The Old Man and the Sea

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Isaiah Y @zayman2 Aug 19, 2025 Faithful adaption featuring a decent performance by Spencer Tracy See more Andy F @RT81936104 Mar 10, 2025 An absolutely magical piece of cinema, all of its own. See more Russ G @RT78760655 Feb 7, 2025 From a short story by Poppa Hemingway. Saw this on late night TV decades ago - it was still a fairly "recent" film at the time, but five to ten year old movies ended up on TV as there was no other market for them once they'd been through movie theatres. I liked it because Tracy didn't have an opportunity for dialog so he didn't stink up the joint as he usually does. The special effects with the fish and the sharks were well done for the time - no CGI. The story qualifies as a true tragedy and triumph simultaneously. See more babarizam D @RT59932316 Jun 15, 2024 I was a little boy when I first saw this movie in early 90s. I couldn't remember much apart from sea, old man sitting in boat, holding a robe and talking to himself. After that I watched it so many times over the years but that first time sensation remains intact. It was an unforgettable experience, an 8 years old sitting , trying to understand. "Luck comes in many forms, who can recognise her" See more dave s @RT68722908 Aug 23, 2022 Sadly, the film adaptation of Hemingway's classic novel The Old Man and the Sea sinks under the weight of its excesses. True to the novel, the simple story follows the battle between a beleaguered fisherman (Spencer Tracy) and the massive marlin that takes his bait. However, the movie fails on a number of fronts, including a music score (while fashionable at the time) that never seems to quit, narration that never seems to quit (it's a movie – let the visuals and dialogue tell the story), and continuity issues and errors that never seem to quit, like the large harpoon hole in the fish that can be seen before the harpoon strikes or the inconsistencies in the water surface between the stock footage of the fish jumping and the calm water surrounding the boat in the studio water tank. It's a noble effort, but ultimately, just like the old man, falls short. See more renaldo d @RT30888824 Jun 16, 2021 Despite having a bad visual effect, this film has one of the best narratives brought from the book to the cinema. especially when this quote occurs: He could feel he was inside the current now and he could see the lights of beach colonies along the shore. He knew where he was now, and it was nothing to get home. "The wind is our friend anyway", he thought. Then he added, "Sometimes". "And the great sea with our friends and our enemies and bed. Bed is my friend,  just bed. Bed will be a great thing." It is easy when you are beaten. What beat you?...Nothing. I just went out too far. Man is not made for defeat. Man can be destroyed, but not defeated. See more Read all reviews

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