Mutiny on the Bounty
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Movie Reviews of Mutiny on the Bounty
Movie Review: Hopelessly dated, fascinating never the less.
Summary: 3 Stars
One thing to keep in mind when you view this film. Laughton plays Bligh as he REALLY was. Folks, this is not a characterization. Bligh was a great navigator, but a horrendously incompetent leader of men. He had no business being the captain of any ship, much less one that had to sail around the world. Where ever he went, mutinies followed him, culminating when, as governor of Australia, Bligh was thrown out of the country after a disastrous period of "rule."Movie Review: Extremely Overrated, Factually Inaccurate, Undeserving Oscar Winner of 1935!
Summary: 2 Stars
Those of you who think that changing history for the sake of a "good" storyline is a relatively recent phenomenon couldn't be more wrong. It appears that as early as 1935, Hollywood had showed that it had no qualms about letting wholesale historical inaccuracies and character assassinations get in the way of an entertaining story. The only trouble is that the portrayal of the story is so far-fetched and the pace of the movie so pedantic that it makes me convinced that this movie only won the Oscar because the also rans that year were probably not much better.
The portrayal of Bligh as a vile animal is so overboard that only the most gullible would believe that he was the sole reason for the mutiny and could possibly have been that evil. Let's just say that the Oscars would see a lot better quality nominees let alone winners of the best picture award over the years than this one. As the movie is based upon a version of events that is so heavily slanted in favour of the mutineers against Bligh, one shouldn't be surprised except that the attempt to white wash the deeds of the mutineers is so nauseatingly obvious that it just detracts totally from the enjoyment of the film. It's hard to enjoy a film that loses credibility so early on.
The quality of the DVD transfers is also not very good; the video quality is patchy and so is the sound. One redeeming factor is the special features which includes a very interesting documentary on the real-life Pitcairn Islanders at the time. For diehard fans of this movie, I'd recommend waiting for a better DVD transfer to be released. For those interested in finding out the truth of this historical event, give this DVD a wide berth and head straight for your local library.
Movie Review: Mutiny on the Bounty 1962 version better
Summary: 2 Stars
I wish they would release it in DVD, I saw the 3 versions.I prefer the 1962 version it's a lot better, can't wet
to buy it (The DVD 1962) rate 4 1/2 stars.
michel lebrun
sherbrooke, qué.