![]() ![]() What I Think in 2023: I enjoyed Master and Commander quite a bit after this rewatch, which I had been meaning to get around to for nearly 20 years.I was in college and all “Where’s beer!?” and not “Peter Weir!” What I Thought in 2003: I went to see Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World right after it received all its Oscar nominations and remember thinking it was good, but not quite my jam.I still like Russell Crowe as a performer but there were a few years in the late 1990s-early 2000s where I thought he was one of the most exciting actors around. 2003 Crush: Probably a Russell Crowe man crush.Year 2003 Movies to Trailer Before It: Cold Mountain, Gods and Generals, The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.Double It with This 2003 Movie: The Last Samurai.Weir’s most recent movie was 2010’s The Way Back which appears to be Weir’s final film as he’s now unofficially retired (according to Ethan Hawke, who worked with Weir on Dead Poets Society). Master and Commander was more of a success on the awards circuit and critically than at the box office, which curtailed the initial hopes to adapt more Patrick O’Brian novels into a film series. Other credits of Peter Weir’s include Green Card, Fearless (which I also need to see) and The Truman Show. Weir continued having mainstream success with 1989’s Dead Poets Society, which was well-received critically and financially and was nominated for several Academy Awards. Weir had a massive mainstream hit with 1985’s Witness (which is awesome, btw) starring Harrison Ford and worked with Ford again in 1986’s The Mosquito Coast (I need to see it) which co-starred Helen Mirren and a young River Phoenix. Weir began the 1980s collaborating with fellow Australian Mel Gibson for two movies, Gallipoli and The Year of Living Dangerously. Weir began his career directing horror movies and mysteries including his debut feature 1974’s The Cars That Ate Paris, 1975’s Picnic at Hanging Rock, and 1977’s The Last Wave. Director Check: Master and Commander was directed by Peter Weir.It would have been the perfect poster for Andy Dufresne to have in his jail cell if he were still locked up in Shawshank circa 2003. Best Merch: A “Huge Vinyl Movie Poster” of Master and Commander with a starting bid of $50.00.
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