The Perfect Storm
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Movie Review: Just what I ordered and very quick delivery
Summary: 5 Stars
Very fast shipping great product thank youMovie Review: A terrifying adventure with thrilling images...
Summary: 3 Stars
Based on Sebastian Junger's best-seller, Petersen's motion picture relates the well known true story of six brave fishermen who really fought for survival with all their heart, skill and tenacity... The hurricane hits full force just as their ice machine breaks down, leaving the six men onboard with two choices: Let all of the fish they have caught spoil and hang out for a few days till it calms down, or try to salvage their income and pride by navigating 'right for the middle of a monster.'
It's a film of high drama, tragedy, hubris, and one of Mother Nature's nastiest hurricane on record... There is the bad weather, the constant danger of mechanical failure, the perils of controlling a crew of strong and colorful men, not to mention the threat of the fishing itself in raging waters...
George Clooney is excellent as the disappointed skipper who couldn't know the true price of fish, and whose dignity is wounded because he can't find fish on familiar waters...
The women left on the shore include a friendly rival captain with better luck; a worried woman afraid to lose her man to the cruel sea; a caring mother begging her precious boy to be careful; and a sweet single mom who shows up dockside the next morning to say goodbye...
"The Perfect Storm" may be considered one of the great sea movies... It is a terrifying adventure with thrilling images: The shark attack on the deck of the Gail; Captain Tyne's exploits while trying to repair a broken mast; the remarkable bravery of a chopper crew riding the scary waves to save three lives trapped on a small luxury yacht; and the mid-air refueling attempt for a rescue helicopter thwarted by strong winds... The 'Andrea Gail' was pushed straight into raging waters where the real fish are...
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Summary: 5 Stars
Rec'd in excellent condition. Enjoyed movie a great deal. Would deal with seller again! AAAAA++++++++Movie Review: Perfect storm, not quite perfect film
Summary: 4 Stars
Having seen this movie, I shall henceforth refuse to go to sea in anything smaller than a "Nimitz"-class aircraft carrier (or in a submarine, that can sail underneath the weather).
It tells the story of some seafarers on a night of a "perfect storm" (a meterologist's description) in 1991, when a number of weather patterns reinforced each other to produce a maelstrom of staggering proportions. It is a classic clash of men against the elements. The storm is the real star of the show, nature on the rampage with waves of up to 30M high, and men and their works are reduced to insignificant pygmies, trying (and sometimes failing) to survive its impersonal fury. The element of personal combat with the sea is personified by the excellent George Clooney's fishing boat skipper, with his initial exhilaration at battling the storm, his joy at thwarting it by making a highly dangerous turn in mountainous seas and his gathering gloom when he realises that the sea isn't going to let him go quite that easily... This is counterpointed by the military precision and coolness (and even more gutsy performance) of the captain and crew of a US Coastguard cutter and an Air Force helicopter rescue crew going to the aid of a yacht in distress.
The computer-generated big seas are seamlessly incorporated into live action in a big tank (although the cascading water is sometimes too obviously coming from a hose or some such device), to create tremendous images as the action switches from the fishermen to the Coastguard/Air Force rescuers. At times, things get a bit silly (George Clooney improbably swinging on a boom in wild seas while holding a burning oxy-acetylene torch). The ending is, unfortunately, excessively maudlin (which US audiences seem to like, or at least expect), but for me the movie does nicely encapsulate the spirit of those who go down to the sea in ships, as a fishing boat sets forth at the end, Cap'n Clooney's words echoing in that boat's captain's head. The whole thing is admirably complemented by an excellent musical score from James Horner.
Although not a perfect film of the perfect storm, I enjoyed this, and it has encouraged me to order the book (damn you, Amazon!). The cast is strong, with Clooney acting the part of the slightly Ahab-ish "born to fish" captain with suitable intensity. The opening half-hour or so is a bit heart-on-sleeve Hollywoodish, but that all ends when the star of the show starts, er, acting up a storm.
Movie Review: the perfect review
Summary: 4 Stars
The perfect storm
This book is a very detailed book about fishermen and how they work. This story line in this book is in no real order so it is a little hard to follow. This book tells you how it feels like on the ocean and how good you feel when you catch a lot of fish or how bad you feel when you hardly catch any. This book also tells you the experience of drowning and how helpless you feel floating all alone in the ocean. This book may confuse readers under 10, but I think this book is a really good book to learn how fishermen do their job, this book also tells you how a storm works and how boats may be able to survive it, and how it feels like to jump out of a helicopter and save people from their drowning doom. I advise you to read it