[dirtboy]

I was in NYC on business during that storm (it was referred to as the Halloween N'oreaster until Junger's book came out. I can still remember almost getting knocked over by the wind passing between the WTC towers as I walked by them. Kinda sad remembering that now.

[So Cal Rocket]

The Fisherman at the Wheel statue, erected in 1923 for the town’s 300th anniversary, carries the words from the 107th psalm: “They that go down to the sea in ships.”

How long before the ACLU sues to have this removed?

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Before the movie even begins, you know it’s going to be special.

Frankly, I didn't find the movie to be all that "special". I enjoyed the book, for the most part. However, I felt that the acting in the movie left a lot to be desired. The special effects were well done.

[CathyRyan]

Tried once to fined pictures of the true last crew of the Andrea Gail and never could.

[Saundra Duffy]

R.I.P. (Great movie)

[pabianice]

Here's an equally great read about the dangers of commercial fishing:

"The Sea's Bitter Harvest: Thirteen Deadly Days on the North Atlantic"

by Douglas A. Campbell

Avg. Customer Rating: 4 1/2 out of 5

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/104-1519145-0468712

[bethelgrad]

I was young when the storm hit and as a Mid-Westerner I have no recolection of it. Seeing the movie and not knowing that no one came home alive really threw me off until I found out it was a true story.

[bethelgrad]

I was young when the storm hit and as a Mid-Westerner I have no recolection of it. Seeing the movie and not knowing that no one came home alive really threw me off until I found out it was a true story.

[MrConfettiMan]

Clooney is a talented actor, but alas, a lazy one.

LOL. See my tag line.

May the crew of the Andrea Gail rest in peace.

[mitchbert]

Saw the movie for the first time on a flight from Vancouver to Toronto. I have never seen a planeload of people so enthralled with the inflight movie. People were actually yelling at the flight attendents to get out of the way of the screen while they were working the cabin. Passengers gasping at the storm scenes. Peterson makes some great movies.

[cars for sale]

my take: Clooney being an ass aside,

The Perfect Storm's special effects
carried the movie hence the lazy acting

ole Clooney DID nail the part in "Where
Art Thou Old Brother"

and Clooney is still an ass.

[SamAdams76]

I remember that storm so well. I was living in Melrose, MA at the time, not too far from the ocean (about 5 miles inland). The howling winds and driving rains lasted over three days. Basements were flooded out everywhere. We must have gotten a foot of rain (or more).

I remember Halloween was a total washout. It was the first year my son was old enough to go trick-or-treating but we ended up keeping him home. Hardly anybody ventured outdoors that night. A couple of die-hards came by and I remember the screen door practically blowing off the hinges when I opened it for them. Rain was coming down almost horizontal.

It was quite a storm. At the time, I knew nothing of the plight of the Andrea Gail. That story came later as it was at least several days before it became known what had happened. Other than the Blizzard of '78, no other nor'easter came close to that in my lifetime.

[Xenalyte]

For the past week, I’ve been watching a rented VCR of The Perfect Storm, the movie version of that disaster, based on Sebastian Junger’s 1997 novel of the same name.

And I thought Lord of the Rings was long.

[pabianice]

[isom35]

"For the past week, I’ve been watching a rented VCR" man oh man that is one long movie! do you take bathroom breaks?

[Alberta's Child]

FWIW, November 10th will be the 28th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald disaster.

[Held_to_Ransom]

Let's not forget some others:

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03portland/background/storm/storm.html

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03portland/background/plan/plan.html


There was also a Statan Island Ferry that went down in a hurricane in New York Harbor in about 1877 or so. About a 1000 lives were lost.