Oct 30, 2023ZenRuth rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Adolescent wet dream fantasy of what being a pirate should have been. Not much history or reality here. Very expensively produced soft core porn, politics and violence. One star for imaginative (but only vaguely historical) costuming .
May 04, 202223305010800429 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
About the movie "Black Sails," I thought the movie was horrible. If your desire is to watch homosexual pornography - very explicit homosexual pornography - this is the movie for you. If you want to waste your time watching a movie where…
Apr 08, 2022RebBehrens rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
A lot of money seemingly was spent to make this series look good. Production-wise, the sets are well-done, the cinematography is lovely and the acting is good. However, I am halfway through the first season and am still trying to care…
Jul 31, 2021akirakato rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
In the year of 1715. The Golden Age of Piracy around the West Indies.
Thrill, suspense, sex. A nice entertaining adventure thriller.
I enjoyed it thoroughly till the last episode.
Dec 01, 2020hgibbins rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent series. See my full review on my blog:
https://northern-rambler.blogspot.com/2018/01/treasure-island-by-robert-louis.html
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szeigman
Jan 08, 2019
This series is an Historical drama. The Characters are mostly real people who lived this Pirate lifestyle in Jamaica. The events are mostly real events that History has recorded. So it's not really a matter of like or dislike as a…
Jul 22, 2018Patrick1282 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Boring, predictable, scheming, slow, and no good story. This show is more talking, lying, scheming, and boring then I have ever seen.
All this shoe is about are some pirates who steal, rape, schem to get rich, and drink alcohol. The…
Jun 23, 2018misatim rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Loved the costumes! so well done. I watched season 2, 3, 4, before getting to see season 1. I really like this series for the touch on history, Capt Zane, and the plot for gold. Life is always violent for the poor.
Oct 22, 2016Palomino rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Whoo! Just finished season 1 and can't wait for season 2. Like others here, I could do with a LOT fewer scenes watching whores at work, but I perservered because I'd heard it gets better, and it does, the scriptwriting definitely picks…
Action! Explosions! Betrayal! Love affairs! Pirates! Oh my...what else could you want in a series? (Think season 1 is great? Just wait until season 2...whoa...!)
Jul 26, 2016libraryladykati rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
What a ride! Awesome explosions, great acting, and it's loosely based on some true characters. What more do you want? Perfect for summer binge watching.
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EnigmaGal
Jun 21, 2016EnigmaGal rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
My spouse and I loved this swashbuckling series. If you're open minded and grown up enough to handle the nudity and swearing then you may enjoy the complexity of the plot and characters. If you find swearing and nudity offensive, then…
Mar 02, 2016Blabbermouth rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Much as I love a swash buckling story this series had very little to hold my attention. Lots of nudity I assume to cover up the lack of good acting & I absolutely question the use of the fuck word used so much in the 1600s.
Oct 27, 2015jimg2000 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The story's premise (prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island) and production set (filmed at Cape Town) sounded and looked great and it is addicting to see how the characters would evolve to those in the classic adventure of…
Oct 13, 2015Aquinda rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I love this genre of swashbuckling movie but cannot say that I like this particular series ....... so far anyway. I, like bitsysmom, could not take more than 10 minutes. Unfortunately just another formulaic series that rely on…
Sep 02, 2015LPL_FisherA rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This Starz television drama serves as a bloodthirsty, action packed, and melodramatic prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s seminal work Treasure Island. The respected and feared Captain Flint learns of a Spanish Treasure galleon, the Urca…
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C20T11
Aug 21, 2015C20T11 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Sex, Violence, Greed & Corruption what's not to like.!
It was No Different back then,
then how it is today.
And they say We should learn from History so We don't make the same Mistakes, what a Bunch of S**T.
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M_ALCOTT
Aug 15, 2015
It's true what they say: "Once you go BLACK, you'll never go back." The season finale left me wanting more.
Jun 15, 2015tomdance rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A pirate treasure! This worthwhile pirate series plays like a wet, tropical version of HBO's excellent gold-rush series "Deadwood" (2004-06), where a few strong women chastise rough men away from anarchy towards a more civil…
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Black Sails. The Complete First Season