I saw this movie, and I thought it was the pinnacle of cinema. The photography was choice, the dialogue succinct, witty, and to the point, with an almost proto-Tarantino feel to it, and the acting was without flaw. The pacing of the film also was quick, and sharp, and left one not on the edge of ones seat, but rather it made one fall out of ones seat, and whenever one would attempt to reclaim ones seat, on would be delivered another knock out moment, and be thrown back down to the ground!!!!!!!!
It should be noted by all of this films myriad fans that both John Milus and Martin Scorsese were involved with the screen play for this film (Milus wrote Santa’s song, and the sequence with the gorilla , I believe Scorses wrote the Thumbalina sequence). Of course, neither of them were credited for their work, just as Milus went unaccredited for the Indianapolis speech in Jaws. But I feel, in those two directors later careers, they never approached the glory of this film.
In conclusion, and without further delay, I say that this is one of my very favorite films. It’s my personal the top ten (it comes right after "The treasure of the Sierra Madre"), and it should be seen by anyone who aspires to be a filmmaker. It should be around number 45 on the IMDB’s top ranking films Those who say this film is crap do not know a bad film from continental drift.
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The_Dying_Flutchman
18 years ago
I was told this pic was destroyed in a fire in somebody's clothes hamper. Forgive them for they know not what they does.
Nothing exists more beautifully than nothing.
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radioriot
18 years ago
What can I say about this movie.... a "friend" had a bootleg DVD and he was passing it around without telling people how bad it was... I set the record, I watched for 13 minutes before fast forwarding to see if it ever got better... it didn't! I have never seen any of the Director's porn movies, but I wonder if they were any better. He did learn a valuable lesson with this movie, "when people in the movie have their clothes on, there must be a plot!" I can't even imagine kids liking this movie, because it is soooo bad.
And by the way, the amusment park in the movie "Pirate's World" i think it was called, closed in the mid 70's, a vitim of Disney World. My Dad just told me today, that our family once visited the park in the mid 60's. I don't remember, that good. Now if i could just forget this movie.
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