CBC - Moby Dick Promo 1998

[balthasarEF]

I feel Stewart's portrayl of Ahab was more true to Melville's vision for him. You hate him but you can't help but feel sorry for him.

[ChristiRich]

I think that Peck offered a balanced, complicated Ahab, even in his madness, but Stewart's interpretation of madness was so genuinely complete and irrevocable, that it's almost hard to believe that he's only playing a role. So, when I think of Ahab's madness, I think of Stewart's portrayal.

[jmif0026]

which version is most loyal to the actual novel? this one or the 1956 movie?

[FranzAndRawby]

does anyone know where i can watch this movie at...And i think they should come out with a new version and have johnny depp play captain ahab. Bad ass.

[NonEternal]

i definiely agree on a remake of this story, as big hollywood production, but johnny depp as ahab? no fucking way just because of his pirates of the carebian (h/e u spell it) movies? nah, doesnt match

[ClaudiaSwann]

you can't toppatrick stewart!!!

and definatly not with jonny depp O_O

WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO! D:

[11NACTX11]

@ClaudiaSwann

wrong!! You cant top Gregory Peck!!

[ClaudiaSwann]

@11NACTX11 but but but... patrick stewart D:

[jagerfaust2009]

NOTHING (including this) comes anywhere close to the original Gregory Peck version of the early 50's...............

In context the original is far far superior

jager....

[kingofqueens5000]

we watched this movie in my english class and i really liked it.

[Carlyndra]

Oh my gosh, I absolutely LOVE this movie!

Sure, the CGI sucks, but everything else? Awesome!

[silvertamagachi]

Starbuck <3

[silvertamagachi]

I feel like the only person in the world who loves this movie. Everyone in my English class hates it, but I think it's bucketloads of awesome. :D

[SDG1750]

i liked this movie too =]]

[andrewthebestes]

@silvertamagachi I like it. When I first watched this movie I never read Moby Dick or heard much about it (sometimes I would hear about it in TV shows, but it wouldn't interest me). Then one day I was bored and it was the only thing on TV that I could find, so I decided to give it a go. I watched it and it was great! I wish I could read the book now :P

[fighter5091]

@silvertamagachi Hahahah,

Trust me, you're not the only one..

I like this movie too!

[DBMalone]

@silvertamagachi You have my support.  Best production, to date.

[Dessan01]

Id love to see Hollywood have another stab at this story though, with Todays special effects etc :)

[Rocky54167]

I like this movie i thought it followed the novel more than the 1956 1. they were both good but i like this 1 a little better

[Dessan01]

It did stay a lot truer to the novel - it included important things such as Ahab sneaking aboard his own Whaling crew and the hunt for Moby Dick being much longer. But I think the 1956 version was so much better just on acting practically everyone in this TV movie just totally hammed it up, including Patrick Stewart. It just had a crummy feel about it throughout the way characters such as Queequeg were played, was borderline ridiculous.

[Rocky54167]

in a way actting did kinda screw up the 1998 verison and but the way how it showed the ship sink i thought was cool but all in all this 1 did follow the novel alot more that the orignal but they were both good movies and yes i think Peck did a better job at Ahab. i saw ur other comment and yes it would be cool 2 see this movie remade with now a days special effects.