The Bounty (DVD - 1984)

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THE BOUNTY is a well-made adventure based on the disastrous voyage of the HMS Bounty, starring Mel Gibson as the rebellious crew leader Fletcher Christian and Anthony Hopkins as the stern Captain Bligh. Although the story was filmed twice before, this revisionist version of the mutinous tale offers new insight into the characters, particularly through its depiction and exoneration of Bligh. In this film, he is seen as a professional seaman who maintains an appropriate level of discipline, rather than an outrageous tyrant. Under Bligh's autocratic rule, the Bounty begins an ill-timed voyage around Cape Horn. The crew approach a breaking point, and Christian leads them in revolt. But Christian fails to grasp the dire consequences that await them all. Roger Donaldson's movie features a remarkable cast that includes Gibson, Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Daniel Day-Lewis, Edward Fox, and Bernard Hill.

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• 3.5

  TopTenREVIEWS.com - Mar 17, 2008

Bounty, The (1984)

Bounty, The (1984) receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 2.8 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #2,736 movie of all time, #34 movie from 1984 and #333 Adventure movie of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 13 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the movie ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other movies ranked, click on the link...

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• 4.6

  Rotten Tomatoes - Nov 30, -0001

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