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[@BoxofficeMoviesScenes]

Hi everyone! What grade (out of 10) would you give this video?

[@jonnyb70]

2. You really need to start when they're coming up to the battleship from the back. "what do you want us to do, Hopper?" right around there.

[@Whitegorillaboy]

11 of 10.

[@duhamelvelez807]

10,000/10

[@jasonstarr6419]

That's a 10.

[@rcslyman8929]

Yep, exactly. We all know it's complete bullshit, and we don't care one bit because it's just that awesome. Battleship is truly a guilty pleasure.

[@achabotte]

Actual veterans btw, not just old actors. Rihanna foregoing her character in favor of showing extreme respect in awe for the real-life heroes is one of the few things I liked about this movie.

[@Aithalothes]

I was wondering if they actually got real vets for this scene. Hearing it confirmed is nice.

[@gary4341]

Respect to Rihanna in this, she did good!

[@kparsa1]

Man I would of been in aww knowing that I was acting along side with actual vets.

[@NiTeHaWKnz]

​@@AithalothesFrom what I understand, they're not just Vets, but her actual crew.

[@floggerfrog]

not just the vets of the war, it's her actual crew.

[@jacoblansman8147]

"Sir, are we really firing on Oahu?" "Sure looks that way." "Holy shit."

[@oblivion_rose1889]

YES! I was scrolling down to see if i could find this comment!

[@thatjuanguy4204]

Oahu, for the uneducatated, is the island of hawaii where Pearl Harbor is located.

[@Hammerdak]

The irony of a Japanese American delivering that line….

[@confuzionn4843]

The best line I think in this sequence lol. That guys delivery is what makes it so good.

[@RobbieRR]

"Looks like someone gonna kiss the donkey..." Didn't understand that line until years later, haha

[@gamingtics]

What i liked most about this is that they had actual veterans cast, some of whom actually fought on the Missouri. That's just a whole other level of badass

[@earlpettey]

My grandfather served on the Missouri during the Korean War.

[@inderezzed8454]

One thing I loved about the fact these vets were cast for this film was that they must have had the best time of their lives being filmed doing what they always knew to do on that ship. This HAD to have been the best experience they've ever had in their lives. And to top it all off, just the level of respect shown to them in this film from their accompanying big-name actors, especially when seeing Rihanna, just makes it that much more worthwhile.

[@wallywest2360]

Yeah. Overall the movie was just ok, but I have immense respect for the production crew for getting those guys on screen.

[@AaronKrebs-em7vn]

Is that black guy who is missing both legs a veteran cause I seen him in other movies and he always has metal legs in them or is in a wheelchair

[@Waynes-xt9gr]

@@AaronKrebs-em7vnwith this acting.....he may have secured other rolls in films....

[@14Flamefish]

Something about seeing almost 50.000 tons of steel and iron waking up, armed with old men that are clearly enjoying themselves, that tickles both the kid, and man, part of me. Men really never truly grow up, do we?

[@michelleann1910]

No, you don't - Often it's annoying, but SOMETIMES it's charming! 😉

[@lieffian]

Never, it’s the testosterone in us when we see bigger versions of the toys we grew up playing with

[@AlexDiesTrying]

I have yet to experience my first fully grown-up person. The trick is to spend the little amount of possible maturity where it matters.

[@vondnikvkarms7424]

just the price of the toys change....

[@michelleann1910]

@vondnikvkarms7424 True for us girls too, just in a different way. "The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys; and the only difference between women and girls is the price of their curls!" LOL!

[@avianahelena]

The entire movie exists solely as a vehicle for this scene and I am here for it.

[@nanook6620]

I could be convinced of that. Someone thought up this scene and was like "that's badass but how do i put it in a movie?"

[@raypenny9013]

Hell yes it was, engines ahead flank!!!! Enough said

[@sls12III]

I agree. Fuck plot. All my homies just want to see a battleship in action.

[@glenchapman3899]

@@raypenny9013 Funny thing if they really did try to go to flank from a standing start they would have sucked straight into the mud under that part of the harbor lol

[@BlackLiger788]

No, it exists for a single line a little later "They ain't sinking this battleship, no way no how."

[@westrim]

The way this makes sense to me is that the Veterans had actually been getting the old girl ready to roll ever since the shield went up, and there's hundreds of base personnel just off camera who had been working nonstop to make her battle ready.

[@JimBob-vb8oz]

None of it makes sense. Shittiest scene in the shittiest movie

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

Seems legit

[@michaelthebarbarian3380]

I agree with you. Also thank you for making this movie better.

[@dougf1249]

Yaa to bad they didn’t show that to give this scene more realistic

[@methos-ey9nf]

Well that's now my head canon.

[@RavenQuinn-cn9gg]

The Mighty Mo should have gotten an Oscar for her performance ❤

[@SamaritanPrime]

Sadly, the Oscar for Best Engine of Destruction doesn’t exist. It should, though.

[@RavenQuinn-cn9gg]

But Michael Bay gets awards for his big explosions why can't the MO? 🤣

[@eleanorlamont7375]

YES!!!!

[@danielhaire6677]

"And the award for Best Actor in a Feature Film goes to...the USS Missouri!!"

[@themetalmodelman243]

They should make a category just for her. It could be Best Shooting Location.

[@jurlinquist]

"You ready to play with the big boys?" The thrill of battle never left these men!

[@roberthance2412]

The old timers were funny as hell , One of the best parts of the movie

[@louisjutras1]

I love the "You ready to play with the big boys?"! 😆

[@Rurne]

Well, it was *their* boat back in the Second Great War, after all.

[@_lime.]

@@Rurne For some it was their ship way more recently. The Missouri was in service until 1992.

[@dochlldy]

All of those old timers,had actually served on her.

[@kfures3469]

As the Terminator once said "Old, not obsolete"

[@hisdudeness8328]

The thing I liked the most about this movie is that the aliens are so high tech that they literally had no defense against archaic direct fire weapons. So when they square off against the battleship they’re completely befuddled as to why none of their countermeasures work against it.

[@Asertix357]

Perfect analogy for how America has gotten its butt kicked in armed confrontations with forces that had inferior weaponry but better tactics and terrain knowledge.

[@Cracker_Smacker]

Technically they have, an energy shield They just kinda use it to do something else instead of protecting the spaceship

[@the8bitclicker_193]

According to some info (I have forgotten where it was), it was a mining ship, so it was only used to detonate and mine through the crust of planets. These aliens probably just improvised using these tools.

[@novamatter3432]

@@Cracker_Smacker Well, that. As well as the fact the Aliens sent an excavacation team not a strike team.

[@cookieenthusiast6213]

I agree. I forget how this came through, in the movie, but a major difference is that the current warships depend on superior technology to evade, deflect, and reduce incoming damage. The Battleships were designed to battle equal technology and were built to *take a hard hit* then give it back even harder. The different between a leopard and a bear.

[@lindadoune]

0:20 When Captain Hooper stands in the darkened hallway, the lights clank on section by section, and you can see the smile on his face and watch him nodding. THAT is the moment that you KNOW there's gonna be some serious asskickery going on!

[@Bozbaby103]

Retired Navy here. Have only watched this movie once, for the nostalgia and to see how Hollywoodized Hollywood made it. Wasn’t disappointed (sighs), BUT I do love the scenes with the ol’ sea dogs in them. They aren’t truly acting, they’re just being themselves as they did when they served. It was noticeable. Hollywood polishes so much (in general) that it is hard for me to take any movie seriously. I respect the actors, directors, et al., who take the time and effort, real down n’ dirty time and effort, to be who they are portraying, not just a token walkthrough, but to truly get into character and not just spout lines.

[@glenchapman3899]

Well lets remember the whole film is based on a board game

[@Bozbaby103]

@@glenchapman3899 Which is based on warfare on the sea.

[@FokkeWulfe]

My greatgrandfather served on the Mighty Mo. Seeing her in action, kicking ass once again, even if it's a fictional scene, really gets me going. Remember. It's not crying, it's liquid patriotism.

[@2011metalmaniac]

I'm not even American but and Englishman. It would be wonderful too see that ship restored and underway. The global tourism revenue of that ship docking into every global port would pay its restoration ten fold. Because there isn't one like it in the world.

[@silentwraithgaming8631]

@@2011metalmaniac your right, there isn't one like it, there are 4

[@2011metalmaniac]

@@silentwraithgaming8631 but they are getting tied and unloved.

[@XenoZbornak]

Liquid pride!

[@xXshadowkillerXx3]

That liquid patriotism is when you hear the engine roar its as if the crew has resurrected and standing by at the ready

[@REB4444]

This was a fun movie, not meant to win Oscars, just meant to have a good time watching it. I remember during Desert Storm hearing about these ships throwing down the thunder on the bad guys one more time and loving it.

[@jenniferstewarts4851]

This kind of movie has been forgotten about. Companies now, don't care about "fun movies" for the most part, its now committees to make a movie that fills check boxes.

[@robertf3479]

I remember watching USS Iowa powering through 15 foot Atlantic swells, not breaking a sweat, watching her fire her main battery in practice from less than 2 miles away, absolutely awesome. Then in 1991 watching Missouri and Wisconsin dropping ordinance on Iraqi positions, clearing the way for US Marines moving up into Kuwait along the Saudi coast. I almost - ALMOST felt sorry for the guys on the receiving end of those incoming rounds. Even single guns would light up the night sky like a thunderstorm.

[@stephenadkins616]

Thats how I felt about it too.

[@NordicDan]

@@robertf3479 I was only 12 during Desert Storm, but I honestly envy the ones who got to witness such unbridled American military power. Nothing I saw during my ten years active duty could even come close to seeing something like the Iowa or the Missouri.

[@longshot7601]

@@NordicDan "...I honestly envy the ones who got to witness such unbridled American military power." Remember there are two sides of people who got to witness that power. 🙂

[@randomguy-xp7se]

Best navy commercial in awhile

[@studybooks3395]

What about Top gun?

[@randomguy-xp7se]

@@studybooks3395 even better

[@josephastier7421]

@@studybooks3395 ....cricket cricket cricket....

[@OO_ToKu-MeI]

I am Japanese. I was very surprised to learn that there were real former crew members of the Battleship Missouri in this movie. This movie is similar to Space Battleship Yamato, and I really like the development of crushing an enemy with high-tech weapons with analog weapons XD The simultaneous fire of the 50 caliber 40.6cm cannon of the battleship Missouri gave me goosebumps!

[@sparkplug1018]

Keep in mind, the USS Missouri had 2 separate commissions over almost 50 years. Her first commission 1944-55 and her second from 1986-1992. The other 3 in the Iowa Class had similar careers, except USS New Jersey, 1943-48, 1950-57, 1968-69 and 1982-91. So there were definitely some Veterans available for the movie, either from BB-63 herself, or the other 3 in her class.

[@wardfiction5693]

The battleship came back to life to do the job it was built to do, to blast the invading aliens right to hell. I do wish the Battleship Yamato was not sunk in the old days, that ship was colossus,.

[@sparkplug1018]

@@wardfiction5693 Unfortunately I fear that had IJN Yamato and Musashi not been sunk in combat, they likely would have met their fate during Operation Crossroads, or simply been scraped by Japan herself as the materials were valuable. However, given their historical namesakes, I'd argue that going down in combat was a much more fitting end for a warrior.

[@VadulTharys]

@@sparkplug1018 the navy is thinking of bringing them all back and work has already started on the remaining battleships to recommission them, they are not fully funded but they are being moved from museum to reserve status meaning weapon systems and all other critical systems are being repaired and replaced.

[@sparkplug1018]

@@VadulTharysI'm guessing you are basing this on the fact New Jersey has gone into dry dock. And Iowa getting a turret moving again. Sorry to disappoint, but for a laundry list of reasons, the Iowa's will not be reentering service. The absolute lack of parts, no crew that has experience with these antiquated systems, and just the age of the vessel in general, are just the start of it. Is there still a place for the battleship in the modern navy? Some would argue yes there is, but it will never be the Iowa's again.

[@jinametarasu5117]

"been working on a destroyer havent you? are you ready to play with the big boys?" That line right there is bad ass makes you think the great prestige these men had way back when missouri's guns reeked of fire and brimstone

[@Sternguard]

You have to think more than one sailor has dreamed about the days when they got to shot the big guns of a battleships, it's so much different from just pushing a button and sending off a missile. With a battleship when you fire you know in your bones you are sending the wrath of god towards some poor fool!

[@karenrussell2091]

I love that line, like the destroyers are okay but this, this is the real deal.

[@jimnelsen2064]

smells like victory

[@castbet9183]

To be a US Sailor you’re the 1%.

[@gsamalot]

@@Sternguard An the Mighty mo was one of those ships, that big girl sent hell down on her enemy's with those 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun. The shot from those bad boys would rock your whole body, and can turn an enemy position into a crater she the ship of legend that never gives up no matter what kind of damage she take on her hull.

[@yeltsin6817]

The scene when the boat gets first hit and the one older man says @ there is no way they will sink this ship!” You can tell he truly believed it

[@danielhaire6677]

Consider that in WW2, to sink the Tirpitz-class Bismarck, the British required multiple squadrons from home fleet working concert to get the job done. The Battleship may not be invulnerable but is the closest any ship put to sea has ever come to it.

[@MrHissyfit]

@@danielhaire6677 Even then it was aerial support that led to Bismark's demise.

[@danielhaire6677]

@@MrHissyfit You are talking about the torpedo planes off of the Ark Royal that crippled the rudder of the Bismarck, causing it to be stuck circling?

[@thecursed01]

@@MrHissyfit and one polish crewed destroyer with balls of steel keeping the bismarck's crew awake so they were mostly tired zombies during the final fight (if that story is true. but i love it anyway)

[@newbasilisk4032]

@@danielhaire6677Bissie is a Bismarck Class. Tirpitz being it’s sister. Bismarck was first to be launched and by European standard, would mean she is the name of the class.

[@brajendrasingh6758]

That's why our grandparents save even the teeny tiny stuff for later, cause they know there will be a day when somebody will need something and they will have the exact thing people need.

[@americanandproudmurica3703]

Just shows that veterans can still serve no matter their age, their experience is priceless 💯🙌🏽

[@lowkey1969]

Most of us might acknowledge the adage, "I’m not as good as I once was, but I’m as good once as I ever was." Make it worth our effort, and we'll break ourselves to stand and deliver.

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

for a true cause, I'd go back.

[@rebeccaspellmeyer5761]

@@Crazy-Chicken-Media I think any of us would.

[@castbet9183]

Watched this with my uncle and he said “They swore an oath like you & I and they can only be relieved of that oath by God.”

[@halo129830]

Why does everyone forget about the “old bastards” in world war 2 those guys kicked ass

[@NordicDan]

If you allow yourself to completely suspend disbelief and just enjoy seeing a (yes, completely unbelievable) scene of the Mighty Mo going back into action, this scene is absolutely amazing. Hearing the big guns firing on a good booming sound system just rocks you to the core. I honestly don't think I would've enjoyed this movie at all if it weren't for this scene.

[@inoox]

lol? everyone is such a crybaby

[@NordicDan]

@@inoox who's crying? Reading through the comments I saw a lot more than just me with the same consensus. Not believable, but damn enjoyable.

[@wmeuse2375]

​@@NordicDan movie is set in an alternate time line where we made alien contact in 2005. Your issue is the use of battleships which were removed from reserve duty in 2005 as they could only hold a very specific role that did not justify there cost. Just not seeing how that is the "very unbelievable" part of the movie.

[@NordicDan]

@@wmeuse2375 So saying a particular scene in a movie about an alien invasion is unbelievable, even though I enjoyed it, implies I have an issue with it? Hoookaaayyyyy.....

[@wmeuse2375]

@@NordicDan saying something is completely unbelievable sounds like an issue to me.

[@leebaker2588]

I was a US Navy medical officer from the late 70's to early 90's. Several of these boats had been mothballed for along time. Brought a couple back to service except, no one knew how to work the guns. The Navy brought a lot of long retired Chief's back on active duty to make it happen. It was a sight to see. Honorable and rightfully proud old and older men who gladly came back because their country needed them. Of course, most needed larger uniforms . . . Semper fi and Semper fortis.. Tom CPL USMC RVN CDR (MC) USNR

[@michaelbujaki2462]

"Did you just say Semper Fudge?"

[@leebaker2588]

@@michaelbujaki2462 maybe semper Falstaff or Schlitz . . .

[@paulmiddleton4215]

@@leebaker2588 Falstaff, now that is something from the way-back machine. how about Griesediche?

[@ralphcooley841]

I think you’d find a lot of “ older men” would come back today if they could in a heart beat!

[@castbet9183]

Thank you for your service sir

[@Paladinbr]

As a former Navy steam plant snipe, I had to push the "I believe" button knowing all too well how many months it would take to get the old girl back in action. But the old salts and the cinematographers did a great job. You can feel the old girl practically jumping at the chance to lay down more broadsides. Every ship who has been properly served has a soul. The carrier I served on and the subs I repaired just felt different than the museum ships I've visited like Showboat here in Wilmington.

[@ArthurRex131]

Sitting through this movie was totally worth it for this scene alone. Seeing Mighty Mo come out of retirement to put the smackdown on an alien invasion was like nothing i'd ever seen before.

[@Aquitanic]

Hearing the ship start up like that at 1:03 was honestly so good. "Purrs like a kitten" is right.

[@mcbridecreek]

“Best cover your ears”

[@bobbah676]

The nine, 16-inch guns are the Mighty Mo's trademark feature. Each gun barrel is 65 feet long, weighs an incredible 116 tons, and can fire a 2,700-pound shell 23 miles in 50 seconds - with pinpoint accuracy. The Missouri was the last battleship ever built.

[@uhrsker]

Surprising that the Missouri's keel was laid 19 days before Wisconsin's but the Wisconsin was launched almost 2 months before the Missouri.

[@Roon3808]

Well it was the last *American* battleship ever built. The last battleship ever built anywhere actually goes to the HMS Vanguard which was launched a few months later and not commissioned until after the war.

[@SamaritanPrime]

@@uhrskerMissouri needed a little more time in the oven to soak in more Freedom to dispense upon the enemy.

[@uhrsker]

@@SamaritanPrime nice touch!

[@donbaker4441]

Great action movie and when you add the great soundtrack what do you expect.just a fun action movie.and of course mighty mo nothing better then that.

[@robertf3479]

Battleship Missouri channels her inner Thunderchild, one last time.

[@phantomthedragoness]

I love this scene and the next scenes featuring the Missouri so much for many, many reasons. At the start of the film, the main character made fun of the battleships, comparing them to dinosaurs, they were slow and built to take a hit, where as the destroyers were fast and powerful, yet the destroyers are shown to be very little competition compared to the aliens and their tech. Yet this scene shows that the Missouri is powerful, every part is either loud in the audio, or artillery powerful through visuals. And out of four ships, she’s the last one standing, wounded, but still standing. It was also this scene alone that made me enjoy AC/DC music. Sure, the film isn’t perfect, but it is a blast to watch.

[@IceSki117]

As someone who loves being the artillery monster with battleships in naval games "are you ready to play with the bigs boys" is by far my favorite line in this scene.

[@warlocc-paul]

Well sure. Even 70 years later, those old battleships are still the toughest ships to ever exist, full stop. In a straight brawl they'd sink any modern ship without breaking a sweat.

[@desertedmindscape6829]

@@warlocc-paul i really didnt like the silly anchor trick they pulled in the later fight. I think instead they should have been hit by those first three alien rounds. All the modern sailors hit the deck expecting the worst the rounds go off the battleship shudders but comes out of it largely intact and one of the vets turns to the modern sailors and simply says. This is a battleship son not one of your modern tin cans!

[@yang-fanchau2085]

@@warlocc-paulthey could, but unfortunately they’d never get in range. Theres a reason missiles rule the seas nowadays

[@seantaggart7382]

​@@desertedmindscape6829true but suspend the disbelief for a moment

[@adbon6279]

@@warlocc-paul I mean sure they could, but nobody would ever do that. Same reason the Yamato and Musashi arent around today. Why spend the time and effort duking it out when you could just use a cruise missile or some bombers.

[@wodan2]

There is something about soldiers working together in a montage, overlaid with rock music, saying cool things like “roger that sir” that gets me every time.

[@jamesgrove2133]

Agreed. However, here, it is sailors, not soldiers.

[@wodan2]

@@jamesgrove2133 point well taken! No offence intended.

[@charlesrack8044]

not soldiers BUT SAILORS

[@Jakehava]

@charlesrack8044, Squids.

[@julianwalls1077]

There uk series set in ww2 in the middle east which had stories from long range battle group who were predaassors of the uk SAS often their missions are also accompanied by modern rocks bands like ACDC worth checking out came out 2 years ago.. great series!😀

[@ambertopolewski3743]

These old war dogs were ready and waiting to be called on for help. And damn did they deliver.

[@darkhair476]

Had a contractor on our ship who served on the Missouri during Desert Storm. He had a 20+ Navy career and he talked about the Missouri as if it was a cathedral.

[@hisaddle]

In 1991, Missouri and Wisconsin were sitting off the shore of Kuwait and fired some of the first shots of the war with their Tomahawk cruise missiles flying hundreds of miles, into Iraq. They also were used as a bluff, firing the big guns taking out Iraqi positions in Kuwait, some Iraqis held up white flags surrendering to a drone sent out from the ships to check where the big guns' shells had hit. This was making the Iraqi military in Kuwait think we were preparing for an amphibious landing which did not happen and was not planned to happen. Meanwhile the army was coming from the south thru the desert to invade Iraq.

[@tyroneyoung5333]

Because she is!

[@NFS_Challenger54]

The best moment of this film was when the propellers of the Missouri started turning again for the first time since returning back home from Operation Desert Storm in 1991. I love the Iowa-class. Best battleships ever built. EDIT: Wow! I can't believe I have almost 300 likes on this comment in a little over 2 weeks. Thanks, guys!

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

And magically she turned into a 2 screw, one rudder ship haha. Iowa class battleships have 4 screws and double rudders.

[@NFS_Challenger54]

@@jerkofalltrades5430 Those were just the inner screws. The outer screws wouldn't be in shot. They're offset of the inner screws. Also, it was shown at an angle where you could see only one of the rudders. I have a 1/700 scale model of Missouri and looking at the angle of my model that's presented in the movie, it's a consistent shot. Up close at that angle, you wouldn't get all 4 screws and both of the rudders.

[@s70driver2005]

If they ever decided to put a Battleship back into the fleet I'd re-enlist tomorrow!!! And I served on the Enterprise CVN-65.

[@NFS_Challenger54]

@@s70driver2005 I thank for your service, sir. I'm sure your experience on Enterprise was something else.

[@thecursed01]

@@s70driver2005 serving on an enterprise doesn't feel right when the captain isn't named picard :)

[@nyotamwuaji6484]

i love watching the battleship come to life. the old girl coming out of retirement like "hmm? waking me up? whos ass needs kicking?"

[@SamaritanPrime]

“Aliens, old girl. Aliens.” “WHERE THE ALIENS AT?”

[@MonumentToSin]

LOL I imagine this but for the U.S.S. Texas, a.k.a. the Last Dreadnought, when they gangsta-leaned her for D-Day. "Oh?" *adjusts glasses* "Are those damn redcoats back to take the colonies?" "No, darlin' we shooting at Germans this time."

[@SamaritanPrime]

@@MonumentToSin the Fat Electrician is a hilarious dude.

[@user-zj7pc1hl8w]

When they wake up the old sleep dragon and she goes badass mode saying "it's ass whooping time*

[@Mtn_Dewit]

​@@SamaritanPrime"There in that direction" "Then I'll delete that direction"

[@joes6527]

I loved this part. I tip my hat to the writer, director and the actors who allowed those veterans to share the screen with them. I don't know if all of them were Veterans, but in my heart, it pays them a lot of respect. It love it when the old comes to the rescue of the new, and I feel it that moment, they are born again.

[@loweredlightning]

This movie is a stright up guilty pleasure

[@johnkittoiv2572]

The most beautiful part about this scene was how much of it was filmed ON THE SHIP and while she wasn't without help (poor girl needed a few tugs to assist) most of the shots where you see her moving is REAL Oh how i wish I could get to see her move in person...

[@davidmccarthy6061]

As I understand it, it really was scheduled to be underway and the film took advantage of that.

[@rathael1428]

New Jersey is going into dry dock in 2024. You will be able to see her getting towed. Texas is currently in dry dock, so you can see her get towed back.

[@StabbyCel]

They should have her move under her own power (if she can) just for old times sake ​@@rathael1428

[@rorimorgant.williams6647]

Every time my husband and I watch this part, we love the sound the propellers make when they start up, it’s like the most threatening, angry growl that you imagine of something waking up.

[@wendyhardin5259]

Been on the Missouri when she was berthed in Bremerton Washington. As a Proud Navy Brat I LOVE this scene!! GO NAVY!!!

[@danielhaire6677]

It's not a threatening sound. It's the promise of justice and retribution awakening.

[@thegloomwalker6800]

It is one of the most beautiful sounds a machina has ever made

[@jamieteal2107]

@@danielhaire6677absolutely 👍🇦🇺

[@PetersonZF]

And filled her with a terrible resolve!

[@taslishimhoekwai2986]

I served on the Mighty Mo as part of the recommissioning crew. I love this clip and the choice of music. Yes, it was given a little 'Hollywood' flair but most wouldn't pick up on it. I actually think the part with the bow going underwater was when we were going around Australia, who knows but brought back the memories.

[@arthurchadwell9267]

The bow isn't going underwater, it's f'ing the ocean!

[@taslishimhoekwai2986]

@@arthurchadwell9267 Actually, it was the Tasman Sea (not the "0cean"), and yes, the bow did go under. So, unless you were there, go back under your bridge.

[@michellefey3741]

Navy vet here! (USS Lexington) When the Missouri slams into that incoming wave, it brought back memories of my first time out at sea. That was INTENSE!!

[@caucasiansensation147]

As a veteran myself, I'd honestly say this is the best movie I've ever seen. I welled up with tears when I saw those old men snap back into the bad asses they used to be back in the day. As a U.S. Army Field Artillery veteran myself, I got out in 2012. Two years ago at the Kansas State Fair, some nasty girls had a Palidan there for folks to go inside of. When I cracked that breach open for the first time since Afghanistan, I got this exact same feeling I felt when watching this movie!

[@timo7404]

Only combat veterans are real veterans. Being a few miles behind the frontline working on boom-machinery doesnt count

[@philipruffat3049]

Thank you for your service, sir! I agree with your assessment of the men. I know it's fiction but when they snapped back it was the most authentic part of the movie. Times are so different today, I wish we only had people like that (and you) and not the garbage that I see.

[@kaspernbs]

What do you mean snap back? They never left.

[@caucasiansensation147]

@@kaspernbs I suppose that's true!

[@samuelschick8813]

@caucasiansensation147, Few years back I was in the VA hospital lobby waiting for my appointment. Well there was about 5 guys sitting around me when the army and Marines got in a " who has a bigger dick" contest. They were going at it in good humor about who had the biggest guns when they were in back in the 1980's - 90's. Each time one said they had the biggest gun I would just chuckle to myself. They went on about 155mm arty guns and other guns they had, still I just chuckled. Well each time they made a counter claim I chuckled and they would look at me. After about 30 minutes the army guy looked at me after I chuckled: Army: " What are you chuckling about?" Me: " Listening to you two claim who had the biggest gun back then." Army: " What branch were you in?" Me: " Navy." Army: " Then you have no dog in this." Me: " I would disagree on that part. The navy had a biggest gun around at the time." Army: " What was your job in the navy?" Me: " I was an E5 gunnersmate." Army: " And you think you had the biggest gun?" Me: " I know I did." Army: " What makes you think that?" Me: " Simple. I was a 16 inch gunnersmate on the battleship Missouri." Army: " Damn, I forgot about the battleships. " That pretty much ended the debate about which branch had the biggest gun. LOL

[@jefferyrbrown]

I really don't have a lot of love for the movie as a whole but the scenes with the Missouri are LEGENDARY. I don't care if they don't make sense...it's a f'g movie. Battleships represent a bygone era but when they were on the job, they had no equals. The definition of badass.

[@toomanyjstoomanyrs1705]

Yup.

[@jrspike23]

Try doing this with the Bismark or the Yamato....oh wait they can't.

[@toomanyjstoomanyrs1705]

@@jrspike23 doing it in the Enterprise would have been out of THIS world. But sadly it was turned to scrap. When I found out I nearly cried. Such a travesty.

[@zahkam7322]

@@jrspike23 YEAH ! They should also try doing that with the Arizona, and Oklahoma ....oh wait they can't.

[@RogueAssassin4]

@@jrspike23 Atleast the Bismark went down like a fucking boss. The British sent basically an entire fleet to sink it and they can't even say they were officially responsible for its actual sinking.

[@jagosingh85]

One of the biggest badass scenes ever!!

[@Michael-ol2jn]

Got to love 1:48. Going flank speed out of the dock in Pearl Harbor. This guy went to the Captain Kirk school of ship driving.

[@josephastier7421]

We didn't need that USS Arizona memorial anyway.

[@martywittenberg1427]

Seeing that old warhorse coming back to life. Engines powering..lights going on. AC/DC running. Epic doesn't get better then this. Everybody loves a Underdog..

[@svartahaxa4263]

Any movie can be great with just a little AC/DC

[@artiek1177]

First time I ever heard Thunderstruck. Now I catch how often it’s used in action movies.

[@marcwalsh3131]

Even better when the entire soundtrack is AC/DC like Maximum Overdrive

[@ZoomtronicBlogspot]

Exactly , even crap movie like this one

[@nilo70]

Thunder struck it said and thunderstruck I was too !

[@bjorn1583]

@@artiek1177 best recording of it is on the live album and make sure you use a quadraphonic or prologic sound system for best effects of the choppers flying overhead

[@dnakatomiuk]

I don't care what you say it's a great film to pass the time away and one of the best bits is when it fires all of its cannon's but just seeing the vets that served on that ship makes it even better

[@juraihoshi]

This was such an underrated movie. I really enjoyed it, despite people saying it was a flop.

[@chrisd8438]

One of my favorite movie scenes of all time. The WW2 generation is special. They came to the rescue against the greatest enemy of the day with an old and tired badass battleship and sent the aliens packing…..

[@nitsu2947]

To me its their humor, there's something about "grumpy" old guys actually being humans and not this authoritative figure that demands respect at all times

[@castbet9183]

They swore an oath to defend this country from all threats foreign & domestic. And only god has the authority to relieve them of their duty.

[@trinalgalaxy5943]

its funny you mentioned tired. when Iowa and Wisconsin were finally stood down the last time, their engines had been worked well past the practical limit to the point their cruising speed of about 16 knots was closer to their max speed than their max speed was to their design speed (33knts). so, while hearing "ahead flank" in port is usually considered stupid, she probably needed that just to move at enough of a clip to be able to safely move under her own power without tugs (ignoring how IRL that underway had the old gal mostly assisted by tugs).

[@TheLiamis]

A truly majestic ship with 2700lbs of pure destruction per barrel. She basically fires explosive hatchbacks.

[@NicPTheMeme]

"A Freedom Sedan" -The Fat Electrictisn, about the USS Texas

[@baneblackguard584]

explosive hatchbacks travelling extremely fast.

[@SamaritanPrime]

I pity the fool who’s on the receiving end of THAT.

[@krsanth-4142]

I remember reading, think is was a Clancy book, they were nicknamed swimming pool makers. Because of the creator they made.

[@ShadowFungus]

They really do pack a ton of firepower. These ships were truly designed for war.

[@scottmackenzie9679]

Love this movie....I know alot of "professional" movie people didn't, but they need to just sit back and enjoy it for what it is.....a amazing action movie.

[@stevenm.9458]

One of my favorite movie segments...why? Because these gentlemen are real veterans! There is not enough respect that could be given to these individuals...and AC/DC is pretty cool.

[@erushi5503]

I dont care if this scene is unrealistic, but man its so cool seen them fire up that ship with ACDC bgm

[@minecraftingmum5574]

I loved this.😂 Best part of that movie was watching the old girl go into battle again. Those old timers had been getting her ready the minute those aliens arrived. Its the only way they could have already had steam up. Edit to add: 'Ordinance? We scraped up what we could get, its not much,' is old timer code for 'armed to the teeth.'😂🎉

[@karenrussell2091]

You know those veterans were quietly getting her ready knowing that sooner or later she would be called on again. I fantasize about the Missouri attacking from one side & suddenly the Iowa appears & bombarded from another side. Those aliens would be toast before they even knew what happened.

[@gammaraider]

This is the most satisfying clip in history. Made out of pure biceps, I'm both headbanging and crying. THUNDER!

[@hellhounds2034]

im the grand daughter of 2 war veterans. one of which served in WWII. this film isn't the greatest, i get that, but i always make it my mission to watch this scene specifically. it always brings me to tears to see. 🥺👏

[@williamworth2746]

When you realize a generation was more badass then you could ever hope to be

[@peterc.marketos]

They were built different than us. The few who are still with us should be treated like national treasures.

[@288theabe]

It's been downhill since!

[@bigbake132]

The Missouri was upgraded and modernized in 1984 with new electronics, fire control systems, and cruise missiles. It also served in Desert Storm in 1991 so it wasn't exactly WW2 tech only. Still a fun movie though.

[@benb7898]

einje der besten filmszenen die ich bisher gesehen hab

[@Eric_Nguyen.]

As unrealistic the movie was, the satisfactory of seeing a Battleship return back into action is dope. Battleships in the Pacific during WWII were unbelievable. Although obsolete in modern navies, you just can't forget the capabilities they can could do. They were built to take punishment, but dish it back in return.

[@karenrussell2091]

I don't think they're completely obsolete, just one of those bad a-s behemoths steaming towards an enemy with her guns trained on them would make anyone think twice about sh-t. As Teddy Roosevelt said, "Talk softly & carry a big stick". The Iowa class battleships are pretty big sticks.

[@warlocc-paul]

Even obsolete, there's not a modern ship on this earth that could take one in a brawl. 70 years later they're still absolute beasts that have yet to really be surpassed.

[@hisaddle]

In 1991, Missouri and Wisconsin were sitting off the shore of Kuwait and fired some of the first shots of the war with their Tomahawk cruise missiles flying hundreds of miles, into Iraq. They also were used as a bluff, firing the big guns taking out Iraqi positions in Kuwait, some Iraqis held up white flags surrendering to a drone sent out from the ships to check where the big guns' shells had hit. This was making the Iraqi military in Kuwait think we were preparing for an amphibious landing which did not happen and was not planned to happen. Meanwhile the army was coming from the south thru the desert to invade Iraq.

[@bman3794]

There is a reason those retired naval men are the best generation

[@derFuchsi]

One of the most bullsh*ttiest scenes ever in an action movie. Never ever can you do that with a museum boat. But this whole battleship thing is so well done it doesn't matter if it's realistic or not. 10/10

[@LegatusLigeratus]

There is something immensely charming about a bunch of old sea dogs warming up an entire battleship boiler system in a few minutes, it must be said.

[@brianthesnail3815]

My grandfather served on a battleship smaller than that in WWII and it had a crew of thousands. He did run a gun turret though and there were about enough crew in the film to run one of those so that is fairly realistic apart from the complete lack of flash hoods.

[@LegatusLigeratus]

@@brianthesnail3815 Manpower is not the issue. The issue is them getting the entire boiler system going in a (implied) few hours. We know this is ridiculous because Missouri has been made cold several times in her life and it took almost a day to get her boilers going again. And that was before she was fully mothballed to become a museum ship! Never mind how they found 16 inch shells just lying around for her guns. But, like the original commenter said, the sequence is so cheesy and simultaneously well researched that it scores top marks!

[@dhamrick100]

the scene ordering engines at flank as they pulled away from ford island was total bullshit she would have swung around and chewed her screws off in the mud,she would have to have been well out into the main channel before anything even near full speed.

[@rorimorgant.williams6647]

Okay I am so dating myself but I saw Independence Day on opening day of July 3 of whatever year. The speech that the president made in the movie before the big fight had everyone in the large theater standing up and cheering, really caught the feels. There is just something about a battleship, I just can’t explain, it’s almost primal, and it totally sucks that’s they don’t exist anymore (actively).

[@nathanielquick4259]

I honestly love this scene even though I know it makes no sense. A turret on an Iowa class had over 85 people to operate it. Still I can help but to feel warm and fuzzy inside

[@ace1gl]

Even more difficult would have been all the drive shafts are locked in place on museum ships.

[@caseycharter5731]

My grandpa was in the Navy during WWII, would have been awesome to watch this scene with him.

[@HaroldCombs]

I put to you: what man amongst us HASNT wanted to obliterate the claw machine so we can jumpstart an Iowa-class battleship to drop some lead on aliens?

[@Qardo]

In all honesty, never ever thought about it. Then, again, I just want to obliterate a claw machine for eating my dollar. But, it leads to sailing the USS Missouri. Hell, forget the dollar. I'm in!

[@jonathanwilliams1974]

This movie is just terrible...and I love every last terrible minute of it. Insanely re-watchable too.

[@THall-vi8cp]

That reminds me of _RED_ when Frank asks Sarah how bad the book she's reading is, and she responds with something like, "It's terrible, I love it!"

[@Wrathlon]

Proof that a movie doesnt have to be good to be good.

[@molybdaen11]

Sometimes you just need a guilty pleasure.

[@0megacron]

WHY is it terrible, though? I keep seeing people online say how awful & terrible it is... yet never giving a good reason. If a movie is fun to watch, if it entertains the audience, then by definition it cannot be terrible.

[@Wrathlon]

@@0megacron It's terrible from the perspective of the story is barely functional and super cheese and just there to carry the action. But that's perfectly fine because it's super fun. Think of it like junk food - it's not good for you but it's still delicious.

[@andyrobertson7315]

I never get tired of hearing AC/DC used to ramp up the adrenaline in a film!

[@elbartocbucksrule]

Epic! Reminds me of the Battlestar Galactica miniseries in 2003. Galactica was turned into a museum, too, just like Big MO. Not a coincidence that the Hornet aviator's callsign was Boomer.

[@kiriuxeosa8716]

I have a lot of respect for the veterans who would work on these masterpieces! We have so much tech and so many shortcuts now to make everything as simple as pushing a button but back in the good 'ol days you needed more skill than anything else

[@Slu5h3]

the Mo landing in the trough of that wave and creating that huge splash gave me chills the first time i saw it. i know its CGI but its bad ass regardless

[@BirdmanGA]

Actually, that was a real wave. The actor was so surprised he almost broke character by turning to look at the camera but was able to save the shot. It was so impressive the director used that shot.

[@wardfiction5693]

I also liked how this shot rounded up to the beginning of the film when the two captains were fighting on the destroyer,. When they were in the meeting with the admiral, and I think his name is Harper, was asked about a line from a book. Something about keep the wave and haze of the bow of your ship. something like that. it comes full circle that Harper witnesses this very effect on the battleship.

[@lloydclement2152]

USS Missouri, old timers, content/plot, music. Superb!

[@concorcorcoran4208]

got to love how it goes from a nice day at sea with calm waves, to huge swells for that dramatic look, then right back to nearly still ocean lol. who knew poseidan was willing to be cinematic.

[@tabris2746]

When you ask grandpa for help and he smiles

[@garyhague5882]

I was in desert storm in 91 on HMS Cardiff. We sailed with Missouri and she was a sight to behold!! Always have a soft spot for the battleships!! Love this film, sit down with popcorn, switch your brain off and enjoy!! 😊

[@LifeUser]

Very few songs make my hair stand up, this is THE ONE that does. Perfect for this movie scene.

[@Feril1]

I just love this scene, watching this old beauty rousing from her slumber.

[@SilverKnightPCs]

I think this illustrates one of America's veterans most endearing qualities: we are always ready to get back into the fight and burn some lead if our nation calls us to it.

[@ald1144]

I mean, just that vet's delivery of, "Holy s#!t"...

[@ashontahuddleston6663]

Don't forget "oh, someone's gonna kiss the baby!" Lol

[@cybercat29]

@@ashontahuddleston6663 I think it was "Oh, someone is going to kiss the donkey!"

[@ashontahuddleston6663]

@@cybercat29 true.

[@hankdoughty4375]

"Ready to play with the big boys." Garrett Lynch a great man and friend. 27 year volunteer at the USS Kidd veterans museum. Served on the USS obrine and the USS Fullom in the Pacific during WWII. survived torpedo on O'Brien and her sinking 4 days later. I miss you my friend rest in peace,

[@KingOfStopMotion]

This is the most "Heck Yeah" scene in the entire film. Freaking love the US Battleship designs, and I'm glad that they used an actual Battleship in the plot.

[@bradleymuir6927]

"HAVE GREAT FEAR, THE MIGHTY MO IS HERE!" This was my favorite scene from this movie. After having read 'First Contact' by the legendary wordborg Ralts Bloodthorn, I love this scene even more. The enemy only exists to be destroyed, turkey is delicious, and thE POOL IS RESERVED FOR PODLINGS!

[@cameronnewton7053]

Easily one of the best scenes in the whole movie, even rivals the final scenes when she lays down the hurt on the aliena.

[@noahfran32]

"are you ready to play with the big boys?" I LOVE THIS PART

[@mho...]

This one truly has the feel of a 90s action movie! any nonesense is possible, if it adds to the action!

[@kazegakun]

This is one of my favorite movies for if I want to turn my brain off and just enjoy some corny action. I know it would take forever to get Mo steaming again, I know there's no way she's got any ord in the magazines, I know it'd be impossible to run the guns on the skeleton crew and I know that anchor turn would likely have given Mo the Whisky Treatment. BUT! That doesn't matter when you've got Brian screaming at you as everyone works together to get a museum sailing again.

[@enclaveofficerz3245]

Only way it makes any sense at all is if the old timers we're getting the ship ready since the shield went up. Also yeah don't know how they got that ammo.

[@glenchapman3899]

I am a pretty hardcore navy history guy and I can tell you. All the things you said ran through my head and the sequence played. But when the Mighty Mo throws a handbrake slide and let a broadside go at those aliens I was cheering and stomping my feet as everyone else in the cinema. This was a movie based on a damn boardgame. They basically use the tactics of the boardgame to find the aliens earlier in the film. The film asked me not to take it seriously. And I obliged

[@CrackedCandy]

Whiskey treatment?

[@kazegakun]

@@CrackedCandy I was referencing Mo's sister ship, Wisconsin. She collided with a destroyer in '56 and crushed her bow in. They cut the bow off of the canceled and unfinished USS Kentucky to fix Wisky.

[@MatthewLawrence.]

It’s always heartwarming to see the old guard at work

[@njneer7511]

This movie should have won some kind of academy award in my opinion. Hands down, the best way a board game could have been brought to life

[@sparkplug1018]

Best actress award goes to USS Missouri.

[@Abraxas1212]

Fun fact, not related to the Missouri, but a battleship fact: The U.S.S Texas was the only ship to hit it's shots on D-Day, as it's captain ordered one side of the ship flooded, in order to tilt their cannons higher than they were supposed to go.

[@jamesdubois4425]

This 5 minute scene was packed with so much awesome, that they didnt save any for the rest of the movie

[@seanangelo1288]

A scene the modern generations will never witness, but to see a Iowa Class battleship go full Salvo and rain hell is just a thing of beauty...

[@user-zj7pc1hl8w]

Old battleship will always kick the asses of modern ships

[@__-fm5qv]

@@user-zj7pc1hl8w Well a modern ship is more likely to get a dead-on hit with its fancy electronics and missiles, but if an Iowa class can bring its guns to bare and make a direct hit, its the Iowa class I'm betting on!

[@spacecaptain8561]

I love when movies can essentially effectively do two things at once, This movie was mostly about fighting aliens but the knowledge, effort, and attention to detail put towards the veterans and their ships made this movie stand out amongst most other "alien" movies. It was a movie about aliens and naval combat at the same time

[@joshvega5469]

This my dad’s favorite moment in cinema history

[@nerfdominator6405]

3:05 Sir, are we really firing on Oahu? (Sure seems that way.) HOLY S***!!!

[@masterb2130]

There is just something truly awe inspiring about seeing massive old machines come to life.

[@riveny1066]

Thanks for this clip! This ship was part of my childhood when we lived in Bremerton. My stepdad would let me take the tour and hang out aboard her and while he worked on her or one of the other ships. Fond memories and my step dad's example are part of why I went into the Navy (and loved almost every minute of the challenge).

[@angelsean2843]

ACDC created music that would shake the world. If I was a third of my age I would enlist. We would show the world that not only did we set the ground work for Spec OPs, but the rest of us are willing & able to Rock & Roll

[@mcbridecreek]

I love the guy lighting up the boilers. “Purrs like a Kitten!”

[@grayfox1771]

Battleships are and always will be the most badass hunks of steel ever dropped into the water.

[@wrenchinator9715]

Best scene in the movie, and that includes the scene when they finally fire the guns. Something about the old girl getting to go to sea one more time.