#1 Cheap Pirates of the Golden Age Movie Collection (Against All Flags / Buccaneer's Girl / Yankee Buccaneer / Double Crossbones) Reviews
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This is a nice little budget set of pirate movies from Universal/International. Now, don't get me wrong, none of them are really award winners, but they are all passable entertainment on a Saturday afternoon, and the kiddies can watch all four with no worry.
As previously mentioned, "Against All Flags" is the real draw here. Flynn, O'Harra, and Quinn are really good. This is a bit late in Flynn's career, but he still has it, and there's a good swordfight at the end.
The other three pictures are notable more for their casts and supporting casts than anything else. "Buccaneer's Girl" is pretty good, again, for a Saturday afternoon time-passer. "Yankee Buccaneer," the weakest of the lot, has Jeff Chandler in it, and I've never liked him all that much. This movie didn't change my opinion, but if you look fast you'll see Michael Ansara (the Klingon Commander Kang on Star Trek) as a guard.
The last picture, "Double Crossbones," was kind of a surprise. The other films at least made a "stab" at being serious pirate movies, whilst this one was a musical comedy. It was an interesting, even bold choice to add to the set. O'Conner was in good form, and while the few songs aren't memorable, they are entertaining. It was also interesting to see Will "Grandpa Walton" Geer as an old salt sailor/pirate.
All four films lack the Robert Newton brogue we've all come to expect from pirates, but these films were made before Newton's version popularized the pirate accent we're so used to today.
Hey, if you like pirates yourself or know a pirate-phile you need to buy a gift for, you could do worse than to get a copy of this set.
Pirates of the Golden Age Movie Collection (Against All Flags / Buccaneer's Girl / Yankee Buccaneer / Double Crossbones) Overview
Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime with four swashbuckling films in the Pirates of the Golden Age Movie Collection! Join unforgettable shipmates Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn, Yvonne DeCarlo and Donald O'Connor as they take to the high seas in search of boundless excitement and glorious treasure. Including the classic favorites Against All Flags, Buccaneer's Girl, Yankee Buccaneer and Double Crossbones, this is one must-own collection that will have you wanting to set sail again and again! AGAINST ALL FLAGS A British naval officer (Errol Flynn) is unjustly condemned for desertion and finds redemption with a rascally pirate captain (Anthony Quinn) and a beautiful buccaneer (Maureen O'Hara). BUCCANEER'S GIRL Love walks the plank when an ambitious New Orleans entertainer (Yvonne DeCarlo) discovers that the aristocratic playboy she's fallen for has a secret identity as a legendary pirate. YANKEE BUCCANEER "X" marks the spot where a U.S. commander (Jeff Chandler) must secretly infiltrate and stop a Caribbean colony of pirates and privateers before they send him plummeting to the depths of Davy Jones's locker. DOUBLE CROSSBONES When a bumbling shopkeeper's apprentice (Donald O'Connor) finds himself unfairly accused of a crime, he joins a motley crew of pirates and finds his true calling on the South Seas.
Colorful collection - Markku Ojanen - Lempäälä Finland
I was amazed about the fine quality of the films. Beautiful colors and beautiful people. Best was Errol Flynn's Against all flags, and the next best Double crossbones (because of its humor). The other two were not that good. The films, except perhaps Against all flags, were not expensive films, but they do succeed in giving the right atmosphere. This collection shows how much charisma Flynn had though not so young and brisk as in those great early films. Jeff Chandler is O.K., but here he must be so stiff that one does not like him very much. Of course, he will loosen in the end! - I am not sorry that I bought this collection.
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