Master and commander this evening

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The Heavy Weather scenes reminded me of the Troop ship in the throes of a Hurricane at Sea.
I wonder how Holly Wood can do such?
It was so Real.
A lot of kids would go to Sea if they had the chance to see that movie.
 
One of my favourite movies 'about he sea' for sure. Das Boot is another. Hunt for Red October. Others?
 
Has anyone seen Robert Redford's latest? I believe it is called "All is Lost"?? If you have seen it, what is your critique?
 
I liked "Das Boot" as well. Havent seen RR's "All is lost!"
 
The best movie "about the sea" is Cap'n Ron!
 
Is there a sequel to Master and Commander?
It seemed to loom on to a Chase to the French Commander?
 
No, a movie sequel was never made.
But Master And Commander was merely the 1st in Patrick O'Brien's terrific series of 20 finished novels featuring Aubrey and Maturin adventures , one book segueing into the next, plus the last one that was unfinished when he died. The 1st one was rather slow to get into reading but once you get hooked the next 19 were "must-reads". Highly recommended!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey–Maturin_series
 
I bought Maser and Commander on Audio book CD.

I'm from Missouri but grew up in Washington state on Puget Sound. I have two 18-day trip to Korea and back. I shouldn't like sea stories at all. But I do.
 
I got the DVD of Master and Commander, but the rest of Patirck O'Briens stuff is Books. I can't read any more so that was a bust.
Thanks for the link Sandy.
 
I loved M&C!!! Mentioned it to my daughter the eternal student and she said "Oh, the Patrick O'Brien series." That set me off on a Reading Odyssey, all 20 of the novels. I don't own any of them. Got many from the library, borrowed some from a friend, bought one off Amazon and gave it to the friend who didn't have that one in his series, bought a few others at used bookstore and gave those away when I was done.
I trust y'all have seen the Movie, so this is what I learned about the Movie from the Books:
It was developed from at least Three of the Books: Master and Commander, Far Side of the World, and a Third which I forget.
A simply wonderful 8,000-or-so-page odyssey!
Then I got the music CD "Evening with the Captain." It wasn't the lively music they played in the Movie. Rather, very subdued. Restful, Sleep-Inducing. So... I went into surgery with the CD playing in earphones, and it played on repeat at night in my hospital room. Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, Thanksgiving Week 2007.
 
Saw "All is Lost" a week or so ago. Definitely NOT impressed...
 
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