Help Me with Movie Choices About Sailing

[skipmac]

Originally Posted by four winds

Thanks for the link to the other thread, Skipmac.

The reason I didn't search is because I just joined the forum today and was looking for a reason to post a thread to get my feet wet so to speak. Searching really didn't occur to me this time.

I did manage to research and buy a boat without joining a forum and asking the same old questions, by using my searchfu. So maybe I'm not a total dolt.

I'm off to the other thread, thanks again to all.

Well it's not a topic one would expect to see and think to search for. I happened to remember it because it was so interesting and certainly worth another look.

[four winds]

Yep, very good thread.

I've got a que full of sailing related videos now. Going to check out some of the tutorials next.

[captainKJ]

While not about sailing but ships on the water
Down Periscope was funny

[MarkJ]

Master and Commander, and Horatio Hornblower series... damn those were already sugested!

Dead Calm??????? Are you serious? I hope you didnt watch it A l o n e...

Roll Movie Promo Voice over: "And nowwwwwwww while you're at anchor, aloneeeeeeeeee in this deserted anchorage........ you are going to see a fil-um that'll scare the crappouttayouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...... What was that creak on the deck............?"

[KillerBoo]

Dead Calm would be a good movie to show when putting a new unknown crew together..

[kingairpilot]

We'd always try to run that one during the first few days with charter customers. I don't know how, but it ALWAYS seemed to find it's way into the VCR.

ka

[four winds]

yes, MarkJ I was alone (as always it seems) but at the dock.

I must admit, I had that tense anxious feeling the whole movie. If I had been there the movie would have been much shorter, because I would have pulled out that nice old double barrel much sooner.

[imagine2frolic]

If you are looking for actual sailing throughout the movie? Then Morning Light is tops IMHO. All those mentioned above are good movies, but very little actual sailing in most.........i2f

[four winds]

Yes, I watched Morning Light a few days ago and thought it to be most excellent visually.

I'm not interested in that particular type of boat myself but I'd love to have some nice new sails after seeing that movie and some of that gear on board.

I'm surprised how well the crew got along together, if it was portrayed fairly. I wish I still had the energy and stamina those young folks on board had.

[cfarrar]

How about Shackleton (Kenneth Branagh, 2002 movie re-enactment) or Endurance (2000 documentary).