"Graham Chapman plays Yellowbeard exactly the same way as if they'd cast Animal from the Muppets" I love that comparison
@seatspud8 ай бұрын
In other words, Keith Moon. ;D
@sophrapsune8 ай бұрын
The comparison works because Animal was roughly based on Keith Moon, and Chapman was playing Yellowbeard as if Keith Moon.
@christianellegaard71208 ай бұрын
@@seatspud Ginger Baker.
@jsentman8 ай бұрын
I feel like someone is implying this is a bad thing? Because I’d go out to see that movie too!
@mikearchibald7445 ай бұрын
@@sophrapsune Thats pretty rough, come on.
@asa-punkatsouthvinland71458 ай бұрын
Yellowbeard, The Baron Munchausen & Eric The Viking are an unofficial trilogy of historic inspired bonkers comedies that all should be better remembered.
@slick80868 ай бұрын
100% concur!
@ristorantanen57698 ай бұрын
Oh, but there was more Timebandits, Life of Brian and whatever that Don Quijote movie was called that never got made. All had that same silly relationship to history
@allenrubinstein36968 ай бұрын
Remove the word "remembered" at the end of that sentence, and I wholeheartedly agree.
@asa-punkatsouthvinland71458 ай бұрын
@@ristorantanen5769 true but time bandits is time traveling rather than a set peroid, Life of Brian is Monty Python proper rather than just having some Python members involved or just a Python flavor. As I see it Life of Brian, Holy Grail & The Meaning of life are the Python religion trilogy so kinda stand apart. But LoB & Holy Grail certainly could fit in with Baron Munchausen, Eric the Viking & Yellow Beard Unmade is unqualified 😂
@asa-punkatsouthvinland71458 ай бұрын
@@allenrubinstein3696 We will have to agree to disagree on that. But I wish you well as there's no harm in you not liking them. Out of curiosity what comedy movies do you like?
@AstroNerdBoy8 ай бұрын
I've always seen Yellowbeard as "Monty Python meets Mel Brooks meet Cheech & Chong". One of my favorite comedy movies.
@lucyfuir63868 ай бұрын
I was coming here to say the exact same thing and that is how I explain it to people. Half the Monty Python cast half the mel brook's cast and throw in some cheech and Chong.It too is one of my favorite all time movies.
@MicahMicahel8 ай бұрын
Well that's good to see. I used to like this movie in the 1990s. Since then, All I've read about it or heard about is that it's terrible... I don't remember it as bad.
@theTRUTHgroup6 ай бұрын
That's always been my assessment, as well. 👍
@archstanton27198 ай бұрын
I love this film. Must have watched it 100 times when I was young. So many great lines. "I may be blind, but I have accute hearing"......"I'm not interested in your jewelry". Epic!
@grumpysnail818 ай бұрын
Cloth eyes
@SherridonRoutley8 ай бұрын
The 'Two farthings for a lump of sh*t' joke kept us kids laughing for days
@jogarthehutt8 ай бұрын
Us yellowbeards are never more dangerous than when we're dead!
@nunyanunya41478 ай бұрын
i dont think i love you anymore
@JJHowell8848 ай бұрын
I was 13 years old the first time I watched this film. It was on Cinemax constantly in the mid 80's and I watched every airing. I must have been the perfect age at the time because I still watch and love this movie.
@jeffcook64468 ай бұрын
Same here....this is a gem of a film.
@JasonPruett8 ай бұрын
the best part was ... LATE NIGHT cinemax when no one was around wink wink say no more? cus when you're 12 it doesnt take much
@JJHowell8848 ай бұрын
@@JasonPruett Are you referring to Skinemax! A step up from National Geographic issues.
@realhorrorshow85478 ай бұрын
"Prawn o' my loins indeed! No woman ever slept with me and lived!"
@blackc14798 ай бұрын
"Haven't got fruit in me loins! Lice yeah, and proud of em!"
@markpaterson20538 ай бұрын
ha ha, you recognize that as the funniest line too! It says it all about Yellowbeard
@e.a.prince88958 ай бұрын
"The afterplay was a bit rough, but not fatal dear."
@myopicautisticmetal90359 ай бұрын
I adore Yellowbeard. I own it on dvd and practically owned the VHS from the local shop because I rented it so often! In my opinion, it's among the finest comedy films along side Airplane and The Holy Grail.
@immakingamovie13799 ай бұрын
i am pleased to meet a fellow fan
@MichaelBradley19678 ай бұрын
Time to buy the blu-ray I'd wager.
@blackc14798 ай бұрын
Damn, how'd you find it on DVD? I'm jealous. All I've got is a vhs recorded off cable lol
@immakingamovie13798 ай бұрын
@@blackc1479 available in the UK standard def, available in Germany on Blu ray
@ackerjawaka19668 ай бұрын
One of my favourite movies to...it's hilarious and the cast is stellar with some cracking jokes 😜
@TheMinisterofDefence8 ай бұрын
saw yellowbeard when it first came out and its been one of my favorites ever since. true, it's not perfect in every way, but it deserves a lot more love than it ever got.
@TPaine17768 ай бұрын
I totally agree and I saw when it first came out as well.
@CousinWhatIsIt8 ай бұрын
Saw it as a kid, and to this day, I'll still pull out a "stagger stagger crawl stagger roll roll..."
@jameekoopman766413 күн бұрын
Years ago I decided to walk home from my brother's in a blizzard. I'm from Northern rural Iowa, so no biggie. The snow was over my knees & I kept falling & the only way I made it home was, stagger stagger, fall, roll, roll...I actually barely made it, but this was it😂
@janerkenbrack33739 ай бұрын
I actually loved Yellowbeard, and am surprised more people don't. There are valid complaints to be sure, and you've highlighted several, but still, slightly madcap films loaded with diverse comedians can be great fun to watch. The three things I especially loved were the cast, the absurdity of the plot, and the general spoofing of pirate movies. Graham Chapman was great as the title character, and the rest of the cast did their schtick admirably. There was terrific Easter eggs throughout, with Monty Python like comedy details that go under the radar. If it is a "bad" movie, it is one I've seen several times, and will watch again for the fun.
@soltydog8 ай бұрын
Brilliant movie. Wonderfully cast. One of my Top 5 movies of all time.
@bujin19779 ай бұрын
A film I grew up with. Loved it as a kid! It was one of those films I watched over and over again and knew the entire script. Haven't seen it for years though, so must try to get a copy of it from somewhere.
@hughgrection72468 ай бұрын
Amazon got you covered dude . Surpsingly cheap too
@toddhensley8808 ай бұрын
18:05 it’s funny you put that clip here. When I saw Pirates of the Caribbean, I was hoping for some kind of Yellowbeard Easter Egg, maybe a cameo in the background of Blind Pew, but no such luck.
@zappasmoustache238 ай бұрын
"Professor rape, professor death!.."😂 I love this film it just felt like silliness for the sake of silliness.
@archstanton27198 ай бұрын
"Excuse me, why are you banging your head like that"... We all seen you you silly man".
@blatherskite30098 ай бұрын
Yellowbeard is Graham Chapman's show and he's ruddy superb in it; a real force of nature and the polar opposite of his timorous "Brian" character in that beloved biopic. In fact, they're all superb - Madeline Khan, Peter Cooke, Marty Feldman, John Cleese, James Mason. So many quotable lines. And that bizarre cameo from David Bowie as the "shark" still comes out of absolutely nowhere.
@blackc14798 ай бұрын
Great movie, I grew up watching it on cable countless times. It's no doubt one of the many influences on my warped sense of humor. Sad part is I was actually young enough that i had no idea who bowie was till years later. Btw love your username 👍
@JohnBrett7158 ай бұрын
John Cleese's Blind pew character steals the show every scene he's in. it's only a handful of scenes, but he's hilarious
@melchiorvonsternberg8448 ай бұрын
@@JohnBrett715 As we could expect...
@granthurlburt40627 ай бұрын
I love Madelinw Khan, and the way she contentedly prepares for the "cuddle" is hilarious and go against popular superficial attitudes. She so often sends up hypocrisy.
@Wayzor_9 ай бұрын
The bits are what this film is all about. Just like Python.
@geoffgunn96738 ай бұрын
and there are good bits that join them together
@boriskarloff5988 ай бұрын
Showed this to my pal years ago. Whenever we walk home from a bar after lots of drinks, we stagger,stagger, roll,roll.😂 Thanks Graham Chapman.
@sandytrunks8 ай бұрын
After ALL the years since I first saw 'Yellowbeard' in a theatre, I still (vaguely) remember one of my favorite scenes between Madeline Kahn and Graham Chapman. She tells Yellowbeard that he has a son, "...The fruit of your loins." And Yellowbeard snaps back, "I haven't got fruit in my loins! Lice, yes, and proud of 'em!"
@michaeleggers55398 ай бұрын
I’ve never seen or heard of this movie, now I must track it down if possible and watch it.
@chebwanderer8 ай бұрын
One of my favorite films ever, I bought the VHS ex-rental from a video shop and watched it over and over.... "Stop that man pissing on the hedge", greater stuff, and great cast. I never knew the Keith Moon connection... and his comparison to Animal... which you compared to Yellowbeard. Great video.
@immakingamovie13798 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching
@Graham.R.Naughtcy8 ай бұрын
I've been watching this for 35 years. It's on my yt movies list.
@Ben_Gunner9 ай бұрын
Roman Polanski's Pirates with Walter Matthau is a must watch and a great addition to anyone's vídeo collection who have a serious love for romanticised pirate films. Its truly a masterpiece thats been forgotten somewhat over the years. The cast, the enormous amount of money that went into building the ships and sets and without CGI, the drama behind the scenes when promoting the film all make up for 2 hours of what is now very nostalgic and pointed when comparing to later black comedy pirate films that came after.
@immakingamovie13799 ай бұрын
someone else recommended that one. I haven't seen it, but i will check it out.
@Ben_Gunner9 ай бұрын
@@immakingamovie1379 it's still on various YT channels at the time of writing this. I'd love to watch a deep-dive into the making and production of that film...please! ❤️
@ZacHawkins428 ай бұрын
@@Ben_GunnerJust don't look too deeply into Polanski, or why he had to seek asylum in a foreign country, or why most of Hollywood still supports him...
@Ben_Gunner8 ай бұрын
@@ZacHawkins42 I'm talking about the art of a Polanski, not his private life. It was his home that Charlie's disciples went into and murdered Sharon and her unborn child and whoever else that no-one cares to remember. Have you stopped watching Weinsteins films or feeling sheepish that he was a metoo propaganda victim? We can all be holier than thou when it suits..
@Ben_Gunner8 ай бұрын
I'm not praising the man and only his art.
@LarixusSnydes8 ай бұрын
I consider myself to be a Monty Python fan, but I've never seen this movie. This makes me curious. Thanks for covering it.
@immakingamovie13798 ай бұрын
Do check it out.
@buddywhatshisname5228 ай бұрын
I saw yellow beard as a child in the 80s and its remained my favourite comedy ever since.
@jodyswallow10088 ай бұрын
I would go so far as to say Yellowbeard was a cult classic.
@1zymn18 ай бұрын
An "Almost" Cult Classic?
@MercenaryX218 ай бұрын
@@1zymn1 That's something the Monty Python crew would definitely go for, in other words they would purposely make it almost cult just for the comedy
@randyhochstein84558 ай бұрын
I’ve been a fan of Yellowbeard since the beginning. Terrific cast, and truly one of my favorite comedies. ✌🏼😎🇺🇸
@boscodooley85618 ай бұрын
Underrated. They will have to kill me before I die. Thats funny and you know it.
@kiwitrainguy7 ай бұрын
There was a similar joke in Car 54 Where Are You? in the early 1960s: "You're going to bury me next to him? I'd rather die first."
@shannonpincombe84858 ай бұрын
Lots of fun. I've decided to hire it from KZbin due to your video. Thanks for reminding me of this great laugh.
@danielgroth66058 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this , yellow beard is my number 1 favourite movie of all time . Hands down !!! I remember watching it 11 times in a row with only breaks for school and sleeping. Wow . I never knew the pirates of the Caribbean connections 😳 😅
@immakingamovie13798 ай бұрын
Glad to meet fellow fans. Do please take a moment to watch some of my other videos
@jamesburke43588 ай бұрын
Mel Damski's "Mischief" (1985) - good 80's (50's set) nostalgia comedy. He did a lot of TV shows I was crew on. Yellowbeard - not great THEN, but better NOW due to the current comedy & talent drought. Excellent talent assembled we unfortunately don't have working now.
@realshaoran45148 ай бұрын
This movie was my favourite movie when I was a child, I taped it on a VHS tape and played it back once a week, every Saturday in the afternoon, I drove my family crazy with it. I still love it.
@achimvetter79437 ай бұрын
I saw that movie around 1989 in a german small town cinema, advertised by my class mates as the pinnacle of comedy. I walked out of the cinema not sure of what I had just seen and forgot about the whole film - until I saw that thumb nail on you tube.
@EmpyrionBlackthorn8 ай бұрын
One of my favorite movies. The cast is unbelievable. Madeline Kahn was one of my first crushes. ❤
@gutz3238 ай бұрын
Yellowbeard wasnt a bad movie! It had some of the greatest comedy talent of the 20th century, with most of them not being here today. In fact a few died not long after the movie was made. I guess people try to compare it to an official Monty Python movie, but you cant do that, because there are levels, and just because this movie wasnt at the top level, it doesnt mean it was at the bottom.
@PabloGarcia-sf7bn8 ай бұрын
That movie kicked ass! Greetings from New Mexico!
@CCFONESOL8 ай бұрын
Awesome movie, and Marty Feldmans final movie...
@InFernandoPo8 ай бұрын
An epic of stagger crawl, crawl proportions.
@TPaine17768 ай бұрын
Awesomely put.
@christophercollard32848 ай бұрын
I have seen this so many times, i can close my eyes and watch it from beginning to end in my mind.
@rolling-roadkill8 ай бұрын
I love the awesome display of Steiner Math during the prispn scene when Mrs. Beard tells Yellowbeard that he has a son. 🤣
@craigsavarese86318 ай бұрын
I saw this movie in the theaters with my dad and brother. It isn’t a terrible movie, as you said it is a silly pirate movie. It does have many funny bits sprinkled throughout. I still enjoy watching it from time to time - usually late at night when I can’t sleep.
@dandesmarais21909 ай бұрын
Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Madalyn Kahn, seems like a Mel Brooks movie to me.
@immakingamovie13799 ай бұрын
But no Mel Brooks sadly
@AllanTidgwell8 ай бұрын
You forgot Cheech and Chong too
@archstanton27198 ай бұрын
David Bowie as the shark.
@granthurlburt40627 ай бұрын
But its not. It's a Monty Python film with Feldman and Boyle.
@rolling-roadkill8 ай бұрын
I love Yellowbeard. Absolutely hilarious and weird. There isn't a single bad character in it but Mrs. Beard really steals the show in all her scenes. 😆
@matthewardill42978 ай бұрын
Man this brings back a lot of memories watched this in the 80s as a Python fan it called to me.
@herbertgearing17028 ай бұрын
I watched this movie for the first time as a teenager in the late 80s and it is not only one of my favorite movies of all time but the litmus test for whether a person has a sense of humor or not.
@sirvile9 ай бұрын
I not only loved Yellowbeard, I downloaded my own copy and bought a DVD from Amazon that I still have!
@karllindberg8 ай бұрын
Oh, it's way up there with memorable one liners just like Mel Brooks Spaceballs! Absolutely love it!
@bryndal368 ай бұрын
I loved this movie when it came out. Went to the cinemas to watch it with some mates. Laughed through the entirety of it. Always loved movies that the Monty Python gang had some part in even if they weren't the folk in control. Also loved Marty Friedman as a comedian. A true comic genius.
@TheRoboken3 ай бұрын
I love that movie. I heard the quote from John Cleese saying it was the worst movie he had made but was also the most fun he has had making a movie. It shows they had a good time making it and I guess it imbues the movie with just a laid back / over the top / pythoneske vibe that makes it a joy to watch.
@immakingamovie13793 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Do check out my new videos I like to talk about movies which have been over looked. There is one on my channel called Makin’ Bacon which I am very proud of
@fisharmor8 ай бұрын
This was one of the movies everyone in Gen X saw because it made cable rotation. My wife hadn't seen it (she didn't have cable back then) so I got to show it to her about 15 year ago - and she loved it. Everyone needs to remember this is some of the people who made The Holy Grail - if the pacing, narrative, and ending aren't up to your expectations... well, it HAD pacing, narrative, and an ending, at all, and that's more than I expect from this lot. I expect to laugh, and I do when I watch this movie.
@drfill92108 ай бұрын
I watched yellow beard as a kid. Loved it. Never realised it was full of stars
@stratometal8 ай бұрын
This was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid, they showed it every so often in the local TV channels.
@sophrapsune8 ай бұрын
I love this movie. When we were young teens, we watched it over and over to the point that we could recite most of the dialogue. I understand the point about its messiness but that is part of its comic charm: it’s very funny and never takes itself too seriously. I never knew that Keith Moon had been involved at its inception.
@AirwolfCrazy8 ай бұрын
I discovered Yellowbeard by accident when i was young. Ithink it was on HBO. I caught the tail end of it while waiting for another movie. I was hooked and had to see the whole thing. I still enjoy watching it from time to time.
@spootdev8 ай бұрын
This is still one of my favorite comedies
@holidaymail6 ай бұрын
I still every now and then use the “stagger, stagger, crawl, stagger”. I haven’t seen this movie in at least 20 years haha
@Pavlunk5 ай бұрын
I watch this every time i move before i figure out internet access. B) usually the first night.
@AussieRoos8 ай бұрын
Classic 👏 I watched this as a kid growing up, totally random flashback on YT
@cornpop11578 ай бұрын
This is one of my all-time favorites
@Philipfenez7 ай бұрын
I have quoted Yellowbeard many times. Glad to see yhere are others who loved to watch it many times too many. Never understood why others don't like it.
@provincialfish8 ай бұрын
Loved this movie growing up. It was a family favourite. We had it on vhs and my whole family thought it was great but whenever i showed it to anyone else they thought i was crazy. I never understood why no one else loved it like my family did.
@SanoyNimbus8 ай бұрын
Wow. I have never heard of it. And of course never seen it. But now, after this presentation ... I really want to see it!!!
@immakingamovie13798 ай бұрын
I hope you like it
@KenLieck8 ай бұрын
My immediate response to this was that if I wanted to watch something by this lot I'd watch something that makes some sense -- like The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (written by Chapman, Cleese & Cook). Sure enough, I see it was one of the very first films you covered when you began this channel -- though I can see how I missed your review the first go-around, since this has already got 100x the number of views in less than 3 weeks that that one has racked up in 3 years!
@immakingamovie13798 ай бұрын
I love rise and rise of Michael Rimmer. I reviewed that ages ago when I used to try make all my videos in a day. I spend much more time on them now. Not sure why this one has taken off. But I can’t complain
@drew97388 ай бұрын
I never thought of yellowbeard as a Monty python movie. But now it sticks out as one. I always liked the movie.
@espressosoup8 ай бұрын
One of the best movies of my childhood! I've never met anyone in my life that knows about it, but it's a magical favorite for me 😅
@gfodale8 ай бұрын
Nail that man's foot to the deck!! yes, I've seen the movie. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
@DrinkTheKoolAid628 ай бұрын
"Where are your Buccaneers?" "Under my buckin' hat"
@jimboAndersenReviews8 ай бұрын
This has been one very good advocacy for a film I had not noticed before. I'll be giving Yellow Beard a spin, at some time. Now I know of it, and I think I'll quite enjoy watching it.
@immakingamovie13798 ай бұрын
Do let me know what you think of it
@thinkbolt8 ай бұрын
I saw Yellowbeard back in the 80s. I remember thinking there wasn't much Yellowbeard in it. I have no other memories of it.
@GekoPish8 ай бұрын
They are the Corsican brothers (Cheech and Chongs other characters)
@TheJuRK8 ай бұрын
Graham Chapman visited Wright State University near Dayton, Ohio in the fall of 1981 on a US lecture tour and I asked him about Yellowbeard during his Q&A. It tripped him up to even talk about it and everyone could see he didn't want to talk about it.
@immakingamovie13798 ай бұрын
Its great that you got to talk to him but i am sad that he was embarrassed by the film. What did you ask him?
@TheJuRK8 ай бұрын
@@immakingamovie1379 during the Q&A part of his visit, I asked what was the latest with Yellowbeard...and he just looked embarrassed, gave a vague answer about "they're still working on it," and quickly moved on.
@barryledgister44968 ай бұрын
@@TheJuRK According to Wiki, it looks like the production was a mind-blowing disaster. From a Keith Moon idea...that`s your first problem. And they wanted to make the film American, to appeal to Americans. Next big mistake. Why didn`t George Harrison and Handmade get involved? That`s the big question.
@fredricktalbot19457 ай бұрын
He lost a friend in that movie. Didn’t help a bit.
@EugenioFilippi7 ай бұрын
Watched it as a kid many many times and loved it..... Being a Monty Python and Mel Brooks fan I found it weird but oddly funny
@eugenepolan17508 ай бұрын
"So bad that it's good" can be quite an acomplishment in itself.
@edwardroche24804 ай бұрын
Over the years I've watched this movie a half a dozen times and I'm still not tired of it it's a great movie. I don't care what this guy's trying to tell you it's still a great movie and it's funnier than hell
@troyschulz23188 ай бұрын
Fun fact: The director of this film lives in Bellingham, WA, where I’m attending uni. He’s given a couple of talks at the school, and his one recollection of the film was when David Bowie was on set.
@immakingamovie13798 ай бұрын
show his this video if you can, I would love to hear his thoughts
@JB-gw8ee8 ай бұрын
I loved this movie back in the day. It was always on one of the cable channels. Back when they just made movies to be fun.
@Endocrom8 ай бұрын
That American poster you showed was the DVD cover released around the 2000's, what I remember back then was similar to the UK poster shown.
@ExUSSailor8 ай бұрын
One of my favorites growing up! It used to be one of my video store go-tos.
@paulmcwilliams86418 ай бұрын
"I may be blind, but I have acute hearing." " I don't care about your jewelry cloth eyes."
@granthurlburt40627 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting this about one of my favourite films. I don't know about "lost". I've been watching it and enjoying it about every 2 years since it came out. It was unaccountably panned by critics but is slowly becoming a cult classic. Apart from the incongruous inclusion of Cheech and Chong (whom I liked in the 1970's) it is full of great bits. I don't know why critics say it has an incomprensible plot. Maybe they're Americans who don't get the cultural references, like Queen Anne and Lady Churchill, or Blind Pew from Treasure Island.
@zonesproductions8 ай бұрын
My friend had a bootleg VHS of Yellowbeard that we watched in a group. We were young and stoned, and we loved it. It was so stupid, and it spoke to us in a nonsense way, as young teens.
@gregorycooper13359 ай бұрын
Having seen the movie many years ago, I can say that it had interesting characters and many good moments. Yes it wasn't polished and probably all of the criticisms are justified, but still worth seeing. I'd like to watch it again.
@immakingamovie13799 ай бұрын
I thought a better editor could have whipped it into a better shape. But as you say it is unpolished
@SiriusMined8 ай бұрын
I love this fiilm. Vastly underrated
@MichaelBradley19678 ай бұрын
I loved this movie enough to own the VHS, then DVD and now blu-ray version. A "supergroup" movie even funnier than Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Lots of Monty Python DNA in this one, especially with Peter Bull as Queen Anne (his last role).
@theTRUTHgroup6 ай бұрын
I've always loved this movie. Classic!
@2000jago9 ай бұрын
17:53 - the answer to the question posed in the video title is here.
@immakingamovie13799 ай бұрын
I hope people do some good with their saved 18 mins. Thanks for watching.
@graf666orlok8 ай бұрын
Yes. It is and it is amazing.
@anaihilator6 ай бұрын
There is a scene in Yellowbeard where a sailor tries to sneak a woman on board and naturally she gets kicked off. Well, the camera follows her as she leaves the ship and as she walks away she bumps into a sailor carrying a lamb and says "best not, they're fairly strict on this ship, Love" I died 😂😂😂😂😂
@2blindpew8 ай бұрын
Love this film. Love all the actors. Love the jokes. Loved watching it as a kid and laughing with my brothers.
@NonEuclideanTacoCannon8 ай бұрын
The first time I saw it, the guy who let me borrow it told me it was a Monty Python movie. Damn I haven't seen this one in literal decades.
@slick80868 ай бұрын
I saw this as a child and so I loved it, and so now I still love it.
@TPaine17768 ай бұрын
This is a classic and one of my most favorite films.
@danielwillens58768 ай бұрын
The film was not about the "Yellowbeard story," it was about every pirate film ever made AND a cutting social satire of 17th Century politics. It was the commitment to historical accuracy that made the outrageous behavior so funny. And how was it received by what is clearly its target audience? I dare you to go to any Renaissance Fayre and say "stagger, stagger, roll" and see what happens.
@frankdis8 ай бұрын
I love Chapman's unfiltered madness in this.
@domitiusseverus18 ай бұрын
I loved it - used to watch it on vhs as a kid regularly
@legoseanland17608 ай бұрын
I have the DVD, I emailed The Criterion Collection about making a special edition, but apparently the rights are all over the place. It’s categorized with all the rest of my Python library
@jsentman8 ай бұрын
In the late 80’s between attempts at college I worked at a non-blockbuster video store. So I watched EVERYTHING that was available up until that point. I saw this film and had to see it because of everyone who was in it, except for Cheech and Chong who I didn’t get at the time. I remember feeling disappointed that it wasn’t really a python film and wasn’t really any other kind of film. As time has gone on I have found moments in it that are so hilarious I am tempted to make friends watch it. I have learned not to do so unless they have the same list of most loved actors as I do. People who dont love it just because of who those folks are cannot be convinced. Except for my wife who is about to be subjected to it and I’m sure she will make sure I understand she loves it even as she refuses to finish watching it...
@JPlokford9 ай бұрын
I saw it when it came out and remember being disppointed - I was expecting Monty Python but it fell a bit flat. I think I've seen it a few time since (probably on VHS). The clips you chose seem pretty funny so might give it another go.
@immakingamovie13799 ай бұрын
Let me know what you think after rewatching
@JPlokford9 ай бұрын
@@immakingamovie1379 Just watched it. I thought it was pretty great to be honest. It's probably the twin factors of zero expectation and the nostalgia of seeing a lot of familiar faces. I thought the script was consistently funny. Madeline Kahn's (and her wonderful accent) stole the show.
@immakingamovie13799 ай бұрын
@@JPlokford I am glad you enjoyed it. Maybe it is time for the film to be reappraised.
@rogerbartley22258 ай бұрын
What a cast, hard to imagine it would be bad but never seen it.
@immakingamovie13798 ай бұрын
Do watch it. And let me know what you think. You can rent it on youtube/google play
@zappasmoustache238 ай бұрын
I think it’s unfair to call it bad. It definitely has glaring flaws that let it down considerably but the performances are all spot on and when it’s funny it’s hilarious, so many quotable lines. Definitely worth a watch.