I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Why are all contemporary pirate movies the same? It's the repetitive schtick of adventuresome music accompanied by a daring hero, the token wench, and the typical gay pirate rigamarole.Bob Shaw is such a wild guy. Gee, he's so wild. He steals bananas, almost kills the wench when he drives a wagon off a 200-foot cliff into the ocean surf below, and runs around on land doing nothing in particular except to fill his days with wasteful loafing. Gosh, he's such a wild-- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.You've seen it all before, but I'm hesitant to say you'e seen anything better. These movies are all the same, the same old schtick.

Swashbuckler is a fun pirate movie with Robert Shaw good in the lead role as Captain "Red" Ned Lynch. Genevieve Bujold was very good as the main female character Jane Barnet and quite a nice little scene of her swimming in the nude. Beau Bridges makes for good comic relief in his role as Major Folly and no doubt his character got that name for the purpose of that very function. Finally Peter Boyle was very good as the film's main villain Lord Durant. All the players including the aforementioned ones made this movie work by their smooth handling of what was presented in this movie. A very good all-around fun pirate movie with enjoyable fight sequences and one that can be seen in a easily relaxed way.

If one can simply recall that movies are to take us away, whether from or to is personally specific, then it would take a profoundly negative person to think poorly of any well made and well acted movie. This is such a flick, decently focused relative to plot, well chosen costuming and locations, great cinematography . . . what more can you ask? If you want a 'film', with all its highbrow silliness, it's true you might not wanna go there with this one, but jeez, does anyone who only goes to 'films' even tell anyone else they know that they're painfully pretentious? This one has no pretensions, and since when is Genevieve in any state of undress a minus? Good entertainment, which is what I want when i spend money on a movie, and Swashbuckler delivers with aplomb.JGS

What can you say about a pirate movie with only one ship? Well, that they tried very very hard. There are some memorable lines and scenes, but without a sea battle to liven up the festivities the poor film falls flat. The soundtrack music (which, sadly, is not available as a cd)is worth the price of the DVD though.