Advice on good Nautical Movies

Ok, this is great, thanks everyone. :BigThumb:

He is here for 3 weeks so it wont be just - watching movies.;) But it will be good to have something for when I get tired of entertaining;)

Good tip on the ferry ride - we might do the trip across to Queenscilffe.

We also have the "Polly Woodside" an old steel hulled sailing ship moored in central Melbourne - he goes there every time he visits us in Melbourne.

Anyone know if there are any other nautical ideas in Melbourne? (He's in his 80's so lets not get too adventurous. ;))

Great tip on the Rugby too. He is a Queenslander (ex South African) so loves his Rugby too.

If your up for road trips, what about taking him down to Warnnanbool ('s). They've got the old "Port Village", not to mention the Great Ocean Road with all it's views and history. Possibly a bit far for just a day trip for someone of his age.
Other day trips could be Port Melbourne (Williamstown), and if your taking him on the ferry, Geelong is a great spot with good waterside attractions.
Heading south down towards Phillip Island and further, there's some awesome views to be had down that way too.

There are probably lots of other places too, others hopefully will throw up some more ideas.

Catch one of the ferries that run from Southbank down to Williamstown, they go right through the Port of Melbourne area - you get to see all sorts of vessels up close.....and when you get to Willy the historical society is in the Information centre right in the park near where the ferrry stops - lots of nautical history in the Willy area.
cheers

Not sure if anyone mentioned this, but a really great movie about the sea is 'Deep Water'. It's about the 1968 round the world solo yacht race (first one ever) and one of the competitors who loses his mind.

Deep Water (2006) - IMDb

It's a documentary but seriously, it's amazing. I have to confess that that particular yacht race is my special category for 'The Einstein Factor' (figuratively speaking), so perhaps I'm a little biased...:angel:

Cheers,

Adam

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Originally Posted by bob10

Try,
Above us the waves
Cockleshell heroes
The cruel sea
In which we serve

But for possibly the best , DAS BOOT, The Boat, about a German U-Boat. [ The Brits win in the end, should make him happy] Bob [ BTW Master & Commander is one of my favourite movies, they did their best to be historicaly correct. ] Bob

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The Cruel Sea- one of the best
You could also look at the documentary series done not long after WWII- Victory at Sea. Pretty good, that.

And, whatever you show him, make sure he sees this:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RfuGKXOkB4]Around Cape Horn - Irving Johnson 1929 Peking Footage - YouTube[/ame]

Das Boot is excellent, Riddle of the Sands is old fashioned sailing/espionage at its best, Moby Dick the Gregory Peck version, the complete Hornblower, Mr Roberts, Convoy, Battle of the Midway...

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Das Boot is one of my faves.

Can be a long sit, depending on the version you get. :cool:

How about the 1963 Napoleonic war classic: CARRY ON JACK

Water world with Kevin Costner lol

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Originally Posted by disco2_dan

Water world with Kevin Costner lol

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no!