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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Topic - A "Master and Commander" question: - tinear 18:00:58 11/20/03 (9)
- I actually was a bit bored - tunenut 13:08:53 11/23/03 (5)
- On Letterman, Crowe pointed out that the seas . . . - albee33 17:00:49 11/24/03 (1)
- They used film of the actual seas from Cape Horn . . . - Harmonia 20:41:57 11/24/03 (0)
- Great point about the seas. Also, I guess it'd be considered heresy - tinear 14:36:05 11/23/03 (1)
- Probably. - Harmonia 20:43:45 11/24/03 (0)
- "The doldrums...did seem to sag." By definition, sir! nt - clarkjohnsen 14:11:17 11/23/03 (0)
- Re: A "Master and Commander" question: - rico 07:01:25 11/21/03 (0)
- If they hadn't prettied it up, you wouldn't have liked it one little bit(that whole history thing y'know) .nt. - late 04:59:51 11/21/03 (0)
- Re: A "Master and Commander" question: - Prokofief 21:16:24 11/20/03 (0)