Rating of
3/4
"The Princess And The Pirate" by Yojmbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 03/26/12
Old Bob Hope films were always amongst my favourites growing up and this is one of his funniest. He plays Sylvester The Great, man of seven faces ("I travel a lot. With my act, it's safer!") who saves runaway princess Virginia Mayo from the clutches of evil buccaneer The Hook. The gags flow thick and fast, complete with Hope's usual self-deprecating one liners, loads of slapstick and sight gags; if you imagine Pirates Of The Caribbean done by the Marx brothers, you're in the right ball park. Walter Brennan is hilarious as a crazy old pirate and Mayo is very easy on the eye in the classic tradition of old style Hollywood glamour. It still makes me laugh out loud pretty much non-stop after all these years and is the kind of classic comedy that appeals to every age.
