All the classics I love were already mentioned, but for a mindless enternainment movie in a naval setting, I enjoyed U571 and a little known horror movie taking place on a WW2 sub, Below.  Oddly enough, Battleship isn't too bad.  Yes, the sci fi flick based on the board game.  But I think that is only because thge CGI modern naval action.

Please don't lampoon me too badley.  

Love the new Seattle NHL team- The Kraken.

That second picture looks just like a training scenario from Navy dive school; just ask any Navy diver, they will tell you. Another "This is no s@$%, there I was .  .  .  fighting off a shark and a morey at the same time .  .  .   the octopus was holding my beer for me."

HooYah Deep Sea

And .  .  . there's Wake Of The Red Witch. When I told my mother I was a Navy deep sea diver, that movie was all she could think of, and me having to duke it out with a giant killer octopus.

That's why I moved to Oregon after retiring; no giant killer octopuses (octopi ?) and my mother can relax.  

 

Thanks for bringing up 'Wake of the Red Witch'. In both it and 'Reap the Wild Wind' the Duke fought a giant rubber octopus!!! Top that!!! *

*Okay James Mason and Kirk Douglas fought a giant squid, which sorta comes close... 

PS: And believe it or not... the same giant rubber octopus appeared somewhat worse for wear in Ed Wood's 'Bride of the Monster' where Bela Lugosi draped himself in the arms and waved them around like he was fighting it... 

That's prezactly why I live on this side of the hill!! (Well that, and my ex lives over by the coast. Maybe you could send the octopus her way .  .  .)  But I thank you for the heads up.

You're not that far from Newport, if I see one headed for Santiam Pass, I'll holler.

And .  .  . there's Wake Of The Red Witch. When I told my mother I was a Navy deep sea diver, that movie was all she could think of, and me having to duke it out with a giant killer octopus.

That's why I moved to Oregon after retiring; no giant killer octopuses (octopi ?) and my mother can relax.  

I believe you are referring to Nicholas Montserrat's book. Yes a classic.

The movie starring Jack Hawkins, was made using an actual Flower Class corvette.

I don't think anyone has mentioned Noel Coward's "The Cruel Sea."  It was a book and a movie- both were good.

Tojo72

Not a movie but I enjoyed the Horatio Hornblower series with Ian Gruffield.

 

Going back to the 50s, many of us were around then, but I don't think many remember it, the T.V. show Navy Lod.  Way before color TV, and you cound never tell who might be on it.

Tanker-Builder, the ships used in the movie were real Big model ships.

http://www.daveswarbirds.com/tora/ships.htm

Aww, Lewbud, you just like talking about the "whomper"; and having Jennifer Grey in it didn't hurt.

I'm glad someone mentioned Down Periscope, definitely an underrated submarine movie.  I'm going to take a different tack and recommend the movie Wind.  The racing scenes are fantastic, for those not familiar with America's Cup racing (at the time) they do a decent job of explaining what's going on and why, you get a peak behind the scenes at how the boats were designed, built, and financed, not to mention the contentiousness of the post race press conferences.  

Don Stauffer

 

and watch the yaw string on the nose (didn't realize that a high tech aircraft like that would still use a yaw string)! 

A tiny detail often overlooked in models. Yes quite unique using such a simple thing on such a complex aircraft.

For newer stuff, Hunter - Killer was fun, and speaking of fun, I was on set for some of The Hunt For Red October.

Driving out on the Mole at Long Beach and saw the top half of a 688 class sub sail sitting on the baseball field .  .  . Got the talking to the grips and Voila!

Wow! That's the name of a classic . 

crown r n7

Thats a lot of great war films, but to change gears abit. 

1956 Moby *** and In the heart of the sea.

 

You must mean Moby Richard 

Thats a lot of great war films, but to change gears abit. 

1956 Moby *** and In the heart of the sea.

I was wondering what that string was for.  I was never that close to a F-14 to see it.

Aboiut 6 months after the movie our squadron was set to host VF-84.  One of our pilots started to fish around in his collection of his gun film.  A few days later he came back with a large blow up to put under his plexiglass desk cover.  A beautiful frame of a F-14 with the glare on the top of his wings taken from above and behind as his wings were starting to retract.  Also in the frame were the readings of his HUD imposed on the F-14.  Also in the picture was a spot of ight and the word fire.  He was one of the selected pilots to actually handle one of the missions and wanted to make sure the navy guys say the picture.

ikar01

We can't forget Final Countdown and Down Periscope.

WHat about Sink the Bismark?

Tora tora tora was a good movie in its day and still watchable.  The Japanese side wae filmed by them and co-ordinated with the American film crew.

Don't forget the original Midway.  Computers for movies were way in the future.

Last time I went to Universal Studios Park they had some of the metal film models on display and were discussing how they were used.

 

 

You're right!  How could I forget Final Countdown!  As far as cinema photography it was the greatest aviation film ever.  I am kind of a camera person, and I was awed by the camera work.  I believe it was the Paul Mantz team that did it.  There was one landing approach I remember.  Your vantage point was about 25 feet forward of an F-14 on carrier approach.  You could see the pilot clearly, and watch the yaw string on the nose (didn't realize that a high tech aircraft like that would still use a yaw string)!

The Caine Mutiny.

I'll add in another....loved the branch and hornet nest in the wardroom during the briefing.

30 seconds over Tokyo

We can't forget Final Countdown and Down Periscope.

WHat about Sink the Bismark?

Tora tora tora was a good movie in its day and still watchable.  The Japanese side wae filmed by them and co-ordinated with the American film crew.

Don't forget the original Midway.  Computers for movies were way in the future.

Last time I went to Universal Studios Park they had some of the metal film models on display and were discussing how they were used.

scottrc

Ditto on Bridges at Toko Ri.  They seem to went the extra mile to depict the coldness and solitude of that war and being on a ship in the middle of it. It is by far my favorite "anti-war" movie as well. 

 

An interesting side note to this movie, I worked for a sergeant back in the late 1970s in the police dept. who was in the Navy  and serving on the Oriskany in 1954 when the movie was filmed. Jay got to meet the crew and cast. Sadly my friend passed away a couple of years ago. RIP Sgt. Cuthbert.

I find it hard to beat any Forster book, especially the Hornblower series, although his novel (I think it was called) The Gun.

While not a sea story per se, it featured a naval officer during the Napoleonic wars.  The Royal Navy was supporting a rebel group in Spain.  They offloaded a big ship's gun- forget the size- and the story is about moving this huge (and heavy) gun over rough ground to a fortified city they wish to reconquer.

WillysMB

Total, Tora, Tora was long before CGI. Miniatures, full scale models, flyable replicas and real warbirds were used. The Val and Kate were based on BT-13s and we're pretty good, the Zeros were based on AT-6s and weren't as convincing,  but at that point there were no flyable Zeros. We have all three at WWII Weekend in Reading each year (except this year of course).

The Battle of Britain and 633 Squadron were also long before CGI.

 

Ya, the zeros at least had a look of a zero, what is discusting is these modern CG monvies is that they will draw up the USS Hornet on the Doolittle Raid and use the Essex Class as their reference, or have swarms of German fighters look like Mustangs.  German DR1's are all painted to look like the Red Baron.  If they are going to take the time to do CG, as least make it somewhat authenic. 

Ditto on Bridges at Toko Ri.  They seem to went the extra mile to depict the coldness and solitude of that war and being on a ship in the middle of it. It is by far my favorite "anti-war" movie as well.