U-571 [HD DVD] | ![U-571 [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H4ZYW0KPL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Jonathan Mostow
Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi, David Keith
Studio: Universal Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  459 reviews
Sales Rank: 20473
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: HD DVD
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 116 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 5.2 x 0.5
MPN: HD27779
UPC: 025192777929
EAN: 0025192777929
ASIN: B000E1ZK5A
Theatrical Release Date: April 21, 2000
Release Date: May 23, 2006
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Taut and gripping, U-571 follows the exploits of a fictional team of World War II U.S. submariners who undertake a secret mission to capture a German Enigma machine to decode German documents. Writer-director Jonathan Mostow (Breakdown) tells an intense, economical tale, reminiscent of the best classic war films, while infusing it with modern sentiments. Spring 1942: A crew of young submarine sailors are on a much-needed 48-hour liberty when they're suddenly called together and engaged in an expedition. At the helm are Lieutenant Commander Mike Dahlgren (Bill Paxton), Lieutenant Andrew Tyler (Matthew McConaughey), and Chief Klough (Harvey Keitel). Other pivotal crew members include Tyler's Annapolis pal Lieutenant Pete Emmett (Jon Bon Jovi, proving his acting mettle) and Lieutenant Hirsch (Jake Weber), who, along with Marine Major Coonan (David Keith), organizes the mission. As much of the movie takes place in a submarine during WWII, there are inevitable comparisons with the technical masterpiece Das Boot, but Mostow's masterfully shot tale can hold its own. McConaughey's Tyler is believably earnest as he comes to grips with the reality, tragedy, and consequence of being in command. While this explosion-filled film consistently maintains its tense pace (as did the underrated Breakdown), it also presents with surprising restraint a genuine human story--and the remarkable journey of an unexpected hero. --N.F. Mendoza
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 Highly enjoyable February 3, 2010
Maxtone Witherball
U-571 is a very good movie that could have, with a little attention from a skilled script doctor, been a great movie. As it is, it suffers from a couple too many plot holes, and strains credulity at times almost to the breaking point. All in all, though, if you've enjoyed submarine movies like The Hunt for Red October and The Enemy Below, I think you'll find U-571 worth your while. By and large, it's a well-conceived, well-written, well-acted, well-shot, and spellbinding flick.
(Incidentally, I'd take all the pans from English reviewers with a grain of salt. I mean, it's pretty laughable that they're getting so up in arms over another country allegedly taking credit for their accomplishments. Robbing foreign nations of their cultural and other wealth was Britain's stock in trade for hundreds of years. Also, let's none of us fool ourselves: The U.S. did save the U.K.'s hide in both world wars.)
 The Script is the Problem ... January 19, 2010
Hiyall
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pros:
The picture and audio quality was superb.
Great special effects.
Cons:
I thought the script was terrible. This WW2 sub film had all the typical "sub" plots like running silent, taking it deeper, engineers fixing leaks, and sending up an oil slick and debris field including a dead body. The unusual twists were utterly unbelievable.
Recommend U571 for a Net Flix rental and buy something else.
 U-571, U-ROCK! EXCITING AND AWESOME! BLU-RAY REVIEW. January 16, 2010
A. Scultore (NY)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am utterly shocked at how many poor reviews people have given this movie because they feel it's ridiculous! KNOCK KNOCK! The moment you decide to watch a movie you have asked to be entertained. That means you have willingly allowed yourself to escape reality a bit to enjoy yourself. In addition, if you didn't want to suspend reality watching U-571 you could have easily put on History Channel and/or Discovery to watch a black and white documentary of U-BOAT warfare. With that said the movie still captures what it was like serving on a submarine during WWII.
Now that I have that off my chest...U-571 pays homage to the courageous men who served on Submarines and U-Boats during WWI and WWII. The story is wonderful and makes you feel like you are on the submarine fearing every depth charge and pulse pounding moment. The ending is wonderful and you will cheer and feel AMERICAN PRIDE! It ranks with today's modern sub classice like Hunt for Red October, Crimson Tide and K-19! Enjoy!
NOW FOR MY BLU-RAY THOUGHTS: It looks and sounds better than ever! A true DEMO DISC! It felt like I was watching it for the first time again. The movie defaults to the U-CONTROL for some reason which gives access to making of features. This can be easily turned off. Not all special features from the DVD were carried over which is disappointing, but should not prevent you from upgrading. ABSOLUTELY WORTHY OF OWNERSHIP!
Jonathan Mostow makes his case for U-571 . . . October 25, 2009
trebe
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A DeLaurentiis production, Jonathan Mostow's U-571 (2000) is a World War II adventure featuring submarines operating in the Atlantic in 1942. With plenty of tension, and some unexpected developments, the story is a bit more involved and exciting than the average underwater mission.
German sub U-571 has been crippled in battle, and another U-boat is on the way to try and repair the craft. The American Navy's plan is to immediately dispatch sub S-33, get to U-571 first, and attempt to capture the sub's enigma cipher machine. With U-boats inflicting huge losses on the supply ships to Britain, and the Allies being unable to break the German codes, securing an enigma could be a decisive development.
Mathew McConaughey is Lt. Andrew Tyler, executive officer on sub S-33, who due to lack of support from his commanding officer Lt. Commander Dahlgren (Bill Paxton), has just been denied command of his own vessel. Aboard for the mission are Intelligence officer Major Coonan (David Keith) and Lt. Hirsh (Jake Weber), who have a plan to recover the device. Initially luck is with the Americans as they get to the crippled sub first, and take control of her. But the German rescue U-boat is not far behind, and sends sub S-33 to the bottom with a torpedo shot. Tyler and a small group of sailors still aboard the U-571, scramble to get the crippled U-boat underway, and somehow manage to sink the other U-boat. With the enigma machine miraculously still aboard, the Americans begin limping toward England, facing an uncertain future.
The film has been criticized because the British, and not the Americans actually first recovered an enigma machine from a German sub. Fair enough, but listening to his commentary track, director/writer Jonathan Mostow (Breakdown), appears to have a good general knowledge of WWII movies, and has done some research on submarine warfare in particular. While the British were first, Americans did procure an Enigma machine later. Few war films put realism before being entertaining, and Mostow explains much of the thinking behind what happens in the film. U-571 is well-acted, and does not go over the top with panicking sailors.
A big fan of sub films, Mostow makes sure to include a number of the more popular submarine related clichés, stretching believability in a typically Hollywood fashion. Since the sub is crippled, we are spared the out of control crash dive down to crush depth, where water leaks in through the hull, and bolts pop out, where the crew's eyes are glued to the depth gage, listening to someone announce the depths lower and lower. We do however get to see U-571 take out a destroyer's communications with a deck gun, rush dive and cross underneath a ship, run silent in near darkness, survive exploding depth charges, release debris and a human body to simulate being hit, take cannon fire, restore the ability to fire at the last second, and launch their last remaining torpedo, which strikes home, sending the enemy destroyer down, in rather dated looking CGI flames.
For pretty well done reality based fiction, this seafaring action/adventure is recommended.
SUBMARINE WARFARE AS WE USED TO SEE IT October 8, 2009
drkhimxz (Freehold, NJ, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cast names have changed since the first talkie submarine films were made some 80 years ago but the script and direction have not. All to the good. Each generation should relive these traditional films with actors and scriptwriters who use contemporary words and voices to convey a sense of what earlier generations aspired to even if they failed fully to achieve those aspirations. This is a well-contrived, well-acted film which focuses on the demands of leadership and the need for follower-ship. In the telling we are given traditional scenes of doubt, fear, bravery, and the awkwardness of the machine operated by fallible people. What we are not given are overblown scenes of rhetorical flourishes which are often self-defeating in these cynical times.It is also an old fashioned man-warrior vehicle which may soon become obsolete. I commend it to any who desire meaningful not romanticized action.
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