The Bounty
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Movie Reviews of The Bounty
Movie Review: "I AM IN HELL!" ~ Vocation Or Vacation?
Summary: 4 Stars
Yes Fletcher Christian (Mel Gibson) I'm sure you felt as though you were in Hell. Who wouldn't feel that way after being ordered to leave a tropical South Seas island paradise and the devastatingly beautiful Mauatua (Tevaite Vernette, the most beautiful women ever to appear on film) by a cruel and overbearing Captain Bligh (Anthony Hopkins) to be stuck onboard a ship in excruciating heat with a motley group of sweaty, unwashed sailors. A rather easy choice to make, military service or life on the beach. I think I would want to be back on that island too.
Technically and artistically a first class production, yet it still only earns 4 out of 5 stars. I found the pace of the film to be rather slow, particularily in the onboard ship sequences. It was when they are on the island amidst all the natural beauty and splendor of nature and the native girls that the movies best moments are found. I also found the ending to be rather abrupt, leaving the viewer with the feeling that something is missing.
Definitely a stellar line-up starring the already mentioned Anthony Hopkins, Mel Gibson and Tevaite Vernette along with an excellent supporting cast featuring Liam Neeson, Daniel Day-Lewis and Laurence Olivier. Add to that a haunting soundtrack by Vangelis and you have an enjoyable evening of motion picture entertainment awaiting.
Movie Review: The Truest Version
Summary: 4 Stars
I always liked the Marlon Brando (as Fletcher Christian) and Trevor Howard (as William Bligh) version until I did my own bit of research and found that it was pure Hollywood fiction. About the only thing Hollywood got right was that the story took place in Tahiti and that breadfruit was involved.This more obscure version of the story gets it right! History seems to show that William Bligh was an extremely capable and competent naval officer who was given a very difficult job, with no other commissioned officers for help (Mr. Christian was Masters Mate and Acting Lieutenant) and no Royal Marine guards for protection (they needed the room for all the flower pots). Bligh himself was only a Lieutenant having previously served as Master under Captain Cook. Even after the mutiny and being abandoned at sea, he didn't give up and heroically captained his open boat to the nearest settlement 3,000+ miles away on Timor. Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins do a great job portraying the principles in script which is probably close to what actually happened based on all evidence.
This version at least helps rectify a great historical injustice regarding the command of Mr. Bligh.
Movie Review: Good movie, but doesn't cover the whole story
Summary: 4 Stars
This move gave a good summary about what happened regarding the mutiny. I always belived that there are too many important characters in this historical saga to be covered by only one movie. It would be totally awesome if a trilogy was produced that covered the entire Bounty story.
Anthony Hopkins, as always, was excellent as Captain Bligh. The acting was very good and the scenery shots were awesome.
It seems that the movie protrayed Captain Bligh as the villain and Christian as the hero. In reality, who was the bad guy?
Is it Bligh, who treated his men badly with an "iron hand" (but who acted within the law of the admirality) and kept Christian away from the one he loved the most?
Or is it Christian, who followed his feelings instead of logic and broke the law? Thus ensued a mutiny that put EVERYONE'S life at risk. Not to mention that Christian, himself, never thought of possibly being killed by his own men after the mutiny.
Movie Review: performances carry this film
Summary: 4 Stars
After viewing this film a couple of times in its DVD format, I asked myself, "Did Anthony Hopkins adequately portray Captain Bly's transition from cofident and caring sea captain to driven duty bound maniac?!" I still can't come up with an answer. In the space of two hours, Hopkins has to convince us of this transition, and it's a hard call to make. On the other hand, I watched Mel Gibson in a performance from twenty years ago (1983) and I was amazed at his versatility and subtlety. He is outstanding in his role as Fletcher Christian. He is thorougly convincing in his transition from London Bon Vivant (lover of fine wine and living) to love sick South Pacific/Polynesian convert. I felt sad for Gibson because his most recent portrayals involve confident heroic characters whom lack the sensitivity of the Fletcher Christian character portrayal. Over-all, this is a well paced film that offers a colorful contrast to the 1950's version starring Marlon Brando.Movie Review: The Bounty - OK, But!
Summary: 4 Stars
The movie had a lot of stars in it. Liam Neeson, who's acting ability really showed thru. Daniel Day-Lewis, who I thought was a little stiff in this roll. He didn't seem to fit in. Mel Gibson was really good in this movie. His character had to go thru alot of changes and he seemed to be able to do that smoothly. Anthony Hopkins was great as always. He acted out the nice guy part and the bad guy part seemlessly. I love the music in this film, especially the music over the ending credits. I was greatly dissapointed when I found out that the music faded out at the end of the credits. On the VHS version not only does it go thru the entire song, it also has an extension on the end of the song. I expected the DVD to have the same. However I recommend the movie to anyone who is a Anthony Hopkins fan, like me.
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