Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World - Caravan Of Garbage

[@mattball8622]

James walks into the corral of dads in the cinema. Slowly, they turn to look at him. He clasps his hands behind his back, and they nod in unison, before all turning to the screen six feet away. He is accepted, here in the dad corral. Where oceans become battlefields.

[@AnhBui-pd3ys]

beautiful. Like something straight out of Sir David Attenborough's mouth

[@choronos]

😂 I'm going to take this opportunity to brag about how I was dadly enough to love this movie from the very first time I saw it at age 13-14. The irony is I have no kids nor desire to be a father.

[@philipsalama8083]

This feels like a middle-aged male version of the Stepford Wives.

[@thecrazyjezter]

I found out on this day that I'm a dad. great edit Laurence : )

[@brianpetraglia7366]

Goddam poetic

[@spider-insider7981]

I love movies with old ships because There's so much rope on them. I look at all the rope and go "man, that's a lot of rope"

[@stanco4ever]

I know you're being silly but I feel the same way...

[@johnbeauvais3159]

And they know how to move the ropes to make things happen, its like an extreme marionette, someone shouts "Set the main brace t'starb'rd" and then dudes pull on ropes and the whole sail moves.

[@synchc]

Imagine being the props guy that's tasked with procuring it, you'd be rolling in it. It's money for old rope.

[@-MrFozzy-]

@@synchcBoooOOOooOOooOo!

[@alarin612]

They're called "LiNEs." HellOOoo.

[@lindseykipp191]

To your point, I saw this in theaters as a sophomore in high school. Immediately after I transformed into a 36 year old father of two with a garage dedicated to my woodworking hobbies that my wife doesn’t like but tolerates.

[@alexanderguerrero347]

Why woodworking and not sailing ?

[@lindseykipp191]

@ gotta build the ship to go sailing

[@PanAndScanBuddy]

​@@lindseykipp191You got them there.

[@sirg-had8821]

God speed, sir.

[@JasonExplainsThings]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Me too dude.

[@satchguitar84]

"Bigatures, which is basically huge miniatures." "So... Just regular sized things." that one got me 😆

[@hada__02]

At least they’re not bigoted miniatures this time

[@DanArnets1492]

Haven't you seen 3-quarter miniatures? Way cheaper than going fullsize, way easier to fake stuff too, way better details than in actual miniatures

[@AustinViolence]

Finally, some good seamen.

[@Tigerbalmpanties]

Good one! 😂

[@jackmarcham1144]

Oh my

[@Hambone4815]

Its all good 😎

[@peterelpanda2]

The nemesis of the bad sperm.

[@lindseykipp191]

Phrasing, boom!

[@Jamesotronart]

Holy crap, the Dad walking in and standing there bit is so on point 🤣

[@younghex9577]

1:45

[@titusmccarthy]

I was watching The Road with a friend and his dad's friend (also a Dad) came in exactly during the scene with the cannibalism. He did the Dad Thing where he just stood there and looked at the TV. I think he eventually asked us what the hell we were watching and WHY we were watching it. I guess he thought the whole movie was like that. Which it kind of was.

[@BlueBeetle1939]

4:57 this clip of nick cage opening a book and rusty crowe closing it is incredible editing and hilarious and totally unnecessary and i love it

[@AT1972ASDF]

That moment where the one-armed boy leads a boarding party through the hole and shoots a dude point blank in the face. Absolute peak cinema

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

"Join me!" BANG* Lol legend

[@choronos]

I first saw this movie when I was just a bit older than that kid's character, like 13 or 14. That kid was my idol.

[@KassFireborn]

I don't even remember that kid's name, we just called him Midshipman Adorable, which later became Midshipman Adorable-Badass.

[@hgc7000]

Dale Yeah! Best side quest!!!!

[@BFBCFTW]

​@@KassFireborn Lord Blakeney!

[@NobleCactus78]

The reason there were kids around isn't because they ran out of adults. They are training to be officers like an apprentice. That's why they are palling about with the officers and giving orders

[@AHersheyHere]

Absolutely. Midshipmen ages ranged 14 to 22, the youngest midshipmen being 11 years old. Young gentlemen whose parents paid for a commission in the navy, giving their son a trade. The child actors did a great job.

[@ayoa1173]

​@@AHersheyHerethe navy did not have the purchase system that the British Army of the time had. One had to earn their commission in the Royal Navy. The navy was the choice of the middle classes as it provided better opportunities for advancement in society. In the movie, the First Lieutenant, Thomas Pullings is the son of a farmer. He can become an admiral in the Royal Navy but a man of his station would not become a general in the British Army, men of well off families would accrue seniority through purchase faster than Pullings can acquire it through service alone.

[@TommyGlint]

Young boys served in other roles besides midshipman. Cabin boys (served food etc) and supplying guns with gun powder during battle was also normal positions for kids to have. And no, you could not purchase your way into the navy.

[@egalomon]

@@AHersheyHere those voyages took years too so if you ran into a battle and your senior officers got killed early on with no "replenishment" in sight, those kids absolutely were next in line, so they had to grow up and take responsibility really quickly sometimes! No

[@younghex9577]

3:22

[@ProphetOfCaiiik]

I can't believe with all this talk about dads they didn't mention that the best dad joke in cinematic history is in this film: "In the service, one must always choose the lesser of two weevils". *cue side-splitting laughter*

[@drewgoin8849]

Yes!!! Jack was a bunch of dad-jokes in a Navy coat. In Patrick O'Brian's series of books, the character perpetually takes supreme delight in simple puns and dad-jokes. He also messes up common sayings to hilarious effect.

[@bsparks9172]

Most underrated historical movie. It’s in my top two-three movies of all time.

[@mattvol]

Top 23 is a bit odd to specify

[@synchc]

It's a banger. I'd say Crowe's third strongest after Nice Guys and Proof Of Life.

[@bsparks9172]

@@mattvoltop 2 to 3 or 2-3

[@cinemacrema2349]

@@mattvol 🤣

[@DoctorJammer]

​@@bsparks9172 he was just messing with you

[@ay2deet578]

Master and Commander demonstrates why fictional events in an accurate historical setting work so well. There is no 'the battle of Austerlitz' didn't actually happen like that', just enjoying a great story where everything looks and feels authentic

[@colbunkmust]

Well, the reality is, while the movie is fiction, the events from the movie and associated adapted literary works were very closely mirrored on real specific documented naval engagements of the period. So the story is fictional, but most of the the actual events really aren't.

[@ZUPYNinGAME]

Definitely

[@Del129]

The Dad walking in bit is so freaking true for me, he'll even do that with KZbin videos. I'll be like do you want me to text you the link? He'll say no and walk away, the trance broken 😂

[@AttaboyIII]

So glad you guys covered what is one of my most quoted films of all time. Some absolute banging lines in this. "The bird is flightless, yes? Well, it's not going anywhere", "Which it'll be ready when it's ready", "Lesser of two weevils", "Aubrey, could I trouble you for the salt?", "No calling me captain! - Aye aye captain". All will be said with other members of my Dad corral weekly.

[@lanceash]

Another good line, "Now tell me that wasn't fun."

[@lanceash]

Another is, "You've come to the wrong shop for anarchy, brother."

[@patrickburke7383]

@@lanceash This is a classic I can't believe I missed.

[@VorpalSlade]

Love a Hornblower mention! My father directed all the Hornblower films.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Really?!?! That’s so cool!!!!

[@synchc]

Give him a kind word from me. I love that series, watch it bi-yearly. It must have been a royal pain to film, too.

[@Marveryn]

giving a shoutout to your father than cause he did a masterful job in those films

[@Ipsenscastle]

That's awesome, I caught one as a teen and have been meaning to watch them start to finish ever since - I might go do that now actually!

[@Skitkat101]

They were some of my father's favourite films before he passed. I have a lot of fondness for them!

[@SeanA099]

If it wasn’t for Lord of the Rings, this would’ve absolutely swept the awards that year

[@KassFireborn]

It's always awkward to be a really fantastic thing standing next to a goddamn legend.

[@JustWandering]

Good year for Billy Boyd specifically.

[@peepinR]

I've said this for years now. If this film were released one year before or after Return of the KIng it would've cleaned up during awards season

[@wardhollister6241]

GladiatOAR.

[@laxunderscoreaddict]

If like to vote for this twice, so here you go: thumbs up

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Very good

[@synchc]

Ooo, that's good.

[@KassFireborn]

A++ Dad Energy Pun

[@drewgoin8849]

** golf clap **

[@johnreynolds7996]

This movie dead-set had the best sound editing. Ever. The creaking of the wood as ship responds to tge wind, the splintering as the wood responds to, err, the cannon balls.... all of that stuff. Just... wonderful editing.

[@eatingchaos]

That full spread of the jpgs at 12:39. Glorious.

[@Hambone4815]

I appreciate the Captain Jack Face of Bo.

[@jamesdavey9690]

This is probably the most realistic depiction of early 19th-century naval warfare in cinema. It's a technical masterpiece.

[@Arthur__Dent]

Look that Face of Boe shot when Capt Jack was mention was pure gold. Thanks, Ben!

[@matthewjanzen4837]

Laurence did this edit but yeah that's a good bit

[@javierd4726]

10:36 The greatest edit in the history of the channel

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

Bigature: a miniature model of an object built larger. Also known as "an object."

[@cyberdemon7694]

Yeah it's not really a thing I think, they are just "miniatures". We might think miniature means down to like hot wheels size, when that would be impractical. Why wouldn't you build say a castle the size of a car or a truck, it's still way smaller than the real thing right? For some kind of scenes especially with lots of detail and such you would use a bigger one so the details aren't microscopic.

[@RonnieBarzel]

@@cyberdemon7694 Yeah, I think it’s just an “inner circle” phrase for those who practice the art. It’s still a miniature. Sort of like how “go motion” mentioned in the “The Thing” CoG is still stop-motion animation.

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

@@cyberdemon7694 It is a thing. Normally they don't build things to the extent they did for Lord of The Rings. There's miniatures in things like the original 'Superman' when they built the dam and the town that got flooded but you could clearly tell it was fake because water doesn't scale down so real water looks big next to miniatures. The there's things like 'Ghostbusters' or 'Phantom Menace' where they use salt in place of water shooting out the top of a fire hydrant or down a waterfall. In Lord of The Rings there were some instances where they needed to make a model big enough where you could use water and the model would still work. For the most part the structures described in the books were so massive they were built at a size that's rarely done. Older films would use a matte painting and only build a small portion of the actual model. More recent films would build a portion of the model and use CGI to fill in the rest. Peter Jackson wanted it all to be model work so they could get close and move through it. The smallest of the bigatures was around 8 feet tall. Minas Tirith was approximately 23 feet tall. I can't recall which but the tallest hit almost 30 feet.

[@raulpetrascu2696]

​@@uosdwiSrdewoH23 feet tall is a big miniature indeed, but it's still a miniature. It's smaller than Minas Tirith is I agree it's a useful term though

[@RiKSh4w]

This is an amazing video on the editing side of things. We get a sneak peek at the "Assets for James and Maso" folder, a Bibble cameo, Spongebob impaling his finger on a splinter.

[@therealblueninja]

There are kids because aboard it was the practice to train officers from the time they were about 14. They were called 'midshipmen' because they berthed/slept 'amidships' (the middle of the ship), and they were usually teenagers from middle-class or wealthy families. Ships also had young boys who acted as servants. It had nothing to do with losses.

[@givememynamebackbigG]

Ffs every time someone shares a fact in the comments I'm convinced it's going to turn into a blue harvest joke

[@yakobelt]

Yep good job on getting those facts right about the 19th century Royal Navy right, I’ve been researching it for over 10 years and seen this movie many times and that lore is spot on 😂

[@percyprune7548]

The young boys not from wealthy families were powder monkeys, they ran down to the magazine to collect the gunpowder for the guns.

[@wontorres]

12:39 reveals too much knowledge and divine truth, like when they opened that box that one time in that one Indiana Jones movie

[@LumpyTouch]

When I was young, this movie became an inside joke for me and my friends (most of them hadn't even seen the movie) Whenever one of us was outsmarted or outplayed, they were 'Mastered and Commanded'

[@AHersheyHere]

'Master & Commander' is one of my all time favorite movies. So many great scenes, a lot of acting is how people look at one another.

[@rufusgillespie9940]

Hands down one of my favorite films of all time what a gem

[@mrsickukxx1332]

I watched a Naval Historian Reacts to Master & Commander and yeah, it’s probably the most accurate Naval Film ever made.

[@synchc]

Dan Snow? Saw that, liked it.

[@mrsickukxx1332]

@ Dan Snow indeed..the channel’s called History hit.

[@Sandul666]

One of my all time favorite movies. I watch it at least once a year

[@ireallyshouldntbehereltd7814]

I saw this in the cinema with my Dad, brother and my Dads friend when it came out. We all went in cold. No real clue as to what it was or would be. Within 3 minutes with the scene ‘beat to quarters’ we were, needless to say, strapped in. It is, was, and remains one of the finest cinematic experiences of my life. No bullshit. Straight up solid storytelling with a superbly executed detail. The actual Jack Aubrey, Thomas Cochrane (I.e. ‘the Sea Wolf’) was even more outrageously British and beyond the pale borderline unbelievable. Marvellous. I’m going to put it on now! **4 minutes 11 seconds into to Bocherini’s ‘the streets of Milan’ (end scene when the ship makes sail to catch up with the Acheron) intensifies.**

[@longliveleninism5503]

SAFE AND SOUND AT HOME AGAIN, LET THE WATERS ROAR JACK!

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

Don't forget your old shipmates

[@thaddeusbent9432]

Run out the guns!!! I bloody love this film!

[@drewgoin8849]

"Long we've tossed on the roaring seas, Now we're safe at home, Jack."

[@ralphstrickland7110]

We have worked these self-same guns, quarter deck division. Loader I and sponger you, through the whole commission.

[@datgood121]

L​ong we tossed on the rollin main, now we safe a shore jack

[@MagicalWellecto92]

7:45 "we'll probably talk about it later this year. Who knows?" Are we finally getting a LOTR caravan of garbage?!

[@INF1NI73]

This is a dad movie. I put it on the tv in my dad's hospice room the night before he died. We used to watch it at least once a year together. There's somethin' about the high seas and cannonball fire that makes a man feel cozy.

[@Calhasnopals]

I’m so serious when I say I can’t imagine anything more manly than a couple blokes around a table talking about “a guy that they met”. Bonus points if he was a “pretty good guy”

[@josephkavanagh7665]

Because the movie is set in the deep blue sea and harvests a lot of content from multiple O'Brien novels, the working title during production was; "The Fantabulous Emancipation of Harley Quinn".

[@connorletkeman5002]

Fuck you got me with that

[@drewgoin8849]

Such a wasted opportunity by the guys

[@circusandbread]

Maturin, played by Paul Bettany, is actually an intelligence officer and also a doctor. It’s very subtle in the movie but that’s why he knows the all spoilers especially in the final scene.

[@bensneb360]

The books this movies is based on were a big inspiration for Star Trek. You can really see in the relationship between Jack & Stephen, it’s very Kirk and Bones

[@alarin612]

That's cool. I can also see the parallel of operating a vessel so far from home.

[@thetramp123]

Star Trek aired before the first book was published.

[@crimsonvampyre602]

There's definitely a kinship but the first book was published after Star Trek aired. Star Trek was more inspired by the Hornblower novels. Similar vibe for sure though

[@drewgoin8849]

I love Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series!

[@astrotrek3534]

@@thetramp123 Although I believe Patrick Stewart read some of the books alongside Hornblower in preparation for TNG

[@mrposhshark]

Wait hold on didn't rusty crow do a robin hood? DONT TELL ME THE NEXT ONE IS THE ROBIN HOOD

[@KassFireborn]

It could also be 3: 10 to Yuma or Les Misérables, but looking over Crowe's filmography to speculate like this has mostly led me to the realization this guy does a lot of Dad Movies. Like, 3: 10 to Yuma could absolutely fill the Dad Corral. I'm pretty sure I've *seen* a dad do that with L.A. Confidential.

[@crimsonvampyre602]

It's definitely Noah

[@DanArnets1492]

​@@KassFireborn - Magnificent Seven trumps them all, it's the daddest movie of all

[@lanceash]

Thank you for covering this! I haven't watched the video yet, so I don't know your take on the film, but this is one of my favorite movies of all time. Here's hoping you liked it. A _perfect_ movie. I don't care for Crowe as a person, but he is excellent in this. Everybody is excellent in it. No romance to screw up the plot. So glad they didn't make a sequel. Can you imagine? One tiny problem: they seem to imply that the crew made some kind of alcoholic beverage out of cactus in just a few hours. This is impossible, whether you're making a low-alcohol content brew (as it requires fermentation, something that takes many days at the very least) or a distilled beverage such as portrayed in the film.

[@kite-flying_potato]

I found this movie randomly on UPN on a Saturday afternoon, and it was so good. Best introduction to Paul Bettany ever.

[@NathanS__]

God I love this movie. The original book was set during the War of 1812 where the US Navy was hitting above its weight against the British Navy. The US achieved this by exploiting the "frigate gap" in ship construction. The largest ships were the "ships of the line" huge battleships with a thousand crew and hundreds of cannons. And then there's frigates which were smaller ships with like 20 cannons and made to operate on their own around the world. The US never built ships of the line but built 6 "heavy frigates" that could destroy British frigates and out run anything larger. The USS Constitution is one of these frigates and still afloat and in the Navy.

[@dominicbuckley8309]

The US Navy started the war with 12 frigates: the original six authorized in 1797 (including _Constitution_ ), with another six built later. Contrary to popular belief, the outcome of the 'frigate duels' was a draw: USS _Constitution_ beat _Guerriere_ and _Java_ in separate engagements, and _United States_ captured _Macedonian_ but HMS _Shannon_ beat USS _Chesapeake_ in the only engagement between two vessels of equal firepower, then HMS _Phoebe_ captured USS _Essex_ while _Endymion_ captured USS _President_ . Only four US frigates survived the war. In 1816, Congress passed into law an "Act for the gradual increase of the Navy" at a cost of $1,000,000 a year for eight years, authorizing nine ships of the line and 12 heavy frigates. USS _President_ was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS _President_ . She didn't last long, due to the use of unseasoned timber, but an exact copy was built and saw active service around the world from 1829 to 1863. In 1863 she was laid up and made into a drill ship for the Royal Naval Reserve in London, in which capacity she served until 1903. To this day, the London Division of the Royal Naval Reserve is named HMS _President_ .

[@astrotrek3534]

@@dominicbuckley8309 To be fair, the British victories tended to be on uneven terms (as many were considering they were the best navy in the world), I would say the heavy frigates accomplished their goal of giving the fledgling US a fighting chance on a budget. And if you look at the ships built by the Royal Navy after the war, many of them were more like the American heavy frigates (40-50 guns instead of 28-36), the Trincomalee and Unicorn being good examples.

[@dominicbuckley8309]

@@astrotrek3534 The only frigate duel between two ships of equal size, firepower and crew was _Shannon_ v _Chesapeake._ Almost all the victories were on uneven terms, with the victor being the larger ship. _Guerierre_ and _Java_ (1,092 tons and 1,073 tons respectively) were only about two-thirds the size of _Constitution_ (1,576 tons), with a similar disparity between _Macedonian_ and _United States._ This tonnage disparity was reflected in the weight of the broadside, and also in the size of the crew: the British frigates had about 300 officers and men against the American frigates' 450, so they were heavily outgunned at range and heavily outnumbered when boarding. Despite her reputation as 'Old ironsides', _Constitution_ was out of action for a full year after the engagement against _Java._ Although her nickname is commonly attributed to a comment made during the battle against _Guerriere,_ it was actually made during the later capture of the schooner _Pictou,_ whose 9-pound cannon balls bounced off the planking. During _Constitution_ 's refit / rebuild in 1813, it was found that, although no shot had fully penetrated the hull, many 18-pounder balls had passed through the outer planking and were embedded in the frames.

[@astrotrek3534]

@@dominicbuckley8309 That's sort of my point though, the Constitution did outgun and outman the British frigates, but because there were very few ships in between 6th rate frigates and 3rd rate ships of the line in the british navy, they could only answer the heavy frigates with a numbers advantage (which they didn't want to do because they were fighting Napoleon at the time). You're right that the constitution is somewhat over celebrated today (it is a national treasure after all) but it was a still very good ship for it's era.

[@OwenEdwardsBooks]

Most surreal moment of my life seeing my face in this. My wife is crying Good movie though, only saw it for the first time this year

[@aidenvayotur6470]

3:02 Gotta respect that he maintains his kids anonimity, thats a green flag for a dad on the internet

[@genuinesaucy]

I actually saw this in theaters. The constant sound of the ship creaking on the surround speakers was something else. Hell of a movie, and one of my favorite endings.

[@woestrogen]

Sorry editor, this is about the war of 1812 in the original book, not the war of independence

[@jonbaxter2254]

We fight the Yanks a lot, it's easy to confuse.

[@AC-hj9tv]

​@@jonbaxter2254it's tradition! Lol

[@tedbed1389]

3:25 No BRO. They are kids because they are nobility tutored to be Commanding officers. It's not a staffing issue.

[@RonnieBarzel]

After that “Noah or Virtuosity” tease, I want James and Maso to pull another swerve and do “Twilight” again.

[@cgrice1971]

You guys really do have the absolute best editors. Great video as always! 👍🏼

[@RussJennings]

"A series of ideas... pushed into 2 hours" Yes, that's a movie :D :D

[@kypzethdurron]

I lost the timestamp but that's a great line

[@gumbycat5226]

This is a treasured movie. All my family, not jus the dads, were enthralled in the day.

[@captain_qwerty2626]

there needs to be a 3:10 to yuma caravan of garbage!!!

[@saintniccage2818]

Peak dad movie

[@DanArnets1492]

​@@saintniccage2818 - Magnificent Seven is THE daddest movie of all and you can't change my mind

[@1D991]

One of my all-time favourite films. Wish it were longer

[@oc8473]

The Face of Bo reference was something I didn't see coming

[@BogeyTheBear]

2:16 You just described the tower of TV screens at every video rental storefront inside of a mall during the mid 1990's.

[@Raida7]

additional trivia: This film was and still is used by Dolby in showrooms to effectively show off surround sound. Not music, or fighting - just the sound of the ship and water. It is phenomenal

[@BigSmile91jm]

I lived with my aunt and uncle when this movie came out, and yeah, my uncle went full dad mode on this movie. Pretty sure it was his favorite movie up until he passed away

[@kevinmorgan2968]

KZbin’smanship is maybe the most dad of all this dad episode, and I give it one quality handshake out of a vintage gadget box on the dad scale

[@dextro808]

that Face of Boe cameo(e) when James said "Captain Jack" :)))

[@PlagueOfWasps]

Master and Commander might be my favorite movie ever, as a history lover it’s essentially perfect and the sound design is immaculate. When I can’t find something to listen to when I’m working, I throw on this movie and just revel in the audio down to every creak and shout. The cast and crew deserve every award for what is to me, a flawless movie that delivers every time.

[@johnbeauvais3159]

I love that to get the audio for the storms they took a frame, added a lot of rope and a bit of sailcloth and then drove a truck at like 130 kmh with a load of microphones listening to the wind ripping through the ropes and cloth

[@astrotrek3534]

And the greenscreen footage was actual footage of the HMS Endeavour replica going around Cape Horn

[@lp3592]

This movie taught me how important sound design is. Great film.

[@maxatrillionfatstacks]

The cannon balls whooshing past as they hide in the fog always gives me chills

[@matthewanderson5258]

The sound in this movie is so excellent you can taste the saltwater

[@amandaparler2080]

Doctor Who clips and High School Musical and Hamilton! Amazing. Also, the inclusion of the Face of Bo with the Captains Jack - very nice. Thank you Laurence.

[@BevansDesign]

Yeah, this is great. Great story, great acting, great visuals, but really stood out for me when I saw it was how incredibly good the audio and sound effects are. Probably the best I've ever heard. If you watch this on your phone, it's literally a criminal act.

[@welsh78]

Spent the whole time waiting for you guys to talk about the dude who is bullied into drowning himself, with a cannon ball. That scene has always stuck with me 😰

[@kylerswamp1075]

As dadness was being described, memories of my dad came until it slowly dawned on me that !!!I MYSELF now, with my hands in my pockets, WILL stand there watching whatever my kids are watching if it catches my eye when I walk through!!

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

I absolutely love this movie despite my status as not a dad. I've seen PoTC maybe three or four times. I've seen this upwards of fifteen times and I could still put it on right now and be thoroughly entertained from start to finish. It's got a craft you rarely see anymore. Incredible story and performances. Every character is distinct. It feels authentic to the time. It is quite possibly a perfect movie.

[@LastSifu]

I can’t tell you guys how much I appreciate what you do. After the devastatingly stupid election results here in the U.S., your channel is the only thing keeping me sane. Thank you!

[@BobbyRoberts-v9x]

15 minutes? I've been excited for this episode, and it's already over. Damn.

[@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744]

The surround sound on this movie is absolutely beyond extraordinary. If you want to show off your system, _THIS_ is the blu-ray to do it.

[@ashleyetc]

This movie happily has a cult following (outside of dads who wander into the TV room). Where my fellow Mast-heads?* *a name I just made up

[@maxatrillionfatstacks]

It's probably my favorite movie to this day, the opening scene is tattooed on my brain.

[@Uncle_T]

So sad this brilliant movie didn't get any of sequels that it definitely deserved.

[@MattLawson146]

They should make the sequel a surprise musical.

[@garrett2988able]

I did a road trip with my dad to Lake Tahoe recently and on the way we stopped at Manzanar, which was a Japanese internment camp, and I can confirm that he did find it deeply fascinating, and while he did not stop 6 feet from displays to read them (more like 2 feet), he did walk about with hands in his pockets.

[@penelopew77]

1:39 cracks me up, because as soon as I saw the thumbnail for this movie I was like, “oh, my dad loves that movie.” And he has absolutely just casually stood there for 2 hrs watching it on TV.

[@JacobRavenglass]

3:48 Man, the rhythm of that delivery. It's the like the "cellar door" of swearing.

[@stuartadams5849]

I've been listening to you guys since the early days of The Weekly Planet. Thanks for all the great content over the years, lads.

[@colleensmith6973]

I am a homeschooling mother of 6 and a history buff and this is my favorite movie! I love it and subject my husband and children to it whenever they feel generous. All the dad references - don't forget the moms. I am inspired to read the books now. Thanks for bringing attention to this awesome movie.

[@astrotrek3534]

The books are surprisingly (no offence) popular with women, they're written alot like Jane Austen, the dialogue and character interactions are very well put together and smart

[@DoctorJammer]

As a botanist and former sea captain, this is one of my favorite movies.

[@ramontrevi10]

I only watched this movie once, in theatres with my dad and there was a lot of things I remembered. Great movie. Great edit at the 5:00 minute mark, with the book

[@saigrimm]

I love that you guys call this a Dad movie because it was one of the last great movies I got to see with my father before he passed away. Man, did he really enjoy this one!

[@fettfan91]

All of Peter Weir's films are must watch! I love Master and Commander for its brilliant attention to detail, and the cast is amazing. Russell Crowe as Captain Aubrey is one of my favorite roles of his, just a freakin' solid leader mate.

[@buxzw1945]

The way James pronounced Norfolk like a ship of northern folk made me smile.

[@electrickq]

Les miserables next?

[@jonathanperez7638]

This movie is Star Trek

[@alexanderguerrero347]

It’s next generations

[@nick_galfi9312]

Never in a million years would I think you guys would make a vid based on this film… but you guys did teach me what the sub-title was for the film so maybe i shouldve known. Great film, great vid as usual

[@2723cadd]

I am once again on my knees! Begging for the fifth element caravan of garbage!!

[@captaintoyota3171]

Yeah thars a good call

[@piddlepants]

WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THIS PERSON'S KNEES!!!!!

[@Е.Жербин]

ARES! Give me the Fifth Element Caravan of Garbage, and my life is yours!

[@s1ckboirari]

gotta wait til something comes out that has something VAUGLY related to The Fifth Element The Chris Tucker Trilogy? I cant see them watching Friday, Fifth Element and then idk Rush Hour 2 is the good one I think

[@millsfinancialgroup]

Go away. Get a life

[@Reaglejuice89]

i'm surprised that my favorite podcasters are covering it, but pleasantly surprised because this is my all-time favorite movie.

[@4bs_ben]

Missed opportunity to call Rusty Crowe a “bad seaman”

[@KassFireborn]

I'd have done it during the Patrick O'Brian bit. "But it turns out O'Brian was a bad seaman all along." Then absolutely do not acknowledge it.

[@blueninja8094]

5:35 it would be Larboard and Starboard at the time the film is set not port and Starboard, learn your tactical Nautical Knowledge Mason!

[@washulis]

Such a good movie. Im the exact opposite of a dad demographic, but I rewatch this from time to time. Good historic movie and the dynamics on the ship are great. Also Paul Bettany is just a damn good actor

[@SuperMoshady]

When this movie ends I just want to keep watching their adventures forever

[@WRPLpodcast]

07:34 The ballon deflating for james "laugh"

[@selder_7]

The editing on this is incredible

[@sonsofthewestredwhiteblue5317]

One of the best movies ever pound for pound… Considering how little hype or fanfare has ever been attached to it, it has to be one of the most compelling unpolished gems in cinematic history

[@JasonExplainsThings]

Best gosh darn movie ever.

[@ecarneylaw]

it IS the perfect dad movie. my daughter and wife and leaving town tmrw and ive already decided to watch it.

[@AHersheyHere]

I personally did not take the ending as 'sequel bait', Captain Aubrey promises the surgeon his chance to find his bird on the Galapagos, as the prize ship is limped back east on a skeleton crew. Finding out the prize's surgeon had died, the captain hiding amongst his ship freely, Captain Aubrey breaks his promise to go to the Galapagos "as per the needs of the service" and must chaperone it back across Cape Horn to Europe. (The theme of Captain Aubrey putting the service before his promises and his friends) The prize ship is right on the horizon, Captain Aubrey could easily signal the prize to meet up.

[@Andrew-ps6xe]

Considering there are 21 books of source material, a sequel would not have been hard.

[@BleepblopNRocksteady]

0:33 The plural of Jarvis is Jarvae, if there's two of them.