Master and Commander: the Far Side of the World

[danlo]

That was outrageously funny Joy! Mayb u didn't mean it to be...(perhaps u're confusing it with Bullock's newer movie with Hugh Grant)...Meg Ryan's in Sleepless, not Sandra!

[Dragonlily]

Laugh away, I told you I hadn't seen it.

Now there's even more reason not to. I'm not a fan of Ryan.

[Infelice]

Heres a girly that loved the movie. Im not the greatest Crowe fan but I liked his performance in this.

[Skyweir]

i liked Crowe in Gladiator .. and he was good in this one .. but the story .. was .. helloooo?? not a tight package

and Mr Sexist!! .. it wasnt the manliness of hte movie i didnt get .. there are some manly movies that are absolutely awesome ..

just this one .. like didnt go anywhere ..

it was like the day in the life of a master & commander dude .. his friendship with the naturalist wasnt well developed imho and could have been far better .. a much tighter package

and then .. oh boy .. they sail off into the sunset .. when all of a sudden .. the most interesting thing occurred .. the allegedly dead captain .. feigned his untimely death ..

now that was interesting .. whooo hooo .. and ... umm .. then .. it ended

could have been .. way more pulled together

*exits stage left and blows raspberries at everyone who loved it*

[Infelice]

<wipes the spittle of Sky's raspberries off her face>

Well, all those things aside, I liked it..... I go to movies for enjoyment and escapism and this one filled my criterior nicely

[matrixman]

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[aTOMiC]

Finally rented Master & Commander. I'm very sorry I didn't get the chance to see it in the theater. A very entertaining film. Crow is again a commanding presence.
Very impressive. I will purchase it immediately.

[Loredoctor]

I bought the DVD for my parents yesterday. They loved it. It looks fantastic! can't wait to watch it!

[Byrn]

I watched it last night. Pretty darn good movie. I may even hunt down the books.

[duchess of malfi]

I did finally get to see the movie, at the second run movie place, where they only charge a dollar or two to get in. I am glad I got to see it on the big screen! Russell Crowe gave a first class performance, as he usually does. I enjoyed the movie a great deal, and thought it to be very true to the spirit of the books.

[danlo]

finally! You guys... ...(pokes or cheapskates )

[duchess of malfi]

Well, pokey because we are very busy. Loved the movie, though.

[The Leper Fairy]

I just watched it today... wow!

[dlbpharmd]

Watched this last night - I thought it was OK, maybe a little over-hyped.

I became irritated with the naturalist whining constantly about wanting to go looking for bugs while they were chasing the French ship. I was also struck at all the young boys, particularly the ones who were officers. But what dissatisfied me most was the ending, how the French captain deceived Lucky Jack - that was a terrible way to end the movie, IMO.

[duchess of malfi]

Ran into this old thread while looking for a different old thread.

The young boys was actually authentic period detail. In the old days of the British Navy they did take boys onto the ships to train them as officers. Sort of like an apprenticeship program. The boys were usually from naval or military families, or otherwise fairly well born; their parents often had some sort of connection with either the captain of the ship or with the admiralty.

As I always tell my sons - be glad you live here and now. Be very glad.

[dlbpharmd]

I forgot about this old thread, and my initial assessment of this movie. I watched it a 2nd time a while back, and I guess this flick really started to grow on me....I bought the DVD and now I'm hooked. I've probably watched this movie 6 times now, it's one of my favorite DVDs.

[Trapper]

I don't relate well to historical sea travel, especially sea battles. I think I was a general of land troops in several past lives, I just don't have a feel for ships in battle.

I'm the opposite. Although I know it was generally horrific, and that the individuals involved are exploited every bit as much these days as they were in more 'romantic' times I wish I was a merchant seaman. I feel an irrational call to the sea. (And the Antarctic, although I think Scott's expedition is about the worst experience a person could have.)

I simply lurve Hornblower and CS Forster or whatever his name is.

I accidentally came across M&C. Great stuff, but I imagine the books outstrip it.

But they're not the kind of books the mainstream book-stores generally carry. And I'm too half-assed to get them off Amazon.

In the last 30 seconds I have probably read the name of the author. But if somebody could remind me...

Naval stuff just gets me off. It might be that thing about how if Napoleon could have controlled the English Channel for 30 mins the history of our planet would be different. I just like British Naval stories.

[duchess of malfi]

Patrick O'Brian. His books are great! The series is twenty books long, though! (I am on about book 8, though I have the next three or so sitting in my TBR pile). The books are carried by all of our local bookstores and are readily available, though if you are looking for a specific volume, you might have to go to more than one store, as sometimes one or two books might be temporarily out of stock in onew particular store on one particualr day.

[Trapper]

Thanks duchess.

[Trapper]

The series is twenty books long, though! (I am on about book 8, though I have the next three or so sitting in my TBR pile). The books are carried by all of our local bookstores and are readily available, though if you are looking for a specific volume, you might have to go to more than one store, as sometimes one or two books might be temporarily out of stock in onew particular store on one particualr day.

Isn't it great though, that you have so many more to look forward to.

Thanks for the reminder. I just love that exploration stuff.

If you're the same I'll recommend Sir Ranulph Fiennes "Scott" as a good Antarctic book.

Again, thanks for the tip.