Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [Blu-ray]

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [Blu-ray]
by Peter Weir

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Actor: David Threlfall, George Innes, Mark Lewis Jones, Robert Pugh, Russell Crowe
Director: Peter Weir
Brand: 20th Century
Cinematographer: Russell Boyd
Composer: Christopher Gordon
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 138 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-13
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox

DVD Reviews of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [Blu-ray]

DVD Review: Master and Commander
Summary: 5 Stars

Well written, one got the feeling of life onboard a frigate of the 18th century. fine lead acting by Russell Crowe, with solid turns form supporting cast. Action scenes well staged. An Excellent way to spend two hours.

DVD Review: Great film but continuned BluRay problems
Summary: 4 Stars

Everything about this BluRay is excellant. Everything about the movie is excellent, great cinematography, great script, great editing, great acting and great sound in DTS MasterHD. My only complaint is that at approx 17:20 into the film, there is a digital hit in the audio that is earthshattering. I have gone through 2 discs from Amazon some months ago, a disc a while leter from Best Buys and now with my latest order received last week, I still find the same problem in the exact same place on the disc. I'm torn in terms of keeping the disc and turnign the volume down every time I play it or returning it once again. Anyone else experience the same problem. In terms of Blu Ray, I have been pleased with most discs I have purchased or rented, but I have to tell you, this re-occuring problem with DTS Master HD audio has occured on other discs. I know it isn't a problem with my equipment because with each disc, the problem is repeatable in exactly the same place every time. Someday, Blu Ray will actually fulfill it's promise! I can hardly wait.

DVD Review: Blu-ray disc was diasppointing
Summary: 3 Stars

The audio was great and this is well filmed and acted picture but the video quality on the Blu-ray version was disappointing. Thumbs down on this transfer. I've seen movies over 20 years old look much better than this one. Lonesome Dove looks about 3x the resolution.

DVD Review: Movie Is Fantastic; Blu-Ray Disappointing
Summary: 5 Stars

What a magnificent adventure story, pure and simple.

It's unusual in that there are only two action scenes over the 2 hour, 19-minute film, one near the beginning and one near the end. They don't go on that long, either. For a modern-day film, that's very unusual.

However, that doesn't translate to infer this is too talky or boring. The film will keep your interest all the way. However, for any ladies out there looking for a bit romance in this tale, it isn't there. In that respect, unless you want to ogle at Russell Crowe, this a man's film with an all-male cast.

This movie is a great demo on how to make an adventure film fascinating without blood and guts and explosions every two minutes. It's an heroic tale, right down a little boy who shows us what guts are all about.

This movie won the Academy Award for both cinematography and sound and both honors were well-deserved. The creaking of the ship coming out of all the surround speakers is awesome, just in itself. I was so pumped to see this on Blu-Ray, but the transfer wasn't much better than the regular DVD, so save your money on that one.

One tip for those having trouble with some of the accents or naval terminology: put on the English subtitles. You'll be glad you did.

If I could sum this movie up in one word it would be "classy." I just love this film.

DVD Review: Wish there were more
Summary: 5 Stars

The book series was an excellent read and this movie is just as entertaining. Fascinating look at service in the Royal Navy and life on a fighting ship of that time. There should be more movies that further develop the character of Jack Aubrey.

Description of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [Blu-ray]

When a sudden attack by a French warship inflicts casualities and severe damage upon his vessel, Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey (Crowe) of the British Royal Navy is torn between duty and friendship as he embarks on a thrilling, high-stakes chase across two oceans to intercept and capture the enemy at any cost. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture!

In the capable hands of director Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a seafaring adventure like no other, impeccably authentic, dynamically cast, and thrilling enough to give any classic swashbuckler a run for its money. In adapting two of Patrick O'Brian's enormously popular novels about British naval hero Capt. Jack Aubrey, Weir and cowriter John Collee have changed the timeframe from the British/American war of 1812 to the British/French opposition of 1805, where the HMS Surprise, under Aubrey's confident command, is patrolling the South Atlantic in pursuit of the Acheron, a French warship with the strategic advantage of greater size, speed, and artillery. Russell Crowe is outstanding as Aubrey, firm and fiercely loyal, focused on his prey even if it means locking horns with his friend and ship's surgeon, played by Crowe's A Beautiful Mind costar Paul Bettany. Employing a seamless combination of carefully matched ocean footage, detailed models, full-scale ships, and CGI enhancements, Weir pays exacting attention to every nautical detail, while maintaining a very human story of honor, warfare, and survival under wretched conditions. Raging storms and hull-shattering battles provide pulse-pounding action, and a visit to the Galapagos Islands lends a note of otherworldly wonder, adding yet another layer of historical perspective to this splendidly epic adventure. --Jeff Shannon

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