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Post by Bruce Tackett on Jun 11, 2021 16:51:56 GMT
Master and Commander, 2003, starring Russel Crowe is one of the best movies I'd ever seen. It is a realistic depiction of a British Naval ship during the Napoleanic War. I came across this article this morning: www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/russell-crowe-naval-warfare-battle-125003446.htmlI didn't know the movie was based upon a book, one in a series of books. The books were written by Patrick O'Brien. I'm always on the lookout for a good read, so I just went to Amazon and ordered Master and Commander, which is No. 1 of 21 books.
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Post by captkronos on Jun 11, 2021 17:32:12 GMT
That's one of my favorites also. You should check out the Horatio Hornblower books and movies also, very good. Sharpes Rifles and the other flicks in that series are good from the Army side of that era.
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Post by billfish on Jun 11, 2021 20:40:43 GMT
Yep....Master and Commander was great as was the Hornblower books by C.S. Forester Master and Commander did a great job of showing war at sea.....they showed an amputation but they missed showing men impaled by splinters Big sharp pieces of wood were commonly dislodged during sea battles inflicting terrible wounds upon the men Couple of trivia things.....in the beginning when the bosun is going down the gundeck, a cannon is shown with the name "Jumping Billy", which was the name of a cannon aboard the U.S.S. Constitution. Also when the young seamen go to the captain with the model of the French ship, that model was also of the U.S.S. Constitution. One of them tells how he or a family member saw it being built in Boston which is where the Constitution was built and is berthed, the oldest active commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy
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Post by Michael on Jun 11, 2021 22:03:53 GMT
I'm going to watch this when I get a chance.
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Post by billfish on Jun 11, 2021 22:10:22 GMT
I'm going to watch this when I get a chance. GREAT movie Michael !
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Jun 11, 2021 23:01:40 GMT
Hurrah!
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Jun 11, 2021 23:30:45 GMT
I've been on the Constitution and the Constellation.
I've also been on the HMS Victory in Portsmouth, England. Lord Nelson's flagship. That thing is Huge!
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Jun 11, 2021 23:44:50 GMT
Also when the young seamen go to the captain with the model of the French ship, that model was also of the U.S.S. Constitution. Was it a Revell or a Heller model?
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Jun 12, 2021 0:27:54 GMT
Another bit of Trivia: A few times in the movie the Captain and the surgeon get together for a violin and cello concerto. Russell Crowe learned to play violin for the film and referred to it as the hardest thing he'd ever done for a film.
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Post by Magnus on Jun 12, 2021 0:35:58 GMT
Russell Crowe learned to play violin for the film and referred to it as the hardest thing he'd ever done for a film. Aside from maintaining his persona of being an all around giant douche to work with, along with all the fighting with everyone that he's notoriously known for ?...
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Post by doomfarer1 on Jun 12, 2021 1:11:31 GMT
Bruce, it is a terrific film, and you’re not alone in this opinion:
Also, the book series is pretty famous. Surprised you hadn’t heard of it. One of the titles is The Wine-Dark Sea, a title I was always impressed with.
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Jun 12, 2021 1:48:56 GMT
I've also been on the HMS Victory in Portsmouth, England. Lord Nelson's flagship. Me, too.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Jun 12, 2021 2:18:49 GMT
Bruce, it is a terrific film, and you’re not alone in this opinion: Also, the book series is pretty famous. Surprised you hadn’t heard of it. One of the titles is The Wine-Dark Sea, a title I was always impressed with. That was really good, Doomsietoes. Thanks for posting it!
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Jun 12, 2021 2:19:44 GMT
I've also been on the HMS Victory in Portsmouth, England. Lord Nelson's flagship. Me, too. Brother-in-Arms!
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Post by billfish on Jun 12, 2021 14:13:36 GMT
Also when the young seamen go to the captain with the model of the French ship, that model was also of the U.S.S. Constitution. Was it a Revell or a Heller model? Revell......of course ! I've seen the Revell factory in Venice CA
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