Master & Commander

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Saw Master and Commander on Friday night with The Parents and my cousin Scott. If you like Napoleonic War naval warfare movies, you’ll like this one.

In fact, even if you’re not particularly a fan of Napoleonic War naval warfare movies, but just like a good adventure movie, you’ll probably like it.

For me, the most intense scene in the movie is not a battle scene, it’s a surgery scene. If you’ve seen it, you know which one I mean.

Watching the movie reminded me of the time a few years ago I took a tour of the U.S.S. Constitution (“Old Ironsides”). Life aboard such ships was very crowded, and I think Master & Commander gives you a good feel for what it might have been like.