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Young Adam

Alexander Trocchi

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Set on a canal linking Glasgow and Edinburgh, Young Adam is the masterly literary debut by one of...

iTrim - Pro

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Whether during charter trips or on your own sailing yacht - with iTrim your sail trimm ist perfect....

3 O'Clock Parade

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Cant get enough of Disneyland, Walt Disney World, The Disney Resorts movies like The Jungle Book,...

White Squall (1996)

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In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt....

Naval ships brothera skipper captain tragedy

All the Creatures Were Stirring (2018)

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When an awkward date on Christmas Eve leads a couple into a strange theater, they're treated to a...

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)

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A monstrous tidal wave has left the luxury liner Poseidon capsized mid-ocean and its few survivors...

Kelly Knows (95 KP) rated White Squall (1996) in Movies

Jul 3, 2019

White Squall (1996)

1996 | Action, Drama

7.5

(2 Ratings)

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Fantastic camaraderie story, intense visuals. (0 more)

Sometimes comes off as sappy instead of sad. (0 more)

Skipper Kills All The Waves

The fantastic telling of the true story of the ill-fated Albatross. Sometimes you watch a movie at a young age, and the power of it sticks with you well into adulthood. White Squall is such a movie for me, and I imagine, many others. A sailor once, and a sailor someday to be, my father and I first watched this movie together when I was a youngster. Those silvered memories can be tarnished if a movie doesn't age well. Not the case with White Squall. Jeff Bridges is a powerhouse as the indomitable Skipper. You will instantly become caught up in the story of these young men learning what it means to indeed be called a man, especially on the sea. Some of the tropes are clunky, but merely a product of the time. You still buy in to the plot with little to no eye rolling. The archetypes of the characters run from Oscar level to 2D flat, but with a main cast of over a dozen, that is to be expected. Again, Jeff Bridges is amazing and more than carries the slack, performance wise. Parents be warned, this is based on a tragedy at sea. Do the math on that one, and adjust accordingly for the kids. The plot is fairly tame for the first half of the movie. The reason this movie gets high marks from me is the incredible direction from Ridley Scott, and the powerhouse sea visuals. The effects department really went to town on this one. You can feel the fury of the ocean, for she is a fickle mistress. They even used a full-scale mock-up of the ship in a horizon tank. Google that. It's awesome. With an amazing story, cast, score, all the above, this movie will always be the perfect with side of popcorn and a comfy recliner.