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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, English, Spanish Subtitled
Director Peter Weir and Russell Crowe join forces to create an epic, emotional adventure. Based on author Patrick O'Brian's series of Aubrey/Maturin novels, the movie is set during the Napoleonic Wars.When a sudden attack by a French warship inflicts casualities and severe damage upon his vessel, Captain Lucky Jack Aubrey (Crowe) of the British Royal Navy is torn between duty and friendship as he embarks on a thrilling, high-stakes chase across two oceans to intercept and capture the enemy at any cost.
"Stupendously entertaining." A.O. Scott, New York Times
"One of this year's best films--a classic..." Gregory Weinkauf, Dallas Observer
"...probably the best movie of its kind ever made. " Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
"Magnificent and heartfelt." Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Editor's Note
Based on a series of books by Patrick O'Brian, and directed by Peter Weir, MASTER AND COMMANDER plunges viewers deep into the story of a British Navy ship at sea during the Napoleonic war. Russell Crowe stars as Aubrey, the charismatic captain who wrestles with issues like honor, pride, duty, sacrifice and loyalty while using ingenious tactics to engage his prey--a much larger and better-equipped French Man o' War. Paul Bettany plays his friend, the ship's doctor, who cautions Aubrey about letting revenge cloud his judgment after the French Man o' War almost sinks them in an early battle. Before the incredibly intense final skirmish the men battle a raging storm, launch an excursion to the Galapagos Islands, find time for grog-enhanced merriment, and endure some primitive surgery. Weir fills the film with a rich wealth of period detail, convincing dialogue, and the same haunting, dreamlike mood that has informed his best films, such as PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, THE LAST WAVE and THE TRUMAN SHOW. The wealth of sounds and sights on display are so evocative one can practically smell the salt air and feel the heave of the ocean. Russell is intense and inspiring as Aubrey, and Bettany proves a worthy match. MASTER AND COMMANDER is another triumph for Weir, and further evidence of his ability to fuse poetic realism with rousing entertainment.
| Features | Trailer For Day After Tomorrow | | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; English DTS 5.1; Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Trailer For Man On Fire | | Full Screen Presentation | | Scene Selection | | Interactive Menus |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 1/30/2007 |
| Running Time: 138 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 2221430 | | UPC: 00024543114307 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Pan and Scan (TV Format) 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (2004) |  | Russell Boyd, Winner, Best Cinematography | | Richard King, Winner, Best Sound Editing | | | Peter Weir, Nominee, Best Director | | | Peter Weir, et al., Nominee, Best Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"...To see Crowe as Capt. Jack Aubrey in MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD is to see a consummate performer doing what he does best..." 11/14/2003 p.C1New York Times
"...The battle sequences are filmed with impressive coherence and rigor..." 11/14/2003 p.E1 Entertainment Weekly
"...[A] masterful and commanding film....A story in full billow..." 11/21/2003 p.58-60 Rolling Stone
"...A rousing high-seas adventure that sweeps you into another world..." 11/27/2003 p.102 Sight and Sound
"[I]t's the film's thoughtful use of naturalism as metaphor and plot device that gives MASTER AND COMMANDER a sense of Tom Stoppard-like, upscale intelligence." 12/31/2003 p.53-4 USA Today
"[T]his is a plain old good movie?.it ought to find fans among the young and the old and both genders." 11/14/2003 p.1E Chicago Sun-Times
"[A]n intelligent movie about men tested by the sea. Director Peter Weir mounts an impressive production..." 12/21/2003 p.11 Movieline's Hollywood Life
"[I]t's a wonderfully vivid journey to a distant time and place." 02/01/2004 p.101 Uncut
"The detailed depiction of shipboard life is total and overwhelming." 01/01/2004 p.134 Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "It's all about sweeping views of 1700s battleships, tropical islands speckled across the horizon and weather-beaten shots of Russell Crowe." 05/01/2008 p.75 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 8 of 10
For those with any interest in 18th and 19th century seafaring or naval warfare, this is a must-see
Rolling Stone 9 of 10
Russell Crowe, playing sea-dog Captain Jack Aubrey, climbs the rigging of his fighting ship, his eye - Peter Travers
Chicago Sun-Times 10 of 10
Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is an exuberant sea adventure to - Roger Ebert
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