The greatest movie ever!

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Captain Ron is a real cheesy, but fairly enjoyable family comedy. Martin Short inherits a yacht and convinces his family to accompany him to pick up his boat and to have a family vacation. The boat does not exactly live up to Martin Short's expectations and the agency interested in buying the boat hires local Captain Ron to lead the voyage across the Caribbean. Kurt Russell gives a great over the top performance as our beloved captain. He is a likable, crazy seaman who at times borders on inept, but still gets the job done. Martin Short's character is an uptight weenie, of which our hero Captain Ron drives crazy during the course of the film. This brings to mind Bill Murray classic What About Bob?, where Bill Murray drove Richard Dreyfuss nuts while simultaneously winning the favor of the rest of the family. There are occasional nods to Overboard as well. I am not trying to convince anyone that Captain Ron is of the same quality of the classic comedies I have just mentioned. However, Captain Ron is still fun to watch and there are many far worst movies out there.

This is one of my favorite comedies. It's well written, has great performances, and some very witty plot twists. Martin Short and Mary Kay Place are great foils, both completely under control, allowing Kurt Russell to provide the twisted comic relief. The kids are both good, but the young actor who plays Ben (Benjamin Salisbury) is perfect for the part. Comedy is often difficult to explain or dissect. So if you don't go for the silliness of this somewhat raunchy family adventure, it won't work. But if you go with the flow, this one just gets better and better. I try to watch it about once a year. It always lifts my spirits, which is what comedy should do.

This movie is worth watching. I think some negative reactions are from disappointed expectations rather than the movie not being actually good. One problem is that it's marketed as a comedy but I don't really see it that way. It's one of those movies that is more amusing than laugh out loud funny. I notice that, in spite of its apparent low rating here on IMDb, there are many enthusiastic reviews here and only 4 that trash it.Obviously, much of the fun is in watching Kurt Russell and Martin Short. Regarding Kurt Russell, the guy is a major star and goes waaaay back to the 60s as already a major star. If you are a fan of his (as 40+ years' worth of people are), you will enjoy watching him cut up in this whacky role. He's a lot of fun and since I've been a fan since 1967's Flubber, I really enjoyed his entire performance.I'm a big Martin Short fan but so often his roles in movies are restrained, e.g. The Three Amigos. I'm not really sure what he is shooting for in that persona, but if you like him he can come across as charming in whatever he says or does. In this case his character is again restrained, the straight guy, and on the annoying side, plus he's a little bit of a loser. None of that seems like a formula for success and I don't really think the character or performance works all that well but since I like him he comes across as charming for me.The movie is largely an adventure and it works on that level. A lot of things go wrong and I don't like that type of movie but it doesn't hit that close to home for me because I've never tried to quit my job and take a boat across the world. So the situations seems so outlandish that I can laugh them off without feeling Martin's pain.Anyway, as many others here have said, it's pretty good and especially if you're a fan of either or both of the stars, it's worth watching.

Best Movie Ever! Captain Ron is my hero. I love Captain Ron, he would be my best friend if i knew him. I first met him in my aunts trailer in Florida when i was 10 years old and I rented Captain Ron and Jumanji. He is just the greatest captain and if I was a captain I would be just like captain ron. Captain ron goes to the coolest places and i have the DVD of captain ron but when i first saw captain ron it was on a VHS because there were no dvds. When i went to an island on vacation i found a dedication to captain ron and i told the man whos shrine it was that i was looking for the captain ron soundtrack and the man was like oo there's a captain ron soundtrack? and i was like i don't know but i want there to be.