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  Review by Kylo ★★★½

  I don’t know what it is with people wanting to traverse oceans in the name of science or ego. Could have done a double feature with this and Nyad. While a little dated, this was a pretty amazing and riveting story. Suits were so not the right attire for this journey though.

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  Review by CinemaVoid 🏴‍☠️ ★★½

  A tale of dubious theories and dubious tans. The real expedition? Some Norwegians just trying to work on their sunburns and flawless beards.

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  Review by UltimateMovieRankings ★★★★ 3

  Kon-Tiki is about Thor Heyerdal's true story 5,000-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. This one picked up a Best Foreign Film Oscar nomination....and it was well deserved. It reminded me of Robert Redford's All Is Lost..as most of the movie we follow the activities of 6 guys on a raft in the middle of the ocean. That might not sound very exciting.....but many things happen during their 101 days at sea. The fact that it is true only makes the movie even better. Two things I found very interesting. (1) Thor went on this 5,000 mile Pacific Ocean raft trip without one skill....he did not know how to swim! (2) The documentary Thor made of the trip won an Oscar in 1950. Final thought: This one is worth checking out.

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  Review by Rafael "Parker!!" Jovine ★★★½

  So after the release of the last installment with Johnny Depp as Capt. Sparrow (?), I’ve been curious about the work by the two directors who helmed at that project. While the Disney’s big franchise last installment was a tad bit disappointing, when you get an Oscar nominated movie and such a cool poster, you do still have my attention.

  And the final product is a really good movie that has some lowkey great stakes and some of the weirdest small details that still get a kick out of me, from the fact there are people called Thor out there and apparently there’s such a thing as a Scandinavian Jesse Plemmons. But jokes aside, the performances were pretty good and…

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  Review by Keith ★★★½

  Well-paced, grand adventure tale of true-life derring-do presented with brilliant, saturated colors and vibrant, breathtaking scenery.

  Though apparently the real exploit wasn't quite enough as some moments are needlessly overdramatized and lead to queries such as, "SIRI: Do sharks eat parrots?"

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  Review by Wood ★★★ 2

  Some shredded Norwegians sail shirtless on raft through the pacific ocean and get into some hairy situations haha. (beards and sharks).

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  Review by jaime ⁎⁺˳✧༚ ★★★★

  Kon-Tiki es un recuento impresionante sobre la peligrosa aventura protagonizada por Thor y un valiente grupo de héroes. Producción de gran presupuesto con magníficos escenarios, imágenes coloridas, emociones, entusiasmo y sentido del estilo.
  El épico cruce de 4.300 millas del Pacífico del legendario explorador Thor Heyerdal (Pal Hagen, que da una fabulosa actuación) en una balsa de Balsawood en 1947, en un esfuerzo por demostrar que era posible que los suramericanos se asentaran en la Polinesia en la época precolombina.

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  Review by Dragonknight ★★★★ 16

  Part of My Top 10 Films of 2012

  Norway’s submission for the foreign language category in the 85th Academy Awards and the eventual nominee is a high quality sea adventure and a movie that underlines the courage and bravery of a group of explorers who risk their lives to extend mankind’s knowledge, and as the story goes ahead it becomes clear that having faith is more important than having high tech equipments, Kon-Tiki is a magical movie about the triumph of the will. Thor Heyerdahl is like a prophet, he believes in his theory, he believes that his goal is achievable and he reminds his men that in the middle of the ocean the only thing that can help them…

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  Review by Mr. DuLac 🇨🇦 ★★★½ 2

  The world's oceans were not barriers, but roads.
  -Thor Heyerdahl

  Kon-Tiki is based on the 1947 expedition that was already the subject of the 1951 Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature, the 1950 Kon-Tiki. I've never seen the documentary, but it's now become a must watch after seeing the film. The chronicle of Thor Heyerdahl's attempt to go from South America to the Polynesian islands on a raft to prove the islands were in fact populated by South America is just too outstanding to not want to view even more about the expedition especially a documentary that has actual footage of it.

  That's the documentary I didn't watch though, instead the dramatization of the expedition is, without really exaggerating,…

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  Review by dreyinho ★★★

  If you and your mates doesn't slaughter a shark on a wooden raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, you're not real friends

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  Review by russman ★★★ 1

  That moment when an hour into the movie you realize Harvey Weinstein cut 23 minutes in the version you are watching

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  Review by sillycatmom ★★★★★

  Norwegians? Of course Norwegians! How did they film this beautiful film? True story of Thor Heyerdahl proving you can cross Pacific in a Reed ship. It’s got sharks and stress! Go Norway! You MUST watch this gem. You will learn a greater respect for us ( my heritage) Norwegians! Gorgeous!