Magnificent re-enactment of the epic mutiny on the Bounty.

This is the third major movie about the mutiny on the Bounty. While the 1935 and the 1962 versions portray Bligh as an overly cruel and sadistic character, which is what triggers the mutiny, this version is different. Here, the reason for the mutiny is just that Christian and some others are horny and want to go back to Tahiti. Bligh does nothing wrong and allows even too much, which leads to the mutiny. He is an officer that takes his responsibilities and does his duty according to the rules and laws of the time. Well, I do not know what the historic truth was, but in this version, perpetrators and victims are reversed as compared to the previous versions. I believe that this is regrettable. I believe that Hopkins would have been brilliant as a sadistic Bligh and such a performance would also have masked better the acting deficiencies of Gibson. Furthermore, they just criminally underuse the acting talent of Day Lewis, which is also a shame. To me, this is clearly and by far the weakest version of the story (so far) while it is also the one who had the greatest potential, given the assembled cast and budget. That is probably also the reason why they rely on showing extensively naked female breasts, something the other version could do without and still be by miles the better movies. Well, do not get me wrong. The movie is not terrible, but it also far away from its potentials.

reminds me of 'master and commander' movie. these sea movies are quite a nice vibe in a way. this movie maintains that. there seems to be no clear heroes or villans. just like the true story it tells. stuff just happens.

62' movie is a marsterpiece this one is not even close.

Reading the Wikipedia page, one gets a much murkier picture of the behavior of Fletcher Christian and Co., at least after they decided to sail to Pitcairn Island (so, probably best not to do that until after you've watched this) but this is a compelling drama with at least some historical weight. It's by no means an ugly film, but it makes me wish that it could have been shot with modern cameras and technology given the gorgeous (Tahitian), and foreboding (the sea) scenery, with more natural and more vibrant colors and clarity. The acting is (mostly) superb; and the score, while being of the 1980s experimental electronic variety—which dates it—does deliver the appropriate tone, and it really makes the opening scene and closing credits. While it's clear that Gibson's love interest was not a trained actress, and didn't seem to actually speak English natively, her emoting and other nonverbal acting was fine. And honestly, even if Blithe hadn't been as bad as he acted in the film, she's beautiful enough to inspire a mutiny all on her own, just to return for her.