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[BuddhaBing]

Just saw this again on DVD.

Is anyone else deeply disappointed with this film? Perhaps it's because I've read the original books (well, almost all of them, a couple of them more than once) and had some pre-conceptions. However, that aside, I don't think the film had a decent, compelling storyline. It didn't draw you in and the pacing was off. Russell Crowe did a commendable job as Jack Aubrey (a very good bit of casting) and Paul Bettany was passable as Stephen Maturin. The character studies were also quite well done, if a bit spotty and one-dimensional in places (I think you appreciate the depth of the characters more if you've read the books). Overall, I came away feeling quite disappointed that there wasn't more meat to the film, in the form of an actual story.

[BuddhaBing]

Just saw this again on DVD.

Is anyone else deeply disappointed with this film? Perhaps it's because I've read the original books (well, almost all of them, a couple of them more than once) and had some pre-conceptions. However, that aside, I don't think the film had a decent, compelling storyline. It didn't draw you in and the pacing was off. Russell Crowe did a commendable job as Jack Aubrey (a very good bit of casting) and Paul Bettany was passable as Stephen Maturin. The character studies were also quite well done, if a bit spotty and one-dimensional in places (I think you appreciate the depth of the characters more if you've read the books). Overall, I came away feeling quite disappointed that there wasn't more meat to the film, in the form of an actual story.

[eJooT]

Never read the books, I thought the film was pretty good though. Mabey its because I am a 16 year old "youngin'" that doesn't know how to appriciate films and only look for gore and action, year that's probably it...

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[Killer_Waffle]

sadly enough, seeing two boats just float around each other with that idiot of a russel crowe running around...no, that can't do ANY movie any good....M&C failed where Pirates of the Carribean succeeded, in making it more then entertaining and even interesting. nuff said

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