Oh my Lord, I cried so hard at the end of this movie. AMAZING ACTING!! I LOVE ARCHIE! And I couldn't help think of this one line from the Passion of Christ, "The greatest love any person coul dhave for their friend, is to give their life for them." Oh it brought me to tears, I cried for hours. Anyway, what I was wondering was if anybody knew where I could find more pictures of Jamie Bamber and Ioan Gruffudd?
shareOh pictures of Ioan gruffudd are very easy to find, I always use www.altavista.com link pictures and type Ioan Gruffudd, I found a great site www.ioanonline.com its full of great ioan info.
Finding pictures of Jamie Bamber is much more difficult, I tried altavista but I haven't found any nice picture yet but I keep looking and I'll let it know if I found anything.
By the way I never cried so hard at any movie or tv series on my whole life, it was such an emotional moment, I think I will never forget it, great acting and directing.
You've got to be kidding, I never found a nice picture of jamie bamber and ten minutes after I wrote this awnser I found this great site www.angelfire.com/celeb/jamiebamber/ you should really try this one It's got very much beautiful pictures of jamie bamber and occasionely als of Ioan Gruffudd so check it out
much love Kessey -xx-
I'm a huge fan of Hornblower and studied at Portsmouth University.
I cannot rate the books, or indeed the films any higher.
I go back there every year for a reunion with my ex-uni mates and will definitely be there next year when the tall ships make another appearance!!!
I also have to commend how well David Warner acted in these films. He instills fear just with his voice and to be honest, although a villain here, I would like to have seen more of him as a hero and 'one of Nelson's own'
I have also recently played a computer game called Baldur's Gate 2. In this, David Warner supplies his talents as the voice to the main villain, Irenicus.
It is quite a chilling performance, it has to be said.
ps: if you haven't found this site with pictures yet:
http://www.jamiebamber.co.uk
Jeff.
Still crying...!
And it's allready been said but "Jamie Bamber, this is your website" has the best pics [jamiebamber.co.uk]
Well, he didn't actually give his life for Hornblower as he was almost dead anyway. What he said would have an effect upon his memory with everyone except Hornblower and Pellew.
shareits impossible not to cry! i well up just thinkin about it!
the cloud has fundamentally altered our DNA- ioan gruffudd the fantastic four
Even though he is no more on screen, Archie Kennedy can still be enjoyed in various fanfics http://sarahb1.tripod.com has great fanfics and the ones that aren't on the mailing list (there is a link) are mainly about Archie.
Enjoy
By the way great pics can be found on www.twoevilmonks.org
I always cry at films...I cried in Lilo & Stitch for goodness sake (there...enjoy my last tiny scrap of dignity)! But I have never cried so hard as I did in this episode of Hornblower.
Just...why Archie?! WHY?
*sniffles and goes off to mourn*
Laura xxx
'MADAMS!'
'You parafin headed peabrain!' 'You overgrown pocket watch!'
Go onto http://www.angelfire.com/geek/melpomene217/HH3/index.html it has almost every single Hornblower screen shot you could want.
shareI was crying all the way from "It's just a scratch..." to, um, well, I'm still crying actually. SOB!
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This must what going crazy feels like
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No, THIS must be what going crazy feels like
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I love the last things he says; "Poor Horatio, so quick to give, so slow to accept even the smallest gift" & "Just take what I offer, take it and say goodbye".. What a final!!
shareWhy didn't Horatio sob like a little girl like the rest of us? I sure did.
shareThat bothered me so much, I'm still pissed at him (I only first watched it two days ago). He cried when the French tart who he had known for like, 10 seconds died, but when his friend who had been there for him and all ever since his very first day in the Navy dies for him, his eyes don't even water. And I don't think I've ever sobbed harder, to be honest. It's not fair that Archie had to die.
Mr. Brandimarte: Gout is when a student sits out in the hall for the rest of the year.
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I agree. He barely got choked up. He could have had some watery eyes and a trembling lip. Anyone would have been in tears.
Fantastic series. I could watch dozens more.
Hi all of you Hornblower fans!!
Is it not the case that Horatio was upset and tearful in the "Frog" episode not just for the death of his little French schoolteacher but for the whole outcome of this misadventure with the hateful French aristocrat? He had seen at least several innocent people beheaded and lost many men under his command - all for nothing in the end as the villagers killed the aristocrat and the whole thing comes over as a terrible and needless tragedy. I think that poor Horatio was just totally overwhelmed by the sheer emotional impact of so many futile deaths.
I think that, at the end of "Retribution", where Archie sacrifices his dying reputation for his true friend, Horatio maintains a composed demeanour as a sign of respect for the brave and dedicated act which saves his very life. We must remember that English men in the early 1800s had very different ideas about showing emotion publically and in how they might honour a brave act from a friend.
I too could watch dozens more episodes of Hornblower. If there were 100 episodes then I'd probably watch two a night for fifty consecutive evenings without ever getting fed up. Its some of the finest TV drama ever filmed and has inspired me to read all of the original works by Forester - which I also love now.
I have noticed that the ITV in Britain never seem to show the last two episodes when they run the series - "Loyalty" and "Duty." I wonder why? Do they not actually have rights to show them? I have a dim memory that they have been shown on UK TV but several years ago and I didn't get to see them properly.
I do so hope that we will see Mr. Griffud as Hornblower again - perhaps in a dramatization of some of the later novels where he has scaled to the heights of Commodore and eventually Admiral Hornblower.
God Bless,
CJ.
I think that, at the end of "Retribution", where Archie sacrifices his dying reputation for his true friend, Horatio maintains a composed demeanour as a sign of respect for the brave and dedicated act which saves his very life. We must remember that English men in the early 1800s had very different ideas about showing emotion publically and in how they might honour a brave act from a friend.That real stiff upper lip stuff came a bit later, during Victoria's reign. At this time, men could still get emotional. Remember Nelson's dying words were "Kiss me, Hardy," and it wasn't considered odd or weak. I think it might have been Wellington who popularized the unbending, always-in-control fashion in manliness. And he wasn't even an Englishman - he was Irish!
I watched it last night and I cried for a long time for Archie.what a beautiful end .
I think Horatio didn't cry because He couldn't, sometimes you're really sad and you want to cry but you can't , no tears run on your face , you're just feeling empty.
In the ep with the "duchesse" when Horatio realise Archie is starving to death , he cried.
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I've been crying all month:
First Jamie Bamber as Matt Devlin dies in L&O:UK, then I discover Hornblower only to watch Jamie Bamber die again as Archie Kennedy. Two charismatic characters dying heroically - I'm bereft.