Cutthroat Island

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Who wouldn't love a tough-beautiful woman- a man with a way of delivering one liners, blood and guts, a map on a human scalp-hidden below the belt, a smart monkey and explosions galore? This is the greatest pirate movie ever made- even if JD, didn't blast in with a kiss. A Must see adventure.

It has everything you'd expect from a pirate movie. A dashing pirate captain as the lead. A charming thief as her newly found sidekick and potential love interest. A search for a treasure. Exciting chase scenes. Lots of sword fights. Twists and betrayals. And to top it off a glorious ship battle with many explosions. If you're a fan of pirate movies, this classic is a must watch. Do not let the low score on IMDB discourage you from seeing it, as it is entirely unjustified. The great practical effects alone are enough to classify it as above average.

Ignore all the critics who tore this adventure yarn to shreds--even though as a tribute to the good old days of Errol Flynn swashbucklers it doesn't quite make the mark, as it's not slick or smart enough, it's definitely great entertainment. Geena Davis is once again every inch a superstar as Morgan Adams, the captain of a pirate ship looking for the lost treasure printed on a map made from her uncle's scalp (!). The thorn in her side is that she and her goofy companion (an ineffective Matthew Modine) have to find it before her evil other uncle (Frank Langella) does. Lots of action and gorgeous locales make this good (though not exceptional) moviewatching.

This movie tanked at the box office for a very good reason. Its not very good. It a cut and paste plot with costumes. Matthew Modine (as William Shaw) and Geena Davis (as Morgan Adams) are probably better than this. Female pirates really did exist in history, but this Hollywood version doesn't hold water. Davis just doesn't look like a swashbuckling sword fighter. Look at her face as she is fighting. She doesn't make it works One scene from the fight between Morgan and Bad" Dawg Brown) at the end of the movie is a cut and paste from one of the Star Wars movie. I can not recommend this movie.

i don't see why this movie has such a low rating here(5.1/10)i mean it has load of action,suspense,intrigue,romance.it's funny and has great stunts.granted,it doesn't have the epic scope of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films,but it's a different movie.it's a light hearted ,fun romp which doesn't pretend to be anything else.it's not just fun and games,of course.there are some sc4ens of peril and danger,but these elements are all balanced very well.add to that,The performances of Matthew Modine and Geena Davis,as well as a great supporting cast,and you have the ingredients for one terrific movie.and lets not forget the direction of Renny Harlin.these things are all enough for me to highly recommend the movie.for me "Cutthroat Island"is a strong 9/10

There's something about "Cutthroat Island" that makes it enjoyable in spite of its shortcomings (miscast Geena Davis, sometimes questionable direction, sour reputation for bankrupting its studio). Mainly, this is a pretty kickass pirate movie with good action and an unflagging sense of adventure. Most of this is due to the magnificent score - which is probably the magical ingredient that keeps this vessel afloat. Honestly, this would probably be dead in the water without Debney's score (bad puns on the house), but I enjoyed myself a lot more than expected. 7/10

Cutthroat Island - Strapping pirate captain Geena Davis joins forces with scoundrel Matthew Modine to avenge her father's death and find the other halves of a treasure map from her miserly uncle (Robert Langella). It took four writers for story and two for screenplay to construct this paper-thin plot with underwritten characters, but Renny Harlin throws in everything he can think of for good measure from large-scale stunts in slow motion to nonstop special effects and then some. Davis and Modine have an appealing energy, while this sprawling, slickly made extravaganza gets the job done, but otherwise, doesn't quite gel to be grand entertainment. Wow, there must be high-quality dentistry aboard the pirates' ships! ** ½ (out of ****)

It was love at first sight, I like everything in this film.... the action is great and non stop, the settings is awesome, the ships are beautiful and the final battle and explosions is 'Die hard' worth. Even the love story never becomes schmalzy because the whole film is permeated by good sense of humour. It's a pity that it was a flop when it came out, perhaps it was too ahead of it's time with a female pirate doing all the action on her own. I read another comment saying that everything is amazing but there is "too much action" and strangely it is the same comment I heard about Salt with Angelina Jolie (another of my favourites). I don't understand... a number of franchises built their fortune on non-stop action - Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Bourne Trilogy to name the top ones - and this is a pirate movie for god sake, but there is "too much action"....