I've loved this one since I was a young otter and saw it in the theatre, I think my buddies and I went several times because we were so amused by it...ah, the summer I graduated from high school, what a golden time that was...!

But I digress.

This is a great movie in so many ways...let me count them:

1. Robert Shaw, swashing his buckle. Yes, he was kinda long in the tooth, but DAMN he made a great pirate...
2. James Earl Jones, almost as long in the ol' tooth department, but looking DAMN FINE as well, with his lovely voice...a very nice pairing.
3. Genevieve Bujold, again LITT (well, 33, kinda old by ingenue girl standards) but again, damn fine looking
4. Beau Bridges. Avery Schrieber. Peter Boyle. Anjelica Huston (who never says a word).
5. Geoffrey Holder (for those of you old enough to remember the Uncola Man). And the KNIVES, love that whole thing!
6. Tom Clancy. Yes, that Tom Clancy. He sings in the background all the way through, and other groups of people sing sea chanteys, and if you know the Clancys, you'll recognize every one of them. A very nice touch.
7. A very funny and silly script, with many naughty limericks.
8. The costumes, which are WAY over the top. Not to mention the tub scene, with the ships. Or the fingernails...
9. The score, which is remarkably lighthearted for a movie where people are fighting and getting killed (although not nearly as many as in a modern movie, of course).

Well, I could go on and on, but I won't. This movie is wonderful, it was a perfect choice for September 19 (International Talk Like A Pirate Day) and we enjoyed it once again. And you will too, on whatever day you choose to watch it. Soon, I hope.