Rate the latest movie you've seen.

[Munch]

In the original series, I really liked the scene where Wednesday is upset about a story the school made her read: a story of a knight slaying a dragon.  The father and mother consider it an outrage.

Sort of like in the first movie where Morticia is telling school children the story of Hansel and Gretel when they push the witch in the oven, and discribes in graphic detail how the witch burns alive, then asks the children what do you suppose that feels like. Or when in the second movie she's reading the cat in the hat to her golden curls possessed baby, and is disappointed by the fact the cat lives in the end.

[SGOS]

Master and Commander - Really great, I wish it didn't end on a cliff-hanger. Might have to give the novels a go sometime, who knows.

Between my mom living in the Caribbean and about a third of my family is Navy, so it checked a fair few boxes for me. I definitely see why it's popular in my family now, and it's an interesting look at what life would have been like in those times... much the same way that 1917  was a visual way to understand the horrors of that time.

That was an excellent movie.  It's part of my collection.  The opening battle scene on my sound system would justify owning the movie just for that reason alone, but it is a well done film in almost all regards.

[Baruch]

Master and Commander - Really great, I wish it didn't end on a cliff-hanger. Might have to give the novels a go sometime, who knows.

Between my mom living in the Caribbean and about a third of my family is Navy, so it checked a fair few boxes for me. I definitely see why it's popular in my family now, and it's an interesting look at what life would have been like in those times... much the same way that 1917  was a visual way to understand the horrors of that time.

There was supposed to be a sequel.  The book author wrote multiple books.  But the investors thought it was all wet ;-)  Of course the scientist on board, is to remind you of young Charles Darwin on the Beagle.

[Shiranu]

That was an excellent movie.  It's part of my collection.  The opening battle scene on my sound system would justify owning the movie just for that reason alone, but it is a well done film in almost all regards.

I honestly might have to rewatch it, just because I watched it at 3 in the morning and couldn't fully enjoy the blasting cannons. Was constantly having to fiddle with the volume to be able to hear the characters without shaking the entire house when combat broke out.

There was supposed to be a sequel.  The book author wrote multiple books.  But the investors thought it was all wet ;-)  Of course the scientist on board, is to remind you of young Charles Darwin on the Beagle.

Losing out to Lord of the Rings will do that, unfortunately. One of those, "any other year..." situations.

[Baruch]

Battling age of sail ... when the Navy was all fun and games ;-(

[Gawdzilla Sama]

"What a wonderful technological age we live in!"

[Mr.Obvious]

Master and Commander - Really great, I wish it didn't end on a cliff-hanger. Might have to give the novels a go sometime, who knows.

Was the ending really such a cliffhanger? They figure out the trick and set sail after their comrades. The upbeat music-pastime at the end always made it feel like more of a 'aha, we' ve figured it out and come full circle' feel then a : 'oh shit, is everything going to be okay?' feel. At least for me.

[Baruch]

"What a wonderful technological age we live in!"

Being hit by modern munition while in an airplane, tank or ship ... is wonderful?

[Munch]

Being hit by modern munition while in an airplane, tank or ship ... is wonderful?

No, but they invented the fleshlite, so people don't have to use cow bladders anymore, so it's all ups and downs

[Shiranu]

Was the ending really such a cliffhanger? They figure out the trick and set sail after their comrades. The upbeat music-pastime at the end always made it feel like more of a 'aha, we' ve figured it out and come full circle' feel then a : 'oh shit, is everything going to be okay?' feel. At least for me.

I guess it depends on how many of the French crew remained alive & onboard the Acheron and how many Englishmen were manning it back to port. I would assume it would have been a pretty minimal crew, which means the captain (disguised as a doctor) wouldn't have an impossible time of freeing his crew and resizing the ship.

Likewise I figure the marines would have stayed onboard the Surprise, meaning the skeleton crew would have mostly been sailors rather than soldiers and less trained for fending off an ambush revolt.

Either way, I am happy the Captain survived because I felt kinda bad for Aubrey that he didn't get to meet the opponent who outsmarted him several times.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Does that happen in the next book in the series?

[Shiranu]

Does that happen in the next book in the series?

Don't know... apparently the plot is based mostly on book 1 and book 10, so I don't know if book 2 or 11 might have the answer to that.

[Baruch]

I guess it depends on how many of the French crew remained alive & onboard the Acheron and how many Englishmen were manning it back to port. I would assume it would have been a pretty minimal crew, which means the captain (disguised as a doctor) wouldn't have an impossible time of freeing his crew and resizing the ship.

Likewise I figure the marines would have stayed onboard the Surprise, meaning the skeleton crew would have mostly been sailors rather than soldiers and less trained for fending off an ambush revolt.

Either way, I am happy the Captain survived because I felt kinda bad for Aubrey that he didn't get to meet the opponent who outsmarted him several times.

Likes ... originally they were to be fighting Americans in an American ship, not French in an American ship.  But that is bad for ticket sails.  Remember, the Americans are the bad guys ;-) ... also there is the "prize" ... the captain and crew get to split the selling price of the captured ship once it is back in England!

[Baruch]

Does that happen in the next book in the series?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubreyâ€"Maturin_series

The screenplay was a pastiche.  So the "next happening" depends more on the screen writers.  They say ... the original author tells a good yarn and can sea shanty with the best of them ;-)

[Gawdzilla Sama]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubreyâ€"Maturin_series

The screenplay was a pastiche.  So the "next happening" depends more on the screen writers.  They say ... the original author tells a good yarn and can sea shanty with the best of them ;-)

I sorta remember asking about the books, not the movie. Of course you were there so I could be wrong.