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Sea Trac
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Initially Posted - 11/14/2003 : 18:04:24

GOOD flick! Although 2 1/2 hours long, highly recommended.

J.B. Manley s/v Sea Trac Allied Seawind II #65
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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 11/15/2003 : 22:11:23

I just started reading the novel last week. But didn't get to finish it before my wife and I went to see it yesterday. After about the first ten minutes she leans close to my ear and whispers, "do you understand what they are saying?" I like Russel Crowe and I loved the movie!

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Tony Dillon
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Response Posted - 11/16/2003 : 02:07:28

The admiral and I just got home from the theater. At the end of the film she said "Is it over already?" It is a great film. The History Channel also is running a good Documentary about the film on "History vs Hollywood.

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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 11/16/2003 : 04:28:34

There were lines that I missed also... audio engineering could have been a little better.

I agree that the movie went very fast and I had the same impression... wow, its over all ready.

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SteveMcHugh
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Response Posted - 11/16/2003 : 20:09:20

If you liked this movie there are 2 Patrick O’Brian books that will keep you occupied until spring. Read them in sequence.

Master and Commander
Post-Captain
HMS Surprise
The Mauritius Command
Desolation Island
The Fortune of War
The Surgeon's Mate
The Ionian Mission
Treason's Harbour
The Far Side of the World
The Reverse of the Medal
The Letter of Marque
The Thirteen Gun Salute
The Nutmeg of Consolation
The Truelove
The Wine-Dark Sea
The Commodore
The Yellow Admiral
The Hundred Days
Blue at the Mizzen

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OJ
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Response Posted - 11/16/2003 : 21:49:10

Definitely holds your attention, though (for me) a little tedious. Enjoyable soundtrack.

There was a story on NPR last week capturing the authenic sounds of these canons . . . http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1505241.html

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oldsalt
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Response Posted - 11/16/2003 : 22:13:02

I've had the pleasure of sailing alongside the HMS Rose and it was great to see her in action in her historical setting.

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cvwall
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Response Posted - 11/17/2003 : 12:31:43

My brother and I ran past the Rose coming through the Race under full sail on her way from Newport back to Bridgeport one beatiful summer day; naturaly, no camera. She was a wonderful sight.

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Response Posted - 11/17/2003 : 12:49:17

Elf beat it at the box office for first place, M&C came in second. Humiliating.

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Response Posted - 11/17/2003 : 15:19:30

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Elf beat it at the box office for first place, M&C came in second. Humiliating.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

. . . and there are more powerboats than sailboats, more PCs than Macs, more people watching stock cars go around in circles (at least that's one place left in America where people are still turning left) than watching baseball, and more Republicans . . . well, you get the idea: quantity does not equal quality. In fact, the two are often inversely proportional.

Brooke

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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 11/17/2003 : 16:09:02

Doe anybody remember a movie from the early 90s with Mathew Bodine(sp?) about a group of people designing, building and racing a boat in the Americas Cup, I think? I've only seen it once and the specifics are a little foggy. (Old age and tequila)

CVick
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Sea Trac
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Response Posted - 11/17/2003 : 16:16:37

Wind with Jennifer Grey. Great movie!

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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 11/17/2003 : 16:44:35

Oh yeah, Jennifer Gray, how could I forget.
Thanks JB, I should have just asked you in the first place!

CVick
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Sea Trac
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Response Posted - 11/17/2003 : 16:50:49

My pleasure.

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ddlyle
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Response Posted - 11/17/2003 : 19:54:57

Speaking of the movie Wind, I am employed as Captain on the Stars & Stripes (1982 vintage, originally named Spirit of America whose sister boat Liberty lost the Cup in 1983). ANYWAY, the boat I work on was used in the movie Wind. (We take passengers out for 2 hour sunset cruises, etc.)
I have been hoping to re-enact the love scene where Mathew Modine and Jennifer Grey went down in the starboard hatch.
But she hasn't returned any of my phone calls.

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oldsalt
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Response Posted - 11/17/2003 : 20:30:04

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Antares
 Wind with Jennifer Grey. Great movie!
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Who can forget the famous "wumper" sail with the scowling Indian face? According to the charactor portrayed by Jennifer Grey: "It fills with wind, goes 'wump' and we win the race".

Apparantly no one measured sails in that cup race nor took a penalty for taking out their opponents sails with their booms, but I loved the movie just the same.

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Sea Trac
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Response Posted - 11/17/2003 : 22:15:41

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ddlyle
 ...I am employed as Captain on the Stars & Stripes<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

And what boat does the Captain of the Stars & Stripes own? We rest our case for all time.

That's really cool, Dave. Let us know if you ever get Jennifer Grey to come out...and we'll all join you!

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RichardG
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Response Posted - 11/19/2003 : 13:17:11

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">audio engineering could have been a little better.
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While I haven't yet seen it, based on the budget for the film, only a handfull of films get more sound engineering than this one. While sound mixing with lots of water scenes can be a challenge, I'd presume that the difficult-to-understand dialogue was an "artistic decision" by the director (Australian) in order to make the characters more authentic. What's strange is that certain large foreign markets (e.g. Germany) have less tollerance for this style than in America.

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Elf beat it at the box office for first place, M&C came in second.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Further proof that younger, often less sophisticated viewers usually dominate the film market.

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 11/19/2003 : 14:15:36

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Speaking of the movie Wind, I am employed as Captain on the Stars & Stripes (1982 vintage, originally named Spirit of America whose sister boat Liberty lost the Cup in 1983). <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Wow! What a job!

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