Film "all is lost"

psneeld said:

Well feel free to use Hollywood for survival techniques too then...let me know how it works out.......

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markpierce said:

I give the movie "one star." Sorry I paid for a theatre presentation; should have waited for it to be on television. .

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...as well as stop making silly, nonsensical political statements

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alberto said:

Nevertheless I have some considerations: 1.- What is doing a 78 old man at his own in a sailboat of 11 meters in the middle of the pacific at 1700 miles from Sumatra Straights? 2.- Why he was sleeping with no radar alarm? 3.- after looking to the situation, why he does not start the engine to save the batteries and switch the bilge pump on? 4.- Why he jumps on to the container risking himself to roll and fall into the water? 5.- Why he does not reinforce the hull repair by inside of the hull? 6.- Why he risks himself in crawling to the top of the mast (by the way totally oversized) to detect that the antenna connector is loose... apparently the damage was before the crash... 7.- Why he is not using the formal Mayday call? 8,- Why he was not using the sea anchor to stand the storm avoiding rolling? 9.- How he is able to know his position with the sextant without looking later in the tables? 10.- Why he does not take everything possible to the raft? 11.- Why he does not make sun signals with the mirror? 12.- What is he doing in the middle of the Pacific with no EPIRB? 13.- Only one radio, no BLU? 14.- no back up portable battery? 15.- all sweet water was coming from the sink tap? and some more that I avoid in order to not disclosure the end of the movie. I do not think that these mistakes were intentionally on the script, but a nautical advisor for the film is so noticeable. In real life I understand that the stress of the situation could force you to make mistakes, but, that size?

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texasnielsen said:

I didn't care for the movie.

Acting was stiff and the activities undertaken for rescue left me frustrated.

Spent the first twenty minutes talking out loud (which I rarely do for a movie) questioning this and that . . as it was a rental and I was watching it from home, the only one I was disturbing was my significant other . . .

The lay-up of the glass repair should have had a great deal more "backing" for strength (a couple of wood strips? - rip a wood door off a cabinet or a ply hatch cover under a cushion for pete's sake. . . where the safety gear was stored . . . no EPRIB . . . his flares seemed to be for coastal and not oceanic signaling. As well as how many were available . . . survivors that I've read about mention the difficulty being seen during daylight by passing ships and the ensuing debate as to when to sleep (sleep during day, awake at night for better possibility of flares being seen at night). His "SOS" hailing (seriously?).... About the only thing I thought ingenious by the time he was where he was emotionally was the ending. I won't comment on the specifics as as not to ruin the ending for anyone not having seen the picture (recomment saving your money however).

It was this movie or Captain Phillips Saturday night. I've since spoken to folks who have seen both movies and far and away they all say the hostage movie was much better. Coincidentially, Hanks did a better job with his role in Cast Away. You bought in to his character and the desperation, etc. of being in that situation (alone, marooned) IMO.

BTW, have never seen any containers floating by, but I've seen "lots" of "bales". . .

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healhustler said:

If you want to inspired, don't go to this movie. If you want to be provoked, like some part in you to be disturbed into asking the kind of questions and making the kind of comments you're reading here, go.

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Slowpoke said:

Could be a good film to use as a training tool for "What Not To Do" in blue-water sailing. For most non boaters, it was as designed....entertainment.
Slowpoke

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psneeld said:

Your post got me thinking....I too posted that it was just Hollywood...meaning entertainment...

But the bottom line usually is still dollars.

Most people really don't understand the call of the sea and therefore it is a mystery to them and a romantic fantasy,,,usually a good way to at least get people to buy tickets. Once in, whether they know what an EPIRB is or not...they are just stargazing at the characters and dreaming of sailing the seven seas...munching popcorn and thinking...man, when I get my boat and head out...I won't let that happen.

heck...most boaters, even experienced ones have NO IDEA what a multiple day, blue water passage is let alone from the deck of a small vessel. So they too are lured into watching movies like this. Once they do a multiple day passage staring at only waves, coastal cruising fills their bucket list just fine.

So we'll see how it does in 10 years...after the box office, DVDs, then television. Who knows, it may become the greatest money maker of all times...first filling the dreamers heads, then watched by old salts as a cult movie for what it lacks.....

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psneeld said:

So we'll see how it does in 10 years...after the box office, DVDs, then television. Who knows, it may become the greatest money maker of all times...first filling the dreamers heads, then watched by old salts as a cult movie for what it lacks.....

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Art said:

RR resides in and loves the Rockies. God bless him... beautiful region... but, way too far from either coast. I lived in and around Denver for a few years. Not much water to speak of in those parts... at least not ocean type waters!

No wonder he looked/acted like a fish out of water - lol.

RR's accustomed to cow paddies and horse shoes! From comments in this thread it makes me wonder if anyone on the film-set truly had any ocean boating experience... especially when emergency arises such as RR encountered. I’m not seeking to see that flick, but, if I haphazardly run into it already playing then comments on this thread will “flood” into my mind – pun intended!!

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healhustler said:

I just discussed the movie with the aged cashier at the local CVS. I think she hit the nail on the head. She says if it's Redford, it's a "Chick Flick". It may be an old Chick Flick, but a Chick Flick none the less.

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Parmenter said:

I thought it was a steaming pile of crap and so did my wife.
There's a few hours neither of us will get back and glad we didn't pay money to see it

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texasnielsen said:

I didn't care for the movie.

Acting was stiff and the activities undertaken for rescue left me frustrated.

Spent the first twenty minutes talking out loud (which I rarely do for a movie) questioning this and that . . as it was a rental and I was watching it from home, the only one I was disturbing was my significant other . . .

The lay-up of the glass repair should have had a great deal more "backing" for strength (a couple of wood strips? - rip a wood door off a cabinet or a ply hatch cover under a cushion for pete's sake. . . where the safety gear was stored . . . no EPRIB . . . his flares seemed to be for coastal and not oceanic signaling. As well as how many were available . . . survivors that I've read about mention the difficulty being seen during daylight by passing ships and the ensuing debate as to when to sleep (sleep during day, awake at night for better possibility of flares being seen at night). His "SOS" hailing (seriously?).... About the only thing I thought ingenious by the time he was where he was emotionally was the ending. I won't comment on the specifics as as not to ruin the ending for anyone not having seen the picture (recomment saving your money however).

It was this movie or Captain Phillips Saturday night. I've since spoken to folks who have seen both movies and far and away they all say the hostage movie was much better. Coincidentally, Hanks did a better job with his role in Cast Away. You bought in to his character and the desperation, etc. of being in that situation (alone, marooned) IMO.

BTW, have never seen any containers floating by, but I've seen "lots" of "bales". . .

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Wxx3 said:

By the end, I was happy he died.

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Wxx3 said:

THe only difference is that Julie and I saw it in a movie theater and is was SO frustrating. By the end, I was happy he died. He should also not make another film, as it was unclear what point he was trying to make:

Can he not act anymore?
Or was he trying to depict an incompetent sailor?

Hitting or getting hit by a whale is far more likely, at least from the empirical evidence.

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tcpip95 said:

I thought that he played his character very well.

In my mind the character was an old man who was doing many of the things that you expect people of that age to do: don't panic, think things through methodically, be slow and purposeful in your actions, and understand the limitations of your abilities.

Regardless of whether the story was technically accurate, I understood how the character acted: he made mistakes that people in hurried situations do (air cap on water jug was one example, where sea water contaminated his drinking supply); not doing this or doing that (again, an old man does everything slow, so steps would likely be omitted).

The character is rescued in the end.

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tcpip95 said:

I thought that he played his character very well.

The character is rescued in the end.

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