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I liked it! Thought it was pretty good even though the middle of it was pretty slow.

The acting was good and the ending had a nice little twist!

About my only real complaint would be the last battle scene. It was hard to distinguish who was killing who? If it was really like that back then I wonder how anyone indentified anybody?
 

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Good flick. I watched this on cable Wed night.

I thought the fight scenes were cool - with the cannons & swords & stuff.

It was neat to see how they repaired the ship after the 1st battle.

I'm thinking there will be a sequel.
 

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i thought it was just ok......i think my expectations were too high for it.
 

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I like this movie a lot. Yes it gets slow in parts. That is part of the feel of a sailboat/pirate type movie, to me anyway.

Hope they make more of these.
 

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This movie had the feel of a European movie. It's all character driven. The plot just kind of moves on without any distinct direction. Probably why I enjoyed it!
 

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I really need to rewatch this one. We had to watch with the volume turned way down and the accents were killing me. I missed half the dialog.
 

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Every time I see this title I think about a contest. It has the seamen.
 

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I've long thought that this movie was underrated and I have been over the last few months been reading the books, I am 8 books in and I recently rewatched this movie (Which has parts from several books) and I really appreciate the detail put into the film, I honestly thought that reading the books would make me view the movie in a less positive light, as often happens when you read the source material. On it's own it is an amazingly accurate portrayal of sea life and combat of the era, while it also has a ton of little nods, many of them very subtle, to people who read the books.

I cannot recommend this movie higher to anyone appreciates history. I also would highly recommend the book series to anyone who likes historical fiction. The first third of the first book is a lot to chew on, as it introduces the reader to a huge amount of the inner details of the workings of a 18th century sailing ship, but the payoff is worth it over and over as the book progresses.

This is a top 10 all-time movie for me. Not just the story telling but the visuals themselves, there are countless moments in the film where you could pause it and what you're looking at would look like something out of a painting.
 

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BTW, UHD release is coming out for it the end of summer. No exact street date yet but it's expected for August or September.
 

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I've long thought that this movie was underrated and I have been over the last few months been reading the books, I am 8 books in and I recently rewatched this movie (Which has parts from several books) and I really appreciate the detail put into the film, I honestly thought that reading the books would make me view the movie in a less positive light, as often happens when you read the source material. On it's own it is an amazingly accurate portrayal of sea life and combat of the era, while it also has a ton of little nods, many of them very subtle, to people who read the books.

I cannot recommend this movie higher to anyone appreciates history. I also would highly recommend the book series to anyone who likes historical fiction. The first third of the first book is a lot to chew on, as it introduces the reader to a huge amount of the inner details of the workings of a 18th century sailing ship, but the payoff is worth it over and over as the book progresses.

This is a top 10 all-time movie for me. Not just the story telling but the visuals themselves, there are countless moments in the film where you could pause it and what you're looking at would look like something out of a painting.
I started reading and listening to the book (Kindle whisperlink). It is very good.
 

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