tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post2339811805216673214..comments2024-03-28T10:44:41.756-05:00Comments on The War Movie Buff: DUELING MOVIES: Horatio Hornblower vs. Damn the DefiantWar Movie Buffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-87908131077820415032019-10-19T20:31:46.957-05:002019-10-19T20:31:46.957-05:00That is a fascinating theory! I'll have to wa...That is a fascinating theory! I'll have to watch both movies again.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-73184367649731235692019-10-17T14:58:23.184-05:002019-10-17T14:58:23.184-05:00I strongly suspect that the battle scenes between ...I strongly suspect that the battle scenes between Kirk and Khan in "Star Trek II" drew heavily from the battle between Hornblower and El Supremo in "Horatio Hornblower." <br /><br />In ST II, every time a starship was hit a bunch of wiring would fall from the ceiling and land on the bridge crew. This made no sense to me until I saw HH and realized that it the wires were standing in for rigging!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-50750612541494003152017-03-03T08:47:36.407-06:002017-03-03T08:47:36.407-06:00Thanks. I enjoy your comments, even the nonlaudat...Thanks. I enjoy your comments, even the nonlaudatory ones.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-76865269621559349562017-03-03T01:03:15.265-06:002017-03-03T01:03:15.265-06:00I left a comment on your other Hornblower entry an...I left a comment on your other Hornblower entry and blew it. I said "Damn The Defiant" was about the events leading up to the Nore mutiny. It was the Spithead strike. My bad. My guess is that Peck got the character closer to the book version because a) the books had just been published from the mid 1930s and into the 1950s when the movie was made and b) Forester wrote the screenplay. Great choices for comparison by the way. You are the master.André7https://www.blogger.com/profile/04529840090218454738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-19236350977666004912012-09-01T15:52:58.542-05:002012-09-01T15:52:58.542-05:00Ithink you would like both these movies although n...Ithink you would like both these movies although neither equals to the Hornblower series. Peck nails the older Hornblower, however. The series covers the younger Hornblower. As far as Battleship - do not watch it! It will give you the wrong impression of American movies. LOL I will not be joining you in watching Dear, John. When you review it I will assume you have now seen and reviewed every war movie ever made and are retiring.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-167303845099788622012-09-01T12:50:07.907-05:002012-09-01T12:50:07.907-05:00I'd like to watch Captain Horatio Hornblower a...I'd like to watch Captain Horatio Hornblower and see how it compares to the mini-series. I wouldn't mind watching Damn the Defiant whle I'm still not sure I will ever watch Battelship. I sank low enough last week and watched Dear, John. And even enjoyed it a bit... Might not review it though. allaboutwarmovieshttp://allaboutwarmovies.comnoreply@blogger.com