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All is Lost

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#39 ·
Re: All is Lost, opens Oct 18th

I think a lot of "almost real" films take a lot of artistic license with some of their scene and others are filmed out of ignorance .
I remember when City Slickers came out, those of us who actually knew ranching laughed ourselves silly at some of the antics that went on there. Most other movie goers thought it was quite authentic.

I'm sure it'll be great entertainment with some elements of reality.
 
#41 ·
My biggest problem so far is that in the preview I do not see a dodger or bimini. What offshore sailor does not have a bimini at least? Guess it would have messed up the camera angles a bit... I still hold high hopes for the movie though. Will be there on opening day to see it first hand!
Also should note: tomorrow is football! Yay. Go Falcons!
 
#47 ·
"This is an SOS call" probably means the film's writer and director lacked competent technical advice during the production. I wonder what that says about the rest of the film. I think I 'll wait for Netfliks rather than put $20 at risk.

A warning to those working on convincing a reluctant spouse to go sailing....keep them ignorant of films like this or you'll never get them aboard. :D

It's stories like this that resulted in having to buy a steel boat. And even then it took years for the "What if we hit a container?" to stop. :)
 
#50 ·
"This is an SOS call" probably means the film's writer and director lacked competent technical advice during the production. I wonder what that says about the rest of the film.
If you read the linked story, the Director is an avid sailor, enough to have chosen a pretty specific boat to sink. Don't get all twisted up in accuracy because this is not a movie for sailors, it is for the masses who would not understand the proper protocol, or what kind of tools one uses while atop the mast or whether said boat has a Bimini (?). Seriously, questioning the quality of a movie based on a few technical details is like telling Chef2sail that Lawry's makes the best prime rib. Just see the damn movie, let the story and character determine its worth. I know I am (sans Admiral, of course).
 
#48 ·
I can't believe that there were 5 pages of comments on a movie that isn't out yet. Remwember it is a movie.
Millions went to see a movie called Iron Man about a guy that could fly due to a suit?
Hundreds of milliond saw james bond movies where he always shoots somebode and nobody hits him with machine gun fire, again they are movies. movies are for entertainment and this one looks like good entertainment. The End.
 
#49 ·
Yes, and I bet secret agent forums are full of complaints that the grip on his pistol could not be used, and all real secret agents don't drink martini's or some such details! Of course we don't know about that because those forums are ahh secret. :D We don't get a move very often that prominently features a sailboat. So let the speculation go on.
 
#52 ·
I read an interview with the director (who grew up with a sailboat, though didn’t claim to be an expert) on an in-flight magazine. He admitted that it wasn't the most technically correct film, but they tried their best. Some of the limitations were due to camera restraints – a dodger would have blocked camera shots, etc…

He also admitted that Redford didn’t do everything perfectly, but that was part of the plot. It’s about a guy who let his boat fall into some disrepair, he fixed it up and then pursued his dream – a little too late. So, the mistakes are part of the film, it seems.

Just what the director said.
 
#58 ·
I can't believe people are going to ***** about this movie. Finally sailors get a movie and there's bitching. Have you seen the crap that's out these days? And people want to ***** about whether or not there's a bimini? Good grief!!

I'm struggling to find it in a theatre near me. I'll ***** about that.
 
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#68 ·
Maybe not quite the same, but, after serving in the military I became acutely aware of the inconsistencies in movie uniforms. It's usually something subtle like ribbons being in the wrong order or officer's U.S. insignia on an enlisted uniform. Easy things to google and get right. Which leads me to believe that "technical advisors" do this on purpose. A "wink-wink", if you will, to those of us who know the difference.
 
#71 ·
My wife will watch sailing movies over and over again - as long as it stars Johnny Depp in a pirate costume! Thats exactly how far her interest in sailing goes.


Scared of heeling and of being on the low side of the boat, so - no way I will let her see this.
 
#72 ·
You people worried about "your woman" getting upset about the movie probably shouldn't be taking her out on the boat anyway. If she's that fragile, she'll break the first time a gust of +5 kts hits the boat. :laugher :p
 
#76 ·
I imagine that it is in pretty limited release for a few weeks and will spread wider. the critical reviews have been very good, so I would think it will get wider distribution. I have heard there will likely be a Best Actor nomination.
 
#78 ·
For a US sailor going to sea without SSB/EPIRB/Sat Phone... and just VHF... most peculiar
I always thought that stuff was optional not mandatory, if I go without are my only choices "peculiar" or "stubborn old fart", is there a category for "not that worried about it" or does that just prove I'm peculiar ?
 
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