The Boy and the Pirates

Jimmy Warren and his little sister Kathy find an old shipwreck on the beach. He is enamored with the pirate life of Blackbeard and sick of his home life. He finds Abu the genie in a bottle who transports him back to the Queen's Revenge and Blackbeard. Abu wants Jimmy to take his place in the bottle after his 2000 years of imprisonment. In order to avoid that outcome, Jimmy has to return the bottle to where he found it.

Director Bert I. Gordon is more known for monster B-movies. He uses his skills to make miniature naval battles although I kept waiting for them to find a giant squid monster. The volcano is lame. The kids are little eager beaver amateur types. One can't expect more from child actors that age. This is probably a little too scary for similar aged audience. I do wonder if people who saw this as a child have any great nostalgia for this movie. The movie misses the opportunity with Jimmy's parents. Both his parents should be in the pirate story just like little Kathy. This kiddie B-movie is not that good but there are worst.