What DR ROn is referring to was an advanced screening (by one day - lol) of MASTER AND COMMANDER that I went to tonight. It is quite a wonderful film, and if you like the Horatio Hornblower type sea yarn or if you've read the books, you should enjoy this very much. A little over two hours (about 10 or 15 minutes over), so it's not too long. I think it should do very well, especially since the success of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN seems to suggest that folks aren't turned off by sea stories. Of course, the tone of this is much more serious than the Disney film.