This Movie is Bad.

A troll is someone who insults a movie looking for a response. There are only TWO topics on this board - what sort of response would I expect? No, this is a warning to people who want to rent it. If you see it as a kid, it's probably great. But I saw it as an adult, and this was total waste of my time, and might have left me a little dumber for having seen it.

This movie was EXTREMELY entertaining, which is entirely the point, so therefore it's successful and good. Great action and to tell the truth some very good performances despite the admittedly vapid script. James Earl Jones and Robert Shaw had great chemistry and just oozed charisma individually. Geoffrey Holder was also a hoot. The action was practically nonstop and quite inventive and the locales were suitably exotic. The girl was inoffensive and even Beau Bridges did a decent job. Peter Boyle seems a little miscast though. He's an effective comic actor, but not a heavy (excuse the pun.)

I'd say yes. Saw it years ago and enjoyed - good fun

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Thanks for that willowwoman...I also loved this movie and am a little more than disturbed by people today who, simply put, can't just enjoy a movie for the sheer fun of it. I thought it was absolutely great...

It's sad to see that so many folks feel that their opinions are valid only when backed up with insults and cruelty towards anyone with an opposing viewpoint, no matter what is being discussed.
This board is for those who respect and enjoy films as well as their filmmakers. Simply stating that something or someone is 'bad' as such is merely shouting to be heard in an empty room. If a person, any person can actually give valid, intelligent reasoning for their conclusions, minus the vitriolic hyperbole, please do so.
Unreasoning animosity serves no one's interest good or bad. Needless to say, I really loved 'Swashbuckler' and I saw it in a theater when I was in my 20's (I'm 56 now ) My personal favorite was Geoffrey Holder as Cudjo, with his leather vest laden with daggers. Can't help but wonder with their mutual love of 'older' films that both Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez were thinking of this when they came up with the vest that Danny Trejo wore in 'Desperado'. Much later I taped 'Swashbuckler' off cable and showed it several years later to my husband of 26 years. He loved it as well and said he wished could have seen it in a theater as it was meant to be seen. No, he did not say this to please me, we believe in trust, first, last and always.
P.S. As to the matter of Peter Boyle being 'known only for comedy'; look up a few of his earlier films in the early '70's, such as 'Crazy Joe' in which he plays a character loosely based on Mafioso 'Crazy' Joe Gallo.
There is another film, simply titled 'Joe' where the character he plays makes Archie Bunker seem like the founder of Democratic Underground, as far caring, open-mindedness is concerned. Those two films will show how much range the sadly late Mr. Boyle actually had.