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did you think the long, pivotal dinner scene (it established the relationship of captain to officers and crew) was well written?
Specifically, did you find the telling of the joke funny, or the stories about Nelson particularly well written or delivered?
Also, after reading so much about the care given to authentic cannon and musket sounds, to sea water individualities of appearance, and to ship construction, I was disappointed with the results.
For realism, it's hard to beat the real thing: rent "Mutiny on the Bounty" if you wish to see what a real ship was like--- and what men on a real island look like.
And I gotta mention the damn color, or lack of it. For most of the movie, I thought I was watching a soggy version of Matrix.
All in all, however, a good time--I wasn't bored one moment, and that's a lot to say these days. They'll get my money for the inevitable sequel.
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found myself checking my watch, never a good sign. Yes it was good, most fascinating to me in the details of the world of naval warfare in 1805- certainly thought-provoking in many ways. And the 2 characters whom we actually got to know- the commander and doctor- were done well. And I actually like the English sea shanties, even if the group singalong seemed perilously close to Monty Python territory. But the doldrum between battles did seem to sag. And I cannot really explain this, but the heavy seas did not hit me in a visceral way, the way they did in Perfect Storm. Big seas should inspire awe, even in a big wave surfing movie like Step Into Liquid, I feel the power and the danger in a way that was missing here.
were realistic and NOT like the incredible "Perfect Storm" variety. He said they were going for realism and accuracy--not that perfect storm waves don't occur.
That *IS* the real ocean you're seeing on screen. It was the ship, not the sea, that was CGI'd. It was intended to be a typical storm off Cape Horn, so the producers filmed the ocean at Cape Horn from a ship retracing Captain Cook's original voyage.The storm in M&C wan't meant to be the storm of the century, like in Perfect Storm. It was meant to depict the typically treacherous weather encountered 'round the Horn.
BTW, I LOVED M&C. This film and ROTK may restore my faith in commercial filmmaking.
to suggest Crowe is not ideally cast as the commander? How about...Liam Neeson? Now THAT'S a leader!
Actually, I thought Crowe was an excellent Aubrey. Took me awhile to get used to 6'3" Maturin, however.
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Most Weir films purposely use a grainy, washed out type of film stock to add atmosphere and mood.
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Sometimes we get so hung up in over analyzing things. Just enjoy the experience for what it is. I just got totallly into the experience of this movie. Something that has not happened for a long time. If there were more films like this I would definetly go more often.
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