I've always been a bit of a geek when it comes to Admiralty/historic stories.
The story of the mutiny of the Bounty is a story engrained in me for several years and has been enacted in motion pictures several times.
I have seen the 1935 black and white version starring Clark Gable and Charles Laughton several years ago which I thoroughly enjoyed.
There is also a 1962 epic version starring Marlon Brando which I haven't yet seen. The lengthy run time putting me off.
So what sets this version apart from what has already being filmed?
Casting is a big plus. The film stars Anthony Hopkins as Bounty captain Lieutenant Bligh and Mel Gibson as Fletcher Christian.
Other roles are filled by Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Daniel Day-Lewis and a sprinkling of British television and film actors.
Directorial duties fall to New Zealander Roger Donaldson who crafts a great film that does justice to earlier versions from a slightly different source, that of Lieutenant Bligh's story.
Special effects have advanced by 1984 and are used to a greater effect when showing The Bounty battling great storms around Cape Horn.
Vangelis provides a typically electric score in the vein of Chariots of Fire.
The 2hr 12min run time does the story justice without being as long as the 1962 version.
The story of the mutiny of the Bounty is a story engrained in me for several years and has been enacted in motion pictures several times.
I have seen the 1935 black and white version starring Clark Gable and Charles Laughton several years ago which I thoroughly enjoyed.
There is also a 1962 epic version starring Marlon Brando which I haven't yet seen. The lengthy run time putting me off.
So what sets this version apart from what has already being filmed?
Casting is a big plus. The film stars Anthony Hopkins as Bounty captain Lieutenant Bligh and Mel Gibson as Fletcher Christian.
Other roles are filled by Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Daniel Day-Lewis and a sprinkling of British television and film actors.
Directorial duties fall to New Zealander Roger Donaldson who crafts a great film that does justice to earlier versions from a slightly different source, that of Lieutenant Bligh's story.
Special effects have advanced by 1984 and are used to a greater effect when showing The Bounty battling great storms around Cape Horn.
Vangelis provides a typically electric score in the vein of Chariots of Fire.
The 2hr 12min run time does the story justice without being as long as the 1962 version.