2010: Moby Dick (2010)

Don't listen to the negative reviews

As Good As It Gets

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

In the performance of a lifetime, Barry Bostwick proves what a truly great actor can do even in a film that trashes a literary classic. No piece of great literature deserves the fate that the novel Moby Dick suffers in this horrible production. Yet Bostwick may well be remembered in cinema history for his work in this film. With eyes that are clearly enhanced by a talented Hollywood plastic surgeon, he conveys the crazed, demented torment of Ahab as no actor ever has. His maniacal laugh chills the blood as one watches him masterfully interpret Melville's iconic character and incredibly make the role his very own. Barry Bostwick becomes Ahab, IS Ahab, in this production and it is as if the author had written the character with him in mind for the screen adaptation. Incongruous dialog is delivered with uncanny skill as archaic language is spoken in the modern setting of a 2010 model submarine. Few, if any other actor is so gifted that they are capable of delivering such profound lines in such surroundings with such convincing profundity and passion. The obsessive drive of Ahab is so real here that when Bostwick charges in a speed boat toward the gaping jaws of SyFy's version of a white whale, harpoon over his head, and crying out at the hated beast with his entire soul, it is something you will never forget. There are so many scenes of this kind where Bostwick almost sets the screen on fire with his brilliance that it would take an entire article to discuss them. Let it just be said that Barry Bostwick, the actor who so convincingly and movingly portrayed George Washington in the fine miniseries, surpasses everything else he has done in his career, for this is undoubtedly a powerful, jaw-dropping performance that will leave every viewer stunned beyond belief. While this SyFy movie is possibly the worst the network has ever produced, casting Barry Bostwick was brilliant and by accepting the role of Ahab, he has defined great acting in a piece of true artistry that will be forever remembered by those who appreciate an actor at the peak of his magnificence.

If you like *really* bad movies, this one is for you. It's SO bad, it's like... you know..."Rig for silent running; we're headed into Russian water. Set the sonar sweep at ten second intervals!" Oh! I love it! (Spoiler!) Greenpeace wouldn't like this one because the whale gets whacked in the end.If you're the type who watched Killer Tomatoes three times and cried during Plan Nine from Outer Space, you'll *love* this movie. If not, save your money. I don't know what else to say; however, the site wants at least ten lines of text; therefore, I must blather on to the end of the line.

A movie as awful as this ought to get at least some credit for its sheer awfulness, not unlike "Plan 9 from Outer Space".The story is occasionally interesting, although many spectacularly impossible events occur. The CGI effects are primitive.Regarding allegiance to Melville's famous novel: Perhaps the script writer(s) actually read the "Cliff Notes" for Melville's novel, as evidenced by the character and ship names, and the use of a few quotes by "Captain Ahab".As another reviewer wrote, this monstrosity should be viewed by film students as an example of awfulness.Outside chance: Maybe some young viewers would be inspired to READ THE ACTUAL BOOK?!?

2010:Moby Dick is one of the most illogical movies I've ever seen. Good for a few uncomfortable laughs, but that's about it. I also did appreciate the fact that this movie had very little swearing and it had no inappropriate sex scenes. But I am a man of science and a lot of this movie had glaring errors which i'm gonna write out for a while.#1. The whale is 500 feet long, how can it hide on a beach that's roughly 12 feet deep? #2 Compared to an Ohio class submarine (560 feet long) and a Virginia class submarine (377 feet long) why are they severely dwarfed compared to a 500 foot whale? #3 Too liberal use of nukes... #4 How could anyone survive 3 nukes going into an island? I could go on but at that point I'd be rambling. This movie was bad to the point that it wasn't even enjoyable as a joke B movie. Barry Bostwick looked like he was in pain and no one else was memorable.