Which version is best?
Hopkins played a most convincing Captain Bligh... Absolutely authoritarian, and so what? He's in charge of a ship sailing to the other side of the world and back and now he's dealing with a bunch of young sailors enamored with the local attractions...
And young Mel Gibson as Mr. Christian, going native right from the get-go.
4000 miles, in an open boat, with some fresh water and whatever sea rations were available in those days.
It depends on whether you want to see naked native girls or not ...