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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Mar 9, 2005
Pros: Clooney, Wahlberg, Lane, Mastrantonio
Cons: slows down at points, actors accents
Summary: The Perfect Storm was one of those movies that I had wanted to see when it was released in the theater, but that I never got around to watching. I guess maybe I just didn’t want to pay the money to watch a “sea” movie because I thought ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 13, 2004
Pros: Excellent Cast, special effects and directing.
Cons: None
Summary: Billy Tyne's voice: The fogs just lifting. Throw off you're bow line, throw off you're stern. You head out to South channel, past Rocky Neck, Ten pound island. Past Niles Pond where I skated as a kid. Blow you're air horn and throw a wave to the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 17, 2004
Pros: Some special effects and action scenes are worth watching; Pretty good accuracy historically
Cons: The dialogue is poor; Characters are shallow
Summary: Based on a true story that occurred in the Fall of 1991, “The Perfect Storm” is an action thriller with special effects and suspenseful moments. This movie was released just a short time after Sebastian Junger’s book (same title) made the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 22, 2003
Pros: Great visual effects. Good acting by Clooney, Wahlbert, Lane, and Reilly.
Cons: Patches of bad CGI. Boring, uninvolving subplot with lost sailboat.
Summary: Although a basic story with an already well-known ending, "The Perfect Storm" is a very good movie. There was a lot of publicity surrounding the making of and production of this film, and it's based an a best-selling novel about the circumstances ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 10, 2002
Pros: good storm, i'm glad I didn't pay to see it.
Cons: bad everything else
Summary: After all the hype surrounding this movie I was looking forward to finally seeing it. I noticed it was the feature movie for the month on Sky Satellite TV. We made sure to be at home and settled in front of the TV at 8:30 that evening.
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 6, 2001
Pros: too many to count!!
Cons: see review
Summary: The perfect Storm was an excellent movie it is great for teenagers and adults.The effects were awesome, all throughout the movie I was wondering how in the world could they do some of the stuff in this movie (well most of the stuff).The waves,the thunder ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 13, 2001
Pros: WARNS the viewer not to go out on the ocean in bad weather.
Cons: Some poor acting and a very sad ending ruin this movie.
Summary: I felt that this movie started off very slowly. With George Clooney in this movie I was not surprised. Although as the movie progressed, Clooney broke out of his shell and gave a good performance as a hard luck fishing boat captain who is ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 25, 2001
Pros: A movie that makes one wanting to watch it again.
Cons: Very sad and tragic.
Summary: The first time I watched this movie, I found this very interesting. These men that lived on the east coast made their fateful decision to ride the extremely dangerous waves in the Atlantic. They wanted to explore and not only that, but to see how far ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 27, 2001
Pros: Thrilling, suspenseful, breathtaking at times (literally)
Cons: Too insignificant to mention
Summary: I'm really late to the party here. The movie has left the cineplex, is probably not being rented much, but hey, it was just on HBO, and I finally got to see it.
Why didn't I rent it? I thought I knew what it would be like. I thought I'd be ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 26, 2001
Pros: There were lots of sea scenes, with water, tides, sharks,the entire STORM MYSTIC etc.
Cons: Characters and plot are both underdeveloped
Summary: The main problem with this movie is not so much the surprise you get at the end, for movie watchers love surprises that are well written. The problem seems to stem from a basic lack of character development. We, the viewers, seem to get just enough ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 20, 2001
Pros: A realistic view of the fury and the fickleness of nature
Cons: Emotionally draining and totally involving
Summary: This film has many dynamics: the interaction of the boatmen and their families, the interaction between the boatman, the vanity of a "captain" of a small pleasure boat, the sacrifice willing to be made by the Coast guard, the ego of a weather ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 18, 2001
Pros: unexpected ending, good effects
Cons: some scenes dragged out, a couple random scenes
Summary: THE CAST:
george clooney, plays a devoted captain named billy tyne. along with him is his trusty crew, which includes bobby shatford(mark wahlberg), "murph" murphy(john c reily), and others.
THE PLOT:
this story is about a group ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 15, 2001
Pros: The special effects, the special effects, that storm.
Cons: Marky Mark should be required to say, "C'mon! C'mon!" in all of his films.
Summary: I’m not the most religious person in the world, but there are times when I get down on my knees and thank the Good Lord that I was born who I am. Now, granted these times are few and far between. Many is the time I violently shake my fist at the sky and ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 18, 2001
Pros: Lots of sea-goin', fishin' action!
Cons: Really Dumb.
Summary: The Perfect Storm
George Clooney is a northeastern redneck who's the captain of a fishing boat. Mary Mark is a man who loves his chick in ways only Marky Mark can understand (again). Judging from the ending, he's also telepathic. Everyone in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 24, 2001
Pros: see review
Cons: see review
Summary: First of all, I realize this movie has been written about over and over again, but I would like to give my impression of it.
Ever since seeing The Perfect Storm advertised, I wanted to see it, having three kids makes me have to wait ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 3, 2001
Pros: Cool weather effects, decent acting
Cons: Out of focus plot, bland characters
Summary: There is nothing more frustrating as a moviegoer than to watch a movie with so much more potential than what actually makes it out on print. Whether it's due to time constraints or just a lack of effort, the final product suffers in the end in some form ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 1, 2001
Pros: Great visuals and passable performances, given the material
Cons: A laughable script and too much time spent away from the boat
Summary: On the list of books I’ve enjoyed that I thought had no chance of successful film adaptation, The Perfect Storm ranked right near the top. It’s a story that sets out with the knowledge of a sad ending, and worse yet, the majority of the film is ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 30, 2001
Pros: true story
Cons: everything else, bad lines, bad actors, no main character, doesn't stick to the main incident
Summary: First, let me tell you that in my film study class at the school where I teach, this and Final Destination are the two most cited films of what not to do. Why? My biggest complaint about The Perfect Storm is that there is no main character. Initially, ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 31, 2001
Pros: Extremely cool special effects
Cons: Plot twists can be seen coming for miles, filled with cliches
Summary: "The Perfect Storm" is your typical big-budget summer blockbuster--all the money and effort is poured into spectacular special effects. Of course, this comes at the expense of the script. Based on Sebastian Junger's best-seller, the film focuses on a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 28, 2001
Pros: Based on a real-life story, good special effects
Cons: Storyline boring, too slow placed, much too hyped up
Summary: After seeing The Perfect Storm I was very disappointed. The film was very boring, which was surprising to me as all the quotes from the 'know at alls' at the top of the ad for the film while it was playing in cinemas had said '***** The best movie ... read more
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