Captain Philips

[El Mar]

Anyone see it yet?

Worth it? Tom Hanks, has to be good, yes no?

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Captain Phillips - Official Trailer #2 (2013) [HD] Tom Hanks - YouTube

 

[WoundUpMarine]

We were moored behind the Alabama in Djibouti right before that happened. Our ship bid on the same cargo, the Alabama won the bid and set off to Mombasa, we went over to Kuwait instead. I have never heard a good think about Philips as a Captain, and certainly won't go see the movie glorifying the situation.

 

[Raider Ronnie]

Tom Hanks is such a great actor and has played so many different types of roles from a goof ball to a gay guy in Philadelphia to Forrest Gump to Saving Private Ryan ect......

 

[Bill]

Just got back from Braintree theatre.. Got there 25 mins early.. The show I wanted to see and the next one an hour later were both sold out.. Heard its a good Flick.

 

[Tuna Pursuit]

Heard possibly his best roll ever. Gotta see it.

 

[Tuna Pursuit]

heard you will cry and be proud to be an American and proud of our military!

 

[BillD]

Saw the movie last night.
Tom Hanks is excellent !
An exciting movie.
The Somali pirates...not the brightest bulbs in the box.

 

[val273]

2 news articles in NY papers where some of the crew was interviewed, stating they took ALOT of poetic license when writing this screenplay...like the other poster said...not alot of love for Capt. Phillips from his former crew........

 

[Toolate]

Please post a review if anyone sees it. Interested to hear what you think. Woundupmarine sounds like he has the inside scoop and isnt too impressed with the guy.

 

[WoundUpMarine]

i don't know if its the inside scoop, never met him before. I've sailed with guys that have worked with him and that's what i've been told. I wouldn't put it past any sailor to embellish a story, its what we do!

Here's some light reading anyway

Crew members: ‘Captain Phillips’ is one big lie | New York Post

 

[El Mar]

Interesting read.

The movie is always better than real life. And the fish always gets bigger.

 

[cb34]

holliwoooood

Typical, "based on a true story" There was a ship taken...........and the rest is BS No different then the so called news on tv

 

[tailhook]

In the book "no easy day" mark Owen talks about the situation that the Seals went thru on that one, would like to see the movie.

 

[Eastporter]

$30,000 missing

Our local paper had a write up on the real event. It appears $30,000 was taken out of the safe on the boat by the captain to pay off the pirates. The money was never discovered. What happened to it?

 

[greg]

Don't know anything about the captain or crew but human nature would make me believe that the crew has a case of "but that's not how it happened".

The captain was likely made to look heroic and smart, and the crew cowardly and like rats in the bilge. It would piss me off as well but the movie will sell many more tickets this way.

I'll probably see it if the kids want to go. Same for gravity. Neither is real but both will be fun to watch.

 

[CEShawn]

Wow, what a movie a must see and Tom Hanks wow.

The movie doesn't make anyone out to be a coward in my opinion. He'll, even though they were a different union it reminded me of everyday life, thinking I knew the Chief even. Ha.

I had a friend talk with one of the officers onboard. He said the movie was very accurate to what happened as well as some rumors I've heard from MEBA people in the hall.

For those of us who have sailed with captains, you'd either take them or leave them and then some you'd sail into hell with. For others who haven't, its just as much as me telling you something I do not understand.

The airport scene, that didn't make me feel good. For others it was probably a conversation that didnt fit in. For me, it reminds me of the lowest point in my life I deal with every four months, it does make the return so much sweeter.

The ending, what a great job by Tom Hanks, the trauma and confusion.

So now what happens, 33 years this pirate goes back to Somalia? Oh wait, are we educating him in jail... really makes me wonder...

 

[CCtuna]

Saw Capt. Phillips in Bangor tonight...good friggin movie. Made me a proud American in the end with a bunch of academy buddies. Who can't seal team 6 kill??

 

[CEShawn]

The other thing, the 6pm show was still sold out here in Florida...