As the royal navy takes part in the wars against napoleonic france, young. The far side of the world is a terrific movie but, like many of foxs catalog titles on the format, the blu ray edition is something of a mixed bag. Master and commander has always been renowned for those earth moving ornament shattering bass and now on bluray its as though theyve turned it right up to 11 from the outset of the initial battle you know that youre not being short changed on the audio, the thud and crack of the cannon as they. While the soundtrack is stunning, the video quality is only a small improvement over the dvd edition. The far side of the world adapts material from several of patrick obrians aubreymaturin series of novels set during the napoleonic wars. Obrians novel, master and commander is the putative source for the story here, but c.
Buy master and commander steelbook uk exclusive limited edition steelbook blu ray from amazons movies store. Cnet s top 40 musthave blu ray discs 2017 edition cnet. The far side of the world is a 2003 american epic period wardrama film cowritten, produced and directed by peter weir, set in the napoleonic wars. The far side of the world is the best swashbuckling film of. Stephen maturin, two unforgettable characters revealing themselves for the first time in patrick obrians first book about captain jack. The far side of the world 2003 directed by peter weir and starring russell crowe, paul bettany and james darcy. The far side of the world blu ray disc, 2011, limited edition digibook at the best online prices at ebay. The far side of the world 2003 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and blu ray. The far side of the world blu ray after a sudden attack by a french warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, captain lucky jack aubrey russell crowe of the british navy is torn between duty and friendship as he embarks on a thrilling, highstakes chase across two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy at any cost. This button opens a dialog that displays additional images for this product with the option to zoom in or out. The first novel, master and commander, was published in 1969 and the last finished novel in 1999.
Now the fruit of gaimans labors has arrived on blu ray to show all the care and detail that went into the production. Master and commander blu ray disc san francisco public. Master and commander the far side of the world available in bluray ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. The 21st novel of the series, left unfinished at obrians death in 2000, appeared in print in late 2004.
It just bugs me that the studios churn out something like this fast and seemingly. Master and commander has been one of my most favorite movies of all time. The only english track on offer is a wonderfully deep and loud dtshd master audio 5. The far side of the world blu ray disc, 2008 at the best online prices at ebay. Master and commander the far side of the world blu ray disc. The book proved to be the start of the 20novel aubreymaturin series, set largely in the era of the napoleonic wars, that obrian continued working on up until his death in 2000 the novel is set at the turn of the 19th century.
The far side of the world was released on november 14, 2003, arriving as russell crowes momentumriding bigbudgeted blockbuster follow. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Master and commander is a nautical historical novel by the english author patrick obrian, first published in 1969 in the us and 1970 in uk. Watching it in blu ray is like watching it again for the first time when i saw it in the theatre. Russell crowe played the role of jack aubrey, and paul bettany that of stephen maturin. Master and commander the far side of the world 2003. Encoded using the time consuming 2 pass, 10 bit color at 4250 kbps, from a blu ray source, for the highest quality possible.
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Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Foresters beat to quarters included elements of the same reallife incidents and was the first of his horatio hornblower novels written. The films plot and characters are adapted from three novels in author patrick obrians aubreymaturin series, which includes 20 completed novels of jack aubreys naval career. Upgrade your movie experience with this blu ray movie.
The far side of the world took material from books in this series, notably master and commander, hms surprise, the letter of marque, the fortune of war, and particularly the far side of the world. The story of a british naval captain, his ship, and his crew as they sail in pursuit of a french ship during the napoleonic wars. Fans of seafaring sagas along the lines of horatio hornblower will be duly enchanted by master and commander, a rousing adventure in the grand tradition of. The far side of the world is a terrific movie but, like many of foxs catalog titles on the format, the bluray edition is something of a mixed bag. Master and commander the far side of the world available in blu ray. So, when i got a blu ray player, i knew a good test of the differance from dvd to blu ray would be this movie. During the napoleonic wars, a brash british captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable french war vessel around south america. It has the same realistic treatment of battle scenes that the patriot extended cut blu ray did with cannon based land warfare. The far side of the world 2003 in 1080p, encoded with x265 in hevc and aac 5. But where are all the extras that are in the master and commander the far side of the world widescreen collectors edition.
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