Good Boat Movies?

[minaret]

Originally Posted by ShaktiGurl

+1. A fun documentary to watch

There has been much debate about it here in the past.

[ShaktiGurl]

Originally Posted by minaret

There has been much debate about it here in the past.

There is much debate about everything on here.
But I thought it was a fun watch. Ending was a little abrupt.

[minaret]

Originally Posted by ShaktiGurl

There is much debate about everything on here.
But I thought it was a fun watch. Ending was a little abrupt.

I agree. But the "old fuddy duddies" do exist.

[CaribbeanCraig]

I wish I could think of the name of the Whitbread Race documentary of the 60's ..Where one guy looses his mind at sea trying to cheat. it was awesome .

[Vasco]

Originally Posted by CaribbeanCraig

I wish I could think of the name of the Whitbread Race documentary of the 60's ..Where one guy looses his mind at sea trying to cheat. it was awesome .

Donald Crowhurst in the Golden Globe Race. There was a documentary, Deep Water.

[CaribbeanCraig]

Originally Posted by Vasco

Donald Crowhurst in the Golden Globe Race. There was a documentary, Deep Water.

YES ! The Brits make the best docs.. Thanks .

[CaribbeanCraig]

DEEP WATER (OFFICIAL TRAILER!) - YouTube

[rtbates]

"All is Lost"? I added the question mark because we won't be viewing this new Robert Redford movie until 1:30 today. But, based on what I've read, it should be a good one. And quite the departure for most movies. One character and hardly any dialog. Should be interesting. I'll let you know in a few hours how I feel about it.

All Is Lost Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Robert Redford Movie HD - YouTube

[jkindredpdx]

Fairly recent ones. Sea Wolf, the newer Treasure Island, and 2012 Kon Tiki, 180 degree South...

[SlugmasterP]

Swiss Family Robinson

They've already been mentioned but 180 Degrees South and Hold Fast are two of my favorites.

[woodymr]

I concur, 180° is phenominal and the music? oh my! Hold Fast is well done! Also cool music..Paper Planes by MIA yea yea .... Deepwater.....all great movies.

[jkindredpdx]

Originally Posted by woodymr

I concur, 180° is phenominal and the music? oh my! Hold Fast is well done! Also cool music..Paper Planes by MIA yea yea .... Deepwater.....all great movies.

Ok, you opened the door a crack... Not a sailing movie, but just watched "Searching for Sugarman" awesome music.

Oh sorry, read bad review on All is Lost

[Freedom45]

I saw "All is Lost" today.........I wasn't impressed.

Chuck

[rtbates]

My wife and I saw "All is Lost" yesterday. It's a Robert Redford movie, not a documentary on how to survive a collision at sea. Lots of silly stuff that no sane, experienced sailor would do. But, maybe that was the point.

[Yowieboy]

For those who greatly enjoyed (as I did) the "Deep Water" doco, the following two books should also make for fascinating reading:

Peter Nichols: A Voyage for Madmen (first publ. 2001)
Extremely well done account of how all nine participants in the first around the world non-stop single-handed race fared

Nicholas Tomalin/Ron Hall: The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (first publ. 1970)
Lets you get deep into the mind of probably the most "out there" competitor, maybe even a bit too deep at the end for comfort...