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My Favourite Pirates

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Ahoy, me hearties! Today it’s International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Yarrr! In honour o’ this most fantabulous holiday, I’d thought I’d share me favourite pirates with you.

The Dread Pirate Roberts from The Princess Bride

Aye, me mateys. Most people seem t’ forget that he be indeed a pirate, but this masked semi-hero deserves a spot on me list. “As ye wish!”

Long John Silver from Muppet Treasure Island

There have been a lot o’ incarnations o’ Treasure Island’s Long John Silver, but it’s Tim Curry’s performance in t’ Muppet version that I’ll always adore. Over t’ top and way too cheesy, but just listen to t’ song Professional Pirate and tell me that’s not a pirate! 

Morgan Adams from Cutthroat Island

A lassy pirate! Although Cutthroat Island was considered a flop, at t’ time I loved loved loved it. Last year I rewatched it though… and it’s on t’ list o’ “Movies I Used to Adore As A Kid, But Were Really Really Bad”. Geena Davis’s Morgan though remains a kick-ass heroine.

Captain Jack Sparrow

How can such a list be complete without Captain Sparrow? T’ quintessential pirate o’ recent years, he’s t’ type o’ pirate everybody loves, even though he’s double-crossin’ double-dealin’ yellow-bellied blowfish.
Shiver me timbers! What a list! So who be your favourite pirates?

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5 Responses to “My Favourite Pirates”

omg I love Muppet Treasure Island!

Rizzo: What’s wrong?
Gonzo: It just feels so weird.
Rizzo: You mean that Mr. Arrow’s dead?
Gonzo: Yeah, that… and my pants are filled with starfish.
Rizzo: You and your hobbies.

I’ll be less whimsical and mention a real pirate, Jean Lafitte. Without Lafitte, I might be living on your side of the pond. Family legend has it that my Watson ancestor came over to New Orleans on one of Lafitte’s ships in the early 19th century (due to some scandalous reason, I’m sure). I just recorded The Buccaneer (old movie with Yul Brynner as Lafitte) from TCM, but haven’t watched it yet.

–Wade

HEY!! I still think Cutthroat Island is a good movie :(

@Zeek: I love most of the Muppet movies. They never fail to cheer me up.

@Wade: If I had been whimsical I would have mentioned the pirate heroes from some of my favourite fantasy romance books! I still have to rewatch a lot of the old pirate movies (like The Buccaneer and also The Sea Hawk); I remember watching most of them, just not the movie themselves.

@Hani: And when was the last time you watched it?

I caught it on TV a couple of years back and It was fun to watch. Of course, Morgan is the movie’s main asset. I always liked how convincing she was as the captain of a pirate ship.
Now I’m not saying it is a masterpiece, but calling it “Really Really Bad” makes me really really sad =’(

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