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Old 10-23-2007, 07:22 AM
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movies with boats

I am looking to increase the size of my movie collection ....what I am looking for here is movies with sailboats in them ....not just round the buoy footage ...but actual movies ....like
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"midnight crossing"..."master and commander" ..." dead calm"..." white squall" even ones like "message in a bottle " I have this anti Costner thing in my head

so ...tell me your favourites
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Old 10-23-2007, 07:40 AM
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Movies with boats

Try 'Riddle of the Sands'.
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Old 10-23-2007, 07:50 AM
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"Whisky Galore" well there's a ship in it and a couple of boats for maybe two minutes!!!
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Old 10-23-2007, 07:51 AM
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Oh theres another one thats great,-- its about this boat with golden fittings oh whats it called now ,--its got that bird with huge potential,-- you know the one that so and so's daughter is in it,-- she sang that song in that other film,--- oh whats its name.

Its a good one is that.
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Old 10-23-2007, 08:08 AM
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Oh, that one?.................yeah your right ..........what's it called again?................No..................... don't remember it!
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Old 10-23-2007, 08:18 AM
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Yeah you do,-- you know the bloke that was in Batman,- and that old black guy with a lot of moles on his boat race,--- Freegon Morgan thats his name, yeah I knew id'e get it in the end. Well he was in it too.
Oh and that horrible little git that smoked a pipe.
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Old 10-23-2007, 08:25 AM
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frosty ...you sure you aren't the one smoking something?...you know oakum will killya
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Old 10-23-2007, 08:30 AM
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just looked up " riddle of the sands" ebay has a couple of copies .....and it did have the word "sailing " in the synopsis...I think I will have to get it

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Old 10-23-2007, 08:35 AM
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No sir,-- never smoked anything in my life. My lungs are as squeeky clean as a virgins --- errrm hand bag!!!
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Old 10-23-2007, 08:37 AM
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Theres a boat in the movie 'Titanic'!!

If I think of another one ille post it.

Seriously I have a lot in my collection I will look through them tomorow. There are yachts in the movie but not constantly as in Dead calm.
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Old 10-23-2007, 08:42 AM
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don't seem to have a lot of virgins around here ...so I have never had a chance to check out the aforementioned hanbags....but I will take your word for it ....if you ever remember the name of the movie ...the one your friend's uncle's sister twice removed told you about ...let me know
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Old 10-23-2007, 09:11 AM
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Treasure Island from 1990, Charlton Heston as a Long John Silver, Oliver Reed as a Captain Billy Bones, music Paddy Maloney The Chieftains.
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=xvrmzw2Qwhs
Captain Courageous, from 1937, black and white, Grand Banks Schooners in action…
All the Brothers Were Valiant, 1953, Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger
The Onedin line, Hornblower
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Old 10-23-2007, 09:48 AM
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anyone actually have a copy of the '90 "treasure island " ....and be willing to make me a dub....seems it is not available in any form right now
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"Wind"

I'm surprised no one has mentioned "Wind" (1992) yet. It's all about building a boat for the America's Cup. Cheesy story line, but lots of great sailing shots.

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"Wind?" is that the one with Heinz in it?
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