Lakeboat

Starring:Roberta Angelica, Charles Durning, Diane Fabian, Peter Falk, Robert Forster, Andy Garcia, Lori Gordon (II), Steven Grayhm, Jason Jazrawy, J.J. Johnston, Denis Leary, Lynda Lenet, Tony Mamet, Patrick Patterson, Saul Rubinek, Charles Seixas, Jack Wallace, George Wendt
Studio: Mti Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

This ain't no Pirates of the Carribean...
DVD info only
Apprentice
Small Interesting Film
No action; all story

Lakeboat
Starring: Roberta Angelica , Charles Durning , Diane Fabian , Peter Falk , and Robert Forster
Manufacturer: Mti Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00006FDB6
Release Date: 2002-09-24

Customer Reviews:

This ain't no Pirates of the Carribean..........2006-08-01

Anybody who has ever sailed on a ship as a crewmember will probably find this movie hilarious. For the rest of the population, it's probably hit-or-miss in terms of whether or not the viewers 'get it' and appreciate it for what it is. It's no action movie. It's no 'Pirates of the Carribean.' If you want a swordfight or an explosion every five minutes, don't even bother. This movie cruises along at the same slow, uneventful pace as the ship and crew it depicts. If on the other hand, you appreciate a film that delves into a lifestyle and a world you've not experienced, give this one a try. But be prepared to have your romantic/literary visions of the sailor's life swept away like those of the movie's protagonist. It's not glamorous, and definitely not politically correct. Some of the characters and stereotypes are exaggerated, but it generally reflects a truism that we jokingly use in this industry: the difference between a fairy tale and a sea story is that a fairy tale begins with "once upon a time," and a sea story begins with "this ain't no s***." Lakeboat generally tells it like it is. The DVD itself is pretty bare-bones, especially by today's standards, but it's well worth picking up if you want an insight into the lives of the men who drive ships for a living.

DVD info only.......2005-03-24

Re the DVD itself, not the film:
* Pan and scan only
* No close captioning
* Subtitles in Spanish only
Great movie, not the best DVD.

Apprentice.......2004-08-28

This is a guys movie about men teaching a grad college student about men's lives. They do it by association and without lecturing or posturing. Tough language in places, but it is how a lot of guys talk. Same idea as Duvall and Caine teaching the kid in "Second Hand Lions", except the 'student' was younger there. I enjoyed this movie a lot. Good acting and quite subtle for all the cursing. By the way, Jack Wallace, who initiates the funny Steven Seagal discussion, played Seagal's uncle in "Above the Law."

Small Interesting Film.......2003-03-23

For David Mamet fans, dialogue over special effects fans, fans of charming humor and people intertesed in a view of men without women...this is a quality film. Even for people who aren't fans of any of those things, but open to good acting and even bizarre, absurd conversations, funny non-sequitors. There are three great scenes: One from Jack Wallace as Fred, describing his introduction into the battle of the sexes, another between Jack Wallace and J.J. Johnston about Steven Seagal, and Robert Forster's tour de force monologue towards the end.

No action; all story.......2003-01-28

I couldn't disagree more with previous review.
I enjoyed this film very much. There is a great story about a college student who ships out for the summer aboard an ore carrier on Lake Michigan.
The crew members he meets, and learns life lessons from are wonderful cast of real "characters" played by some great actors.
The reoccuring story about what really happened to the missing crew member is fun as well.
Not and action packed film, but a great addition to any David Mamet film collection.
By the way Ebert gave this film 3 stars. And wished this film had been made at the time he taught a class on Mamet and his films.

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