tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408139579944180262.post4284965216165173321..comments2024-03-24T05:21:03.521-04:00Comments on Captain Critic: Reeling Backward: "Murphy's War" (1971)Christopher Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912714677164687899noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408139579944180262.post-67981492825013057162018-10-21T22:28:31.685-04:002018-10-21T22:28:31.685-04:00I would also add that Murphy is further angered wh...I would also add that Murphy is further angered when the Germans basically kill a village along with the lady doctor that brought him back to health after the sub had sank his ship.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195825784519818546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408139579944180262.post-75512496915234180172018-10-21T22:26:49.396-04:002018-10-21T22:26:49.396-04:00Having served aboard a navy ship where I was not w...Having served aboard a navy ship where I was not well-liked by the crew (an outsider, really) I can tell you that, had I seen them butchered as the start of this movie shows Murphy witnessing the death of his crew, I can tell you that devoting the rest of my life toward killing that sub and it's crew makes perfect sense. (Woefully, I can't really tell you *why*.)<br /><br />As for the Germans hiding in a river, that makes sense if they don't have available supplies, and are leaking fuel. While Murphy is learning to fly, he finds the sub by it's leaking fuel oil.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195825784519818546noreply@blogger.com