Swashbuckler, with lots of laughs
Added 3/4/2010
I had heard that this wasn't such a good movie. I enjoyed it very much and was quite surprised at how funny it was. With a very good cast and lots of action I'll be more careful about judging movies by heresay, not that I usually do. As usual AMAZON sent my purchase promptly and I will enjoy this movie many times. Thanks.
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A real Swashbuckler
Added 2/6/2010
They must have had a real hoot making this one ! A first class, campy, Swashbuckling pirate movie !
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Swashbuckler
Added 1/30/2010
Great adventure Pirate movie with action, romance, humor and great sea battle footage. Star studded cast with Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Genevieve Bujold, Beau Bridges and Geoffrey Holder.
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Great actors having a lark
Added 9/20/2009
Something for everyone here...For starters, it has a film score by John Addison that is by turns juanty, quirky, creepy, heroic and sweepingly romantic. The cast includes the velvety voices of James Earl Jones, Robert Shaw, Genevieve Bujold, and Geoffery Holder (actor/dancer/costume designer/composer famous for his 7-up commericals and numerous voice-overs, including Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.") Anjelica Houston, aptly named "The Woman of Dark Visage", never speaks a word. There is sword play all over the place, much of it done with wide shots - as opposed to today's barrage of tight shots which leaves you feeling like the actors didn't have time to really learn the choreography and the director decided to fake it by cutting in close and often. The characters are acted in heroic proportion: Shaw is the brash, leering outlaw who finds himself uncomfortably in love with a steely girl who is part aristocrat and part spitfire. Boyle's greedy Lord Durant is suitably sleazy and it's hard to decide which is more disgusting - watching him fondle a young boy or the spectacle of Durant getting in his hairy back waxed clean. The film boasts an impressive cast of great actors from another era, all of whom look like they're having more fun than a kid on the first day of summer vacation.
Those of a strongly feminist bent may experience discomfort at the brothel scene, or the swordfight in which Bujold's character loses both her dignity and her modesty at the point of Ned's rapier. (Much like Catherine Zeta-Jones in Zorro.) There are other moments in the film that might overstep both taste and political correctness, depending on your world view. For me, it's such a lark that I don't particularly care. I've always loved this movie for what it is - a romping, stomping, rollicking tall tale of clever brigands and the lovers/villians who cross their path.
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Swashbuckler
Added 9/13/2008
This film came out in '76 I believe and was overshadowed by The Godfather and all those others. It is a fabulous gem for those who love swinging around on ropes, the call of the open sea, slashing swords and comraderie that rivals the best of Star Trek! Robert Shaw is mesmerizing in this romantic lead, and a huge surprise! Genevieve Bujold is also a small but plucky rapier wielding delight! Amazing supporting cast with Geofrey Holder as Cujo the knife thrower and his street theatre band, Beau Bridges in his stunning 20's, Peter Boyle in black satin and slicked back hair of the degenerate villain and Angelica Huston in a wordless performance as "Woman of Dark Visage". Astounding! This is not a major film, but an enormous delivery of fun wrapped in some of the best rousing music I've ever heard! Y'gotta see this one!!!! Way too much fun!!!!
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Swashbuckler, with lots of laughs
Added 3/4/2010
I had heard that this wasn't such a good movie. I enjoyed it very much and was quite surprised at how funny it was. With a very good cast and lots of action I'll be more careful about judging movies by heresay, not that I usually do. As usual AMAZON sent my purchase promptly and I will enjoy this movie many times. Thanks.
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A real Swashbuckler
Added 2/6/2010
They must have had a real hoot making this one ! A first class, campy, Swashbuckling pirate movie !
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Swashbuckler
Added 1/30/2010
Great adventure Pirate movie with action, romance, humor and great sea battle footage. Star studded cast with Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Genevieve Bujold, Beau Bridges and Geoffrey Holder.
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