Movies

Sittin home, being sick, again. Would be a nice time to do some boat building but feeling too bad, at least today.
On the other hand, it is a time to do some bloggin, some movie watchin and other things of this kind.
First I'd like to share some boat movies I have already watched. For reference I used the movie list from YachtPals site.

• Cassandras Dream (2007)
  "Woody Allen movie with a pretty little 25 footer in it. Big stars (Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor) and pretty entertaining." I found this movie being in very little connection with boats. Still ok to watch as a criminal drama.
• Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
  "Teen idol Zac Efron stars in a movie which features small boat sailing and includes a story line about around the world yacht racing. From imdb: Charlie St. Cloud is a young man overcome by grief at the death of his younger brother. So much so that he takes a job as caretaker of the cemetery in which his brother is buried. Charlie has a special lasting bond with his brother though, as he can see him. Charlie meets up with his brother (Sam) each night to play catch and talk. Then, a girl comes into Charlie's life and he must choose between keeping a promise he made to Sam, or going after the girl he loves." This one liked from sailing perspective, although schizo,but the story line was grabbing too.
• Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)
  "Based on the Patrick O’Brien books, Screen play and direction by Peter Weir, starring Russell Crowe as Capt. “Lucky” Jack Aubrey. The movie starts and ends with the sound of the wind, and is quite simply the best movie ever made about the age of fighting sail. They managed to make this as historically accurate as Hollywood gets, and totally immersed the audience in the experience of being on an 18th century frigate. While the naval battle sequences are quite fantastic, the film is successful because director Weir chose to build the story by getting to know the men who are locked aboard the tight quarters of a small ship and how they interact everyday. The officers and the mates are well-known by the time the final battle comes. The sound effects editing alone is incredible, and that sound team was robbed of the Oscar." This one I watched already a while ago but remember it being a good one.
• Riddle of the Sands (1979)
  "Simply the all-time best small-boat sailing/adventure movie! The movie manages to capture the spirit and ambiance of Erskine Childers' 1903 novel, and, with the exception of deleting the Baltic sequences, and the character of Capt. Bartels, remained remarkably faithful to the book. Simon MacCorkindale and Michael York are perfect as Davies and Carruthers, and are well supported by a superb cast, including Jenny Agutter, Jurgen Andersen, and Alan Badel. All the elements that made the book a classic are here. A must-see for all sailors." Really good one, very influencing, I am convinced now that one day I will sail (or maybe fly) the North German islands myself.
• Waterworld (1995)
  "Okay, it's flawed but hey, Kevin Costner as the sailor of the future, versus Dennis Hopper as the evil stinkpotter, that works for me. Oscar nomination for Best Sound. Razzie nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Costner), Worst Director (Kevin Reynolds - with an assist to Costner) and Worst Supporting Actor (Hopper). Picky picky picky! This movie is actually pretty entertaining, if you think of it as “Mad Max goes to sea”." Film involved a lot of sailing but it was not really much about sailing. Watched it looooong ago and not crazy about watching again.
• White Squall (1996)
  "A modern story of tall ship sailing, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Jeff Bridges. Based on a true story, this is the best sailing movie not based on a classic novel, and ranks as one of the best sailing movies ever made. The story, sailing, and acting are all excellent." Also watched loooong ago, remember only the big waves and dead people. Will have to see again.
• Wind (1992)
  "Lightweight, but enjoyable. The fictionalized story of the '87 America's Cup. Preferable to the real thing since Matthew Modine and Jennifer Grey are better-looking and far more likable than Dennis Conner. With the exception of one small scene, all the sailing was filmed on the water, using real twelve meters. For the crews, they recruited real sailors, and taught the stars to sail. This, of course, made for some very believable sailing scenes, which made up for a rather unbelievable story. Grey reportedly became an enthusiastic sailor, and bought herself a sailboat." Watched recently, was interesting for me as yachting sports dummie, don't know what the pros say.

So, what about today? Gonna try to get Dead Calm with Ms Kidman or the 2006 Deep Water. Will report when seen.