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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Walt Disney Pictures

Jerry Bruckheimer Films

United States of America

English

Johnny Depp

Geoffrey Rush

Orlando Bloom

Keira Knightley

Jack Davenport

Jonathan Pryce

Lee Arenberg

Mackenzie Crook

Damian O'Hare

Giles New

Angus Barnett

David Bailie

Michael Berry Jr.

Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.

Kevin McNally

Treva Etienne

Zoe Saldaña

Guy Siner

Ralph P. Martin

Paula J. Newman

Paul Keith

Dylan Smith

Lucinda Dryzek

Michael Sean Tighe

Greg Ellis

Dustin Seavey

Christian Martin

Trevor Goddard

Vince Lozano

Ben Wilson

Antonio Valentino

Lauren Maher

Brye Cooper

Mike Babcock

Owen Finnegan

Ian McIntyre

Vanessa Branch

Sam Roberts

Ben Roberts

Martin Klebba

Félix Castro

Mike Haberecht

Rudolph McCollum

Gerard J. Reyes

M. Scott Shields

Christopher Sullivan

Craig Thomson

Fred Toft

D.P. FitzGerald

Jerry Gauny

Maxie J. Santillan Jr.

Michael Earl Lane

Tobias McKinney

David Patykewich

Tommy Schooler

Michael A. Thompson

Michael W. Williams

José Zelaya

Finneus Egan

Don LaDaga

LeJon Stewart

Israel Aduramo

Luke de Woolfson

Matthew Bowyer

Christopher S. Capp

Gregory Ryan Alosio

Jordi Caballero

Tamara Castle

Paul Gagné

Joe Grisaffi

James McAuley

Ronna Kress

Ve Neill

Klaus Badelt

Jerry Bruckheimer

Stephen E. Rivkin

Craig Wood

Terry Rossio

Brian Morris

Gore Verbinski

Arthur Schmidt

Ted Elliott

Dariusz Wolski

Penny Rose

Allan Graf

Tom Waite

Dane Farwell

Gilbert Rosales

Chuck Waters

Webster Whinery

Thomas DuPont

Keith Campbell

Joey Anaya

Noby Arden

Bryan Souders

Jack West

Wayne King

Lisa Hoyle

Dean Grimes

Daniel W. Barringer

Norman Howell

Eugene Collier

Laine Schmidt

Petra Sprecher

Nick Hermz

Paul Eliopoulos

J.P. Romano

Russell Towery

Marc Schaffer

Derek Mears

Kofi Elam

Sonja Munsterman

Mark Chadwick

Hal Burton

Trampas Thompson

Brian J. Williams

Vince Deadrick Sr.

Alex Chansky

Joey Box

Oliver Keller

Christopher Leps

Kurt D. Lott

Jay Caputo

Vladimir Orlov

Casey O'Neill

Tom Morga

Mark Aaron Wagner

Marty Murray

Gainer Johnson

Dale Gibson

Jason Rodriguez

Sonia Izzolena

Eddie Matthews

Theo Kypri

Hugh Aodh O'Brien

Randy Hall

Gary Fry

Phil Culotta

Tim Connolly

Brad Bovee

Bob Arnold

Anthony Kramme

Tanner Gill

Brycen Counts

Ronn Surels

J. Mark Donaldson

John Robotham

Michael Owen

Brad Orrison

Gary Ray Stearns

Sebastian Foxx

Samuel Reynolds

R.L. Tolbert

Jim Hardy

Eric Norris

Jeff Wolfe

Brian Avery

John Dixon

Jayson Dumenigo

Matt Baker

Christopher 'Critter' Antonucci

Richard L. Blackwell

Cedric Nicolas-Troyan

Bruce Hendricks

Mike Stenson

Paul Deason

Chad Oman

Pat Sandston

Jay Wolpert

Stuart Beattie

Ah, but you have heard of me.

The crew of the Black Pearl are cursed by something most unimaginable, the only way to lift the curse is to return a lost Aztec coin to its treasure chest home. In the way of them achieving their goal is the British Governor's daughter, the son of Bootstrap Turner, oh and a former comrade by the name of Captain Jack Sparrow who the crew had left to die on an island some time ago.

It's now common knowledge that Pirates Of The Caribbean is a film based upon a theme park ride of the same name, thoughg that ride is not actually a roller-coaster, it's fair to say that this film most assuredly is. A swashbuckling ripper of an adventure yarn cramming in every pirate film staple it can and pouring on layers of charm at every turn. Into the broth goes romance, comedy and striking adventure, and director Gore Verbinski even manages to give the children watching little slices of horror, not enough to keep them up at night, but enough to bring on an uneasy grin.

It's unashamedly commercial, produced by that purveyor of OTT entertainment values, Jerry Bruckheimer, it was to be expected, but few blockbusting movies of the new age can lay claim to being such an out and out reason for having fun. This is the reason why Pirates had few peers at the time of its release, for it knows its reason for being, it's not taking itself seriously. The audience is not being hoodwinked in any way, they are having fun because so is the film and so is, crucially, the impressive cast. Johnny Depp as Sparrow is having the time of his life, basing the character around the dubious mannerisms of Rolling Stone icon, Keith Richards, it works to its highest potential and Depp is simply wonderful in the role. Keira Knightley (perfectly cast), Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Jack Davenport, Jonathan Pryce and Mackenzie Crook all do what was asked, which is essentially say your lines right and have a blast with it, it really is that sort of picture.

The subsequent sequels would forget what made this first offering so enjoyable, foregoing the outrageous sense of fun for a dark sheen and character development. That is a shame, but at the very least we still have this wonderful picture to go back to time and time again, to lift you up when one is down or to keep one happy when one is already in that happy place. The Curse Of The Black Pearl is a joy from start to finish. 9/10

Andre Gonzales

My favorite out of the series. In my opinion none of them has been as good as the first. Him just trying to get his ship back the Black Pearl.

CinemaSerf

Having been deposed by his crew, "Capt. Jack Sparrow" (Johnny Depp) arrives in Port Royal with little but the clothes he stands up in. He turns up just as the governor's daughter "Elizabeth" (Keira Knightley) is having to fend off the rather unwanted matrimonial intentions of "Norrington" (Jack Davenport). She has designs on the blacksmith's apprentice - "Turner" (a handsome but insipid, sorry, Orlando Bloom) whom she rescued from a pirate raid many years earlier. "Sparrow" would prove an excellent catch for "Norrington" but thanks to an hot poker, a donkey and some legerdemain at sea, he and "Turner" are soon abroad on the trail of his old crew and of the legendary pirates who sail the seas in the "Black Pearl" seeking an odd sort of salvation! What now ensues are some pacily directed escapades with loads of attitude, swash and buckle. Some pithy dialogue and a rousing (if slightly repetitive) score from Klaus Badelt take us criss-crossing the Caribbean constantly jumping from frying pan to fire. The star for me here is certainly Geoffrey Rush. A man who rarely disappoints, and on this occasion brings a comically potent degree of menace as his "Barbossa" character ensures that the plot thickens and the story gathers momentum. It's a bit on the long side - there are a few sagging moments now and again, but a solid supporting cast led by Kevin McNally provide some borderline slapstick humour, occasionally tempered by the dignified persona of an underused Jonathan Pryce's "Gov. Swann" and an whole suite of powdered wigs. The visual effects are top drawer and the story well worth a watch on a big screen to do justice to the imagery and the best traditions of seafaring yarns.

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Orlando Bloom

Keira Knightley

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Jonathan Pryce

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Mackenzie Crook

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