pretty mediocre too, especially the sea looked pretty unrealistic in some shots. Too polished.
It also didn't seem to convey the stress of the crew as much as Das Boot managed to do. With the silent high-stress waiting for depth charges (that's now a staple in submarine films to the point of being a cliche). I think part of the reason for this is that we don't really see that much of the crew except the bridge crew. Some of the stress is hinted at (like his feet), but it doesn't have the same emotional weight IMO.
PS: Did German captains really taunt the convoys like that? I have never heard of this.
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Though it was expensive, Greyhound was a good bet for Apple. I’m hearing so many people talking about tv this weekend. People are watching Greyhound, then going on to watch other shows on the platform. This movie appears to be what has brought tv into the mainstream.
They know what they’re doing. Apple spent the first 6 months building up a decent size library of unknown, but really good shows and now they’re bringing out the high profile blockbusters to draw people into the platform where they’ll find these shows after they‘ve watched the movie they came for. I’ve always said that tv was going to be big and I’m even more confident of that now.
They know what they’re doing. Apple spent the first 6 months building up a decent size library of unknown, but really good shows and now they’re bringing out the high profile blockbusters to draw people into the platform where they’ll find these shows after they‘ve watched the movie they came for. I’ve always said that tv was going to be big and I’m even more confident of that now.
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I was wondering the same thing. The many details like that made me love it. When it ended I was like, "Is that the end? More please!"
Apple, please make this a series.
Seeing Greyhound put me in a mood for history-inspired war movies.
SlickDeals made me aware of the iTunes movie specials running now. I purchased for $5 each:
1) The Counterfeit Traitor
Totally enjoyed this too, though of course a completely different type of movie and era.
Fave scene: [ not a spoiler ] the Swedish bicycle riders suddenly acting like a flash mob
2) Stalingrad
So far I regret this purchase... Missed the fine print that the movie is in Russian!
I see that the iTunes entry claims English subtitles. The English subtitles don't show on the screen.
i.e., Not on my AppleTV TV. Maybe there's a Subtitles setting like on DVDs...
C.S.Forrester made it abundantly clear that his book was fictitious.
I would be more concerned about historical dramas being highhandedly promoted as being historically accurate.
Try this one.I was wondering the same thing. The many details like that made me love it. When it ended I was like, "Is that the end? More please!"
Apple, please make this a series.
Seeing Greyhound put me in a mood for history-inspired war movies.
SlickDeals made me aware of the iTunes movie specials running now. I purchased for $5 each:
1) The Counterfeit Traitor
Totally enjoyed this too, though of course a completely different type of movie and era.
Fave scene: [ not a spoiler ] the Swedish bicycle riders suddenly acting like a flash mob
2) Stalingrad
So far I regret this purchase... Missed the fine print that the movie is in Russian!
I see that the iTunes entry claims English subtitles. The English subtitles don't show on the screen.
i.e., Not on my AppleTV TV. Maybe there's a Subtitles setting like on DVDs...
Swipe down on the remote when film is playing this brings up the Meuse for audio subtitles and chaptersTry this one.
Swipe down on remote put post with pictures on how to do itI was wondering the same thing. The many details like that made me love it. When it ended I was like, "Is that the end? More please!"
Apple, please make this a series.
Seeing Greyhound put me in a mood for history-inspired war movies.
SlickDeals made me aware of the iTunes movie specials running now. I purchased for $5 each:
1) The Counterfeit Traitor
Totally enjoyed this too, though of course a completely different type of movie and era.
Fave scene: [ not a spoiler ] the Swedish bicycle riders suddenly acting like a flash mob
2) Stalingrad
So far I regret this purchase... Missed the fine print that the movie is in Russian!
I see that the iTunes entry claims English subtitles. The English subtitles don't show on the screen.
i.e., Not on my AppleTV TV. Maybe there's a Subtitles setting like on DVDs...
Huh, was the opposite for me. No one in my social media feeds was talking about it. I saw one commercial on TV and it came through once as a promoted tweet in my Twitter feed. I would be curious to know how it did but Apple is being very tight lipped on TV+ figures.
Got it; thank you!
I pressed the home button to try to change the Subtitles setting 1 level above (like with a DVD), but didn't see anything related...
Then I wondered if it was intentionally Russian only.
Then saw the find print back on the purchase page that there were indeed English subtitles
Somewhere...
I considered using Google Translate to translate the Russian on the fly.
Thanks again for your help!
I suggest and strongly recommend War Beneath The Sea by Peter Padfield. It's expensive (and heavy!) in print but is cheap or free on Kindle. Highly detailed, it tells the story of strategic and tactical developments in the submarine/anti-submarine war, the evolution of escort vessel and escort group commander training, the brilliant technical developments, the high command blunders - I found it a terrific read. Thus educated, I found the movie Greyhound broadly credible, although the idea that on officer on his first Atlantic crossing would be given command of an escort group is risible; those guys had to learn their craft the hard way through experience and training, they earned their stripes.
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Those vessel names were convoy codes so real names, HMS Bulldog or whatever, weren't broadcast to listening Germans. Thus Greyhound was actually USS Keeling.
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