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Actors: Walter Matthau, Cris Campion
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Pirates |
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Roman Polanski is not generally known for his comedies, but in “Pirates” this
filmmaker shows that he knows the ropes of this genre. Starring a peg-legged Walter
Mathau as Captain Red, Director Polanski pulls no punches as he presents the world of the 17th
century pirate and all its bawdiness. Mathau, along with his young shipmate Cris
Campion, takes on a Spanish galleon loaded with Aztec gold, some of the most fearsome
Spanish sailors, and a beautful young lady who is to be forced into a marriage she'd rather
not see! The movie's a lot of fun, well-directed--a swashbuckler not to be missed!
--Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Pirates |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 17th century
If a parody... of
- fantasy/swords movies
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Setting
Water?
Yes
Water:
- warship
- drowning
- lost at sea
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
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