The Best Sailing Film Ever?
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Topic: The Best Sailing Film Ever?
Posted By: Halcyon Yachts
Subject: The Best Sailing Film Ever?
Date Posted: 13 Jan 15 at 10:10am
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What is the best sailing film ever made? It's definitely a hard one to call... Here is a list of my top 15 sailing films: http://www.halcyonyachts.com/top-15-sailing-films/" rel="nofollow - http://www.halcyonyachts.com/top-15-sailing-films/ Hopefully some inspiration there for the winter months! Is your favourite on there? Have I missed any classics? Pete ------------- International Yacht Delivery http://www.halcyonyachts.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.halcyonyachts.com |
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Posted By: MattK
Date Posted: 13 Jan 15 at 11:22am
| Stop disguising your spam and go away |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 13 Jan 15 at 11:39am
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On topic...has to be Dead Calm...Nicole Kidman wearing not a lot. ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 13 Jan 15 at 7:08pm
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What about 'Wind'?
It's got Muriel Grey (Dirty Dancing) in it, sadly the wrappers don't come off, but some nice 80's cuppers thrashing about and some badly sailed 14's. |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 13 Jan 15 at 7:31pm
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I seem to remember that the 14 sailing is in boats with foredecks, but supposedly in America? Not seen it in a while, so could be wrong...
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Posted By: transient
Date Posted: 14 Jan 15 at 12:33am
| Waterworld............or maybe Stingray ;-) |
Posted By: transient
Date Posted: 14 Jan 15 at 12:36am
| ......Marina didn't get em off either :-( |
Posted By: Halcyon Yachts
Date Posted: 14 Jan 15 at 10:07am
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Not Waterworld surely!!! Also, what does everyone think of "All is Lost"? Pete ------------- International Yacht Delivery http://www.halcyonyachts.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.halcyonyachts.com |
Posted By: GybeFunny
Date Posted: 14 Jan 15 at 10:26am
| What about Waterworld or Morning Light? |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 14 Jan 15 at 10:35am
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Morning Light I've never seen, but has come on the radar because Charlie Enright and Genny Tulloch were in it, and they are playing very different roles in the Volvo race currently. Worth watching? ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 14 Jan 15 at 10:42am
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Oh, and the worst sailing scene ever (can't comment on the film as I switched off I was so disgusted) the beginning of Charlie St Cloud, if that was its name.
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Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 14 Jan 15 at 12:01pm
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Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 14 Jan 15 at 12:20pm
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that was a bucket of laughs that film Jack.... very, very well engineered bit of cinema, but christ, not one to watch with the mrs before heading off on the Vendee. For those who want a bit of Kidman kit-off, and some competitive sailing (of a sort), here's the full movie from 1986 'Windrider', courtesy of Youtube: [tube]W9PbbEAEKlg[/tube]
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Posted By: transient
Date Posted: 14 Jan 15 at 8:19pm
....no, not really, hence the wink.  |
Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 14 Jan 15 at 8:55pm
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are you all just being polite
Not Muriel Grey, Jennifer Grey. Carry on |
Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 10:37am
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I watched Riddle of the Sands on telly at Christmas. There is some lovely footage of vintage yachts sailing, all proper stuff, but the film itself is pants. Way more boring than the book.
I'm pleased to see Swallows & Amazons listed; it gives me an excuse to plug http://www.sailransome.org/" rel="nofollow - www.sailransome.org again (the boat is visiting Norfolk/Suffolk for 2015). Skyfall was on at Christmas too. There was a pretty Maxi slapped in there for effect, like the one in Casino Royale but it looked just as incongruous as all the other product placement. |
Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 10:46am
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Following the Bond theme- surely The Thomas Crown Affair - writing off that big multihull was only just about eclipsed by the technical fault of Brosnan winching a drum without a rope loaded on it.
[tube]DBj0AzryNHY[/tube] (in it's defence, one of the hottest actresses in Hollywood history gets her norks out, so not all bad... and they wear bowler hats)
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Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 11:05am
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and then you all wonder why there arent more women in sailing, on this forum etc, etc....
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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 11:12am
| I don't wonder, it just depresses me. Especially SA. |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 12:25pm
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Piglet, I think we all wondered if you were making a joke, and didn't like to correct you in case it looked like we didn't get it... ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 2:16pm
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#thisgirlcan't ... because someone used the term 'norks' on an internet forum. Never mind the fact that it was encased in prose heavily laden with irony. At the end of the day, Russo was not obliged to be paid multi-millions of dollars for her acting talent, nor take up this strong female lead role - if you've seen the film, a woman utterly comfortable with her own sexuality despite working in a heavily masculine dominated environment. Nor is her body type one that I would personally put into the 'exploitative camp' when compared to silicon enhanced Barbie girls out there.... but hey, I'm the sexist, just like the rest of the blokes at the sailing club who are waiting to get a cheap thrill out of every bit of skirt they see in a wetsuit...
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Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 6:32pm
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To address the forum sexism balance here's a film that celebrates young, fit and stripped to the waist male sailors.... I'm sure it will tickle someones fancy on here, GRF? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69ZoLvE9SpQ  ------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 7:17pm
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It's not quite as simple as that James, nor is it all about you.
------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 8:38pm
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Lightening the mood,
White Squall was a terrible film which bore little resemblance to the events of 1961. Rupert is right about fordecks on the 14's in 'Wind', but apparently that bit was shot in Perth so probably Aussie 14's which did have fordecks for whatever reason? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uBS-OM74X8 |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 9:01pm
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The boats in Charlie St Cloud had a constant identity crisis veering from 420 to laser 2 and back again. ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 9:09pm
Was it actually set in Perth, too? I'm sure we have the film somewhere, mind, so I could always just watch it. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 11:59pm
But it really is that simple... Shall I post a picture of Pierce Brosnan's butt from the same movie? Prudishness and Political Correctness haven't delivered equality- choice and independence are the way forward. But glad it's institutional sexism, not something on me personally... I can sleep easier tonight knowing there's f**k all that can be done about it
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Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 16 Jan 15 at 9:42am
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I think we'd better drop the sexism tangent (because conversations like this on forums do not solve matters, they merely drag them on and on in circles) and let's go back to the original topic of movies.
It is absurd to think that a continuity expert on a big budget film was unable to tell the difference between two white plastic dinghies. The 420 has some quite obvious inside curves that a Laser II lacks! And no rear deck. You'd think they'd hire a sailing consultant even if they didn't want to get things perfect for a sailing-mad audience. When you see all the detail that goes into making props and costumes that appear in the corner of the screen for half a second, it makes the continuity errors all the more disgraceful. But it does give movie forums more to talk about! And lots of people now enjoy seeing that stormtrooper hit his head in Star Wars. As for the winch with no rope on it, I now feel a right twit for not spotting it myself. Though I did spot an error in E.T. over Christmas (through my tears). |
Posted By: Woodbotherer
Date Posted: 16 Jan 15 at 9:43am
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Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 16 Jan 15 at 9:46am
where would they have found one of them in America back then? Not like they could pop up to Frisco and borrow Sir Ben for a few days.....
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Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 16 Jan 15 at 4:06pm
| Indeed. Not like filming Howard's Way in England. Did anyone ever spot continuity or sailing errors in that? |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 16 Jan 15 at 5:40pm
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Posted By: The Moo
Date Posted: 17 Jan 15 at 10:56am
So FOM the movie. Brosnan gets the GRF role. Who gets to play the green bottle?
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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 17 Jan 15 at 11:17am
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FOM the movie would be the best sailing film ever, it is true. Trouble is, thinking up who would play who verges in my mind from insulting to far too nice. I mean, Nick Frost would have to be in it, but who would he play? Would Winging it be played by Sigourney Weaver? Jack Sparrow would have to be played by Jonny Depp, of course, and Mark J by Harry Shearer. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: transient
Date Posted: 17 Jan 15 at 1:19pm
I'm not sure what you're saying there Merlin.......does that mean if someone makes an sexist comment that other folk aren't allowed to pull them up about it? |
Posted By: Woodbotherer
Date Posted: 17 Jan 15 at 1:19pm
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I'd want Bruce Willis to play me, being we're damn near identical twins appearance wise.. ------------- http://www.edgeactionsports.co.uk/collections/soundcast-portable-weatherproof" rel="nofollow - Soundcast Weatherproof Speakers |
Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 17 Jan 15 at 2:25pm
I was not suggesting sexism should be tolerated. It is an administrator's job to deal with unsuitable forum comments. When a member points out another member's inappropriate behaviour, the outcome is likely to be an argument that spirals out of control, and achieves nothing productive, just bad feeling between those people. (And anyone else reading it will get bored/frustrated.) By all means alert an administrator when you see comments you believe should be looked into. But attempting to deal with the transgressor yourself will not achieve a happy outcome for yourself or for other members. Additionally, remember the guideline "do not feed the troll" because in some situations the inappropriate comments were made deliberately to trigger a pointless spat. (These are general guidelines: I'm not referring to specific behaviour on this thread.) |
Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 17 Jan 15 at 6:14pm
And in return, explain that sexism, or any other 'ism', is open to various interpretation and crucuially, context. |
Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 17 Jan 15 at 6:16pm
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