Review of Yellowbeard (1983) by Brian S — 22 Dec 2010

Though entertaining and definitely clever in spots, this pirate spoof with an ensemble cast of comedic gold isn't that golden itself. spoof or no spoof, a pirate movie needs swashbuckling and a spirit of adventure--what little this film had was tame at absolute best.

the script was not especially well-written, with wooden characters and humour that was far-too-often forced. I also thought they overdid it on the rape jokes--the first one was pretty hilarious, but after that not so much.

relatively enjoyable, but given the cast and premise, this film is a bit of a let-down.