I love pirates. They're so awesome. I wish my life were more like one of Captain Bones' adventures. Sailing the high seas, searching for buried treasure. Yeah, discovering lost islands and weird civilisations. Navigating with my father's old compass to wherever the wind may take us. Off to Zanzibar, to meet the Zanzibarbarians. To the southwest, pirate galleons! To the southeast, multi-armed Zanzibanian shark women, and their exploding wigs of death. To the northwest, dirty dishes! References ftw.
I first reviewed 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End' and gave it a not-so-impressive "three out of five". I had commented on 'At World's End's inferiority to its predecessors, and 'The Curse Of The Black Pearl' is the real stunner of the trilogy. Watching it again just now, I can still make that claim.
'Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl' is an exciting, well-written, well-acted tale about one pirate and his many, many enemies. The infamous Captain Jack Sparrow had been left on an island with nothing but his name, a pistol and a single bullet. It is inevitable that he escaped from this alternative Tartarus, as otherwise he wouldn't be the main character, would he? Captain Jack Sparrow is a very likable character. He's absolutely mad, and this makes his many schemes all the more entertaining. He befriends the pirate-blooded blacksmith William Turner and rescues the Governor's daughter Elizabeth Swann at various points in the film, and is hunted by Commodore Norrington and his entire Royal Navy. Sparrow is on a quest to kill the evil and cursed Captain Hector Barbossa and claim his dearest Black Pearl pirate ship.
Captain Hector Barbossa and his crew of undead scallywags - after dumping Captain Jack Sparrow in the island - had travelled to the Isla de Muerta and stolen some Aztec gold. They were put under a curse to live forever as skeletons, shown by the moonlight. They cannot eat, drink, feel... they are basically put under ultimate torture. One of their crew, William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner, objected to the mutiny against Captain Jack Sparrow and sent a piece of the Aztec gold to his son, William. He had a cannonball attached to his bootstraps and fired overboard by Captain Hector Barbossa. Following this, the crew realised they needed Bootstrap's blood to break the curse, and so were excited to find Elizabeth Turner and the final piece of Aztec gold compiled together.
The film is full of wit and amusing dialogue, entertaining scenes and humourous characters. 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl' is a very enjoyable film, and a really superb tribute to pirates everywhere. The action does get quite repetitive, which can get boring, and the camera views aren't brilliant, but while these points might negate some praise you'd give the film, they're not enough to ruin a terrific film like this. Of all their most recent performances, 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl' is probably Disney's best.
Four Out Of Five.
I first reviewed 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End' and gave it a not-so-impressive "three out of five". I had commented on 'At World's End's inferiority to its predecessors, and 'The Curse Of The Black Pearl' is the real stunner of the trilogy. Watching it again just now, I can still make that claim.
'Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl' is an exciting, well-written, well-acted tale about one pirate and his many, many enemies. The infamous Captain Jack Sparrow had been left on an island with nothing but his name, a pistol and a single bullet. It is inevitable that he escaped from this alternative Tartarus, as otherwise he wouldn't be the main character, would he? Captain Jack Sparrow is a very likable character. He's absolutely mad, and this makes his many schemes all the more entertaining. He befriends the pirate-blooded blacksmith William Turner and rescues the Governor's daughter Elizabeth Swann at various points in the film, and is hunted by Commodore Norrington and his entire Royal Navy. Sparrow is on a quest to kill the evil and cursed Captain Hector Barbossa and claim his dearest Black Pearl pirate ship.
Captain Hector Barbossa and his crew of undead scallywags - after dumping Captain Jack Sparrow in the island - had travelled to the Isla de Muerta and stolen some Aztec gold. They were put under a curse to live forever as skeletons, shown by the moonlight. They cannot eat, drink, feel... they are basically put under ultimate torture. One of their crew, William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner, objected to the mutiny against Captain Jack Sparrow and sent a piece of the Aztec gold to his son, William. He had a cannonball attached to his bootstraps and fired overboard by Captain Hector Barbossa. Following this, the crew realised they needed Bootstrap's blood to break the curse, and so were excited to find Elizabeth Turner and the final piece of Aztec gold compiled together.
The film is full of wit and amusing dialogue, entertaining scenes and humourous characters. 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl' is a very enjoyable film, and a really superb tribute to pirates everywhere. The action does get quite repetitive, which can get boring, and the camera views aren't brilliant, but while these points might negate some praise you'd give the film, they're not enough to ruin a terrific film like this. Of all their most recent performances, 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl' is probably Disney's best.
Four Out Of Five.
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