General Quarters, Battle Stations, Your support is needed for the Sequel

[zertgold]

Crowe Wants Fans' Support for a 'Master and Commander' Sequel


http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/12/...mander-sequel/

I believe Crowe had always wanted to do another one, all we need to do is convince the rest of the movie makers.

Email Tom Rothman at: rothmana@fox.com


(let's keep politics out of this one if we can help it.)

[Nicholas Scheuer]

I thought the last scene of Master & Commander was a virtual set-up for a sequel.

I would certainly go see a sequel. Hey, it doesn't have to be an Oscar nominee; I just like old-timy sailing ships, and Russel Crowe.

Moby Nick

[McMike]

+1.

[Hwyl]

There is going to be another Pirates of the Caribbean, at least that's fun and somewhat believable.

[Ian McColgin]

Sending.

[zertgold]

I had hoped more folks would be interested/have support for a sequel.

[Garret]

Just saw the thread - email sent.

[genglandoh]

I had hoped more folks would be interested/have support for a sequel.

I enjoyed the movie and would like to see a sequel but it only made a small profit, so I do not think they will make another one.

Command & Commander cost $150 Million and took in $212 million.
Pirates of the Caribbean 1st one cost $140 Million and took in $654 Million
Pirates of the Caribbean 2nd one cost $225 Million and took in $1,066 Million
Pirates of the Caribbean 3rd one cost $300 Million and took in $960 Million
I do not know if these numbers are considered good or bad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_...e_of_the_World

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates...he_Black_Pearl

[genglandoh]

Because $62 Million is apparently not enough 'profit' for the terminally greedy.

Yes I know the people in Hollywood are the greediest people on the planet.

[Gold Rock]

Done.

[ILikeRust]

Because $62 Million is apparently not enough 'profit' for the terminally greedy.

Take it to the Bilge, please. Don't need to hear about how evil the concept of making a profit is.

[ILikeRust]

My wife and I just spent the past couple weeks working our way through the entire set of Horatio Hornblower DVDs - the series that aired on A&E back in the early 2000's. Great stuff. I wish they'd make more of those, or make a new movie.

[Ian McColgin]

The A&E Hornblower was nice enough for TV production values. "Master and Commander" managed the seemingly impossible of actually bringing O'Brian's complex view to the big screen. It was an unusual feat considering that it's not a completely unfair critique to view the Aubrey-Maturin books as Captain Blood meets Jane Austin with a bit of Darwin's grandfather tossed in. What's most amazing is how the movie did a better job of holding the attention of folk just looking for a bit of swash and buckle hornblowing cannon fire than the books did. We've seen on this Forum how deeply those who hate the O'Brian achievement express their inferiority complex.

Sometimes the studio should concentrate on multifacited quality rather than simple profit. Supermarkets keep an edge with loss leaders Studios need the occasional great and big production to keep the shine.

[ILikeRust]

Did you know that at the time, that Hornblower series was the most expensive TV production ever? They actually built one of the boats used and paid serious money to have a couple other old boats overhauled and refurbished. Funny thing I read is that because they were "modern" old wooden boats, they had engines and in some cases, steel standing rigging, so they had to come up with ways to cover things like the exhaust pipe that came up through the deck, the steel shrouds, and the electronics in the binnacle, and make the boat appear to be a late 18th Century sailing vessel.

[Ian McColgin]

I did know that for TV the Hornblowers were big ticket. And the young Hornblower was more interesting the Gregory Peck's mature Hornblower. But that's still TV and it's still just Hornblower. No violin and cello. No studies of rare birds or discussions of Darwin (the elder). No real insight into the moments when 'young gentlemen' not even able to shave would lead men with heroism and decisiveness. And no incredibly tortured, studied bad puns.

Also not the utterly real sound of chain shot. That was recorded with real chain shot. No realistic look at medicine of the day. Etc.

Master and Commander stands in a class of its own. It deserves a companion.

[genglandoh]

I am currently read Patrick O'Brian novel "The Unknown Shore".
This is not part of his Aubrey series but still a good book.

The Aubrey series has 17 books.

[Canoeyawl]

Underway to Menorca beneath a sunny sky with a twenty knot following wind, the sailing was marvelous and O'Brian was delighted. I introduced him to the helm, but he seemed to have no feeling for the wind and the course, and frequently I had to intervene to prevent a full standing gybe. I began to suspect that his autobiographical references to his months at sea as a youth were fanciful. He had no idea of the limitations of even a big yacht like Andromeda in terms of the handling and actual distance we could cover in a day.
link...

"books for the nautically challenged"

[Old Dryfoot]

Email sent, I liked M&C immensely and would see the sequel if they made one. Pirates on the other hand started out great and progressively got worse with each installment, a forth movie would go unwatched by me.

[ILikeRust]

I did know that for TV the Hornblowers were big ticket. And the young Hornblower was more interesting the Gregory Peck's mature Hornblower. But that's still TV and it's still just Hornblower. No violin and cello. No studies of rare birds or discussions of Darwin (the elder). No real insight into the moments when 'young gentlemen' not even able to shave would lead men with heroism and decisiveness. And no incredibly tortured, studied bad puns.

Also not the utterly real sound of chain shot. That was recorded with real chain shot. No realistic look at medicine of the day. Etc.

Master and Commander stands in a class of its own. It deserves a companion.

Oh agreed - I'm not arguing as to which is better or anything - not arguing or even quibbling at all. Just idle chit-chat.

In fact, now that you've said all that, it makes me want to watch that movie again. I saw it a couple years ago, when it came out, and I haven't seen it since. I'll have to add it to my Netflix list.

[Ian McColgin]

Enjoy the movie. And drop Rothman an email to have a chance to enjoy another.

[Sailor]

Absolutely the best Sea film I've ever seen. Very few flaws. The only thing that strikes me as being overlooked were the draught marks shown in a bow close up. Those marks were not invented for a further 70 years or so. Oooops. I hope someone comes up with another one some time soon. It was done very well and yes, it needs a companion.

[zertgold]

If you want to discredit the author and his nautical knowledge, I would suggest using the "inaccuracies" from his books about the sea, and avoid quoting hearsay. He wrote several dozens of these books, and they were published in many languages and millions of copies exist. I think it is hard not to say the man could write accurately about the sea, and the things that float within her.

[gilberj]

I'll second it all. I loved M&C and would really like to see a sequel......Watched about the last 20 minutes the other night in my hotel room...

[paladin]

I'd like to se a sequel to Master and Commander, with more detail paid to the day to day life to make it as real as possible.

[Gerarddm]

A small dissenting voice here. I wish they had done M&C as the real M&C, the book.

There is so much meat in the Aubrey/Maturin series- great action, personal relationships, a wild set of characters, great deeds, heroism, seamanship, history, etc. I'd love to see somebody explore it in depth somehow. Sort of like the Hornblower or Sharpe TV series ( I thought Sean Bean was great as Sharpe ).