Cutthroat Island (1995)

September 16, 2022 7:43 PM

A female pirate and her companion race against their rivals to find a hidden island that contains a fabulous treasure.
posted by soelo (4 comments total)

Another of my absolutely favourite movies, of that era and all time. Lots of momentum.

The old school sets really helps this stand the test of time.

Geena Davis is a treasure. Her followup the next year The Long Kiss Goodnight cheekily ties this, Cutthroat Island, with her characters in Earth Girls are Easy and especially Beetlejuice.

Mind. Thelma and Louise and A League of Their Own was between those two. Treasure.
posted by porpoise at 9:08 PM on September 16, 2022 [4 favorites]

I love this one too-never understood how it was panned.
posted by purenitrous at 4:20 PM on September 18, 2022 [1 favorite]

This was such big fun silliness.
posted by rmd1023 at 6:23 PM on September 18, 2022

I will never forget sitting in the movie theater in Knoxville, TN with my parents and halfway through the movie my dad said, in his "quiet" voice, "Well hell, this is just Indiana Jones with boobs...nice boobs tho."

The whole audience cackled and I cannot watch this movie without hearing his voice in my head.
posted by teleri025 at 9:17 AM on September 20, 2022 [3 favorites]