Caine Mutiny reviewed
Added 2/7/2010
Story of a mutiny on an American minesweeper, leading to court marshall of the captain.Very good fiction.
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WOW! Think of Humphry Bogart and he is the definition of the suave, tough, fadorad tough guy that was the encyclopedia entry for film noir. Jack Nicholson made a good peice of his career out of Bogart moves, and any cut of this type of image goes back to Humphry.
But it Caine Mutiny, he litterally both breaks and inverts his own mold. The neurodic, compulsive, nail-biter he carves as the ship captin here is diametrically opposed to the trench coat polish Bogart usually rubs, and he is totally convincing here. This tight head unwrapps in front of our eyes, and watching Bogart's charactor decompensate is amazing--his skills as an actor are just incredible.
And the two little balls that the captian fondles as the last vestage of his sanity-amazing dramatic device. Genius.
Both movie fans and acting students need to see Caine Muntiny.
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Always found it interesting........................
Added 1/23/2010
One of my favorite movies. Always found it interesting that two of Bogeys greatest parts (Caine Mutiny and Treasure of Sierra Madre) were of guys who were or went a little crazy!
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Great in every way
Added 12/31/2009
Please note that I saw this movie on HBO so I can't comment on the video transfer.
This is a truly great classic that is just top notch in every respect. Besides the all-star cast, everyone did a wonderful job with their roles. Bogart plays against type here as a man who no longer can cope with the stresses of command, in contrast to many of his other roles as an intrepid, smart, more than competent tough guy.
Based on the Herman Wouk novel (who wrote many best-sellers in the 50s and 60s, such as The Winds of War), the story chronicles the downward spiral of a destroyer/mine sweeper captain who is now cracking under the strain. What's great is how the other roles and characters in the movie contrast and complement each other: MacMurray as the insightful but cowardly writer who convinces everyone Bogart is paranoid but cops out later, van Johnson as the plodding but dutiful and courageous chief officer, and Robert Francis as the young and inexperienced but idealistic ensign. And Jose Ferrer is great as the Naval lawyer who defends the mutineers at the end.
Just a little trivia, the shots in Yosemite, using on site locations, were unusual for Hollywood at the time, and the scenes at the hotel appear to have been done at the famous Aiwanee hotel there (having visited it once myself) There's even footage of the famous pouring of the embers over Fire Falls in the film, which, by the time I visited Yosemite for the first time in the late 60s, had already been banned because the hot embers had started a couple of fires.
Robert Francis unfortunately had a promising career cut short when he was killed at the age of 25 in a private plane crash only 11 months after this movie was filmed. He had only appeared in four films, with the Caine Mutiny being the second.
Another interesting feature of the movie is that the three main ships the movie was filmed on actually saw service during WWII, the movie being just 10 years after WWII ended. There are three future stars in the film: a cameo appearance by a very young looking Lee Marvin during the trial scene; at one point it looks like Claude Akins (from the move The Dirty Dozen and also he starred in that TV series about Truckers back in the 70s) sticks his head through a door at one point; and Jerry Paris, who would later play on the Dick van Dyke show, also appears as the junior ensign.
Finally, another reviewer commented:
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LOL. Well, I can only say I didn't realize so many actors were into playing with their steel balls. :-)
To sum up, a truly great Hollywood classic with one of Bogart's greatest roles, and with stand-up performances by every other important character in the cast.
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Good Movie
Added 11/25/2009
This is $9.99 along with Sahara at Barnes and Noble. Why Amazon is so much more I have no clue. Barnes and Noble have many titles at 50% off.
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Caine Mutiny reviewed
Added 2/7/2010
Story of a mutiny on an American minesweeper, leading to court marshall of the captain.Very good fiction.
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WOW! Think of Humphry Bogart and he is the definition of the suave, tough, fadorad tough guy that was the encyclopedia entry for film noir. Jack Nicholson made a good peice of his career out of Bogart moves, and any cut of this type of image goes back to Humphry.
But it Caine Mutiny, he litterally both breaks and inverts his own mold. The neurodic, compulsive, nail-biter he carves as the ship captin here is diametrically opposed to the trench coat polish Bogart usually rubs, and he is totally convincing here. This tight head unwrapps in front of our eyes, and watching Bogart's charactor decompensate is amazing--his skills as an actor are just incredible.
And the two little balls that the captian fondles as the last vestage of his sanity-amazing dramatic device. Genius.
Both movie fans and acting students need to see Caine Muntiny.
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Always found it interesting........................
Added 1/23/2010
One of my favorite movies. Always found it interesting that two of Bogeys greatest parts (Caine Mutiny and Treasure of Sierra Madre) were of guys who were or went a little crazy!
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