Saturday, May 26, 2007

12 Cool Pirate Movies

I don't care what this guy says: I love Cutthroat Island.

Buried treasure: 12 pirate flicks to dig up - MOVIE OPINIONS - MSNBC.com: "In the early days of moviemaking through (roughly) the 1950s, pirate movies were reliably common — not as ubiquitous as the western, but the scurvy sea dogs held their own. Even after the genre fell out of favor, directors repeatedly tried to hoist the skull-and-crossbones flag again, but the results were usually leaky vessels and even disastrous shipwrecks like “Cutthroat Island” and “Treasure Planet.”

That’s one reason why few people expected “Pirates of the Caribbean” to be a hit, let alone the record-breaking smash that it is. But one reason that the trilogy has been successful is the way it embraces the best trappings of the genre while jettisoning the worst. The creators of the series clearly know their pirate-movie history, and it’s worth taking the time to check out some of the films that inspired them. So let’s set a course for adventure: Here are 12 pirate films worth their sea salt."

6 comments:

Randy Johnson said...

Nate and Hayes with Tommy Lee Jones should have made the list.

mybillcrider said...

I'd forgotten that one completely.

Cap'n Bob said...

Another dumb list. They include two movies they acknowledge aren't pirate movies and leave out The Crimson Pirate, And how about the one you like, Bill, with Geena Davis?

Benjie said...

I have a hard time agreeing with Master and Commander as a worthwhile watch. It's been a couple of years since I slept through most of it. I still call it "Gladiator on the high seas." Also, we include Peter Pan but not Hook?

mybillcrider said...

Well, it doesn't say these are the best, just a list of 12. The guy obviously hates Cutthroat Island, though.

Anonymous said...

Where's Swashbuckler? Beau Bridges as Major Folly is worth the price of admission alone.

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