Back when we got our oil by harvesting it from whales, things like the Essex expedition happened. This event took place in 1820, where a ship thousands of miles off the coast of South America was capsized by a monstrous sperm whale. The crew was stranded without hope of rescue and most of them perished on the high seas. Let's see if Chris Hemsworth's career will perish now, after this film and 'Blackhat'. Ron Howard can do better as a director, and this film suffers from the lack of maritime action. Andrew and Phil piece together what's wrong with this film, and the result is riveting podcasting.
You can download the podcast here by right-clicking on the hypertext link and choosing "save as", or you can use the convenient player attached to this post.
