Review: Captain's Courageous

Subject: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: kendall
Date: 05 Nov 03 - 09:39 PM

Has anyone else seen the remake of Captain's Courageous? I wonder where Robert Urich got the idea that he could replace Lionel Barrymore? Or that that non person could replace Manuel?
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself.

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: Padre
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 12:14 AM

Truly a dreadful way to spend time -'suits' in Hollywood and on Broadway must have little creativity if most of what they do is produce cheesy remakes of wonderful movies/plays or else those with 'no there there' except the use of great quantities of pyrotechnics.

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: DonMeixner
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 12:14 AM

Jeepers Kendall, I imagine that Robert Urich looked at it as job. As for me I can't imagine Disco Troop as looking like anyone but Lionel Barrymore.   I also seem to recall that Manuel was a much less prominant figure in the book.


"Captain's Courageous" still has the best schooner sailing ever filmed I'd guess. That is the film where I fell in love with Dorys.

Don

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: GUEST,Skipjack K8
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 04:56 AM

Did you blub when Manuel went under, Kendall? I don't think I'll spoil my favourite film by seeking out what sounds like an poor second.

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 05:01 AM

Does anyone sing "Little Fishes" in the new version, with or without a hurdy-gurdy.

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: GUEST,Steve
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 07:11 AM

No!

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: Clifton53
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 08:32 AM

'Well it seemed to be quite looney
   Where the hell was Mickey Rooney?
   Oh what a terrible man,,,,

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: Midchuck
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 08:45 AM

Is there actually an apostrophe in the title? That would imply that a certain captain (singular, otherwise the apostrophe would be after the "S") owned a "courageous." But "courageous" is an adjective, not a noun, so that doesn't make sense.

Oh well, none of us is perfect. I'd probably get the poop deck confused with the head, and end up being keelhauled...

Peter.

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: kendall
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 08:45 AM

I don't know who they had for experts , but, when I saw this schooner with the jib and forsail set and an anchor rode out, that got my attention. Then when they were talking about all the Cod they were catching, and it was obvious that they were actually catching Haddock, that turned the screw a bit more. Finally, not one of the vessels was a Gloucester Grand Banks schooner. Oh, and the mail boat? She was a brig when she arrived, but became a schooner when she left. I turned it off before the end.

Reminds me of the world famous Lippazan Stallions. You know, the white show horses? All I saw were mares and geldings. Why do such things bug me?

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: Amos
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 09:17 AM

Thank God we have you around, Skipper, to protect us from these flimflamming hooligans!! I never woulda spotted the haddie :>)

A

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 09:21 AM

from the sound of it I'm glad I didn't watch this last night.

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: Melani
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 12:55 PM

Pardon my heresy, but I didn't really like the original movie, at least not the story line. Manuel didn't die in the book, and Harvey was older--old enough to be a competent fisherman, not a cute little ten-year-old. The schooners were great, but I got distracted by the deviation from the book, which is a wonderful short masterpiece.

And no, I didn't see the remake. Sounds like I shouldn't bother.

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: Chris in Wheaton
Date: 07 Nov 03 - 12:49 PM

Did anyone ever see the silent movie with Bill Boyd (later Hopalong) dealing with clipper ships - I forget the name? I've read that was supposed to be authentic Did any of our experts see that? I was impressed.
To digress - saw Gordon Bok last week, his new cd is really nice, lots of great songs and variety. Nice falla too.
Chris in Wheaton.

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: SINSULL
Date: 08 Nov 03 - 12:11 PM

Mickey Rooney? I thought it was Freddie Bartholomew?

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: Clifton53
Date: 08 Nov 03 - 06:09 PM

Hi Mary, yes it was Freddie in the lead role. Mickey Rooney played Capt. Disco's son Dan. The crew sings a song of couplets such as I posted above with the chorus 'Oh what a terrible man' sung twice.

Subject: RE: Review: Captain's Courageous
From: DonMeixner
Date: 09 Nov 03 - 04:26 PM

So Kendall, except for the change or total lack of gender, weren't the Lipazaners still impressive? I'd more incensed about going to Austria to find the Spanish Riding school.

By the way, anyone remember the remake with Karl Malden as Disco Troop and Ricardo Montalban as Manuel?



Don