Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Fulke Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Martin Bradley This version of "The Bounty" story was one of David Lean's unrealized projects. The screenplay was by Lean's longtime collaborator Robert Bolt and it finally reached the screen under the direction of Roger Donaldson who actually does a very good job. This takes a different slant on the usual take on the mutiny making Bligh, (an excellent Anthony Hopkins), if not exactly the hero, considerably less of a villain than he is usually painted while Christian, (Mel Gibson), is weak and dissolute with his own, selfish motives for rebelling. There is also a much greater emphasis on the events after the mutiny than in previous pictures.It may lack the physical excitement of the Frank Lloyd version but it's definitely an improvement on the elephantine Brando/Howard remake. The large cast includes early performances from Daniel Day-Lewis and Liam Neeson as well as Edward Fox and Laurence Olivier as officers presiding at Bligh's court-martial and there's a terrific performance from the New Zealand actor Wi Kuki Kaa as King Tynah. Like all good yarns this has stood the test of time remarkably well.

Parker Lewis Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Liam Neeson...within a decade after The Bounty was released, each would be imprinted in the public consciousness. Mr Gibson as Riggs in Lethal Weapon, Mr Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs, and Mr Neeson as Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List. Who would have thought that one movie would generate such star wattage big time?? I mean, with due respect, but can you imagine the Fast and the Furious generating such star wattage after a decade? The Bounty is a masterful movie that deals with the famous mutiny with sub-themes of betrayal, sex, power and the lust exhibited by the white male members of the Bounty crew towards the darker toned Tahitian women, the descendants of whom live on Pitcairn Island and Norfolk Island, where lust and passion still prevail amongst some female descendants and white male interlopers on Island ("jumped the fence").One thing that's overlooked in The Bounty...the crucial role of the chefs on the Bounty. I'd like to know the role they played in keeping the crew fed and watered during such trying times.

fred-houpt I finally got round to watching this film and I really enjoyed it. I brought two mirrors to bear in my mind as I watched. One was the film "Master and Commander", which is not a mutiny story but depicts the era and life on the oceans. The other is a masterpiece of investigative historical research. The book is "The Bounty: the true story of the mutiny on the Bounty" by Caroline Alexander. Examining this story from a wealth of rarely seen documents in Australia and New Zealand (if I recall) she was able to piece together many disjointed parts of the mutiny. Further she provided much background information about what became of Bligh and those involved in the mutiny. I cannot recommend her book enough for those who have a taste for this crazy story. First of all the film is gorgeous to look at. The scenery fairly drips with colours. The bare chested natives are also nice eye-candy. The uniforms of commissioned officers just about pop out of the screen with such bright shades. I quite enjoyed the manner in which the trial that Bligh, like all commanders or captains who had lost their ship had to endure, was juxtaposed back and forth into the story. (Now that I think about it, this would be a good time to plug all of the Aubrey/Maturin novels of the beloved Patrick O'Brian. From him you will learn as much if not more about naval life than by reading Alexander's terrific book). A few weaknesses in retrospect come to mind. Sir Joseph Banks was the man who put the entire breadfruit, Tahiti expedition in motion. That it was an adventure to find a way of growing food cheaply and efficiently to feed slaves on Jamaica makes the blood run hot. That they continued back to Tahiti once again to pursue the fruit was surely one of the lowest points in English history. I am surprised that Banks was not inserted more clearly as the initiator of this madness. I would normally say that Mel Gibson gives a strong performance in whatever role he inhabits, given that he is a very talented actor. Notwithstanding a loathing of him as a person outside of the movie industry, I didn't let my revulsion influence watching him act. I found his embodiment of Fletcher Christian a bit wobbly. I say this because instead of emoting something more clearly defined as turmoil when it was appropriate, too often, for my liking, he wore a blank look on his face. Compare this to the master actor, Sir Anthony Hopkins, who is famous for allowing the character he represents to be transparent and fully involved. Over all I think that it is under rated and if trashed by critics of that time, unjustly so. I saw a comment here from someone who said "forget Master and Commander". Not so. It also is a superb film and adheres very closely to the several O'Brian novels from which the script is crafted. Finally, I am not really a big fan of Vangelis. I mean, the only film that I associate his soundtrack music to is the always entertaining "Blade Runner". I can't imagine that film without the music. Seen these many years later, the 1984 film of the Bounty does not couple well with the electronic sounds that Vangelis was known for. A minor quibble but I'm a musician and am fussy about soundtracks. By comparison there is not one single sound of music that is out of place in "Master and Commander". The Bounty is good movie making.

Marcus McLearen When watching movies like this It is important to remember the extraordinary journey that it really was. Back then people hadn't done a lot of this sort of thing and most hadn't even left the shores of England much less circumnavigate the globe for fruit trees no less. It seems a well scripted and well acted movie with a good, solid theme and many (at the time, soon to be) accomplished actors. It's nice to see some of these guys when they were still young. Definitely a good watch and worth some of your worthless time. Simply thinking about trading places with any of these men makes me feel like I'm still a boy at 30. Although the story is well known, the director seemed to want you to get caught up in what you didn't know. There is a definite isolation of view when it comes to the divination of officer and enlisted (as is the case with many militarily oriented movies)and in this, I think it fits. There is a sense that even though the acting is scripted, it is still realistic and can draw a sense of what really happened. All in all... it's still just a movie about some guys mutinying and so in the end that's what you're waiting for, but for me it's always about the small parts of pleasant in between.