Master and Commander: Far side of the world (2003)
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I like how artful some of the shots are, like the one focusing on the anchor at a strange angle until the camera moves round and you can see what it is, also those aerial shots of the ocean at night. There's that great bit where they lose the wind and are all roasting in the heat too and there's an orange tint to everything and that dreamy score.
The stuff with the "Jonah" is handled well too. I like that their luck does actually pick up after he kills himself, but it's impossible to tell whether the superstition is or isn't well founded. It doesn't push the film out of the realms of realism, but it makes you wonder.
The stuff with the "Jonah" is handled well too. I like that their luck does actually pick up after he kills himself, but it's impossible to tell whether the superstition is or isn't well founded. It doesn't push the film out of the realms of realism, but it makes you wonder.
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Curtis Hanson's got at least one other decent film; I really enjoyed Wonder Boys. It's mostly Michael Douglas as a writer and English professor stumbling around campus, stoned, and getting into trouble.
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The battle of wits between the two captains is brilliant too; the escalating tricks and surprise attacks. I love how Jack gets the idea for the final attack from the stick insect and that earlier one where they make a rough replica of the stern of the ship with the lanterns on is genius.
He looks a bit like Craner in that one.
This is actually very 'me'
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Picnic at Hanging Rock is very, very good – one of those films that use the sweaty horror of the outback to great advantage ('Wake in Fright','Walkabout')
I actually bought Gallipoli on DVD but haven't watched it yet.
The other one I watched was Witness which is also very good and gave me several erections. 4.5 stars.
I actually bought Gallipoli on DVD but haven't watched it yet.
The other one I watched was Witness which is also very good and gave me several erections. 4.5 stars.
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I like that Weir didn't chicken out and give it a Hollywood ending. You want them to end up together, but they just can't be and he has to leave.
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Only occurred to me last night that the French captain instantly turns this deception back on him by disguising that (lieutenant's?) corpse as the captain. Not the same trick but very similar.The battle of wits between the two captains is brilliant too; the escalating tricks and surprise attacks. I love how Jack gets the idea for the final attack from the stick insect and that earlier one where they make a rough replica of the stern of the ship with the lanterns on is genius.
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