JerseyCity Frankie Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Just saw this latest Ron Howard film. In the weeks leading up to seeing it I first saw the trailer while watching another film, and it looked GREAT! I was so excited to see it. It got released a week before Star Wars and INSTANTLY it started getting bad reviews. It was officialy panned by the critics but I still wanted to see it- after all its got tall ships and whales! How bad could it be? I am happy to say that barring a kinda dull script, the film was very entertaining and anyone hoping to get an eyefull of square rigged sailing whaling will not be dissapointed. But the real reason I came to Bottled Ship Builder to write this revies is that there are about thirty ships in bottles in this picture. A plot device of the film has the action and narative jumping back and forth between the time of the tragedy of the Essex and thirty years later as one survivor is retalling the tail.......from his ship in bottle building bench with a ship in bottle being constructed right before him, the ships in bottles are in EVERY shot in this part of the film, many times the camera is shooting THROUGH a ship in a bottle at the actors at the table beyond. Its got to be the most ship in bottle movie of any movie. Landlubber Mike, Gwyl Blaser, Raindog and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasseur Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Yeah the wife and myself saw the trailer and she figured it was a snore. However today I had about 20 minutes to kill and while in Chapters the paperback version of the book of the story of the Essex was on the shelf. The book In the Heart of Sea won a publishing award and on the cover it had stated soon to be released in movie theatres. Today we went and saw Decaprio's new movie Revevent and we were thoroughly disappointed. I wish we would of went to In the Heart of the Sea instead. ModelsInBottles, Gwyl Blaser and Raindog 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 I've been very interested in that one. I do wonder if it is like Master and Comander which was slow as far as movies go but I thought it gave a realistic shot of life which I really liked. I do have some reservations though. Cannibalism grosses me out. Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbuilder Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 I read the book, and finding a small plan in it, produced this little model of the Essex. Bob Chasseur, John Zuch, Gwyl Blaser and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbuilder Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 And for all you whaling enthusiasts, here is a splendid little whaling song from U Tube. Bob https://youtu.be/K6OYb_7bhME JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbuilder Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 And here is a small model of the Dundee steam whaling barque Esquimaux, laid alongside an ice shelf. Bob ModelsInBottles, Landlubber Mike, John Zuch and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 I've been excited about it ever since I saw the first commercial. Don't know when I'll get to see it but at some point I will. Jesse Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelsInBottles Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 My father makes it a point to see every Ron Howard movie, so I'll probably end up watching this one with him. Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 I'm definitely going to see this film. Oddly enough, I've only read good reviews of it! And I must say to Bob, AWESOME looking ships! Amazing detail and presentation! Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasseur Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 I just watched this movie tonight with the wife. We both enjoyed it and it really made us think how blessed we are not to have had to go to sea and toil in a Whaler. I thought the movie was outstanding and I noticed the ships in bottles on the desk where the Old man was narrating his story back to Melville. Chase was quite the character and you just knew he and Pollard were never going to get along. Interesting how at the end of the movie there was reference to someone striking oil in Pennsylvania. My we have come along way from then. Jeff JesseLee and Gwyl Blaser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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