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John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 10 2013 01:06 PM

Movie about Steve J. Rogers on an internet message board? No, it's hijinx on the high seas when Somali Pirates capture a Danish merchant ship followed by tense negotiations between the pirates and the shipping company's CEO. See if you can spot who the real criminals are! (rated arrrrrrr!)

Vic Sage Nov 13 2013 08:03 AM Re: A Hijacking (2013)

they've remade CAPTAIN PHILLIPS already?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 13 2013 08:27 AM Re: A Hijacking (2013)

I actually think this one came first, and is a Danish flick. One of the cool things this film does is subtitle the Danish conversations. The negotiations take place in English, but filmmakers leave the pirates' language un-translated, sort of hammering home the sailors sense of disorientation as it all goes on. I haven't seen Cap'n Phillips. Is it any good?

Vic Sage Nov 13 2013 08:29 AM Re: A Hijacking (2013)

Don't know, don't care... the might of the US Navy against four starving guys in a row boat, and i'm supposed to cheer for the battleships? Pass.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 13 2013 08:36 AM Re: A Hijacking (2013)

Yeah this one is more of a fair fight. I should mention this was memorable and affecting.