Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I consider "Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World" to be one of the most masculine films of all time and it's easily in my Top 10 favorite films ever. Naturally, I'm somewhat dismayed that Russell Crowe will not be reprising his role as Jack Aubrey, but I fully realize that his time for that role is long in the past. New ‘Master And Commander’ Movie In Works At 20th Century; Patrick Ness Penning Prequel DEADLINE.COM 20th Century is looking to develop a new Master and Commander pic with A Monster Calls scribe Patrick Ness adapting the script. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Peter Weir is 76, but if they brought him back to direct that would be awesome. Master and commander was a fucking masterpiece. It had the misfortune of coming out the same year as Return of the King, otherwise it would have won like all the awards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I read somewhere that Master and Commander was one of the best Star Trek movies ever made, and ever since then I can't get out of my head how accurate that is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: I read somewhere that Master and Commander was one of the best Star Trek movies ever made, and ever since then I can't get out of my head how accurate that is. Dammit, that is... Fuck you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fizzzzle Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 The way the movie portrays the two leads is incredible. They are frequently at odds, yet unquestionably loyal to each other. They both learn to bend their instincts for each other and it's just the best bromance I've ever seen on a ship. I have friends in the navy, I'm allowed to say that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 The first one needs a UHD Release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Master and Commander is a masterpiece. That said: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Can we get a Sharpe/Hornblower/Aubrey cinematic universe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I have never seen this film, I should remedy that this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Isn't there also a sequel in the works? I swear I remember hearing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 1 hour ago, SimpleG said: I have never seen this film, I should remedy that this weekend. You absolutely should. I think it's on HBO right now unless you want to sail the high seas for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I avoided Master and Commander for a long time, because it always seemed like a classic “dad” movie, like some real boring History Channel shit. But when I finally watched a year or two ago, I was entranced. The ships! The sea! The men! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 1 hour ago, TheLeon said: I avoided Master and Commander for a long time, because it always seemed like a classic “dad” movie, like some real boring History Channel shit. But when I finally watched a year or two ago, I was entranced. The ships! The sea! The men! It is the ultimate dad movie. And you know what? Dad movies rock! Hunt for Red October is another quintessential dad movie that slaps. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 3 hours ago, TheLeon said: I avoided Master and Commander for a long time, because it always seemed like a classic “dad” movie, like some real boring History Channel shit. But when I finally watched a year or two ago, I was entranced. The ships! The sea! The men! The bromance! Man being manly men on a manly man ship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 6 hours ago, Fizzzzle said: You absolutely should. I think it's on HBO right now unless you want to sail the high seas for it. Just finished it. Very good and not at all what I was expecting. I love the fact there is virtually no build up to the story, it just drops you in the middle and says " here you go,enjoy". Sometimes you dont need a 20 min section telling you why the good guy is the good guy and why the bad guy is the bad guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 It's received the Patrick Wyman Seal of Approval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 This is neither here nor there, but a Toussaint Louverture movie would rake in the cash. A studio should make the Napoleonic Cinematic Universe: start with Pasquale Paoli and finish with Waterloo. Introduce Wellington and the Peninsular Campaign as a tv spin-off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is one of the finest films ever made, and I get emotional every time I watch it. It is beautiful yet simple, elegant yet masculine. It is emotional, but there is logic and strategy at work. It is an almost perfect film if there is such a thing for what it's trying to do. That film is, indeed, both master and fucking commander. I'll take any Master and Commander I can get, but no Peter Weir, no Russell Crowe, and no Paul Bettany makes me far less interested. I'm still supportive of the project and want it to happen, but it'll take a lot to emulate what the first film did without those three. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 13 hours ago, SimpleG said: Just finished it. Very good and not at all what I was expecting. I love the fact there is virtually no build up to the story, it just drops you in the middle and says " here you go,enjoy". Sometimes you dont need a 20 min section telling you why the good guy is the good guy and why the bad guy is the bad guy. I've never really thought if it like that before, but you're absolutely right! 2 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is one of the finest films ever made, and I get emotional every time I watch it. It is beautiful yet simple, elegant yet masculine. It is emotional, but there is logic and strategy at work. It is an almost perfect film if there is such a thing for what it's trying to do. That film is, indeed, both master and fucking commander. I'll take any Master and Commander I can get, but no Peter Weird, no Russell Crowe, and no Paul Bettany makes me far less interested. I'm still supportive of the project and want it to happen, but it'll take a lot to emulate what the first film did without those three. It's probably Russell Crowe's best performance. It's a shame they didn't try to do this earlier. Peter Weir is 76 years old, so him doing it probably isn't realistic. Paul Bettany hasn't visibly aged in the last 20 years, so he could probably still be in it if they wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Fizzzzle said: It's probably Russell Crowe's best performance. It's a shame they didn't try to do this earlier. Peter Weir is 76 years old, so him doing it probably isn't realistic. Paul Bettany hasn't visibly aged in the last 20 years, so he could probably still be in it if they wanted. If Russell Crowe got his shit together he could do it. And he loves Master & Commander, so he would if a sequel came. Peter Weir is old, and he hasn't done a film in 11 years since The Way Back in 2010 (which was good, he still had it!) but he'd come back I imagine for a direct sequel. It's at least theoretically possible so let's fucking go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Russell Crowe has gotten so fat now he looks more like John Goodman than John Goodman looks like John Goodman. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Brick said: Russell Crowe has gotten so fat now he looks more like John Goodman than John Goodman looks like John Goodman. I bet if they came at him to play Jack Aubrey again and were like "you have to quit drinking for a year and start working out every day and oh by the way you're almost guaranteed an oscar" he'd slim down pretty quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 As a history nerd I haven't watched Master and Commander. Need to correct that. I haven't had any interest in naval warfare until HOI4's man the guns DLC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 10 minutes ago, Zaku3 said: As a history nerd I haven't watched Master and Commander. Need to correct that. I haven't had any interest in naval warfare until HOI4's man the guns DLC. Get on that now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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