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2.5/4
"Pirates" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 07/08/12
This Polanski pirate adventure bombed at the box office and was mauled by critics, but I actually found it great fun. It was probably the first to deconstruct the classic swashbuckler, showing the grimier, more seedy side of piracy. It has loads of humour and period detail in a similar vein to Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers and Walther Matthau is always great fun to watch. Think of it as "the adventures of Jack Sparrow's dad"!
