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Master and Commander - DVDWe have extensively reviewed the remarkable Master and Commander series of historical fiction novels, The movie about Jack Aubrey and his crew, also entitled Master and Commander, is no less spectacular than the book series (C.S. Forester's book series about Horatio Hornblower has also been filmed - see our review here). In the capable hands of director Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a seafaring adventure like no other, impeccably authentic, dynamically cast, and thrilling enough to give any classic swashbuckler a run for its money. In adapting two of Patrick O'Brian's enormously popular novels about British naval hero Capt. Jack Aubrey, Weir and co-writer John Collee have changed the timeframe from the British/American war of 1812 to the British/French opposition of 1805, where the HMS Surprise - a ship that appears in many of the novels - under Aubrey's confident command, is patrolling the South Atlantic in pursuit of the Acheron, a French warship with the strategic advantage of greater size, speed, and artillery. Russell Crowe plays Jack Aubrey, and gives one of his best performances. Aubrey is firm and fiercely loyal, focused on his prey even if it means locking horns with his friend and ship's surgeon, played by Crowe's A Beautiful Mind Employing a seamless combination of carefully matched ocean footage, detailed models, full-scale ships, and CGI enhancements, Weir pays exacting attention to every nautical detail, while maintaining a very human story of honor, warfare, and survival under wretched conditions. We experience sailing, sea tactics, and life on board a ship of this era. Raging storms and hull-shattering battles provide pulse-pounding action, and a visit to the Galapagos Islands lends a note of otherworldly wonder, adding yet another layer of historical perspective to this splendidly epic adventure. I simply loved the movie. From beginning to end, it was extraordinary, very authentic and suspenseful, and wonderful entertainment. Anyone who enjoys action and drama will enjoy Master and Commander. It ranges from great battle scenes with the tang of salt spray to human drama.
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 , amazon UK , and amazon CAN . You can also order it from Bokkilden.no og CDON.NO.Das Boot on DVDDas Boot, the excellent novel about a It is autumn 1941, and 43 young Das Boot is Wolfgang Petersen's harrowing and claustrophobic U-boat thriller. Das Boot puts you inside that submerged vessel and explores the physical and emotional tensions with a vivid, terrifying realism that few movies can match. When the boat sinks in Gibraltar, Petersen tightens the screws and the submerged ship blows bolts, the pressure builds to such unbearable levels that you may be tempted to escape for a nice walk on solid land in the great outdoors--only you wouldn't dream of looking away from the screen. The movie features Jürgen Prochnow as the captain and Herbert Grönemeyer as "Leutnant Werner". Director Wolfgang Petersen and Buchheim fell out after the author was not allowed to write the script. (Buchheim was always noted for his short temper - he was later nicknamed the "Starnberg volcano".) The film was the most expensive German film ever made. It was nominated for six Oscars. In addition to the movie version, there also exists an uncut 5-hour version of Das Boot. This is a very faithful film adaptation of the novel, and an excellent version for aficionados of the novel. Technical details (for Director's Cut, US version):
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featuring Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey and his particular friend, Dr. Stephen Maturin, by the unsurpassable Patrick O'Brian. You can find reviews of all the books, and a lot of materials about the author Patrick O'Brian as well, by following the link above.
German submarine during World War Two, written by Lothar-Günther Buchheim was turned into a film in 1981. The film is the story of a single patrol of one World War II U-boat, U-96, and its crew. It depicts both the excitement of battle and the tedium of the fruitless hunt, and shows the men serving aboard U-boats as ordinary individuals with a desire to do their best for their comrades and their country. The story is based on an amalgamation of the exploits of the real U-96, a Type VIIC-class U-boat commanded by Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, one of Germany's top U-boat "tonnage aces" during the war.
German sailors aboard U-96, Das Boot, enter the war against Britain. They seek adventure, respect and heroism. For them, this voyage is for glory. For their captain, a seasoned war veteran at the young age of 30, it is a mission against enemy destroyers in a blood-red sea that can devour a ship.
