Master and Commander December 1, 2003 The American Conservative FILM Austen & Clancy By Steve Sailer Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World tries to lure literate middle-aged men back to the movie theatre by delivering an action blockbuster of rare intelligence and authenticity. Esteemed Australian director Peter Weir spent a whopping $150 million crafting a splendid film out of the late Patrick O’Brian’s cult novels about the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.
On 12/31/1999, Y2K Eve, as so many people huddled in terror of The Computers breaking at the stroke of midnight, Russell Crowe was just about the only celebrity to welcome in the new millennium in a hearty, time-honored fashion, getting himself arrested three separate times for Drunk & Disorderly conduct.
So, it not surprising that he didn't preserve his leading man looks for long. But he was really something around the turn of the century: L.A. Confidential, The Insider, Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander, and Cinderella Man.
I am on book 11 or so now and they are magnificent. Maturin has a lot more steel inside of him than the movie lets on.
Weirs use of Fantasy on a Theme when they cut away the overboard sailor was one of the most devastating and majestic scenes in cinema
On 12/31/1999, Y2K Eve, as so many people huddled in terror of The Computers breaking at the stroke of midnight, Russell Crowe was just about the only celebrity to welcome in the new millennium in a hearty, time-honored fashion, getting himself arrested three separate times for Drunk & Disorderly conduct.
So, it not surprising that he didn't preserve his leading man looks for long. But he was really something around the turn of the century: L.A. Confidential, The Insider, Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander, and Cinderella Man.