1,373 [INTEL] CapnCappy Members 3,265 posts 6,614 battles Report post #1 Posted July 1, 2017 I went to see this film with high hopes. It was a piece of un-historical sh#t. Very disappointing. Hell I could have done better than whoever was the historical adviser/expert for that film. Irks me when a historical film goes for ratings by tossing in a bunch of phony crap. Does real history an injustice. If you saw it name some things that were pure baloney and crap in that film. I will start the list: 1. Everybody knows it takes two hits to knock out a destroyer in a game of Battleship. 2. Who goes to the bar after midnight and expects to get food? What gas station closes, ever? 3. Everybody knows you fire HE at aliens. Ok...your turn! This just for fun. Bored today. Oh, if you want you can add other bull dung phony crap from other war movies you have seen. (Just kidding, happy Canada Day or something.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
563 [FOXEH] HowitzerBlitzer [FOXEH] Members 1,983 posts 3,253 battles Report post #2 Posted July 1, 2017 Just now, CapnCappy said: (Just kidding, happy Canada Day or something.) Bad job at hiding that text... There are much better ways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,373 [INTEL] CapnCappy Members 3,265 posts 6,614 battles Report post #3 Posted July 1, 2017 Just now, HowitzerBlitzer said: Bad job at hiding that text... There are much better ways. Spoiler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
382 Edselman Members 1,677 posts 3,060 battles Report post #4 Posted July 1, 2017 The movie wasn't meant to be accurate, it's got aliens in it and they appear to get the Missouri ready for combat within a couple hours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6,846 [RLGN] Estimated_Prophet Members 19,275 posts 35,808 battles Report post #5 Posted July 1, 2017 16 minutes ago, Edselman said: they appear to get the Missouri ready for combat within a couple hours. Shhhh... The ability to do that is supoposed to be a secret.,. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8,195 [SOUP] Chobittsu Members 9,414 posts Report post #6 Posted July 2, 2017 Where do I begin with this film... Let's start with the handbrake turn. Assuming the anchor latches onto something on the seabed that can hold back the weight of an Iowa-class battleship (unlikely, as the area around Oahu is mainly sand), that's many thousands of tons of warship suddenly snapping that chain taught. So, points of failure: Anchor, Chain links, spool, mounting points on ship. An anchor is meant to stop a ship from drifting in port, not bring it to a stop suddenly. So, assuming nothing there breaks, let's move to the next flaw: tens of thousands of tons of warship stopping suddenly. Hope you didn't want that keel. Buckling hull and superstructure would sink the ship from all that crap coming to a halt. Then there's the whole it stops from a pivot point directly behind, but it swings it's stern out as if a Space Shuttle SRB was bolted sideways to the deck... how does this work? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,053 [SYN] MrDeaf Members 16,027 posts 12,803 battles Report post #7 Posted July 2, 2017 Hey, considering the game it was based off of, it's a huge step up. I mean, I have never heard of real ships being sunk by red pegs, have you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
