- Actors: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Bruce Payne, Kristin Dattilo, Buckley Norris
- Directors: Noah Stern
- Classification: 18
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00008T4GY
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,076 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Pyrates is one of Kevin Bacon's Eighties movie, which unlike some of his others he stars in with his wife Kyra Sedgwick. For most people, the fascination of this movie revolves around the spontaneous fire starting sex that is intrinsic to the plot and the romance in the movie, but for me, the interaction with their friends prove not just the most rewarding, but also the most entertaining.
I wish that I had this movie on a constant loop, because it never fails to bring laughter to my heart and I have to say that while Kevin Bacon is a superb actor, this is one of Kyra's better movies.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
A comedic guide to relationships in the 90's.
27 May 1999
Contrary to Leonard Maltin, who is, after all, in his late 40's, and very unlikely to have ever actually had sex, my friends and I found Pyrates to be a wonderfully funny tounge-in-cheek tale of a relationship so hot it burns... literally. The pair, one a concert cellist, the other a photography student, meet at a rave, fall in lust and burn the city down with their romance. You see, their sex causes combustion. It's quirky, it's absurd, it's fun! The story goes on to explore all the stages of the relationship - obssessive love, feeling trapped, ennui, break-up, getting back together - interspersed with commentary from the Greek chorus of her 14 year old student, and his 30ish womanizing roommate. Toss in the recurring theme of their attempts to solve their firey tendencies, and it becomes a movie that inspires laughter at the recognition of feelings experienced, situations known, and people that you'll be familiar with. People between the ages of 25 and 35 will be most likely to enjoy it. Lighten up, Leonard!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
The Perfection of Rivkah Rothstein
18 Nov 2001
My sister rented this one night amidst cries of extreme derision... we weren't pleased until we watched it all the way through, and afterwards we had to apologize. If this was going to be the future of cinema, the nineties seemingly had hope.
Of course, this movie got buried into obscurity (relegated to the domain of 'six degrees of Kevin Bacon'), which is a shame, because it was more insightful and a lot funnier than any other date film on the market. It predates the pop culture leanings of Tarantino (script-wise), and the casting is brilliant.
You'll love the 'Tainted Love' serenade scene because we've all been there, and because it's amazing in it's awfulness. The film deserved a lot better.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
quirky, in a word
13 July 1999
This was one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen, but it was fun. And funny, too. And pretty darn sweet. Not groundbreaking stuff, but very enjoyable unless you're especially uptight.
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