Product Description Based on true events, tells the story of the 1789 mutiny aboard the British naval ship Bounty in the South Pacific.
Amazon.com Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.... Based on the classic novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, this magnificently-photographed three-hour tour charts the tortuous and tragic course of the Bounty, which, in 1787, sailed from England to Tahiti on a "grocer's errand" to transplant breadfruit plants in Jamaica. As the voyage progresses, tensions mount between the heartless disciplinarian Captain Bligh (a commanding Trevor Howard) and his chief officer, Fletcher Christian (Marlon Brando), who does not subscribe to Bligh's philosophy that cruelty with cause is not cruelty. Richard Harris costars as John Mills, an abused crewmember who plants the seeds of treason against Bligh. Mutiny on the Bounty is a see-worthy saga that boasts a provocative Brando performance (his Christian is initially so foppish he makes Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow look like Errol Flynn in The Sea Hawk) and great action set pieces (a raging storm as the Bounty attempts to navigate Cape Horn). And in how many did this film inspire dreams of sailing away to Tahiti? Brando was among them. He married his ravishing costar Tarita, and later bought himself a French Polynesian island. This "Special Edition" replicates the film's original prestigious road show presentation, complete with Overture, Intermission, Entr'acte, and Exit music. --Donald Liebenson
A good remake!September 1, 2010 Hiram Gomez Pardo(Valencia, Venezuela) This new version showed Brando in a very demanding role who deserved him a nomination as Best Actor facing the merciless authority of a serious superior officer, the capatain Bligh (Trevor Howard)
The confrontation between him and his superior lost a good part of its dramatic punch due the excessively long sequence when the men arrive to the Island.
Respect the first version in 1935, the film captures just a part of its sparkling success. The excessive details and its overlong timing weakened the expected punch. Brando exceeds to Bogart but nobody could blurry the superb acting of Charles Laughton in the original version of 1935.
Nevertheless this is a recommendable film for Brando's fans.
Panoramic South Pacific sailing epic with moderate actingJune 25, 2010 Basil F. Walsh(South Florida) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Some spectacular sailing vistas and South Pacific scenes. Brando is completely miscast in the movie, Trevor Howard is an excellent Capt Bligh and Limerick born Richard Harris is featured in a realtively small role in the early days of his Hollywood career. All in all enjoyable entertainment, but also a bit too long. DVD conversion/quality is very good.
Quite a few Irish character actors appear in small roles---- could Harris have influenced that?
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) HD DVDJanuary 30, 2010 Marcel Van Leuven 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
As I was viewing this movie (on my HD DVD player) it became obvious that video and audio were out of sync. I checked on other (HD)DVD's and everything was perfect, wich made me to believe that the problem was related to this particular DVD. I brought this to the attention of Amazon and they immediately corrected the situation by sending me another DVD. However, this one also exhibited the same lack of synchronisation between video and audio. What a shame, cause this movie belongs to my alltime favorites. So, two stars for the video part, wich was excellent, but minus three for the audio that was not able to keep up with the action.
Excellent versionDecember 26, 2009 Donald L. Tobias(Houston, Texas USA) As many times as I have watched this movie, it never fails to entertain. Trevor Howard is perfect as Blight, and never has Fletcher Christian, been better portrayed, as by Brando. Really beautiful cine-photography. I should mention that the "shorts" enclosed with this movie, are very informative and interesting also!
Mutiny on the BountyJuly 19, 2009 CowboyFanKarl(Washington, USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The movie was top-notch. A great story, and beautifully filmed on location in Tahiti. Definitely one of Marlon Brando's best films. Picture and sound quality are excellent. There is a second disc of interesting "extras". If you prefer real story, real acting, and real photography over today's computerized techno-garbage, then I highly recommend this movie.
