Comments on: Vintage Miniseries Review: Horatio Hornblower

By: Kas

Kas — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 21:08:01 +0000

In the Hornblower novels the titular character is something of a conundrum, he suffers sea sickness at the beginning of every voyage (as did Nelson) he hates himself for feeling fear in combat etc and pushes himself to do ever braver deeds and is a terrible husband (from memory he marries three or four times) so you’re not imagining it, he’s really not that interested.
The best a partner can hope from him is to be good chums, like the relationship he has with his wife during his rank of admiral (sorry can’t remember her name)

By: Amber Topping

Amber Topping — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:56:10 +0000

In reply to CS. Yeah, I agree, it may be considered PG, but it is more TV-14. There is some violence and I wouldn't call it a children's series. I updated this review with a content note! Thank you.

By: CS

CS — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 18:01:03 +0000

I’m a little late to the game, but the romance is fine for younger kids, almost non-existent. However, the harsh punishments of shipboard life were almost too much for my 11 year to watch a few times. We both looked away and even considered fast forwarding a time or two.

By: Terry Hill

Terry Hill — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 00:34:06 +0000

Just binge-watched the whole series this weekend–second time at least. Still first class, better made than many Hollywood feature films and with such attention to historical detail they could be used as educational material. As for the “romance”–it wouldn’t be out of place in a 1960s Disney film or, indeed, the late 18thC. Hornblower’s interest in a French girl (and hers in him) in “theFrogs and the Lobsters” is teenage sweet, his sympathy marriage to Maria in “Loyalty” is as chaste as Jane Austen and the saucy hints and enticements of “The Duchess” would go over the head of most youngsters. I am surprised the producers didn’t push for more romantic/female interest. I suspect a remake will demand a female Admiral of the Fleet at least or a shipboard wife or two (they did exist on the big 74 gun ships, though not on Hornblower’s modest frigates). The battle scenes and shipboard life are not too gruesome, but not powder-puff either.
Brilliant stuff–I hope they get enough cash together to make some more–they have been trying for ten years.

By: Bailey

Bailey — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 07:07:19 +0000

In reply to Ladybute. It’s been a while since I watched it, but I feel like the romance was pretty understated and family-friendly. I’d give it a higher warning for scenes of violence and peril. The only episode that might be iffy is “The Wrong War,” but I think anything was brief and easy to skip!

By: Ladybute

Ladybute — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:45:17 +0000

Just wondering if there would be anything objectionable in the romances for watching with elementary aged kids? Otherwise it looks like a series we might enjoy as a family