Down Periscope 1996 by AverageMansReviews

Down Periscope 1996 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/bodily functions/electrician/references to Russia and an old referenced Germany

War Games: briefly; recently promoted Lieutenant Commander Thomas "Tom" Dodge [Kelsey Grammer:] he finally has been given a Commanding Officer post aboard  USS Stingray, SS 161 and crew took command, even with his colourful history. But there are only two problems 1. The submarine is an old diesel submarine and it's best days are far, far behind it and 2. The crew has been hand selected by Rear Admiral Yancy Graham [Bruce Dern:] one of Lieutenant Commander Dodge's superior offices; he wants him to fail this mission badly as he was against Lieutenant Commander Dodge this post. So Lieutenant Commander Dodge has got to make the best of it and win and War Games.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 92 minutes film is good; you know; it is one of those outlays that is simple yet very effective and the impossible or need to impossible to screw up [meaning; the only way you can screw this up is by not having enough content/material to fill your product up with.] Which this film doesn't have that problem, because it also uses another reliable outlay of basically all of these misfits even the professional characters are classed as misfits based on the reliable fact; if you are going to use this outlay/character types and developments; you will need some sensible ones just to balance out your selection of misfits. We action with a little bit of art as these submarines underwater including a little bit of action for examples; when our submarine has to dive Lieutenant Emily Lake [Laura Holly:] she is the Diving Officer, but she is very inexperienced on real-life diving; so there is no better place for real-life experiences with the rest of these misfits. But on to the comedy; Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Buckman [Ken Hudson Campbell:] he is the boat's chef which for a little while he takes verbal abuse from one of his senior officers; Lieutenant Martin G. "Marty" Pascal, Executive Officer [Rob Schneider:] he is the secondary in command and would like to be transferred from this boat, but it was denied by his captain. But I digress; our chef decides to make things slippy so that when his superior walks away he falls on his back, or when he tries to climb this ladder he comes straight down or/and he gets rushed over by crew members getting ready for battle stations.

Later on; just for two more examples; E.T. Lovacelli/better known as " Sonar" [Harland Williams:] he is a Sonar Technician 2nd Class with two very unique skills; a highly developed hearing and impressions of wales which both of these skills will become useful; he can tell you want other people are doing such as what coins have been dropped on a different submarine and his wales impressions will get them out of hot water at some point throughout our mission.

Character developments and performances; the character developments of their character types are good versions of what they are meant to be and likewise, there is good chemistry between this cast.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; as I have alluded to in one way or another it does follow outlays, but good fun nonetheless and finally there is an extra sequence on the left-hand side with a very well-known band for this kind of film mixed in with the characters and also parts of the film as well.