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The crew members on the ship have come out and said the movie is pure BS...that the captain’s portrayal was totally inaccurate. Thus, I wont’ be seeing it....not due to liberal bias, but due to truth bias.

When it is between Hollywood and a lawyer with a multi-million dollar lawsuit, how can anyone tell what the truth is?

"Nine seamen who were aboard the Maersk Alabama during the April 2009 crisis filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the shipping company that owns the ship — charging that it's Capt. Richard Phillips' own fault for placing them all in jeopardy. Two other crew members on the original suit have since settled separately with Line Limited, a lawyer affiliated with the case told the Daily News.

The suit is playing out as the "Captain Phillips" movie starring Tom Hanks opens Friday.

"They don't think this boat should ever have been where it was," said attorney Brian Beckcom, who is representing the nine remaining plaintiffs. "They thought the shipping company knew it, and by extension, Captain Phillips, knew it."

'Captain Phillips' crew members claim mariner to blame for pirate ordeal in lawsuit