This is Jean Renoir at his most gorgeous and playful, although he was already getting old when this was made as an enthusiastic tribute to "Commedia dell'arte" staging Anna Magnani as the ultimate primadonna and diva, who in spite of her over-maturity attracts even a king to court her simply by her stardom as an overwhelming actress. For that, this movie is totally off the wall and completely bonkers entertainment that is a campy cult film that is in its own class. This was too cheesy for me in the 80's and while The Ice Pirates is not a very good movie, I was amazed by how far the filmmakers went with the stupidity and insanity of this film. I did appreciate how crazy this movie is and how far they took it over the top. However, The Ice Pirates is pretty bad, with lots of dumb humor, slapstick, ridiculous outfits and plot holes galore. The cast is filled with some notable actors, like Robert Urich (who shows a lot of charisma), Angelica Huston and Ron Perlman in his film debut. The Ice Pirates is about as silly of a swashbuckling sci fi romp, that is camp and absurdity that goes way past 11. I have chose to give this an adult rewatch and while I can't exactly call this "good", it deserves some merit for being possibly the cheesiest 80's movie ever made. In fact, I remember not liking this when I was a kid. The Ice Pirates is far from one of my favorite sci fi movies from the 80's.
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