"Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World" - Navies have been around a long time. For almost as long as mankind has had boats, we've been putting dudes with weapons on board them. Modern warships use diesel engines and nuclear reactors to power themselves, but there was a more romantic time when vessels were powered only by the wind. "Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World" is set in such a time, during the Napoleonic Wars of ...
more "Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World" - Navies have been around a long time. For almost as long as mankind has had boats, we've been putting dudes with weapons on board them. Modern warships use diesel engines and nuclear reactors to power themselves, but there was a more romantic time when vessels were powered only by the wind. "Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World" is set in such a time, during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century. Based on the novels of Patrick O'Brian, the film stars Russell Crowe ("Gladiator") as Captain Jack Aubrey, commander of the British corvette HMS Surprise. The ship is ordered to find the French privateer vessel Archeron and "Sink, burn, or take her a prize." Not a single pirate in sight; just solid high seas adventure.
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