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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Forced to adapt to the tough world of catching cod and halibut in a longlining schooner that will be at sea for months, Freddie finds himself a fish out of water as his moneyed background carries no weight with captain Disko Troop (Lionel Barrymore). But he also has two father figures, one loving, one hard, in the brilliantly portrayed shapes of Manuel and Disko and the film becomes a coming-of-age classic as he learns self-reliance and discipline. [links]
Despite the lightness of touch, this is a serious film. The battles are bloody but never gratuitous; the patriotism is infectious, never jingoistic, and the cinematography is exemplary. There’s plenty of detail for students of ships too: in one dinner-table scene, Aubrey describes a builder’s-model of the Acheron as “bluff above the water but sharp below – that’s the future”. more
The original score weaves shanties and folk songs around the ornately mellifluous Bach, Mozart and Boccherini duets that Aubrey and Maturin play on violin and cello in the captain’s stateroom. The period wit also shines: when Aubrey baits Maturin at the dinner table, Maturin quips back that “he who puns would pick a pocket”. more
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Fun family movie. While Dad is leading the way on this voyage, in the children's eyes at the beginning of the movie, father is a looser. But in the end, the voyage bonds the family; parents and children, sister and brother, and the infamous Captain Ron moves on to his own adventures. Some mild sexual content (husband and wife in humorous shower scene. Captain Ron's escapades). The Dove (Adventure. Romance. True story. All ages.) (©1974) Clif-note
Another classic pirate movie, complete with the treasure hidden in a cave. A fun, melodramatic, swashbuckling pirate film. A black and white movie in more than one way where good guys were good, and bad guys were bad. Sexual content is nil. (By the way, there really was a Captain Kidd, but not very much like this Hollywood version.)
War-At-Sea Movies Master and Commander (1805 navel war movie) (©2003) (Olathe Library) Summery from IMDb movie website
Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill, Basil Rathbone, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee. Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
One needn’t be a sailing afficionado to appreciate Carroll Ballard’s WIND, a thrilling sports drama based on the true story of Dennis Conner, the man who caused national embarrassment in 1983 by becoming the first American to lose the America's Cup trophy in the 140-year history of the race (only to win it back again in the next challenge). Unfortunately, in Ballard’s film, the Cup isn't all Will Parker (Matthew Modine) loses. His girlfriend Kate (Jennifer Grey), also an expert sailor, already walked out on him when she was denied a place on his crew because of her gender and Will failed to protest the decision. Following his defeat, Will heads to Utah to find Kate and convince her to team up with him in building a brand-new, improved yacht that they will sail together in an attempt to win America 's Cup back from the Australians. With the help of the brilliant Joe Heiser (Stellan Skarsgard) and the wealthy Abigail Weld (Rebecca Miller), Will puts everything he has into one last chance at redemption. The sailing scenes are quite spectacular. This movie has everything, including a low-key cast more focused on the story line than their own stardom.
On their way to a sailing trip, an aging husband and wife invite along an emphatic young hitchhiker. here
1935 Charles Laughton and Clark Gable
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The Dove, 1974, is based on the real story of Robin Lee Graham, a young man who spent five years sailing around the world, solo, starting at age 16.
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This article was inspired by seeing “All Is Lost” – here is the morning after review on TownDock.net:
Yes, the evening with Robert Redford was painful.
Captain Ron, with Kurt Russell, is one of our family favorites.
Yeah, a bit silly. And, I don’t believe there is much in this movie that is even close to being technically correct, either.
However, there is enough corny humor and one liners woven into the story to help you overlook reality for a little while.
Everyone dreams of jumping on a ship and sailing away from their life, right?
And, even if you don’t know what you are doing and get lost out there, according to Captain Ron,” … just pull in somewhere and ask directions.”
Besides, young Kurt is much easier to watch than Redford, the ancient mariner. - Marcia Ostendorff -
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One of my favorites is The Sea Will Tell-1991
True story based on a book by Vincent Buglosi.
It might be fun to have a “sailing” movie night every so often, seeing how the Old theater was sold out! - Rob and Dale Murena -
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riday night “All Is Lost” sold every seat at Oriental’s Old Theater. The movie, while nicely filmed, left most sailors cringing. More than one called it “the worst sailing movie ever.” TownDock.net readers have since written in with their favorite (and sometimes least favorite) sailing movies.