Reply With QuoteOriginally Posted by He219
is it good?
Re: Your opinions on 'Master and Commander'
is it good?
It's a first class act of research and production. Go see it.
Going to this week. Russell Crowe is the man.
My favourite show is "Russell Crowe- Fighting round the world".
That was on South Park, right? Oh God that was funny!
I saw that while under the influence, and holy ****, I just about died from laughing.
Cool, I'm thinking about going this weekend.It's a first class act of research and production. Go see it.
I will go see it....although on another forum some guy was complaining that it isn't true to the book that it's based on. In the book, they fight Americans, but in the movie (made by Americans) they fight none-other than the French
He's wrong.. this is from amazon's review section on the book:
The novel begins in Port Mahon in 1800. Aubrey, for the moment, is a naval officer without a command, restless and impatient for action. (Britain and Revolutionary France are at war.)
Napoleanic Wars, no?
yep, 1805
Technically you're both wrong and you're both right.
"Master and Commander" and "The far side of the world" are different books. As seen here Far side of the world is set in 1812 and involves the pursuit of an American Frigate. I would assume Master and Commander is set around 1800 and involves the French. By combining the two stories they still get the excitement of the chase but can do so without casting Americans as the "bad guys" or "villains", which presumably wouldn't lead to huge box office figures on your side of the Atlantic.
Death to the infidels!... er... the Americans!... er.. the French!
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