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Title: Master and Commander
Post by: Saurdaukar on November 17, 2003, 12:24:52 AM

Anyone see it yet?  How was it?

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Post by: moose on November 17, 2003, 01:00:54 AM

i went to go and two theaters near me were sold out last night!will try again tomorrow

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Post by: Hooligan on November 17, 2003, 02:41:54 AM

Pretty good IMO.

Hooligan

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Post by: GRUNHERZ on November 17, 2003, 03:09:53 AM

I loved the movie! :)

I hated the three screaming and crying very very young children this idiotic family brought along - and of course they had to sit right behind me... And they wouldnt take the lil bastiges outside even after some asked repeatedly and thretened to get theater employyes involved...


FOR GOD'S SAKE SHUT THE **** UP YOU LITTLE ******!!!  

Damn that felt good, been holing it back to long.. ;)

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Post by: 1K0N on November 17, 2003, 06:46:50 AM

Great movie, Wife loved it and has talked about it all day and into this morning.. Its what Pearl Harbor should have been..
 The only love story about it was a man and his love for boat and country...
 Can't wait for the sequal!

IKON

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Post by: Curval on November 17, 2003, 07:04:50 AM

Was this based on the book by Patrick O'Reilly (I think)?

The book was a tough slog...difficult to read and jumped around a whole lot in terms of time frame.  

Love the genre, so I will definatley see the film.

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Post by: Dowding on November 17, 2003, 07:05:32 AM

I like to watch a film where the French get squashed by the British.

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Post by: straffo on November 17, 2003, 07:08:03 AM

You would better watch a rugby match ... plus it's in real time :)

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Post by: Dowding on November 17, 2003, 07:56:34 AM

The French were very gracious in defeat I thought. Very sporting, old boy! :aok

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Post by: gofaster on November 17, 2003, 09:23:11 AM

I'm going to drag my wife to go see it with me as part of the birthday present she's going to give me. :p

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Post by: hblair on November 17, 2003, 09:44:43 AM

I really liked it. This film did the period justice. It reminded me of when I was a kid and read the book "nelson and the age of fighting sail" Wooden ships and Iron men thing. :) It is high on details. The starting scene I thought was cool. You get the feeling you're on the ship. Nobody could have done a better job in the role than russell crowe.

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Post by: Jack55 on November 17, 2003, 12:08:20 PM

I've heard that in the book the French ship is an American ship, and that it was changed to appeal to American audiences.  I have not read any of O'Brian's books.

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Post by: DmdNexus on November 17, 2003, 12:28:57 PM

I enjoyed the movie very much... I think they did their research well in portraying the many habbits and practices of the time.

The one thing that amazed me was how quickly they were able to repair the ship back to prestine shape after every battle... Ah gotta love Hollywood.

The movie is set up for a sequel...

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Post by: udet on November 17, 2003, 12:29:27 PM

is the sequel's title going to be Master and Bater?