Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

HotToastyRag If you've never seen one of the three major film versions of the famous mutiny-and therefore have no knowledge of the plot-the opening credits of the 1935 film will give you a pretty fair warning of what is about to happen. I've seen all three versions, 1935, 1962, and 1984, and this version has quickly become my favorite. Charles Laughton, the famously strict Captain Bligh, leads a two-year voyage from England to Tahiti to procure breadfruit plants and bring them back. His second-in-command, Fletcher Christian, is played by an un-mustached Clark Gable. At first, Gable supports his captain and tries to get the crew to behave and obey their commanding officer to avoid his horrible punishments. But when Laughton repeatedly brutalizes his men for small or nonexistent infractions, Gable leads a mutiny and takes over the ship. I know Clark Gable was called "The King", but he really wasn't a good actor. Please, nobody throw anything at me, and hear me out. He was very handsome, made girls swoon by taking his shirt off in most of his movies, and had a powerfully confident presence onscreen. But his acting consisted of shouting or smirking, with exception to The Misfits. When you watch Mutiny on the Bounty, it's as if you're watching Rhett Butler on a boat. He's exactly the same. My criticisms of Clark Gable aside, the rest of the movie is very good! The character of Captain Bligh has to be so much more than just strict and unreasonable. He's obviously a mass of problems, otherwise he wouldn't act the way he does, and in Charles Laughton's interpretation, those problems are written on his brow. He broods, wants to be better than he is, and craves order and respect for deep reasons, and it's obvious without being melodramatic. But it's Franchot Tone who steals the show in his performance. He's the most likable character, and he delivers so much passion into his lines, whether he's interacting with Tahitians and creating a dictionary, falling in love, or finding a balance between loyalty to his captain and to his friend. I like him anyway, but I've never seen him pour so much of himself into a role as in this film. All three leads were nominated for Best Actor in 1936, since the Academy hadn't created the Supporting Actor category yet, and the vote split between them. The only nominee who wasn't in Mutiny on the Bounty took home the gold that year, but at least the film won Best Picture. The sea scenes were pretty remarkable for 1935, so keep that in mind when you watch it.If you can, keep an eye out for James Cagney, David Niven, and Dick Haymes, as one of the dozens of extras in the film. I never found them, but you can give it a shot. This is very much a man's movie, but I enjoyed it immensely. The characters and production values kept me riveted even past the end!

grantss 1787. HMS Bounty sets sail from England for Tahiti in the South Pacific. Her First Lieutenant is Fletcher Christian, an officer who cares about the welfare of his men. Her captain, Captain Bligh, on the other hand, drives his men mercilessly and punishes them for the most insignificant thing, to the point of manufacturing infractions. Bligh becomes universally hated by the crew and a confrontation with Christian appears inevitable...Decent telling of the (true) story of the Bounty. The sailing scenes are quite authentic and you get a good feel for what life at sea must have been like in the late-1700s. Good work by Charles Laughton as Captain Bligh - he captured the menace and maliciousness of Bligh very well. Clark Gable is fine as Christian, though at times maybe a bit too cavalier and cocky to be naval officer.Not great though. The story does feel a bit dry at times and is fairly conventionally told. I much preferred the 1984 version starring Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson. (I haven't yet seen the 1962 version starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard).Won the 1936 Best Picture Oscar.

weezeralfalfa 1935 saw the release of 2 classic mostly sea-going adventure sagas: the present film and Warner's "Captain Blood": the latter catapulting Errol Flynn into stardom, and establishing Olivia de Havilland as his favored leading lady through '41.This film deservedly won the Oscar for best picture plus several nominations for best actor. It was relatively solidly based on historical incidents, especially as interpreted by Nordhoff and Hall. The story of the HMS Bounty, and the fates of the mutineers and loyalists, is so compelling that 2 Hollywood remakes, in color vs. the crisp B&W of the present film, were made in the subsequent half century. Opinions vary as to which is the best rendering. If you are partial to Clark Gable and Charles Laughton, then see the present film. If Marlon Brando is more to your liking, see the '62 version. I prefer a mix of this '35 and the '84 version, with the latter more based on subsequent reevaluations of the characters of Bligh and Christian, with Bligh being judged wrongly portrayed in the past as a flogging-happy sadistic monster, and Christian having been portrayed as more heroic than was fitting. The '84 version is in color and the native girls are often topless, as historically they should be, vs. wearing western swim attire in the present film, as dictated by the then strict morality codes. Gable's Christian comes across as a formidable man-of-action, in striking contrast to Mel Gibson's introspective Christian, in the '84 version. Gable was about 10 years older than the real Christian when the mutiny occurred, whereas Gibson was only a few years older: hence a more realistic stand-in by this criterion. Also, Gable and Laughton(Bligh) were only a couple of years apart in age, whereas Gibson was a good 15 years younger than Anthony Hopkins(Bligh in the '84 version). This difference in relative age also favored making Gable seem more equal to Bligh than was the case with Gibson. The real Christian and Bligh were about 10 years apart in age, with Christian in his early-mid 20s during the voyage. Gibson's portrayal emphasizes a wish to return to Tahiti as the prime motivation for mutiny, whereas Gable seemed instigated mostly by Bligh's actions. Gibson's private take on the conflict between the 2 is that Christian's rash act of mutiny, including the setting adrift of most of the loyalists with Bligh, was much worse, in terms of probable and actual long-term consequences for most of the crew, than continued submission to Bligh's prickly personality and material deprivations. If I were Christian and had instigated the mutiny, probably I would have taken Bligh and the loyalists back to Tahiti(if the other mutineers permitted) to await a ship to Britain, then sailed off for an obscure island home, oblivious to the lethal social problems that would develop among the real immigrants to Pitcairn's Island.Unfortunately, none of these 3 films of this saga point out to the audience what was unusual about the Bounty, besides its destination, that permitted so easy a spontaneous take over by Christian and his followers. The ship was undersized for its mission. Hence, it was felt that there was no room for the usual accompaniment of commissioned officers and marines, usually present to back up the authority of the captain(Actually, technically Bligh was a mere second lieutenant).Bligh is portrayed as commanding the ill-fated follow up ship 'Pandora', hunting fruitlessly all over the South Pacific for those former crew members not rounded up on Tahiti. The sinking of the Pandora on a coral reef is dramatized, with the rescue of some of the prisoners, who were eventually returned to England for trial. Historically, Bligh was not on the Pandora. However, he did command a third ship which later finally succeeded in transporting breadfruit from Tahiti to the West Indies as an anticipated cheap food for the slaves.Many reviewers seem impressed with Laughton's portrayal of a sadistic flogging-obsessed Bligh. However, I find Anthony Hopkins' excellent portrayal of a somewhat less sadistic, if still generally unfriendly Bligh, probably closer to the truth. But even this portrayal probably overemphasizes Bligh's disciplinary actions. Bligh has the distinction of being portrayed as an immortal hero, as well as villain, in different phases of this saga.The combination of the mostly upbeat Gable and the often smiling Franchot Tone(as midshipman Byam) provide a pleasant diversion from the blustery scenes dominated by Laughton. Tone gets to give a nice preachy speech at his sentencing hearing, which is probably the main basis for his nomination for best actor. Gable also has an important speech just before the Bounty is about to be anchored off Pitcairn Island. Prior to this, Laughton gives a defiant speech before his heavily laden landing boat departs the Bounty.Strangely, according to the map shown after weathering the storm, this storm did not represent the failed attempt to navigate around Cape Horn, as did the even more violent storm staged in the '84 version.Henry Stephenson serves well as the kindly Sir Joseph Banks, who succeeds in pleading for the life of Byam(Tone), after the latter's death sentence. Stephenson specialized in playing mostly secondary fatherly patrician characters throughout the '30s and '40s.

pruthvishrathod Based on a famous incident in the history of British Navy, Mutiny on the Bounty is the cinematic representation of the famous mutiny against Captain Bligh led by Fletcher Christian. It has brilliant production values. Without any special effects, it nicely develops the feeling of the extremely exhausting and troublesome journey. From the beginning, it develops the sparks of the revolt. It nicely shows how all the small incidents and different thinking led to such a big revolt.The most and possibly only notable flaw with the film is its historical accuracy. Being a mainstream film, the characterization is binary. Captain Bligh is painted as antagonist and every action of Fletcher Christian is glorified in the film. The film has been made from the perspective of mutineers, considering this there isn't any big flaw in this film. However, I felt the role of Charles Laughton is not utilized properly.Apart from that I liked editing and entire production. The film stands tall when it comes to performances. The heat between Bligh and Christian is quite amusing to see. Charles Laughton is fantastic once again with his brilliant ascent. He brilliantly portrayed ruthless and inhuman actions of Bligh at the same time his character is a great seaman. On the other hand, it was quite an experience to see Clark Gable at his peak. His character is a good combination of a wise gentleman and an angry young man. Franchot Tone was also good. Movie has good dialogues and some fine monologues.Apart from being little partial towards a few things, It is a great adventure film.