Crash Dive
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Movie Reviews of Crash Dive
Movie Review: Better Film Than One Expects
Summary: 4 Stars
Tyrone Power was an actor who men admired and women desired as the saying goes in Hollywood. He had charm and a mischevious sensbility that just spilled right off the screen. On his way Washington, naval officer Lt. Stewart (Tyrone Power) meets Anne Baxter. But she happens to be engaged to his future commanding officer. Complications galore. Still, the two men have a common enemy despite their rivalry - those damned Nazis. They must head through northern Atlantic waters to destroy some Nazi storage tanks for fuel. The able James Gleason who always plays a great crusty chief works well in the cast.
Movie Review: Crash Dive
Summary: 4 Stars
A nice movie not only centered at the battle action but also the human feelings and sentiments. The raid into the German secret base is most unlikely but since this movie is not a documentary but a fiction work, no problem.Movie Review: I Love this Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
This has been a favorite movie of mine since I was a young boy and I'll continue to like this movie and watch it when ever I feel up to it. I'm 51 now. I like Submarine Classics especially.Movie Review: CRASH DIVE SOARS - TRANSFER IS SUSPECT, THOUGH.
Summary: 3 Stars
"Crash Dive," a melodramatic lover's triangle between naval heroes (Tyrone Power and Dana Andrews) and the girl they both love (Anne Baxter), is one of those standard war flicks made at the height of conflict (1943). Remarkably, it continues to stir up patriotism and lift the spirits, despite a somewhat heavy handed script and some truncated bits of romance that seem to be inserts into an otherwise straight forward and compelling adventure movie. Powers is a reluctant executive officer aboard a submarine. His relationship with his new captain (Andrews) becomes strained after he realizes that they are in love with the same woman. All this is background fodder for the real plot of the movie - a mid-Atlantic ambush of a secret German island and its Nazi military base. THE TRANSFER: Filmed on location, Leon Shamroy's lush Technicolor photography is the real star of "Crash Dive" and although the film has dated considerably, there's still enough gleam in the original negative to compel the viewer onward. Colors are rich and for the most part, nicely balanced. Occasionally there are scenes in which the color scheme becomes unstable or flickers. There is also an abundance of age related artifacts that detract from the overall visual presentation. Black and contrast levels are generally solid. There's a slight haze over some of the scenes as well. Digital anomalies are not an issue on this disc. The audio has been cleaned up and is nicely presented. EXTRAS: None.
BOTTOM LINE: If you're a cinema war junky, then "Crash Dive" will suit you tastes. But it does not represent the best of genre by any means. The DVD's middle of the road picture quality is a let down.
Movie Review: stick to the bombs & avoid the kissy scenes
Summary: 3 Stars
a ww2 potboiler with the classic love triangle where the 2 best friends both love the same gal, highlighted by some excellent battle sequences wherein the crew of a single submarine manages to sneak into a secret nazi base and blow up an entire fleet. the progenitor of movies like "guns of navarone", its a fun watch when they keep it to the war.