Thursday, December 31, 2015

Pirates (1986)


Academy Awards, USA 1987

Nominated
Oscar
Best Costume Design
Anthony Powell

Cannon Film
Directed by Roman Polanski
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Quadrifoglio)

Pirate Walter Matthau and his young sidekick are rescued from their life raft by a Spanish galleon. When he discovers it is carrying a golden throne, he incites a mutiny to get it. Meanwhile, his young friend romances the elusive Spanish maiden Charlotte Lewis, without much success. Good atmosphere can't compensate for lack of plot or contrived attempts at slapstick humor.

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