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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [Blu-ray]
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [Blu-ray]
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4.0 (635 reviews)
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4Excellent Movie, But Where Are The Extras?
5Intelligent, Crafty, and Human
41%SEA IT!!!
5Master and Commander
4Great film but continuned BluRay problems
3Blu-ray disc was diasppointing
50%Movie Is Fantastic; Blu-Ray Disappointing
5Wish there were more
31%A Rat'ling Good Yarn...Nevertheless
3Blu-ray not worth getting at full cost...
5This movie is great entertainment!
5Glorious peice of historical cinema
5My Hero--Crowe
51%No Limey's Here
4Action---but not enough else
41%Good movie, better disc!
51%Great movie and Blu-Ray title.
51%One of My Favorites
51%Master and Commander...magnificent blu-ray!
10%Boring
51%movie lover
41%Master and Commander
5High Seas Adventure!
10%Won't work in Europe
41%Pirates Don't Rule These Waters
4I enjoyed it.
41%"The lesser of two weevils."
10%Dull
31%Movie: 4/5 Picture Quality: 3.75/5 Sound Quality: 5/5 Extras: 2/5
5master and commander
51%Commanding Performance
50%VERY GOOD!
5A true "Classic"
30%Very much a "man's" film
50%Master and Commander
51%JP
41%Don't forget about blu-ray sound!
4Top notch audio, video unimpressive and no extras
5Great performances and story and a superior audio demo piece
41%Bombastic sound OK video
5movie
31%A disapointment.
51%Great BD Video & Fantastic HD Sound!!!
51%Great audio and video!
51%I just don't care
41%If you're not a fan of extras, the PQ/SQ upgrade makes this a must have Blu-ray Disc
10%Fox is the pits
10%Horrible Studio effort!
10%Widescreen Collector's Edition a better value for your money...
50%Rate the Movie for the Feature, Picutre and Sound
51%A Masterful transfer and film
10%Blu-Ray Review?
10%Love the movie, Hate the Blu-Ray release
51% Stimulates the brain and heart, very entertaining
5A great study in character types
10%It's boring
51%Excellent action movie
5One of my favorites
41%DUTY...HONOR...BATTLE
51%Coming out
5Mater and Commander
3Unbox version hurts the effect.
20%A movie about blond hair, mostly
51%An Excellent Naval War; Strategy and Action Movie...
5The best movie of all time
51%By God, THAT's Seamanship!
51%Wonderful Adaptation of Exciting O'Brian Series
51%An absolute masterpiece!!
4Action-Adventure on the High Seas
3In general, pretty good
5I loved this movie...
4absorbing time-travel sea adventure
41%I loved it, at least, what I could make out of the dialog
51%EXCELLENT Movie !
41%Beat to "General Quarters" For This One
51%Extremely well made
5WONDERFUL SEA-TALE STEEPED IN MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE
41%* * * 1/2 Russell's gonna need a bigger boat
20%Any ole accent will do.
51%Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
50%Great movie!
5Fabulous View from the Crowe's Nest
41%Sail silent, sail deep
30%a nice film
51%Superb music in a passing scene...
10%Amazon reviewer
41%Not Patrick O'Brien but great naval movie
41%Lucky Jack Aubrey Comes to Life
51%Exciting and Action Packed
51%A Great Portrayal of Life on the Seven Seas ca. 1805
51%Worth the Price for the Extras
51%Hunter or prey?
51%AWESOME
51%Six Stars for Lucky Jack
41%A fantastic film and great bonus features!
51%A REAL GO-TO-SEA ADVENTURE
20%Master and Commander
51%Das Boot Under Canvas
10%DEFCTIVE COPY
51%A timeless tale of cunning and courage
5An Epic Sea Adventure
20%Defective DVD
51%CGI finds its Kurosawa
50%master and commander--far side of the world widescreen collector's edition
41%Good movie
51%An extremely well crafted movie
51%ROUSING & VISCERAL HIGH SEAS THRILLER
51%Far Side is the MASTER
51%master and commander - the far side of the world
51%Quite masterful!
30%Ok! somewhat stiff.
51%This time Surprise is on our side. Huzzah!!!!!!!!!!
51%Run like smoke and oakum!
30%Hornblower is much better
51%My favorite movie
40%An evocation of a time and place
20%Started off good, then got rather boring....
41%Spectacular, As Advertised
51%Adventure on the High Seas
5An Outstanding Movie
51%Story telling at its finest
51%Ya gotta love the little guy!
51%This film is worth keeping.
51%Rousing Period Adventure at Sea
50%War and Nature
51%Master and Commander - Deluxe
4Rousing
51%The most authentic film on Nelson's Navy ever
51%Simply brilliant
40%Excellent movie
30%One of those movies you only watch once...
20%Hot damn, summer in the city, people at night gettin' dirt and gritty
51%EXCELLENT historical drama...
51%Thoughtful naval epic
5Rum, Sodomy, & The Lash
51%"Run like smoke and oakum!"
10%Hold your horses, let me explain my rating...
51%"This Ship is England!"
51%A Wonderful Film, on many levels...somewhat overlooked...
51%New Classic
51%FIRE ON THE UPROLL!
41%One rousing action tale....
41%About as good as can be expected
51%A Great Film!
20%This movie doesn't know what it's trying to do.
41%Realistic Sea-Faring Adventure
51%A THRILLING AND EXCITING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIANCE!!!
51%The Second Best Movie Ever Made
41%simple story, excellent sound & visual effects...
41%Manly Man's Movie
30%Meh. Good movie, not great.
50%Master and Commander
21%Not memorable
51%best movie of the 00's
41%Good in its own right
40%Deserved more Oscars!!
30%not as good as I'd hoped
50%Second Time is the Charm
41%definitely an above-average movie
41%The "Acheron" of DVD Sets . . .
51%Drama on the high seas
51%Movie Industry Mastery
51%Almost a perfect seafaring movie
41%O'Brian's Royal Navy Comes To Life
10%Master and Commander have not mastered the movie industry
51%The second disc is even BETTER
51%The lesser of two weevils
50%High Seas Action
51%A Thrilling Story of Brave Men at Sea
41%Amazing battle scenes
40%Not what I expected, but still pretty good
51%A Classic and All-Around Excellent Seafaring Story
51%A great movie of naval combat and more
40%Masters of Maritime
41%Macho AND Sophisticated?...whoda thunk it?
51%A case study in leadership
51%Absolutely one of the best period pieces in years!
41%A Good effort to bring O'Brian's masterpiece to film
51%Masterful and Commanding
41%HMS Suprise!: an Unexpected Great Film Wow
51%"This ship...IS England."
51%"For England, for home, and for the prize!"
30%Certainly a 'lightweight' movie ...
51%Worth it for the soundtrack alone!
51%As good as could be hoped.
20%Disappointing!!
41%A fine movie about sailing warships
51%the far side of innovativeness
51%Maritime Bliss
30%Good, but not great
51%Engrossing, exciting, intelligent
51%wonderful from start and finish...one of 2003's best
51%Authentic Fun
51%Rivetting!
10%where is the rest of it
10%no masterpiece
10%and I thought Pearl Harbor was bad...
51%FANTASTIC
10%Flotsam (seagoing trash)
21%Nice effects, disappointing screenplay
51%One of the best of 2003
51%Nice Work
51%A movie worth watching!
30%Kill Bill? try Kill this move!!!
30%An action / adventure movie
10%Disappointing & Boring
51%Spectacular!!!
51% A great movie...even better series of books
51%An excellent movie that improves on repeat viewings
51%The surprise is on our side !
20%God, it was long...
51%A Masterpiece.
51%STAR TREK ON THE HIGH SEAS!
51%Grit and determination
51%Best Age-of-Sail Film
41%Oscar-Winning Naval Epic That Is Well Worth Watching
51% The Savage Grace of the Mariner's World
51%I went in ready to hate this movie...
41%A fine naval adventure
41%Rollicking Entertainment
40%Okay
41%Realism at its best
20%Boring, no plot at all
41%Get the 2 disc set
51%Wonderful 2-disc set (and excellent movie)
51%A capital adaptation of the books
10%Great Movie if you are....
41%Rousing Seafaring Flick
21%Pretty boats
51%Spectacular Depiction of Napoleonic Naval Warfare...
41%Very entertaining...
51%Not for the weak witted
51%Artistic and Technical Perfection
20%Very disappointed...
41%Not simply messing about in boats
41%Finally, an action film as smart as it is riveting
10%A horrible... Well it's hardly a *movie* at all.
40%Proud Portrayal of Timeless Qualities
10%seriously.
50%"One Of The Best Films Of 2003"
51%Horatio Hornblower brought to Life
51%Excellent
20%High-budget-movie perhaps, but that's all...
51%Even land lubbers will like this one!
51%Most Realistic Film of Life Aboard a Ship of the Line
50%Best movie about a boat thing
51%Great film, greater books -- watch movie, then read 'em all
41%This is based on one of the novels by author Patrick O'Brian
51%Fabulous period piece
41%Best Naval War Movie.
41%Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
41%Poor Patrick O'Brian
41%Master and Commander: Grade A-
41%Great Film on Port Side!
51%Deleted scenes ought to have been in the movie!
41%Good movie
41%Surprise--In More Ways than One
51%I haven't read the books, but loved the film
30%Good film - the recreated ship is astounding
41%Weir's "Work of Art "Second "Only" to Peter Jackson
10%1 dimensional
51%About leadership, courage and determination...
40%EVERYTHING --& more!!
41%Cat and Mouse on the high seas
51%Better than expected
5Well Done and Thoroughly Enjoyable
51%Excellent Movie Based on a Great Set of Books
20%A Tired Goose Chase
51%--Awesome seafaring adventure--
20%Master & Commander - The Far Side of the World
4Great Film, But Don't Buy THIS DVD
51%Glorious!
51%Great affection for detail...
41%As good as it gets
51%Authentic Swashbuckler
20%Waste of Money
51%More than at first glance
51%Buy for the sound effects alone!
10%Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
10%An absolute bore
50%Great Movie - Well Done, Russell !!!
20%Extended Cat and Mouse Scene
31%Shiver Me Timbers
51%Powerful Epic
51%I was sure I was going to hate it...
30%Crowe is so cute with a pony tail
51%Both epic and intimate
50%Excellent
40%Crowe At Sea
30%Beautifully filmed, could've been shorter, buy for extras
51%The complexity to Weir's seafaring tale is of great depth...
51%To conteract the bad reviews given by that English Guy
51%Masterful adventure...
40%Three Bells and not all is well
51%Shiver me timbers, this is a good show!
51%A Great Movie for Guys With No Attention-Deficit-Disorder
51%breathtaking, high seas adventure
20%Russell Crowe Meets Show Boat
41%Well-done historical movie
51%The best sea adventure
10%The only Russell Crowe movie that I've disliked!
20%its official - the french cant fight
41%I should have viewed it in the theater
40%A Rare Film That Is Historically Accurate & Entertaining
41%Nautical Epic Of War and Family
51%The finest Movie I have Ever seen
51%A true five star film
51%WONDERFUL MOVIE
40%A Big Adventure but 10 Oscar Nominations?
41%an excellent historical adventure
51%"ALL ART ASPIRES TO THE CONDITION OF MUSIC"
30%3 stars
50%Amazing Film
41%Peter Weir does it again
51%Why Didn't I See This In The Theatre?
51%Adventure and battle on the high seas
41%A realistic Tale of Naval Adventure
10%A pitiful display of directing and acting.
51%Watch out, landlubbers!
51%Beautiful film!
30%An enjoyable movie
10%Master Of Crapness
51%"A home in the far side of the world"
51%Deserving Oscar Contender
5Visually stunning
41%GLADIATOR ON THE WAVES
31%Russell's Okay but the movie leaves much to be desired.
41%Wooden Ships and Iron Men. Crackles with authenticity!
10%A big fat wash up
41%"Master"ful Movie Entertainment
40%Russell Crowe is Commander of a ship.
41%Enjoyable in it's own way - it's worth a watch
51%Outstanding movie
51%Master and Commander... the aura of history abounds
51%All Other War Movies Pale
41%Pretty good movie
20%O'Brian would gag!
51%This surely will not disappoint.
41%Pretty good...
30%Decent swashbuckler
51%Beautiful!
51%Master and Commander - A memorable film!
50%The master plus the commander of all DVD's
51%Best Movie of 2003-2004
10%curiously lightweight and unconvincing
51%Insert clever pun here
30%Period piece falls short of hype...and where's the ending?
51%Master of the screen
51%Great
51%Just made the 5th star by a hair
10%movie is good DVD is a ripoff
51%Great movie -even on DVD
10%Worst movie of the year
41%A good effort , but...
41%What an action film should be
41%An overture to the series?
51%The Life of the British Seaman Wonderfully Realized!
51%The Far Side
51%Big story full of interesting people and events
20%it tries, it really tries...but...
30%Hey Capt'n Crowe, are we there yet?
31%what is up with this special edition?
51%This DVD is Worth Every Cent!
30%A Good Sunday Afternoon Shipper
40%Great Action and Acting, but fake Iguanas.
51%Master of Plot, Commander of Action!
51%captures the feel of the o'brian series well
51%Absolutely Stuning!!
41%Almost an epic, but not quite.
40%Adventure on the high seas
50%Best Sea picture ever made
41%Entertaining tale about Men at war on the sea
30%A masterful package, missing the core...
51%Awesome, inspiring, informative, and entertaining
31%Lost Potential
30%Falls short and too influenced by The Bounty
51%A Great Sea Tale
51%Excellent Supporting Cast
31%Sort of a Master and Commander
51%An outstanding movie acheivement
51%Well Worth The Watch, But Maybe Not The Buy....
41%exciting sea adventure
5Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic
20%Well, it's lacking a bit
4Great Movie, Disappointing DVD
30%Didn't deserve 10 Academy Award nominations
30%Best choice for a sensitive feline stomach
10%Tried to watch it twice..... unable to sit thru it
51%Gritty, realistic high seas action.
51%Excellent Movie!
51%I love this film!
50%DVD's are losing their freebie extras
41%Almost Obrian
41%DO NOT buy for the deleted scenes - Otherwise GREAT
41%"Master" storytelling that "Commands" your attention
20%Couldn't understand a word they said...
20%Such a disappointment
51%Excellent movie, good extras
31%Extras disappointing
41%The Moose Hole - Weir 'Commands' 'Master'ful Film
41%An excellent at sea adventure
50%Awesome!!!!
10%Not worth the rental
51%Magnificent film- a must see
41%A Great Made Movie
51%This is what all naval battle films have strived to be
41%Amazing recreation of a bygone era
41%Unquestionably brilliant visually
51%The DVD will blow you away
10%don't waste your money
40%Flawed but really well done movie.
41%"The Oceans Are Battlefields": Beautiful and Majectic
4Old fashioned
51%Should have won the best picture oscar
51%Great seafaring tale!
51%The Battle Is On
40%Good movie, with a few dull spots
41%Brilliant Historical Accuracy
51%Brilliant, Beautiful, Not to be Missed !!!
51%Almost Perfect.
41%Wonderful film -- overpriced DVD
51%rousing good yarn
30%worth the watch, not the buy...
31%Star Trek on the High Seas...
5Great Adaptation
51%The Return of a Master
51%Rousing adventure
51%Floating cities
41%Not for the MTV generation...
51%Best film of its kind.
10%Is it possible to rate it 0 stars??
51%Engaging Entertainment
41%Character before Action
51%The French Actually put up a fight
10%Misrepresents Patrick O�Brian's books
30%Masterful?
41%Excellent film, but.....
51%Multi-Dimensional Entertainment
51%Masterful and engaging
51%An exciting tale of naval warfare
51%Almost Perfect
51%A Must-See for Anyone With Good Taste
30%Second-rate to Samurai
30%ENTERTAINING GUY MOVIE, BUT A TOUCH OVERDRAWN
20%Overrated
40%A rousing action film with swashbuckling and realism too
51%this was the best movie ever!
10%THIS MOVIE IS SO BORING
51%The Greatest sea-going movie I have EVER seen
51%One of the BEST movies ever!
31%The War on the Waters
41%Great BIG SCREEN Movie
40%Pretty good on most counts, but has a crucial problem
51%seaworthy
51%True and Accurate Sea Adventure
51%On deck
41%A VERY GOOD MOVIE WITH BEAUTIFUL CINEMATOGRAPHY.
20%most disappointing of any Crowe film...........
5I Just Returned From Voyage Around Cape Horn
40%Channelling Lord Nelson!
40%Great but still lacks something
41%Strong on cinematography, not on character development
30%Rather Boring!
51%An absolutely first rate sea yarn
31%mixed bag but much to recommend
51%**** 1/2 out of ***** - Excellent
51%M&C
51%Name Me After Something Prickly, Like a Bush
51%Masterful Movie Making!
51%Aubrey and Maturin on the High Seas
41%A few boring moments but otherwise a good movie.
41%Master & Commander is a smooth sail!
5EXCELLENT!!!!
51%Action, adventure, and great characters. I loved it!
51%Bring your rain gear!
41%A fascinating, informative, & moving film
51%I was there!With a movie so convincing you will think so too
51%Crowe Masters
4Thrilling Sail to The Far Side of the World
51%"This ship is England."
51%Russell is superb as always
51%Masterful and Commanding
20%Never read the book, and won't now that I've seen the movie.
51%4.5stars
41%history is great
20%ON THE GOOD SHIP LOLLIPOP
51%Master and Commander:The Far Side of the World
41%Spectacular Naval Battles and Russell Crowe at His Finest.
51%First Rate!
20%Expect nothing and you may not be disappointed
30%Long on history, short on plot
41%Captures the spirit of the life aboard a navy vessel
51%Review For Master And Commander
51%Rich, engaging, intense
10%Master of Cliches: The Far Side of Hype
41%Not what I expected....
41%One of the best films of 2003
30%Doesn't quite excite enough
51%Totally spellbinding!!!
51%A study in leadership
51%A riveting journey on a tall ship.
30%Only if you're a Patrick O'Brian fan!
51%Boredom and terror - an accurate depiction
20%What a bitter dissapointment!
51%Avast !!!! a perfect movie !
41%Artful "Master" Commands The Screen
51%A Few, Polite Words on This Spectacular Film ...
20%Don't bother.
51%Well done
51%Master and Commander
40%A quiet little film trying to be an epic...
10%*Yawn*
51%Fantastic Movie
50%So Much More...
51%"Master"ful and "Command"ing
51%One of the best movies I have ever seen in my life!
41%Adventure on the High Seas!
51%Best movie of its type....
41%Outstanding
51%Master and Commander Review
10%Thar she blows
41%Crowe and Weir command your attention
51%Blimey! There's a cannonball stuck up me arse!!
20%Critic's darling, box office dud?
41%Outstanding, even if Hornblower did it first
41%"Do you want a guillotine in Piccadilly? No!"
41%Not perfect, but quite good
51%Gritty 1805 Naval thriller
51%Great movie that all will enjoy
51%"The enemy has twice our guns, and twice our numbers....."
41%Great! But . . .
41%Good entertainment, and not too manipulative!
51%Wow!
51%Grand Filmmaking.
51%Good movie for boys to watch
51%I've read the books
51%For the prize, and maybe the Oscars.
51%very impressive, one of the year's best thus far
41%Set sail for adventure on the high seas!
51%Grand Sea Adventure
51%When the Sum of the Parts is Greater than the Total
20%Great SFX, Writing below "C" level
40%A Great Epic with Few Flaws
30%Pirates of the Caribbean IS better
41%Excellent
5Great Voyage Adventure.
51%The Battle Is On
51%HUZZAH!
50%Master And Commander is one of this year's best, Brilliant!
51%Intriguing War Epic of Admiral Proportions
51%Weir's Definitive Napoleonic Era Naval Film
30%Wasted potential
51%BRAVO!!
51%Wow
51%A superb adaptation and wonderful movie
51%Beat to Quarters. The first Patrick O'Brian film is here.
51%There is not a moment to lose!
51%Great action...but with DEPTH!
51%For England, and The Prize
51%Why We Go to the Movies
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