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5.0 out of 5 stars
Precusor to the movie "Wind", January 19, 1999
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This review is from: The Dove [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This 1974 film with Joseph Bottoms is based on a true story. The movie is as contemporary today as when it was made except for some background music. The main theme, however, is a timeless piece of high spirited music that salt and peppers the entire experience. This is kind of in the same spirit and feel of the Bruce Brown surf film "The Endless Summer" but uses sailing as the vehicle to unfold the world. Great photography...realistic, handsome and attractive lead characters. This is a sleeper film...a real gem...and thank God it is now available on video after all these years!!!! A must see movie for any age. This is NOT a big deal Hollywood production, either. But it is done with quality and intimacy. You are the unseen crew member on this 23 foot sail boat. Don't miss this one. Joseph Bottoms must look at this film these days as kind of a home movie of his younger days. This is a WONDERFUL FILM that like "Wind" did not get a lot of theater play or attention. No matter...here it is at Amazon.com!!!!!
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Motivation to finish something, November 14, 2002
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This review is from: The Dove [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Do you have kids who lack motivation? This is a movie that can open many doors to their learning experience. You can follow up with two books about Robin Graham and his voyage. Finishing this circumnavigation took a lot of courage and guts. He wanted to quit several times, yet stuck with his dream. Even though the movie is Hollywood, you can use it to help your kids see the world. They can learn what Robin did, that people can be happy without all the glitz of wealth. Plus no one in the movie gets shot, blown up, or abused. You can't go wrong with this movie about a real person who sailed around the world in a very small sailboat. You can climb a mountain in a week, but this took 4 years to complete. It's worth a look.
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18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
"The Dove" is One-Quarter Whipped Cream, July 14, 2000
This review is from: The Dove [VHS] (VHS Tape)
THE DOVE is a formulaic and predictable Hollywoodization of Robin Lee Graham's bestselling book, DOVE. Graham was the youngest male sailor to complete a circumnavigation, in a 24 foot sloop. "The Dove" suffers from too much saccharine and not enough vinegar. While the location shooting is superb, the film hardly lives up to it's storyline, downplaying the dangers and the risks of singlehanded sailing in favor of overkill on the romantic side. The actual passage becomes a pseudodocumentary, mostly lacking in drama, and secondary to the love story. The Grahams'(Robin Lee and Patti's) love story as shown is sickeningly sweet. The movie is not helped by the fact that neither Bottoms nor Raffin can act their way out of a paper bag. They are saddled with a poor script and truly maudlin dialogue. Rather than being a theatrical release the film has an "Afterschool Special" feel to it. Despite it's drawbacks, it is well worth watching if you are (1) a sailing fanatic who can't get enough of boats, (2) stuck inside the house on a rainy day (with or without the kids) with nothing much to do, and (3) a reader of DOVE who is familiar with the story. THE DOVE is harmless, enjoyable fluff.
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