I finally saw Master and Commander yesterday. I have read several of the Patrick O'Brian books and was really looking forward to this movie. Usually, Holllywood will massacre your favorite books, but when I heard that they had cast Russell Crowe as Capt. Jack Aubrey, I thought to myself "they get it."
They did. It is an excellent film. Five stars from jk.
(Speaking of film, the TRAILER from "Return of the King" made me shake. I bought tickets for the 10:30AM show the first day.)