I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

People are voting emotionally.

There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Short film starring and directed by Errol Flynn that should be a treat for his fans. Filmed in 1946 but not released for six years (!), the short basically follows Flynn on his yacht, the Zaca, as he takes his father and some scientists from the Scripps Institute out sailing, looking for specimens of marine life. It's all in color, shot on 16mm, and looks very nice despite not having been restored (at least not the version I saw on TCM). There's nice travelogue-type footage and footage of ocean wildlife, but I think the parts that are likely to appeal to most fans are the personal elements. There are some corny staged scenes, such as Flynn falling from a helicopter into the ocean trying to get a picture of a whale, but this type of stuff is harmless and even funny to me so I didn't mind. The entertainment value something like this will have today is limited to how much appeal Flynn has for you, I think. I'm a fan so I liked it. Seeing Flynn outside of a movie set, in his own element and interacting with "regular" people is interesting to me. It's not often you get to see Errol Flynn and his dad, after all.

This is kind of fascinating to watch if you are an old time movie fan (like me) but at the same time it's soooo fake and in the actual real scenes with the animals it is torturous to watch. Someone else reviewing this said it was made in the late 1940's and I could believe that but I will say that helicopter looks very advanced for the 40's, not that 1952 is all that much later, maybe the helicopter scenes (very staged) were added later to the ship footage? So why do I say it's fake? Errol starts the show saying I had a banana and an apple not expecting what was in store for me, (oh brother). Then he gets in a helicopter and goes whale spotting and him and the pilot(!) are all leaning out to get a "close up" of the whales, yeah whatever. Errol falls into the ocean and the pilot almost falls in with him, I mean this is kids TV folks. Most of the animal scenes are stock footage spliced in with close ups of the crew, you rarely see the animals in the same frame with the actors. The times they are together is when you probably will cringe because things like putting a rope around a large sea lion's neck looks very brutal. One can just imagine Flynn scheming, "now how can I recoup this yacht's expenses?" "Oh yeah I'll tell Mr Warner I've got some great color footage and splice in some garbage with a helicopter in!" Maybe for Flynn fans late at night, otherwise stay clear, it's boring, fake, and unpleasant.

I recently saw The Cruise of the Zaca on You Tube, and I must say it was quite interesting. This cinematic short subject gives the movie viewer a nostalgic look at the "real" Errol Flynn as opposed to the "reel" Errol Flynn. Generally speaking, I despise the term "comfortable in his own skin" but I must say that is exactly what Mr. Flynn is in this short film. One can't but help but see his love for the sea and adventure as he sails the seas with his father (Theodore Flynn) and former wife (Nora Eddington). The feature last about 20 minutes and some of the film subjects include a Gray Whale and a local native dance. It certainly is a credit for Flynn's fans to have the opportunity to see Flynn as the "real life" adventurer he was.

Type of film they'd show at a Saturday matinee between the cartoons and the first feature, to boost popcorn sales. Flynn and his yacht grab some marine biologists and stop at some islands to pick up specimens. Interesting to Flynn fans, to see his hair long prior to filming DON JUAN, but pretty dull for anybody else.