tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post2818316098722679160..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: In the Heart of the Sea is a page-turning account of a tragedy that I had no idea had even happened.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-67978486049948202712018-05-18T14:40:49.251-06:002018-05-18T14:40:49.251-06:00I've never seen the film or heard about this d...I've never seen the film or heard about this disaster. It sounds horrible but fascinating.Anstice Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659015918272722407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-77101379281622043712018-05-16T15:19:27.325-06:002018-05-16T15:19:27.325-06:00I hadn't heard this story, either. I hope the ...I hadn't heard this story, either. I hope the movie is good. You'll have to tell us how it compares.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-40350114754881672642018-05-16T09:26:43.829-06:002018-05-16T09:26:43.829-06:00I have all the episodes of The Terror on my DVR an...I have all the episodes of The Terror on my DVR and I am planning on watching them. I've just been distracted by a lot of books lately, and so my nightly schedule when I get home from work is to watch the news and then one thing on my DVR and then read the rest of the night. And that's when I'm not doing yard work. Going to war against aphids which have decided to infest my snowy crabapple tree. I'm looking for all kinds of ways I can deal with them with minimal impact to my soil and other plants.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-26086361148419218352018-05-16T07:53:01.563-06:002018-05-16T07:53:01.563-06:00I tried to watch the movie but fell asleep.I tried to watch the movie but fell asleep.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-26190919336529282232018-05-16T07:24:58.758-06:002018-05-16T07:24:58.758-06:00This is the same incident that inspired Moby Dick ...This is the same incident that inspired Moby Dick and, as such, the movie really focuses on the incident with the whale and makes it into a much larger confrontation that what you've expressed here. I've seen worse movies, but it's not great.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-84905860465766425242018-05-16T03:46:46.578-06:002018-05-16T03:46:46.578-06:00I knew it was a true story but it hadn't caugh...I knew it was a true story but it hadn't caught my interest enough to see the movie. Sadly I'm sure the book is far better. I read The Perfect Storm after seeing the movie and the book blew the movie out of the water.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-65847345890627142262018-05-16T02:35:36.665-06:002018-05-16T02:35:36.665-06:00Nathaniel Philbrick is one of my favorite historia...Nathaniel Philbrick is one of my favorite historian authors. I love his book on Bunker Hill but the stories on the US Exploration Expedition and the Essex are close seconds. The movie isn't bad -- it's about as good as you could expect from someone trying to tell a deep story in two hours.<br /><br />Have you watched The Terror on AMC? It's a story about two ships exploring the Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage. The story is fiction but is based on true events and morphs together many real historical figures. The story is good, the actors great and the set design amazing. I won't spoil the 'bad guy' in case you want to watch but 1) it's mostly true and 2) you'll never guess what is going on unless you've read about it before. I bet it's going to be nominated for quite a few Emmys.Kevin Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092721842140433268noreply@blogger.com