Both genders get in on it, much like those Shakespeare tragedies where the Lady Macbeth's and the Richard III's are willing to kill for power. This Italian made swashbuckler only has a few sequences that involve pirates, and they are working for the evil Andrea Aureli in his attempts to gain power after he has a count killed and attempts to force the count's daughter (Pina Bottin) to marry him. Along comes handsome sea captain (Gérard Landry) to rescue the damsel in distress and dispose of Aureli, but he shouldn't underestimate Bottin who isn't above spiking drink to prevent an unwanted night of love making from happening.
I'll never forget the colorful costumes in this film, particularly the red striped robe uniforms for the guards that look like a combination of what the Hebrews wore in ancient Egypt mixed with a baseball umpires uniform. The castle in the film has some clever devices of torture, and that creates some very intense moments.
This really does feel like you are back in the days of European nobility ruthlessly rolling over their lands, and the men who try to take it away from them. but at some points, the color is very garish, particularly a very aqua colored ocean pink sand along the seashore. Some of the dubbing is very melodramatic, completely overreacted and that makes me curious to see how the original Italian actors handled those scenes. It's predictable light entertainment that doesn't take up a lot of energy to figure out what is going on, and is over in a decent length.
I'll never forget the colorful costumes in this film, particularly the red striped robe uniforms for the guards that look like a combination of what the Hebrews wore in ancient Egypt mixed with a baseball umpires uniform. The castle in the film has some clever devices of torture, and that creates some very intense moments.
This really does feel like you are back in the days of European nobility ruthlessly rolling over their lands, and the men who try to take it away from them. but at some points, the color is very garish, particularly a very aqua colored ocean pink sand along the seashore. Some of the dubbing is very melodramatic, completely overreacted and that makes me curious to see how the original Italian actors handled those scenes. It's predictable light entertainment that doesn't take up a lot of energy to figure out what is going on, and is over in a decent length.