Mutiny on the Bounty
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Movie Reviews of Mutiny on the Bounty
Movie Review: Mutiny Of The Truth
Summary: 4 Stars
Oh for the good old days when you could take a historical event and change it willy nilly in order to suit the story you want to tell. the real story of Mutiny On The Bounty is possibly more interesting than in the film, but to have the captain as the good guy didn't suit the times during the Depression when you were supposed to barrack for the underdog. But having said that and taking this film wholly as a work of fiction, it is a rolicking sea yarn full of whipping, chains, tropical islands, keehauling, evil ship captains, terrible storms, drownings, starvation and bravery.
According to a newsreel that comes with this dvd, Mutiny On The Bounty was very expensive and it took about two years to make. The special effects are fantastic for the time and the acting, especially Laughton and Grable, but not excluding the others, is superb.
Movie Review: Ageless Filmaking / DVD Could Be Better
Summary: 4 Stars
The main event here may be an acting titan taking on a screen great's immortal charms, but the whole production holds up as a terrific work of filmaking. Great production values and editing. There are visceral thrills you get from few other films of the time. Also, the movie's portrait of the Tahitians is surprisingly naturalistic and serious. And I love the fact that Gable doesn't bother for a second to affect an English accent.
The quality of the picture on the DVD is all over the place -- it would be nice to have a restored version of the movie and some extras on its making or the subject's historical background. (Think of how Warners might have mounted the release of this classic on DVD.)
Movie Review: Bligh, what a meanie
Summary: 4 Stars
Great movie, I felt it was a bit slow at times. The performances were outstanding. I enjoyed seeing Franchot Tone. My wife really missed Gable's mustache. I really enjoyed the trailer at the end showing the descendents of the Bounty's crew still living on Pitcairn Island.Movie Review: Mutiny on the Bounty is a hit.
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie was a delight to watch and will be a part of our permanent collection.Movie Review: Early Best Picture Winner Disappoints Somewhat
Summary: 3 Stars
The 1935 Academy Award for Best Picture. The AFI list of best 100 films of the century (the 20th, that is). With this pedigree, I expected great things from "Mutiny on the Bounty." But this film for me, while never less than entertaining, fell far short of greatness. It's a solid action film with a script more literate than your average action movie to be sure, but I was still left somewhat cold by it.Much of the adoration of this film seems to spring from a love of the central performances, namely those of Charles Laughton and Clark Gable. Both of course are good, but Laughton's character suffers from a silent movie villain's one-noteness. He does sadistic well, but that's about all he's required to do. Clark Gable impressed me more, and made me think that maybe he's a better actor than I ever gave him credit for. But for me, the standout performer (and the one I hear the least about) is Franchot Tone, playing a young idealist, enamored with the romance of life at sea and not prepared for the petty brutalities and politics. Tone is forced to give the most nuanced performance, as he straddles the line between loyalty to upper command and humanity for his fellow shipmates. In contrast to Laughton and Gable's showy roles, Tone's is quiet and thoughtful, except for a last-minute soliloquy that he handles well.
The production is never less than impressive, especially for 1935. The special effects are solid, as is the attention paid to period detail. But for some reason, despite the good things I have to say about the film, I just never got that into it. It's like any number of solidly crafted films released today: competent, fairly intelligent and well done, but not especially artistic or unique. One gets the feeling that it achieves what it sets out to do; one just wished it had set out to do a little more than it does.
Grade: B