{"id":12058,"date":"2016-05-23T17:19:15","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T00:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=12058"},"modified":"2016-05-23T17:19:41","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T00:19:41","slug":"review-finesthours-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/05\/review-finesthours-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Finest Hours BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>The Finest Hours<\/em><\/strong> is not a great movie but perfectly adequate that tells a compelling story that is utterly amazing. The performances by Chris Pine and Casey Affleck aren\u2019t anything awe-inspiring yet decent enough to carry their respective roles and storylines. While it could\u2019ve been better, this is a movie at least worth a rental.<\/p>\n

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The Finest Hours<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Adventure
\nDisney | PG13 \u2013 117 min. \u2013 $39.99 | May 24, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 05\/23\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Craig Gillespie
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias (book); Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, Kyle Gallner, John Magaro, Graham McTavish, Josh Stewart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Deleted Scenes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 7.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>39.7 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Based on the extraordinary true story of the greatest small-boat rescue in Coast Guard history, The Finest Hours<\/em><\/strong> is a tale of courage, faith and honor in the face of overwhelming odds. When a massive storm strikes off the coast of Cape Cod, it rips a T-2 oil tanker in half, trapping more than 30 sailors on its rapidly sinking stern. As Captain Bernie Webber (CHRIS PINE) and his crew (BEN FOSTER, KYLE GALLNER, JOHN MAGARO) set out in a 12-seat rescue boat to save them, Chief Engineer Ray Sybert (CASEY AFFLECK) struggles to buy his crew more time.<\/p>\n

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The Finest Hours<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t a great film though the story it is based upon is truly inspiring. Yet, Craig Gillespie (Million Dollar Arm<\/em>, another feel-good Disney flick) does showcase the heroic actions of both Webber and Sybert, as portrayed by Pine and Affleck respectively, quite well and we get a very nice Disney adventure flick but by the same token, it fails to have that epic feel I had hoped for, though being a January release didn\u2019t help matters.<\/p>\n

Based on my research, following my viewing, outside of the romantic side story, where Bernie and Miriam (played by HOLLIDAY GRAINGER) were already married when he and his crew made the treacherous rescue mission and she was home ill with the flu (instead of waiting by the harbor), however the mission itself was accurately portrayed down to the replica boat used which makes their actions even more impressive just finding the ship, without a compass, and then getting the 30+ person crew on board a boat made for only 12.<\/p>\n

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Beyond the real life aspects, the performances were mostly decent. Chris Pine seems like an actor made to portray a character from the early\/mid 20th century \u2013 seem him next in 1920s era Wonder Woman<\/em> \u2013 while Casey Affleck is serviceable as a reluctant leader of a crew now entirely respectful of him, though his character\u2019s actions did manage to save them. Eric Bana is OK as Webber\u2019s CO who\u2019s command is pretty much constantly questioned including by Miriam as she demands for him to call her fianc\u00e9 back for what was though certain death.<\/p>\n

The movie was based upon the book, of the same name, written by Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias, and adapted by the trio of Scott Silver (The Mod Squad<\/em>, The Fighter<\/em>), Paul Tamasy (two of the first Air Bud<\/em> flicks and the upcoming Patriots\u2019 Day<\/em>) and Eric Johnson (The Fighter<\/em>), and although the screenplay could\u2019ve been sharper and Gillespie could\u2019ve made a tighter film, The Finest Hours<\/em><\/strong> is a perfectly decent film with some notable visual effects and an interesting enough story to keep one\u2019s attention for the two hour duration.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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This release comes with a gloss, title-embossed, slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Against All Odds: The Bernie Webber Story (14:10; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is an interesting story behind the real events with interviews by the filmmakers, as well as Webber\u2019s daughter, and their attempts to bring it to the big screen. This featurette was filmed in the quant town of Chatham.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (4:28; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 There are only two scenes included, neither of which are particularly noteworthy.<\/p>\n

Brotherhood (1:49)<\/u><\/strong> finds the cast as they reflect on the bonds they formed during the shoot.<\/p>\n

Two Crews (2:02; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Chris Pine and Casey Affleck share insights into the men who led their respective crews against the odds.<\/p>\n

What is Your Finest Hour? (1:02; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 A Coast Guard member recounts an incredible rescue.<\/p>\n

The Finest Recognition: The U.S. Coast Guard (1:42; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is an advert for the CG.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The Finest Hours<\/em><\/strong> docks onto Blu-ray presented in its original 2.39 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. The picture isn\u2019t anything I\u2019d call beautiful to look at as it\u2019s a dark looking film where daytime shots have a golden-like hue while night shots lack any color whatsoever. That said, detail looks sharp and although blacks aren\u2019t exactly stark, it\u2019s still decent enough and rhere were no obvious signs of artifacts or aliasing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The disc comes with a 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track which provides for crisp and clear dialogue levels while the bulk of this lossless track comes to life during the open sea shots when Webber\u2019s boat attempts to overcome the waves as well as the scenes in the oil tanker. It\u2019s nothing that blew my socks off and could\u2019ve had a bit more depth, but the LFE channel does at least kick in making it a solid enough home theater experience.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Overall, The Finest Hours<\/em><\/strong> is not a great movie but perfectly adequate that tells a compelling story that is utterly amazing. The performances by Chris Pine and Casey Affleck aren\u2019t anything awe-inspiring yet decent enough to carry their respective roles and storylines. While it could\u2019ve been better, this is a movie at least worth a rental. The Blu-ray released by Disney offers good video and audio but the features are a bit lacking.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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