The Crimson Pirate
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Movie Reviews of The Crimson Pirate
Movie Review: Pirate Movie at it's best with a SURPRISE !
Summary: 4 Stars
I've always been a fan of Burt Lancaster's. Many of the action movies that I loved as a child have been a disappointment when viewed as an adult, but this one is timeless and hasn't lost it's appeal. The comedy is great, his stunts were perfection from his young circus performer days and it's one that I can watch over and over.
Imagine my surprise when my husband hollered "HEY BACK THAT UP!!" Sure enough.......ole' Burt is hanging from the mast of his ship and off in the background is a modern Cruise ship! Looking like a miniature Titanic vessel you can't help but wonder if the modern day passangers were aware that Burt was making a movie and the whole ship was trying to get closer for a better view. Just a bit of trivia for you movie buffs who enjoy finding those movie goof-ups. Needless to say, it didn't damper my enthusiasm for this movie.
Movie Review: Hokey but fun
Summary: 3 Stars
I found this to be an enjoyable and entertaining movie and really demonstrated Lancasters terrific acrobatic skills.Movie Review: Athletics and pratfalls, but little real drama...
Summary: 2 Stars
Yeesh! Burt Lancaster hams it up in this slapstick-heavy pirate movie, which features a ton of acrobatic schtick with him and his real-life childhood pal, Nick Cravat. The athletic stunts are impressive, but the script is not. It's intentionally silly and absurd -- this is a film that was made to amuse six-year-olds during the early Eisenhower era, and would probably still work its charms on the younger set today. But it has a campy, Mel Brooks-ish air to it: don't pick one this up if you're hoping for a straight-up swashbuckler action flick, ala "The Black Swan" etc. It'll just get on your nerves. The belabored (and numerous) comedy routines with Cravat, where he plays a Harpo Marx-ish mute pirate, are particularly excruciating. On the other hand, if you want a film that simply makes fun of the genre, this might be more up your alley... (PS - film geek note: The scene in which Lancaster & his pals use the air bubble in an empty, upsidedown lifeboat to help them walk on the bottom of a bay is paid homage in an early scene in Johnny Depp's "Pirates Of The Caribbean," a film which does a much better job balancing comedy and action while spoofing this oft-maligned film genre...)
Movie Review: I did not receive this DVD
Summary: 1 Stars
I know this great movie from way back. I have ordered it, but it did not arrive. I wish still to get it, and if this review has any influence, maybe it still can be organised to get it. Surely someone has it. It is totally unavailable here in Australia. The same with "The Yellow Rolls Royce"