Cutthroat Island

this was an original pirate movie it had all the things thet it had to: action,great acting,great story,and a true pirate adventure.anyone who enjoys all kinds of pirate movies should defenatly watch this one trust me its worth it... Full review

This is a film that critics tore to pieces; but I thaught was very enjoyable. Ranks right up there with the "Pirates" series. The look of the film the classic score, and the battle at the end were great. Frank Langella... Full review

in theaters and remember it to be a good movie, despite it being one of the worst box office disasters of all time.check it out... Full review

Fast, furious and absolutely a great movie. I love Gina Davis as Morgan Adams. She puts a great spin on the normally male dominated role of a pirate captain. Buy it, rent it whatever you need to do to see this... Full review

If you ever wondered if a woman could play a traditional man's role and still be feminine, this will answer your question. Gina Davis is a real woman, at the same time fighting, commanding and surviving. Besides all this, this movie's... Full review

Everybody takes this too seriously. It is a fun movie and that's all. A summer film for kids and adults to enjoy together. I liked the sexy attitude and swashbuckling. But this is not an Oscars film. to give it an... Full review

awesome, similar to Pirates of the Caribbean, except with a woman as the hero, just to take up space la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la... Full review

This movie was great in many respects. Its no Pirates but as a pre-cursor it does pretty well. Some of the jokes are really corny, but overall its an entertaining watch.... Full review

well I love my pirate movies and this is one of the best before pirates of the carabean came out. the movie has two carictures that are simaler to the P.O.C.... Full review

The film opens in Jamaican coast in 1668… While the Port Royal governor wants so badly the lady pirate, Morgan Adams, and will pay well for her, Dawg Brown (Frank Langella) was grabbing Morgan's father Black Harry (Harris Yulin) to... Full review

This is an extremely colorful film....un (if there's such a thing), as filmmaking hubris writ large.....Cutthroat Island is fun.....is often jettisoned by the uneasy lead performance of Geena Davis (then Mrs. Harlin) as female pirate Morgan Adams, it nonetheless provides a surprising amount of vim and vigor....If Cutthroat Island is most certainly no masterpiece.... ... Full Review

Cutthroat Island never gives audiences an opportunity to know these characters before it throws them into one technically impressive but empty, unaffecting setpiece after another, from a mad chase through the crowded streets of the Caribbean to skirmishes with Langella's ship. ... Full Review

I bet the "behind the scenes" story is more fascinating than the movie itself.....Final Thoughts Full steam ahead on this sloppy, choppy "guilty pleasure" pirate flick.....To be fair, the numerous action sequences are often quite dazzling....it moves quickly enough, offers a bunch of impressive action scenes....The Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track delivers the typically rousing adventure score and the frequent explosions in very fine form..... ... Full Review

They should have sunk the regrettable ``Cutthroat Island'' before ever casting off. Yet if she seems silly, audiences have only to wait until her pirating companion, played by Matthew Modine, arrives on the scene to show how swashes can buckle entirely. ... Full Review

Stitched together by six writers and directed by Renny Harlin, "Cutthroat Island" is a bloated, jokey production whose motto, no doubt tattooed on the back of some poor assistant director's neck, could well be, "When in doubt, blow something up. PG-13, for some brief strong pirate action/violence and brief sensuality. ... Full Review

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From the press release: Cutthroat Island, the fun-filled, action-packed pirate movie starring Academy Award® winner Geena Davis (The Accidental Tourist, Best Supporting Actress, 1988), Emmy® nominee Matthew Modine (HBO's And the Band Played On) and Academy Award® nominee Frank Langella... ... Full Article

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Burbank, California-This week's big release recalls the wide swath of pirate pictures, from the era of Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power to Swashbuckler in 1976. ... Full Article

The picture that put the irate into pirate, Renny Harlins self-declared epic was wrecked upon release and has steadily acquired a reputation as one of cinemas all-time clunkers. ... Full Article