The Crimson Pirate

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

I did not receive this DVD, 2008-04-05
I know this great movie from way back. I have ordered it, but it did not arrive. I wish still to get it, and if this review has any influence, maybe it still can be organised to get it. Surely someone has it. It is totally unavailable here in Australia. The same with "The Yellow Rolls Royce"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Better than Pirates of the Caribbean, 2007-02-14
It was fun to watch Burt Lancaster frolic on the ropes of his sailing frigate. After watching serious roles that he played in Elmer Gantry, Mr. 880, the Train, Bird Man of Alcatraz, and Judgment at Nurenberg, it was refreshing to see him back recreating his days as an acrobat. He is like Sean Connery. Dashing when he was young, and handsome as he aged. His circus sidekick was also a delight to watch, and, as a team, they were unbeatable. Burt obviously loved this role, as he is smiling from start to finish. A real adventure.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Burt Lancaster at his funniest, totally outragious, 2007-01-04
Recomended for anyone with a sence of humor. I've loved this movie sence the first time I saw it, too many years ago to count. Sword fighting, brawling, and misplaced (timewise) inventions. All done to tickle your funny bone. Too bad they don't have six stars to rate this.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Lancaster has given the modern cinema more "pure enjoyment" than almost any other major star!, 2006-12-24
It's doubtful whether any pirate ever looked like Lancaster, rigged out in a succession of exaggeratedly modish outfits and bleached-blond hair... He is the 18th-century pirate swashbuckler to end all swashbucklers! br / br /With his mute, but athletic side-kick friend Nick Cravat, Lancaster leads an island's people in rebellion against the tyrant Baron Gruda... His damsel is Eva Bartok, the freewheeling European beauty... br / br /I don't know how many times I have seen this buccaneer saga, and still I love it... The film provides lots of thrills and laughs, lots of adventures and excitement ... br / br /Great fun all the time... br / br /Lancaster's sense of comedy was evident enough for critic Alton Cook to call him "one of our most amiable and strenuous comedians." br / br /For me, Lancaster will be always remembered as the actor who has given the modern cinema more "pure enjoyment" than almost any other major star... br / br /

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

The Crimson Pirate seen again after many years, 2006-08-26
I saw the original theater release - and was reminded again of one of the funniest takeoffs on "Pirate" movies. Lancaster is often thought of as a dramatic actor (see Elmer Gantry), but here he shows great comedian skills combined with amazing physical stunts. My wife had never seen the movie, and she laughed herself almost into histeria. - so it is a great movie to see the first time, and just as wonderful the 2, 3,.....? times.