Pirates are
a fun topic for a movie, swashbuckling, sword fights, exotic locations,
everything you could dream for in a movie and one that doesn’t get bogged down
by realism. Pirates of the Carribean, whilst far from perfect movies that often
get a little too convoluted for their own good, are a shining example of what
you can do with it.
Captain
Sabretooth was an attempt to market an icon, it fell largely from trying to make
the hero the resident good guy, despite the fact he really isn’t.
But then we
have the simply titled ‘The Pirate Movie’ which is a movie adaptation of the
musical, The Pirates of Penzance. The film had a budget of only $6m (in
Australia) and was rushed into production when another adaptation of the play
was announced. It wasn’t exactly successful, only managing $9m at the box
office, although far more than the film it was rushed to beat. It holds a
paltry 9% on rotten tomatoes. So, why is this under guilty pleasures? Let’s
take a look.
