Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

• Year: 2003
• Released: 09 Jul 2003
• Country: United States
• Adwords: Nominated for 5 Oscars. 38 wins & 104 nominations total
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325980/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_The_Curse_of_the_Black_Pearl
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/pirates-of-the-caribbean-the-curse-of-the-black-pearl
• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 2160p
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
• Runtime: 143 min
• Writer: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie
• Director: Gore Verbinski
• Cast: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom
• Keywords: aftercreditsstinger, gold, 18th century, pirate, exotic island,

	8.1/10
	63/100
	80% – Critics
	86% – Audience

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Pirates of the Caribbean is a sweeping action-adventure story set in an era when villainous pirates scavenged the Caribbean seas. This roller coaster tale teams a young man, Will Turner, with an unlikely ally in rogue pirate Jack Sparrow. Together, they must battle a band of the world’s most treacherous pirates, led by the cursed Captain Barbossa, in order to save Elizabeth, the love of Will’s life, as well as recover the lost treasure that Jack seeks. Against improbable odds, they race towards a climactic confrontation on the mysterious Isla de Muerta. Clashing their swords in fierce mortal combat, Will and Jack attempt to recapture The Black Pearl ship, save the British navy, and relinquish a fortune in forbidden treasure thereby lifting the curse of the Pirates of the Caribbean.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Movie Reviews

“You better start believing in ghost stories. You’re in one.”

What a great line to describe probably the greatest pirate movie ever. Certainly, it isn’t perfect, a bit over the top, yet filled with characters that you love to hate or you can’t resist rooting for. Thanks to the performance of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, this has become a long-lasting franchise of Disney car and love the many sequels that followed up aren’t as good, Jack has remained consistently strong in the ones where he was given a great opportunity to show off his huge talents.

Johnny was justifiably nominated for an Oscar for his performance in this, and is ably supported by Geoffrey Rush as the ghostly Captain Barbarossa and Orlando Bloom as Will Turner (brought up as a pirate until he was rescued at sea as a child), and Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann, the daughter of the governor of a Caribbean island.

In his performance, Depp gives several insights into the real character of Jack Sparrow, and it is debated whether he was just an eccentric drunk or possibly gay or bisexual. Certainly, the slaps he gets from various women throughout the film debate the second point, but other insinuations indicate that he had prolactivities. Sparrow and Turner are rivals at first until they must join forces to rescue Elizabeth who is kidnapped by Barbarossa. she goes to a frightening sequence when she learns of who they really are, and that brings terrific elements of horror into the film.

Fans of the Disneyland ride will be gleefully surprised to see various elements of it from the drunk man sleeping with tags, the jailed men trying to get a dog to bring over the key or the various battle fights at sea. they are spread throughout the film so you don’t feel like you taking the ride and then gone back into a plot, so it makes it fun for experienced riders of that tourist attraction as they pop up.

The terrific makeup, costumes, photography and music add to the sensational performances. This takes the best elements of all the classic pirate movies (from “Treasure Island” to “Captain Kidd”) and adds a reality with the violence and filth and crudeness, but somehow, some of the pirates (especially Sparrow) are quite loveable in a strange way. This is non-stop action, filled with humor both physical and verbal, and some of it in spite of the lack of etiquette of the characters is subtlety classy. I can see myself returning to this every couple of years because certainly, like a trip to Disney, it’s a ride that you don’t want to miss when you have the opportunity.

Phenomenal!

If there was a minor quibble with the movie, it is that it is a little overlong. Putting that aside, this is a truly wonderful film, that is definitely one of the highlights of 2003. The whole film is a wonder to look at, with splendid costumes and very realistic sets. The script is just a gem, with classic and original lines like “Stop blowing holes in my ship,” that sometimes have you in gales of laughter. I did find the pirates as skeletons quite frightening though. Films that have scared me are The Mummy and Pitch Black. The performances were first-rate, especially Johnny Depp in possibly his best performance. His character Jack Sparrow is a somewhat charming, likable rogue, and Depp pulled him off to perfection. As Barbossa, Geoffrey Rush positively sinks his teeth into his role, sometimes sinister and sometimes fun. Kiera Knightly proves once again that she looks lovely in period dramas, because it really does suit her. Orlando Bloom is dashing as Will Turner. Before I round off, I want to mention another aspect of the film, the music by Hans Zimmer(Lion King)… it was outstanding! Zimmer should be up there with the great film composers, like James Horner(American Tail, Titanic), John Williams(ET, Home Alone) and the late Jerry Goldsmith.(Legend, The Shadow) All in all, a highly entertaining film! 10/10 Bethany Cox.

Channeling Robert Newton

This first of the Pirates Of The Caribbean series, Curse Of The Black Pearl was a milestone in the career of star Johnny Depp. I always liked Depp since 21 Jump Street and he always chose quirky products where he did great as an actor, but the films were more often than not less than successful commercially. With this film first and foremost Depp got himself linked to a commercial success that spawned several sequels. His box office was now secure.

But also this is a once in a lifetime chance to do a part that calls for some of the most outrageous overacting you’ll ever see. I think Johnny Depp might have been channeling Robert Newton in one of his pirate films, be it Blackbeard or Treasure Island.

In fact the plot is a lot like Treasure Island in the sense that Depp is looking to get back his ship the Black Pearl. It was taken over by his former First Mate Barboso played by Geoffrey Rush and the whole crew Depp included is under a really bad curse. A couple of civilians, governor’s daughter Keira Knightley and blacksmith Orlando Bloom are also part of the adventure.

The Pirates Of The Caribbean blends both the swashbuckling adventure film and the horror genre quite nicely. I can certainly Robert Newton in the part had this been 60-70 years ago.

This is one film as are the rest in the series to just kick back and enjoy.