Ebert gives "Master and Commander" thumbs up

[TiQuinn]

There was a thread a few weeks ago talking about how well "Master and Commander" would portray the characters of Aubrey and Maturin. Ebert addresses it to some extent in his review:

http://www.chicagosuntimes.com/output/ebert1/wkp-news-master14f.html

 

[Wombat]

There have been no interesting films for about a month now. I love Patrick O'Brian's books. I know what I am going to see will not even be close to the books.

OTOH, from the sounds of multiple reviews, it sounds like it will be a whopping good naval adventure.

So I'll accept it for what it is, rather than what it isn't.

 

[MarauderX]

Can't wait to see it, eventhough I can imagine almost every scene from the trailer snippets. Nice review too, and I will try to remember to post any others I see along my internet meanderings.

 

[MarauderX]

Washington Post reviews with two opposing opinions:

Stephen Hunter
&
Desson Howe

Small snippet prelude to the articles:
"Weekend's Desson Howe praises this seafaring drama, saying that director Peter Weir and his crew "have created something truly special." Style's Stephen Hunter doesn't see the movie that way: "It comprises too many equal parts, and they tangle each other up. Everything is important, which comes to mean that nothing is important."

 

[Tauric]

a small request

I've never read the O'Brian books, so I would like to know how the movie is on the basis of a naval movie. The faithfulness of adaptation is one of the biggest complaints of the otherwise stellar LoTR, but for those that never read Tolkien they are excellent movies.

So I ask reviewers to remember not everyone has read the books, and would like to know about the movie on its own merits.

Thanks.

 

[Bob Aberton]

I'm going to see the movie tomorrow, I hope it's as good as 79% (according to Rotten Tomatoes) of the reviewers say it is...

 

[dravot]

We saw it last night, and absolutely loved it.

The combat scenes were amazing, the characters were believable and interesting and the plot moved right along. Sub-plots were good and didn't detract from the main story, so it worked well.

I'd like to see it again in the theatre, which, these days, is a rare thing.

 

[Fast Learner]

I second that. Here's another thumb up.

 

[Sirius_Black]

I second that. Here's another thumb up.

I saw it last night and loved it. A very intense piece that was nice to see on the big screen. Some fine acting and directing.

 

[John Crichton]

I will post a more in-depth review later, but I loved this film.

It is now tied with Finding Nemo for my favorite movie of 2003.