Top notch blend of pirate action and laughs as Lancaster and mute sidekick Cravat doublecross and in general make fools out of the Spanish rulers on a Carribean island in the late 18th century. Lancaster in top athletic form as he swings from a ships mast, jumps from roof to roof, does somersaults and handles his sword and rigging blocks like a dream. Beautiful color production, lush atmosphere,and authentic looking full size ships. Add a revolution,an eccentric scientist, liquid explosives, flame throwers, a hot air balloon, and a miniature submarine to the procedings and you got a movie thats hard to beat on any level .Film doesn't take itself too seriously because it contains the very element that makes a pirate movie a pirate movie-a sense of fun! So sit back, relax, grab some munchies,gather the family and be prepared to be entertained. Many years ago when it played on the 'Million Dollar Movie' two times a day for an entire week (in the NY area) my father, younger brother and I probably watched it six or seven times. Fifty five years later, it still holds up! IMHO, the best pirate movie ever made. It defines fun.
Review of The Crimson Pirate
