Best movie of this year hands down!

Wow! Such a good movie.

So much average

Sadly Over-hyped

Although Yellowbeard with all the Monty Python alumni cast in it, the film gets a lot of other comic talents from both sides of the pond. The only thing that seemed to be missing were some Carry On regulars. Even a most serious actor like James Mason gets into the spirit of it and ironically by playing his role most straight as the Royal Navy captain.Graham Chapman is the notorious pirate Yellowbeard who was betrayed by his first mate Peter Boyle. But before that Chapman hid his treasure and was then captured by the Royal Navy where he's been in prison for many years. In the meantime Yellowbeard may or may not have a son who would be Martin Hewitt. His mother has alternated between Yellowbeard being his father or Lord Peter Cook where Hewitt works as a gardener. Madeline Kahn who is the mother was a most generous lass when she was young.Before long the entire cast is out on a treasure hunt. I count several films with pirate themes spoofed in this film. Even the Masterpiece Theater's First Churchills gets in the act with some brief but hilarious performances by Sussanah York as Sarah Churchill and Peter Bull as Queen Anne who has a flatulence problem.Cheech and Chong are here as well as representatives of the Spanish Inquisition in the New World. Yellowbeard is a film with something in it for everyone.Jack Sparrow would feel right at home with this bunch.

The hardass Yellowbeard(who rapes and kills whoever he wants to) was the most dreaded pirate(and this fits in all the clichés of the subgenre… a man loses his hand and replaces it with a hook, we have a blind man(DareDevil has nothing on this guy, his acute hearing is impeccable) though it's both eyes, we get a mutiny, a boarding and a ship battle at sea, if only half of this takes place on the ocean, a treasure island and even a final showdown), and when he was captured, his booty had not been recovered. He finds that he has a son who doesn't take after him at all, and since his head contains the only map of it(…literally; it's actually tattooed on there), the two have to somehow work together(since he talks his father out of decapitating him). But his old his second-in-command, Mr. Moon, who betrayed him and got him thrown in jail, is along for the ride, and they're also being hounded by the Royal Navy. The biggest problem with this spoof, which certainly had potential, is how hit and miss the, at times remarkably uninspired, material is. We get jokes about the uptight British upperclass and sailors wanting women(or something to replace such) on the ships, along with swashbuckling(which can be genuinely engaging and exciting, some of the gags reminiscent of spaghetti Western saloon brawls), but there are obvious missed opportunities, and this does tend to either go for being funny or forwarding the plot, where a good comedy does both seamlessly. Even when things happen, sometimes they make so little impact on the audience that you find yourself forgetting that it occurred. The cast have their moments, such as Cheech and Chong, Chapman in the titular role, Cleese as the apparently helpless sightless man, and Idle as the face of the military. And the ending is definitely good. The filming and editing has its moments. There is a lot of violent, bloody and disturbing content and brief female topless nudity in this. I recommend this to the biggest fans of the Monty Python crew. 6/10

This movie has some really amazing jokes... sadly not too many. Most jokes seem to be filler. Overall this movie was fun to watch. It had a decent atmosphere, a nice set and nice costumes. Characters have been funny and the actors played them well. There is not much wrong with this movie but the bad filler-jokes. Well yea, of course the story sucks – it's comedy.This is a parody of the Treasure Island by the amazing Robert Louis Stevenson. If you like the book as well, it might be interesting to watch. (Even though not much from the book is left over) Be aware though, Monty Python people are part of this film, but it's not exactly a Monty Python movie. Not all did write the script, and most of them, but Graham Chapman, can only be found in minor roles.

I'm a big fan of Monty Python, and as soon as I heard about this little known movie I wanted to check it out. It turns out that it was pretty entertaining! Although it's not nearly on the same level of genius as other MP movies, there are a lot of little funny details throughout the movie. The thin plot revolves around everyone trying to get their hands on Yellowbeard's legendary treasure. Gags ensue. Oddly enough, it works. Graham Chapman is hilarious in his role as a blood-thirsty pirate and so is Eric Idle... But the true star of this film is Marty Feldman (Igor from Young Frankenstein). His character is similar to Igor's, but he steals every scene he's in. There's also a really funny cameo with David Bowie.I certainly do not agree with John Cleese that this was the worst movie he's ever been in. He's been in a lot of movies much worse than this one, and actually, his character here is pretty interesting and even funny.The plot is more or less of a Pirates of The Caribbean meets Monty Python, and it was interesting enough to keep me watching. I thought this was better than Jabberwocky and (although it is much sillier) it also reminded me a bit of Erik The Viking.Cheech & Chong are here and they are disappointing as Spaniards. Chong has a incredibly annoying lisp and his accent just doesn't work, let's say, as opposed to Michael Palin's hilarious performance in 'Life of Brian'. Cheech has an easier time since he's Hispanic, but their roles are simply unfunny, like much of their regular work. That's probably because wasn't any hemp in this movie (aside from the ones on Yellowbeard's hair!) Maybe they should have played stoned pirates or something like that.I was really surprised that this movie didn't suck. Sure, it's not a work of art or a must-have for Monty Python / Cheech & Chong fans. But chances are, if you're just expecting to have some mindless fun, this movie will do the trick. Just turn off your brain and enjoy. 6/10