Moby Dick
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Features
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• NTSC
In Theaters : 27 June, 1956
Video Release : 12 November, 1996 |
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Moby Dick Customer Reviews
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Thar she blows...literally
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The 1956 version of Moby Dick is one of those nostalgic pieces of film, that sci-fi fans probably rent just to laugh at the special effects, and they would definitely not be disappointed. The action sequences with the whales were flat-out terrible, they were very drawn out and seemed to play off a loop-feed, where you would see the whale rise and descend the exact same way over and over again, until you were seasick yourself. Aside from that, the dialogue and action on the ship were not bad, but the camera was almost entirely consumed with Captain Ahab (Gregory Peck) who did a fine job, in spite of going a bit overboard and breaking into Shakespearean soliloquies which were so wooden and long-winded, it left one wondering how long he could keep it up without bursting out in laughter. The final scenes with Moby Dick were as ridiculous as the rest of the whale scenes but demonstrated Ahab's amazing dexterity in riding atop the whale while it dove under and jumped across the ocean!
If you have time, skip the film and read the book. Melville is too gifted a writer to substitute such a poor rendition, and his works are filled with too much rich detail and satire for a film to encompass. |
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