Master and Commander
Dec. 21st, 2003 10:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nlbarberWe (my father, my brother and sister-in-law, and I) saw Master and Commander last night. I've read maybe 5 of the books--they didn't grip me, and I put one down in the middle and have never gone back to them. (My pleasure reading tends to the "low effort" side, and I suspect these just took more effort than I was willing to put into them at that time. The Hornblower books are just my speed.)
The movie was good. Maybe heavy on the battle scenes, but I rather expected that in the transition from print to film. I thought the relationship of Aubrey and Maturin came across as I remember it. I've seen others criticize the film for not bringing the friendship out, but it seemed well done to me.
The movie was good. Maybe heavy on the battle scenes, but I rather expected that in the transition from print to film. I thought the relationship of Aubrey and Maturin came across as I remember it. I've seen others criticize the film for not bringing the friendship out, but it seemed well done to me.