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We were all robbed of what would have been an amazing franchise. It’s literally the greatest movie about early 19th century naval warfare. Peter Weir hasn’t made a bad film.
They'll be doing a sequel.
@@dallesamllhals9161 a prequel was announced in 2021, but there’s not been any news about it since then. It won’t involve Peter Weir, or even Crowe & Bettany, so I’m not hopeful about it.
@@cbmx1x1Yikes
@@cbmx1x1well bollocks to all that.
They don't have mass appeal and cost a fortune to produce, either hiring sailing ships or using CGI. Ultimately studios only greenlight movies that they think will bring them box office returns of over 50% which is needed to cover all costs.
The story itself is fictional, but it's depiction of life aboard ship in the Royal Navy during this period is essentially flawless. As a period piece it's one of the most historically accurate movies ever made. One of my favorite movies ever .
As fun trivia, in the original novel, the enemy ship is American and the story is set during the War of 1812 between Britain and USA. In the movie it was changed into a French ship during Napoleonic Wars because producers were worried that portraying Americans as enemies could hurt movie in the US box office.
Interesting!
I believe the encounter in the novel was loosely based on the USS Essex (1799) hunting down english whalers and eventually being captured by HMS Phobe and HMS Cherub.
Would have been a better movie.
@@danieljohnson2005 I think the best comparison for those 6 US Superfrigates are the Deutschland Class "Pocket Battleships", as both ship classes were build for trade interdiction and could fight off light frigates/cruisers, but had to run from real ship of the (battle)line firepower. A proper 3rd, 2nd or 1st rate would turn Constitution into so much splinters rather quickly, as would a Battleship rip apart a Deutschland class rather quickly. They were both ment to bugger smaller enemies on the far side of the world :)
Smart move.
Fantastic choice. I will never understand why this wasn't a bigger hit. Such a great film.
I remember hearing something about this movie being overshadowed by LOTR. I guess it was just a great year in cinema so it didn't stand out as much as it could've if it was released in a different year.
Partly overshadowed by LotR, partly because it was badly undermarketed. It's found its audience on home video, thankfully.
@@anthonyorr8868 It also released the same year as Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, which is a much more "fun" and classic adventure movie similarly themed around sailing while M&C is closer tonally to Gladiator or older epics like Waterloo.
It's a pun of "The Lesser of two Evils." which is a saying that if you're forced into two bad choices always pick the least of the two. The joke is that Aubrey asks him which he'd pick of the two weevils (rhymes with evils) he knows that Stephen's going to pick the larger one because he's a naturalist. so then the joke becomes "You're supposed to pick the lesser of the two (evils) weevils."
Also yes they're both actually playing. Russell Crowe actually bought a super, super expensive Violin (Like $30,000+) to make himself learn it.
I got the pun with "lesser of two weevils/evils" but this is the best comment explaining both the pun and the context of Stephen being a naturalist. Nicely done!
Also, some additional context on Russell Crowe's violin playing: he learned for just three months prior to filming. So while he is doing the roughly correct motions (and may actually be "playing"), what you hear is played by a professional. And Crowe later sold the violin at auction for $126,000 USD haha.
It's also worth noting that puns were, and still are to some extent, viewed as a "lowly" type of humour. The doctor responds by disparaging the caption with another common phrase "He who would pun would pick a pocket" - meaning that anyone so unprincipled or unscrupulous as to resort to punnery for a laugh would be of such low character that they might also be the type to steal money from your pocket.
The musical connection between Jack and Stephen is so important to their relationship, that they felt they wouldn't do it justice by miming. So Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany actually learnt how to play the violin and cello, practising three hours every night for months to get it right: and it really shows in how comfortable Crowe is moving around with a violin clamped under his chin.
Jack makes the point of Hollum being 30 for a good reason. He's a Midshipman, or apprentice officer. While today we may think of that as no great age he's probably been in a snotty mid since before he got pubes, studying to be a naval officer for over half his life on a pitiful wage and failed his officer's exam twice. He's now living in the same mess with young teens like Blakeney, who outclass him, are more confident than him, and tell him off for shirking his duty. No money, few comforts, and no prospects because, for whatever reason, he hasn't learned basic lessons like "don't fraternise with the hands," which for a 19th century naval officer, is up there with "don't shit on the dinner table".
Hollum knows what his faults are keeps doing the same thing, hoping for a different result. In the end Hollum "gives up", not knowing what else to do or having the internal strength to change his ways. This parallels Jack's actions -- he keeps going after Acheron and getting pasted. However Jack has the internal courage to face his failures and go home, then gets inspired to change tactics and take Acheron by surprise.
This is the greatest Age of Sail movie that has been filmed. It feels like they really work and live on the ship, and it is almost like a character. And also just a wonderful skillfully made film in every way. :)
I love how Stephen's observation about the French captain, "He fights like you, Jack," was prophetic of the ending, when he disguised himself as the doctor, just as Jack had the Surprise disguised as a whaler.
I had never heard of this wonderful movie until I found it channel surfing one lazy evening - I don't think it's as popular as it deserves to be
6:46 The captain told Lord Blakeney to read the book because Admiral Nelson only had one arm.
The great thing about this film is you don't need to be any sort of fan of naval history to enjoy it. It works on a personal level and it's a wonderful piece of storytelling.
I'm glad it's getting more awareness among CZcams reactors. It's a genuine classic! One of the best Hollywood films of the last 30 years but not enough people know about it.
Sailing the tall ships was impressive for another reason: larger ships could have over 400 different ropes and each one had its own name to remember. Then there were all the different sails and commands for handling them and the ropes.
Cape Horn and the Roaring 40s have well deserved reputations for being dangerous. Lots of unbelievable weather and many ships have been lost even in these days.
As shown in this movie, splinters were a great threat and may have caused more injuries than the cannon balls themselves. Sometimes they would heat them red hot before firing them to try to set the enemy ship on fire. Often though they tried to capture them. This would mean a new ship for their fleet and prize money for the officers and crew.
This film has long been considered one of the finest depictions of naval warfare of that period. Including the everyday life aboard ship. I believe this is Peter Weirs Masterpiece. It makes me happy to more reactors experiencing this film.
You say it as if it isnt considered one of the finest depictions of naval warfare and everydays life on a ship of that period.
@@wolf310ii sorry for the confusion. Been a sailor for nearly 50 years, this is one of my favourite films.
One of my favourite films. Intelligent, full of finely observed detail, and directed with great style and wit. Great looking, yes, but also with a wonderful use of sound and music. If only all big budget movies were so finely crafted.
One of the best films ever made. I am so happy that the world has finally rediscovered this gem.
I've read all these books by Patrick O'Brian. This film is made up from several different books. I feel the film makers got things generally well done and to the spirit of the books. In those days, if a British ship caught an enemy ship, they were often able to sell the ship back to the Royal Navy and all the crew got to share the "Prize". Lucky Jack was particularly capable of this. Also in those days, a surgeon was much less qualified than a doctor. A surgeon was basically a "saw-bones", so the crew were very fortunate to have a doctor abord. Stephen was Jack's friend - not a part of the crew.
The Stephen Maturin character was a clever piece of writing by the author. Maturin’s friendship with Jack Aubrey combined with his general ignorance of naval matters allowed the author a large opportunity to explain details to the reader by having Jack explain things to Doctor Maturin.
I had many family members serve on these ships in the 1700s and 1800s out of Harwich in Essex. My great great great Uncle William Mann was written about in a story as he had quite the life in the Pacific.
As for the movie my favourite part will always be "name a shrub after me, something prickly and hard to eradicate" 😂
what do you call it when Mary has a difficult time going back & forth about what film to watch....
A BELGIAN WAFFLE!
wah, wahhhh 😜😜😜😜🤪🤪
"much will depend on your accuracy" might be my favorite understatement in movie history. If Surprise fails to take Acheron's mainmast on that first pass, she'll get undersail, sweep around, and pound Aubrey's crew to the bottom of the sea within minutes
At Mr. Hollom's memorial service, the wind didn't come up until after Jack had confessed their guilt at the mistreatment of Mr. Hollom, and asked for God's forgiveness. The wind coming up at that moment was a sign that God had forgiven them.
The bit I like best at the funeral is how Killick hands the captain the Bible open to the book of Noah, and how the captain hands it back with a look that says "We will have a conversation on this later."
Yes! That was a treat! Thank you for reacting to this amazing movie. It has never received the attention it deserves. And it has such great interaction between Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany, together for the second time following “A Beautiful Mind”.
" It has never received the attention it deserves."
lol...yes it has, it was nominated for 10 academy awards!
@@USCFlash But it was greatly overshadowed by The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Of its nominations, Master and Commander only won one and lost all the others to Return of the King, only winning in a category the latter wasn't nominated for.
@@bobogus7559 Exactly. It’s been overlooked over the years. I’m hoping it’s rediscovered with reactors watching it again. One of my favorites. Well, anything with Russell Crowe back then was amazing.
@@bobogus7559
overshadowed does not mean that
" It has never received the attention it deserves."
case in point of other top movies that received tons of noms, but lost to a more popular but lesser film
79 Kramer vs Kramer & all that jazz with 9 wins vs apocalypse now with 2
90 dances with wolves 7 wins Goodfellas 1
94 Forrest Gump 6 wins, pulp fiction & Shawshank 1combined
96 the English patient 9 Fargo 2
97 titanic 11 WIns LA confidential 2
etc etc
happens all the time. does not change the quality of the film or appreciation of it
@@maggieshevelew7579
" Exactly. It’s been overlooked over the years. "
Nonsense.
-it received 10 academy award nominations,
-it received several different critics circle award noms
-was on numerous critics top 10 lists.
-$211.6 million worldwide box office (top 20 worldwide)
-is very highly thought of by those who saw it in 2003 & since as respect for it has grown to those seeing it on cable, streaming, ppv etc
-has received tremendous praise by experts for the accuracy & realism of its depiction of that era of naval combat
what the hell more do you want?!?...idiotic IGen kids wearing "Jack Aubrey Is my spirit animal" t-shirts?
"Angry Birds vs The Acheron"?
Get over it. the movie is highly thought of and respected by anyone who takes good cinema seriously. stop slamming your head against the wall decrying the "injustice"
The first time I saw this film I was completely oblivious for the entire duration that young Mr. Blakeney had lost his arm -- even though they showed it quite explicitly. The idea that a sweet young kid could have his arm chopped off at the start of a movie was simply outside my realm of the conceivable. This is a great film. Military and law enforcement people I know have told me this is often shown in classes on leadership.
This is one of the most perfect movies ever made. As far as I can tell, technically very accurate. They did change the time and antagonists. It really was a British ship against an American ship in the War of 1812. Based on a fictionalized version of a real encounter in that war. But they translated it to the Napoleonic Wars to make it less of a problem for American audiences. I never read the original books. My brother (z'l) loved them.
As soon as I opened youtube and saw this at the top of my list, it was the only thing I could watch first. This movie is a masterpiece. It even inspired me to read several of teh books in the Aubrey Maturin series. I still need to finish that up in fact.
Ahh! Mary's reviewing one of my top five favoritest movies ever, and I'm stuck at work! I better run like smoke and oakum!
Wunderbar! This film is a favorite of mine, and especially so as period motion pictures like this are no longer produced. Kudos to Russel Crowe and cast! High praises to Mary, and congratulations again for your incoming baby!
3:00 As a military historian said on another channel: "these boats are really hard to sink... wood floats".
This movie often gets rated 10/10 or 9/10 on those videos where experts judge the realism of stuff in movies.
"Wood floats", as do ducks . . . and witches.
"Subject to the requirements of the service"
Yep, that's the Royal Navy.
The BEST in the World, bar none.
@@rustincohle2135 I bet they would, doesn't make me wrong though. Quality trumps numbers that's why the Chinese are afraid to test themselves even against the American navy.
Yeah, Crowe and Bettany actually learned how to play the violin and cello respectively just for this movie.
One of my favorite movies. The detail and accuracy of naval warfare of the time is pretty spot on. If your interested in an interesting but disturbing Paul Bettany performance check out Gangster No 1. He plays the bad guy.
It is so rare to see films set in this time period. I’ve been watching YT documentary videos on the Napoleonic Wars and reading on the topic because I am trying to research whether a 5th great granduncle fought at Waterloo. I haven’t been able to prove it yet, but I haven’t ruled it out, either. I do have the man transferred from Canada after fighting in the War of 1812 to England in November 1814, so he could easily have been there in June 1815 for the battle.
I saw this movie in the theater in its initial release, and seeing it on the big screen was wonderful!
Please continue to research your Family History!
@@jamesalexander5623 Oh, I am! I’ve been tracing the Waterloo veteran rumor in published accounts, and found the earliest mention in a short biography of another family member from a few generations later that was published in 1900. So, that legend was firmly established in the family as far back as then, only 85 years after the battle. In fact, that bio was of a man who was born just nine years after the potential Waterloo veteran died. He would have known family members who knew the veteran. I am becoming more convinced that the family legend just might be true.
@@kathyastrom1315 Excellent!
God bless your gentle soul, Mary! Thank you so much for sticking with a movie that you were quite uncertain whether you would enjoy - or could even tolerate - out of respect for your viewer's requests! Great work - I very much enjoyed your reaction to the splendid sea epic "Master and Commander"! I appreciate your dedication in fighting through the morning sickness to continue to post your reactions, Lady Mary!
It’s probably one of the most historically accurate movies made. They went to great lengths to ensure they got a lot of small details correct…like how the officers talk, uniforms for that time period, tactics etc. Its not perfect but it’s close.
i never read the books, but when i saw this movie, i was so pleasantly surprised at how good it was. it was so immersive and i wish it got more recognition with movie goers when it first came out. thank you, kermit, for being persistent lol
In order to do the filming, they actually purchased and refitted a real sailing ship which was used for the wide shots. They also had a huge set which they built in a huge tank and that was used for the lower decks shots.
The HMS Rose, now named the HMS Surprise. She's moored in San Diego and open for tours - well, most of the time. She was sailing about a decade ago, but sadly, there are more tall ships afloat than money to keep them maintained.
By far the best Age of Sail naval combat movie ever made.
I expect that readers of the books are bothered by the differences, especially with the doctor, but in terms of realism in the depiction of fighting sail, there's nothing better.
excellent movie and depiction of a sailor's life. having spent time at sea, can absolutely confirm that being back on land comes with an immediate "i'm never leaving again", although that often gives way to "i miss it"
As a fellow lawyer, in Law School i took a class in Forensic Medicine. In many of the classes, our teacher (the chief medical examiner for our State) took us to the police autopsy lab. There was a time in which even some of our medical colleagues couldn't take it, but I stood fast alongside a fellow law student.
I have a terrible sense of smell going to the cadaver lab is the only time that’s coming in handy.
It is considered one of if not one of the most realistic of Sea Warfare films. And I think regardless that it's almost a personal film with drama, sadness, humor, and the conflicts of the human condition. Those themes swirling throughout the basics of Naval Warfare make it compelling. 🎉
After I first saw and loved this movie I started reading the books. Although there's a lot of sailing terminology that I had to look up (so many names for different ropes !), I enjoyed reading them very much and Stephen and Jacks friendship is the best. Great film! The soundtrack is epic too.
As a sailor, much of the nautical terminology of the books was foreign to me as well. This is a combination of the time period in which the books live as well as the fact that the ships being sailed are square rigged, and multi masted. I'm only familiar with Bermuda rigged sail boats, and a max of two masts.
Didnt you start with the first book? O`Brian did a pretty well job in explaining everything through the eyes of Maturin, and the books had a picture of a sail plan of the HMS Victory and a glossary.
When I first read the books, I decided it was like a medical show - "I need a full FGQ panel and 20 ccs of of Fluxohedrin, stat!" makes no sense to me, either. Then I started crewing on square riggers and realized the depth of the research. Crewing on square riggers add to one's enjoyment of the film & books, and the film & books add to one's enjoyment of sailing square riggers. It is the happiest of feedback loops.
@@wolf310ii Yes , I did, but even with that, it was still confusing to me for a while . I think that after a time I stopped worrying about being too precise on the technical stuff and just concentrated on the story !
It’s weird, as an American (US), in any military film set in Napoleonic times I automatically root for the British, even though the French helped us win our freedom. Horatio Hornblower anyone?? Now we are all allies thank goodness!
The US Navy has a fine tradition dating back to those days. Worthy opponents for the RN.
Paul Bettany and Russell Crowe were coached in playing stringed instruments by violin virtuoso Richard Tognetti, and Russell Crowe practiced every day during the making of the movie. They don't play well enough to do a totally convincing job (I play violin) and they were 'miming' to recorded music, but they did a pretty good job of it.
Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany actually learned how to play cello and upright bass for this film, so yes that is them actually playing in those scenes.
No its not them playing in that scenes, they learned how to act to play.
Someone who can already play violine/cello could learn in a few weeks/month to play Boccherini, but someone cant just learn to play violine/cello from scratch in a few month to play on that level.
You should watch ‘Last of the Mohicans!’ It’s about the British colonial times in America during the French and Indian war prior to United States independence…
FYI; This War actually initiated the 7 year European war in which later created the likes of Napoleon… “The Butterfly effect?”-coined by meteorologist Edward Lorenz
My sister saw this before she took me and my mom to see it in the theater. When Maturin needed to do surgery on himself, she leaned over and said: "You may not want to watch this part it's pretty graphic-" and I elbowed her as hard as I could about four times to shut her up because my GOD that's a tense moment. She's lucky I didn't punch her. Even my Mom thinks she's lucky I didn't punch her.
Thank you KremitLeFroge. I love this movie and I'm excited to see Mary react to it. Thank you for your persistence.
Love this movie so much.... and truly look forward to your reaction to it 😊
Greetings from Ireland ☘️
How did I miss this notification?!? My all time favorite movie and book series. Glad to see some folks reacting to it again.
Great reaction. Understand you not wanting to get buried in requests but glad to chose this one. It's been said this is one of the most accurate stories of those times.
The lesser of two weevils jokes is basically a play on the phrase ‘you must choose the lesser of two evils’.
Amazing story and cast, I love this movie a lot, and I wanted to see more movies based on the books by Patrick O'Brian.
I dare anyone to get started on the O Brian series with Aubrey and Maturin and not be carried away as if youre on the ships yourself!
Please consider reacting to other movies by Peter Weir like "Gallipoli", or "Picnic at Hanging Rock".
Yes! Both are fantastic although Gallipoli is my favorite.
Thanks, Mary! ⚓ I love this one... and was fortunate to see it at the cinema. #MoviesWithMary #PeterWeir #MasterAndCommander #MasterAndCommanderTheFarSideOfTheWorld
Excellent choice! The film is like a long, drawn-out chase. I like that it focuses on teamwork and resourcefulness over brute strength. I also love that the film respects the audience enough that it doesn't try to explain everything to the audience.
3:58 Merde! :)
5:57 "I've never seen an unbraver reactor." ;)
6:51 & 30:36 They were really playing.
8:51 Yeah, that great about this film too. It feels real.
The usual turn of phrase is "Take the lesser of two EVILS". The bugs the Doctor was observing are called Weevils. The Captain said "Dont you know that in the service, one must take the lesser of two WEEVILS". Its a play on words.
Thank you for watching this one, and thanks to Kermit for keeping at it. 😄This is one of the best movies ever made, but sadly underrated and many people miss out on it entirely.
Thanks Mary for this one, glad you enjoyed it and were able to catch so many of the many awesome aspects of this film. Also... THANK YOU KERMIT!
"The lesser of two weevils" is such a good joke, but it does also show how idioms (in this case, the lesser of two evils - meaning that, if you have to do choose between two bad things, do the less bad thing) can just confuse non-native speakers
Fresh blood does make things slippery. It's one reason why well paid officers often had swords with shark or ray skin grips. Even soaked, that leather still wouldn't slip out of your hand since it's like holding on to sandpaper.
The taste of British cuisine and the beauty of British women compelled British men to become to best sailors on Earth.
The Food Yes! .... And that they could take their Young Lads with them! .... hehehe.
Speak for yourself.
"I don't trust anything at this point!"
Good call. 😄
One of those rare perfect movies.
Mr Pullings was promoted Captain in name only, because he was the temporary senior officer on the prize ship. A captain like Jack could not promote any officer or midshipman on a permanent and official basis.
Russell Crowe learned to play violin for this role. The music was dubbed, but his fingering was accurate.
If you're ever in San Diego, California you can board the HMS Surprise at the Maritime Museum. Very cool experience!
Fun fact to your first question, regarding how this was filmed
Many scenes were filmed on board a proper Sailing Ship as scene on Screen, while other scenes were filmed aboard a Full Size Replica Ship that was mounted on an enormous underwater Gimbal built as the massive Studio Pool built for the filming of Titanic.
"The lesser of two weevils" is a pun on "The lesser of two evils". I hope that makes sense.
Bravo! I loved the book series so much and was pleasantly surprised at what a great job the film makers did to capture its essence and portray the era as accurately as they could.
During my EMT course I was shocked to learn that once you put a tourniquet on a limb… it will most likely be amputated… I cannot think of a more harrowing decision to make for someone…
8:31 There's a saying in English about "Picking the less of two evils", usually in regards to politics, you vote for the less bad candidate. So his pun was "Picking the less of two weevils"
Here is a fun fact from the Age of Sail. Cannon balls killed relatively few people in ship against ship combat. It was wood splinters flying around after the cannon ball hit that did the most damage.
I love this movie. Glad you reacted to it. See! The wisdom of crowds! There is a reason a movie is requested a lot. 😄👍
10:40 It really is. :)
13:18 It is sad how everyone is cheering there, but the one guy is dying... :(
14:36 "Back towards the sun..." And they turned towards north. I like that part.
22:21 First time watching this film, I thought that he brought the doctor there just to die calmly.
Heh. The movie made me read the books. The books made me want to sail on tall ships. Sailing tall ships made me want to sail on bigger tall ships. And one year ago, I found myself on a barque rounding Cape Horn in Force 11 winds. Be careful what you watch!
The HMS "Surprise" is docked at the San Diego Maritime Museum" in San Diego, California and you can explore it below decks. Tiny and cramped!
The one about robots and stuff is "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow."
It was rare to sink a ship with ‘canonballs’. The hulls were thick. Wood floats even with holes and you couldn’t hit it below the waterline easily (water would deaden the impact anyway).
Russell Crowe was the perfect leader, here 🎉. For Mary, it’s a pun on the “lesser of 2 evils” 😅
This is one of the best films ever put on the screen. Chuffed you had a look!
If you ever come to San Diego California, this ship is on display on harbor drive
I hope more people react to other movies by this director, Peter Weir, especially his earlier film Picnic At Hanging Rock.
Great reaction Lady Mary. It is totally understandable that you didn't watch some of the more intense scenes, hope it doesn't cause you any problems. This is such a fun movie that will take you up and down with emotion. It was not an easy life for these people in those days but most actually made the choice to be there.
I am so excited to see this, because my wife is from Ecuador and lives for this film. :D
This is one of my favorite movies about naval warfare. Your reaction was great and enjoyable as always. One movie I would recommend you watch is a classic based on an American novel, starring Gregory Peck. It is called - To Kill a Mockingbird. I think you would really enjoy it. One of my all time favorite classic movies.
Love this movie so much. Glad to see a reaction from you on it!
I like how it insinuates that if it weren't for that latest French trick, Stephen Maturin would be a household name today instead of Charles Darwin. At least, according to the movie "Creation", young Charles looked a lot like Paul Bettany as well.
"The lesser of two evils" is the saying, therefore his pun was "you choose the lesser of two weevils" even as my first language it took me a 2nd watch years later to finally get that joke.
they had two ships, a complet seaworthy ship and one in a pool and of corse a set in a movie studio. The movie had to compete against "Return of the King" in the academy awards ... so no Oscars for Master and Commander.
2 actually. Best Cinematography and Best Sound Editing; RotK wasn't nominated in those categories.
This is the best depiction of live abort a naval ship of that era. Very historically correct.
Absolutely love this movie. It is such a throwback to champion bravery, duty and honor for country in a straight-forward adventure movie. It also works incredibly well as a convincing period piece.
The joke about the 2 weavels is a play on words.
The saying goes that if you have to choose between two evils you should always choose the lesser of two evils, hence two weavels.
One of the best movies ever made.
During battle the Captains quarters have cannon firing from them. It is at the top level so all valuables are taken below
Choosing the "lesser of two evils" is a common expression meaning that you have no good options, but you're forced to pick the one you deem to be the least bad.
It is an old saying....when you have to "PICK BETWEEN THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS".
I am unreasonably happy that you enjoyed this great movie. There are many excellent books in this series for when you have time to read again in a few years lol.
Master and commander, an absolutely genius masterpiece. It is one of these rare movies, which completely suck you in because of how well it is done and written.
Weevils: A play on words. The real saying is: "choose the lesser of two evils." Hence the pun. BTW, Congratulations on your baby! Prayers for a health child!
@@rustincohle2135 It's been a long day! Thanks!
A very nice "period" piece that did an amazing job depicting life on a sailing ship. Nice review. Thanks Mary