Description: 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!
Amazon.com essential video: 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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Master and Commander...magnificent blu-ray!
Having read 14 of the 20 or so novels in Patrick O'Brien's series on the British navy during the Napoleonic wars, this film captures the heart of the stories, ie, the relationship between "lucky" Jack ... Read More
Rating: - Boring
Better make that boooooooorrrrrrrrrinnnnnnnnnnng, because this drags on and on and on, with no end in sight skip it!
Rating: - movie lover
First time I watched this I wasen't crazy about it I was distracted thru the whole movie with company at our house. Then I watched it by myself & have been hooked on it ever since, glad I gave it a ... Read More
Rating: - Master and Commander
The movie was outstanding. Story line was great, action and life decisions added to the suspense. Good buy!
Rating: - High Seas Adventure!
This is a MANLY film in every sense of the word. Swashbuckling to the max! Beautifully photographed and with an amazing soundtrack, I was riveted to my seat for the whole film.
![: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xX2jk7HUL._SL160_.jpg)
- Master and Commander...magnificent blu-ray!
- Boring