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I tend to look for movies, series etc with Nautical themes. Sometime last year I saw a movie named The Lighthouse. Dark and brooding, with some of the best acting from William Dafoe. The curse scene was done in one take; I read he did not blink for over two minutes. This scene is kinda how I feel about my current state of varnish that is in for renewal.

Anyone care to add your favorite movies and/or scenes?



 
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A bit lighter mood, Captain Ron. Also The Finest Hours about the greatest small boat rescue in CG history.
 
Don’t remember the name of it but we just recently saw the movie about that 16 year old Australian girl who became the youngest ever to circumnavigate the world. Very good movie.
 
Comodave said:
A bit lighter mood, Captain Ron. Also The Finest Hours about the greatest small boat rescue in CG history.
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Captain Ron's a fave. Finest Hours was pretty good but compared to the book, they took a LOT of literary license. But then most movies do.
 
Captains Courageous! Starred Spencer Tracy. It was made in 1937 and was based on a book by Rudyard Kipling. The fishing and sailing scenes were amazing!
 
The Perfect Storm- fishing boat gets caught in a storm---Mark Wahlberg and George Clooney

In the Heart of the Sea- retelling of the story that inspired Moby Dick.

Moby Dick

White Squall- Jeff Bridges is a training captain in charge of a sailing ship and a class of trainees. Based on a true story.

The Hunt For Red October-cold war submarine drama with Sean Connery and Harrison Ford. I really like the movie but I was so bummed to learn that a quote attributed to Christopher Columbus at the end of the movie is fictional.
 
Ok, I'll go again. Another one from long ago.

The Old Man and the Sea (1958) Spencer Tracy.

I guess I'm getting long in the tooth - :)
 
Mutiny on the Bounty, Horatio Hornblower series, and of course that movie about the big shark.
Couldn't stand The Perfect Storm, too much unrealism for me.
 
jleonard said:
Mutiny on the Bounty, Horatio Hornblower series, and of course that movie about the big shark.
Couldn't stand The Perfect Storm, too much unrealism for me.
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Plus.... the Perfect Storm movie left out the 2 heroic USCG crews that successfully completed their rescues..... (pilot in command of the two USCG helos were friends of mine)....:mad: :D

At least the USCGC Tamaroa did.... :thumb:
 

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Mutiny on the Bounty - the one with Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard.

Master and Commander - Russel Crowe.
 
Bob328 said:
Captains Courageous! Starred Spencer Tracy. It was made in 1937 and was based on a book by Rudyard Kipling. The fishing and sailing scenes were amazing!
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I hope he won an Academy award for that. Fantastic acting.
 
Cargile said:
I hope he won an Academy award for that. Fantastic acting.
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He did indeed, and went on to receive another Best Actor Oscar the following year. (Boys Town)

I've always loved WWII Naval dramas such as 'In Harm's Way', 'Operation Pacific' and the like.
I must include the more recent 'Pearl Harbor' because it's the only one I actually worked on!
(Aerial Armament Specialist)
 
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My favorite bad nautical movie?

"All is Lost" in which Robert Redford sleep walks through a sinking and, we think, an eventual drowning.
 
"Dead Calm" comes to mind
 
Seven Waves Away (alternate U.S. titles: Abandon Ship! and Seven Days From Now)

Very powerful drama. Young officer has to sacrifice some of the passengers in the lifeboat to survive the storm.
 
Nick F said:
Seven Waves Away (alternate U.S. titles: Abandon Ship! and Seven Days From Now)

Very powerful drama. Young officer has to sacrifice some of the passengers in the lifeboat to survive the storm.
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Then, of course, there's Hitchcock's 'Lifeboat'!
 
psneeld said:
Plus.... the Perfect Storm movie left out the 2 heroic USCG crews that successfully completed their rescues..... (pilot in command of the two USCG helos were friends of mine)....:mad: :D

At least the USCGC Tamaroa did.... :thumb:
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They were in the book though. Movies always have to leave out something.
 
Great Thread! I’m going to be watching a lot of movies.
For me any movie based on a CS Forester book.
Sink the Bismarck, Hornblower, The African Queen, Brown on Resolution

Damn that guy could write!
 
HopCar said:
Great Thread! I’m going to be watching a lot of movies.
For me any movie based on a CS Forester book.
Sink the Bismarck, Hornblower, The African Queen, Brown on Resolution

Damn that guy could write!
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I liked 'Greyhound', based on 'the Good Shepherd' as well.
 
Run silent run deep; original Mutiny on the Bounty; Master and Commander; theEnemy Below. I could watch them every day.
 
How about "Away All Boats"?
I remember it as a great book, but I don't think I've seen the movie. Anybody?
 
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High Wire said:
Run silent run deep; original Mutiny on the Bounty; Master and Commander; theEnemy Below. I could watch them every day.
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The Enemy Below is certainly a good film despite the awful fakey u-boat interiors. And of course Kurt Jurgens is 25 years too old, but the DE is perfect and Robert Mitchum is so good at being...well...Robert Mitchum.
 
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I'm amazed nobody said "Master and Commander, Far Side of the World". It's excellent in all respects.
 
Chuck34 said:
Don’t remember the name of it but we just recently saw the movie about that 16 year old Australian girl who became the youngest ever to circumnavigate the world. Very good movie.
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That is "True Spirit" available on Netflix. Great story but some of the CGI was a little over the top I thought.

I found this story more compelling:

https://www.hellorhighseas.com/
 
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