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In Reply to: A "Master and Commander" question: posted by tinear on November 20, 2003 at 18:00:58:

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.

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On Letterman, Crowe pointed out that the seas . . . - albee33 17:00:49 11/24/03 (1)
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.
- They used film of the actual seas from Cape Horn . . . - Harmonia 20:41:57 11/24/03 (0)
  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.
Great point about the seas. Also, I guess it'd be considered heresy - tinear 14:36:05 11/23/03 (1)
to suggest Crowe is not ideally cast as the commander? How about...Liam Neeson? Now THAT'S a leader!
- Probably. - Harmonia 20:43:45 11/24/03 (0)
  Actually, I thought Crowe was an excellent Aubrey. Took me awhile to get used to 6'3" Maturin, however.
"The doldrums...did seem to sag." By definition, sir! nt - clarkjohnsen 14:11:17 11/23/03 (0)
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