Nate and Hayes 10/07/25

This New Zealand pirate adventure had bad luck theatrically, but we welcomed its old-fashioned thrills when it appeared on cable TV. It now looks super on widescreen Blu-ray. A young Tommy Lee Jones is Bully Hayes, a South Seas adventurer competing with Michael O’Keefe for the hand of Jenny (sigh) Seagrove. His piratical crew fights no end of colonial despots, cheerful cannibals and his own former partner, the villainous Ben Pease (Max Phipps). It’s got exciting sailing ships, handsome location photography and all manner of corny but energetic action scenes, wrapped up with a music score that would win Errol Flynn’s approval. CineSavant doesn’t really have Guilty Pleasures but this one comes close. On Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics.
10/07/25