Cutthroat Island [DVD]

This is a seriously underrated film. For the haters out there, this was meant to be an action-adventure film in the style of the 1940s pirate epics. Sure there are a couple things that make you roll your eyes, but it's a great popcorn movie and a lot of fun to watch. (And Frank Langella is BRILLIANT!)As for the extras-- These are essentially standard def. I had an old Laserdisc and DVD with the same content. You can tell from watching the BD that they merely took that SD content and shoved it onto a blu-ray disc. It's even letterboxed and it's grainy as all hell.

Clever plot with strong female lead that is as good as any of the Pirates of the Caribbean films.

Excellent Adventure Movie. If you love Pirate movies.

One of my favorite movies.

Cutthroat Island was a very well written directed edited cinematography acting storyline and everything will go into 1 with the most incredible action ever done Geena Davis was the most superb incredible fantastic actress it pulled out the part so well it made me and people convinced that she was really a pirate with the rest of the top cast it will put together really perform their part in a believable realistic film Cutthroat Island where's an is the best pirate film of the 90s compared to Pirates of the Caribbean GIF mm next to Muppet Treasure Island Cutthroat Island gave a realistic story about Pirates and how they lived in those days I was very impressed I'd watch the movie over a hundred times and I still enjoy watching the movie over a hundred times I still enjoy the movie Geena Davis pulled it off made it so realistic it was very impressive with the cast and crew they did a job that would be on what I can never see hey taxi pirate honoring her father's will she took the crew out to find the treasure and that Adventure was amazing with plenty of action strong storyline very well put together however I wish they came out with Cutthroat Island 2 that I still enjoy watching Cutthroat Island great job Geena Davis thank you cats and crew for a job well done you have my 10 Stars the best pirate film that the 90s very well put together thank you for your entertainment keep making more pirate movies

Fun family movie to watch

Cutthroat Island is not a great film. I do know however, that the production crew, and in particular the props and costume folks went all out toward accuracy. That attention to detail does show through, even if the script is cheesy and cliche'.Frank Langella was wonderful as Dawg Brown. I wanted to see more of him, and I wanted to know more of his motivations, more of the history behind he and his brothers Mordechai and Harry and the story behind the gold. Gina Davis was really a very good heroine in this movie, as Morgan Adams. She is now captain of the ship she has inherited from her father, Harry and as a woman, she has her challenges on a shipload of men, to be sure. But she is energetic and tough enough to make you believe it is within the realm of possibility. Davis' beauty is found in her underlying strength. The disappointment in her character for me lie in the fact that she far outshone Matthew Modine. Modine's performance was rather flat when set next to the leading lady and he seemed almost like a Saturday morning cartoon, or a young father playing pirates on the city park playground with his own children. It just did not come off as a very good performance at all. The spark between Davis and Modine was not at all believeable. If they had gotten someone else to play that role who was a bit more of a leading man, the movie may have been a lot better. I keep wanting to cast someone like Oded Fehr or Brandon Frazier, or someone of that ilk.If you like pirates or sea faring flicks, I would say definitely add it to your collection. It is not nearly as tight and polished as say Pirates of the Caribbean, but that is ok. This film is still somewhat of a good time.

This is a wonderful film if you want pure escapist, fun action entertainment instead of the dour dystopian movies so common lately. It’s puzzling how such a great, entertaining movie could get so much bad press. After reading the negative reviews I had to counter their attacks because Geena Davis, who plays Morgan, ROCKS as the charismatic pirate queen, Morgan--an empowered woman in a man’s world whose quick whit immediately puts the rogues she encounters in their place right from the get-go where, in the opening scene she informs the Lieutenant she just slept with who holds her at gun point threatening to turn her in for government bounty that, “Oh, by the way, that won’t work (showing him the round slugs she emptied from his gun). See, I took your balls.” Then, with a glance at her pet monkey she snaps her fingers, he jumps onto her shoulder, and she’s off galloping along the beach en route to save her father. She’s gorgeous, full of sass, and sooo much more entertaining than the slurring, somewhat effete drunken character of Jack Sparrow. It’s easy to see that a great deal of thought, detail and finance was put into creating a believable, authentic, sumptuous period film set in the 17th century with exquisite period costuming and sets, elegant horse-drawn carriages and authentic-looking pirate ships with all the riggings. In addition, the pacing is great, with non-stop action in pristine Carribean-like settings (although it was actually filmed in Malta and Thailand). I read that Geena Davis did her own stunts, which is astonishing given how demanding they were. Her character is similar to the female action character Laura Croft, but warmer, more playful and with a much more interesting wardrobe! Kudos to Geena Davis and to a thoroughly entertaining film that didn’t get the acclaim it deserved.

If you Google Cutthroat Island, what you'll see is an endless list of NPC's stating that the film is one of the biggest mistakes in cinema history. The film was a tremendous flop back in the day and according to people, this makes it a terrible film. The truth is, this is a fast paced pirate flick that at times can easily rival the best of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.Yeah, I said it. As much as I love the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, I'd rather watch this movie than see another Jack Sparrow movie. The first movie in that series is very similar to this. It's a group of pirates seeking directions to a magnificent treasure hunt. We have two unlikely people teaming up together to achieve this goal whilst being pursued by an evil bad guy. It may not be the most original plots but it's very clearly a homage to the classic swashbuckling films of Errol Flynn's heyday and delivers just that.The film includes a large amount of practical effects, stunts, beautiful sea shots and some impressive pyrotechnics. All of which should definitely be the selling point of the film. It's no secret that the acting is quite wooden in places. But the positives I mentioned above is what carries the film. Every time the film moves from one impressive set piece to another (most of which are real places and quite beautiful), we are greeted with some high energy sword fights, horse chases, explosions etc and they're done VERY well. You can clearly see where the films large budget went, with no penny left over. There's a lot of love put into the visual effects and they still look tremendous.The German Bluray that I bought looks fantastic. The picture is sharp and very clear. The colour is also quite striking, making the extremely colourful outfits and blue seas just burst out of the screen. It's a fantastic looking movie and high definition makes it look even more so. The disc itself is easy to work out, despite being in German. The language setting is easily accessible and it works in a UK Bluray player just fine (just in case you're wondering). The sound is absolutely incredible. The film's score is extremely well done and sounds extremely bombastic through a home theatre. The special effects for the gun fights, ship battles etc are just as impressive. I haven't been THIS immersed in a film of it's type and that is saying something.If you're like me and enjoy a good pirate film, this is well worth having. It's reputation suggests is a truly god awful film and so do certain reviews here. But quite frankly, I would pay good money to see a film like this in 2022. Disney couldn't touch this film now. I couldn't recommend it more, especially if you like your televisions large and your surround systems loud. A great cinematic experience.

ATTENTION:Cut version do not buy!Even the music stops…Destroyed by critics and fully re discovered now,please check the reviews.A pirate movie is pure entertainment nothing more.This one does!Frank Langella invented - GOOO!!!(check Masters of the universe!)What a great performance.Check - Did you see the ship explode at the end?Look at the camera!No CGI here,all is real.Mario Kassar presents...and ended almost bankrupt,but wat an explosion…!!here it is a classic I even had a widescreen video version,one of the first.GREAT FILM BAD VERSION,CUT😒

In this 1995 pirate adventure, Morgan [Geena Davis], a notorious female pirate, gains possession of part of a three part treasure map, but can she get the other two pieces before her evil uncle and who will win the race to claim the treasure as their own?Implausible some scenes may be, but it is a fantasy adventure, just think ‘Indiana Jones’ meets ‘Master and Commander’ or ‘Pirates of the Carribean’. The costumes and sets are top notch and the acting is good. Gina Davis is perfect as pirate Captain, Morgan, the heroine of the story. Some of the dialogue may be corny and cliché, but the humour is mainly tongue in cheek and it’s meant to be and all part of the fun.The single disc opens to a main menu offering play, scene selection, special features [trailer, making of, interviews, behind the scenes and storyboards], set up [English 5.1, directors commentary, English subtitles on/off] and resume movie.Full of action from beginning to end, and without any sex, nudity or harsh swearing, and with a dry wit throughout, this has to be a sound ***** recommendation for all the family although with scenes of action violence, parental discretion is advised.

Cutthroat Island is directed by Renny Harlin and written by Robert King and Marc Norman. It stars Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Patrick Malahide, Stan Shaw and Rex Linn. Music is scored by John Debney and cinematography by Peter Levy.A film of many flaws, with a reputation akin to it being the devil of big budget failures, it is, however, a wonderful piece of piratical entertainment if you are prepared to see past the monetary excess. Famously cited as the film that bankrupted Caroloco Pictures, the truth is that Carolco was going under anyway, the studio had filed for bankruptcy before Cutthroat Island had even been released, the box office performance was irrelevant, it wouldn't have made a bit of difference. And while no amount of hard sell marketing could have gotten the film to make back the $98 million spent making it, it received no support from distributor MGM who were in the process of being sold, so finances for marketing were not available.Harlin's movie has all the pirate movie ingredients crammed in to the plot, though it is a standard plot that sees Davis as female pirate Morgan Adams who leads her charges on a quest to find the ultimate treasure hoard. Problem is that the map is in three parts, each part held by separate people, one of which is Morgan's vicious Uncle Dawg (Langella). The hunt and race is on, and Harlin doesn't pause for breath, he's a kid in a sweet shop armed with wads of cash, but the money, as gargantuan as it is, is there on the screen; well except for the hiring of better actors that is. Two magnificent ships were built for the production and they are magnificent, the costumes, the sets, pyrotechnics, exotic locations (Malta and Thailand standing in for 1668 Jamaica), stunning sound editing and visual thrills, all high on value and all cloaked by a tremendously robust score from Debney.Action junkies are well served here, with wild horse drawn carriage chases, sword fights aplenty, ships in side by side explosive battle, mucho perilous situations, bodies falling from heights or thrown in the sea, and we even get a comic relief simian! Who, as it turns out, is one of the best actors on show. It's hard to believe that a pirate action film such as this would not be better appreciated had it been released in the last ten years, and I say that not just because of the success of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, but more so that the blunderbuss popcorn movie has greater support these days. There's a good portion of the movie loving faithful who just want to be entertained, where rapid thrills are a requisite, not well drawn characterisations and thespian class. Judged on those terms then Cutthroat Island is a winner for sure.Main problems are the clunky script and the three pronged miscast errors in the lead roles. Davis (erm, wife of Harlin) is full of guts, really attacking the material with gusto, but she never convinces, it always feels like a caricature and she's uncomfortable delivering key lines. She would prove herself a fine action actress a year later with The Long Kiss Goodnight (also with Harlin directing), but she's woefully out of place here. With Davis demanding more and more screen time for her character, the role of Shaw began to thin out, which was too much to bear for Michael Douglas who bowed out late in the day. In came Matthew Modine, zero chemistry with Davis, a bland acting style and as far removed from the period setting as you could get. Langella just isn't menacing as the main villain of the piece, a very good actor in the right role, but not here and some of his attempts at nastiness feel like panto season has started early.Problems for sure, but wade through some of the misconceptions and poisonous press and you will find a film desperately aiming to please you, with much on offer for the pirate movie fan to savour. 7/10

"Hate" is far to strong a word to use in relation to a movie, but the one star is justified. I cannot believe that other reviewers rate this film so highly! The performances of the two leading "stars" (?) are dreadful. Inept just about sums them up. But don't blame them, blame the producer who cast them. Betty Boop would have made a more believable buccaneer than the rosy-cheeked Geena Davis, while Matthew Modine has neither swash nor buckle enough to make a decent cabin boy! Still, given the script and direction that weighed heavier than an anchor around their necks, they did at least keep smiling to the end which, thankfully, did eventually arrive amid an underwhelming implosion of damp squibs, but not until we had sat through two hours of this bilge. Sorry, me hearties, but this one goes straight back to Davy Jones's locker, AND STAYS THERE!