4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 22, 2021
More recently I’ve found myself straying away from period pieces and epics and not necessarily because there is something fundamentally off-putting about them. Nor do I think it can solely be blamed on my admittedly short attention span in this increasingly inane and vapid social media-fueled read more
Mutiny on the Bounty Directed by Lewis Milestone Written by Charles Lederer from the novel by Charles Norhoff and James Norman Hall 1962/USA Arcola Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Give me the Clark Gable-Charles Laughton version any day. The story should be familiar to most of my readers. read more
Mutiny on the Bounty Directed by Frank Lloyd 1935/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Repeat viewing #89 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die In 1787, the HMS Bounty departs Portsmouth for Tahiti, carrying a crew largely composed of impressed sailors. The ship is helmed by Captain William Bl read more
Back when I reviewed the 1962 remake of Mutiny on the Bounty, I was left with many questions about the original, mostly was the remake necessary. It was not. Not at all. The HMS Bounty is about to leave for a two year mission to Tahiti to bring back a supply of bread fruit. Ran by the notorious read more
This is a remake of the 1935 Best Picture winner, which I have yet to see. Why it would need to be remade is beyond me, perhaps I’ll have an answer for that in a few months. In 1787 the Bounty is on a mission from England to Tahiti to find a plant called bread-fruit. It seems to be a super-food read more
