November 16, 2003
Master and Commander Review
Jason and I went to see Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World last night. I really enjoyed it. It was a thinking man's action movie. The film paid close attention to historical detail, and you can see the effort required to attain that level of detail by watching the featurettes posted on the film's website. I liked the messiness of the plot. It wasn't simply "good guys vs. bad guys". It was more about the experience of living on a sailing ship in the early 19th century. If you're a fan of intelligent action movies, or at all interested in history, then I highly recommend Master and Commander.
Posted by Dirtae at November 16, 2003 01:40 AMThis movie does for the Napolionic war what Saving Private Ryan did for WWII. I saw Master and Commander three times. I may go see it a forth time. Amazing. Now I will probably read the book.
Posted by: Dennis Hartigan at November 25, 2003 08:31 AMyes it is the good guys v the bad. The French were very much the bad guys, wanting to rule the whole of Europe from Paris. Not much has changed in the intervening years has it?
Posted by: Donald at December 13, 2003 04:55 PM
