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Pirates Of The Caribbean - The Curse Of The Black Pearl (DVD)

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A swashbuckling adventure

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5 May 7th, 2005 

42 Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful

Advantages:
Orlando Bloom(for his looks), Johnny Depp  -  great actor, funny

Disadvantages:
some wooden acting from orlando and keira

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What would you say to a film that not only included young international heart-throb Orlando Bloom, but the gorgeous, extremely talented actor that is Mr Johnny Depp? And one that you can watch over and over again? Umm, Yes Please!!!

Pirates of the Caribbean- The Curse of the Black Pearl was released in cinema's in Summer 2003 and is based on the Disney theme park ride. The DVD version was released in December 2003, making it an ideal christmas present for adults and kids(over 12 mind you) alike. Hours of fun can be had with a film that has elements both parents and and their children will enjoy.

Action, comedy, romance, this films got it all!

Directed by Gore Verbinski
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
Music by Klaus Badelt

CAST
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Johnny Depp - Jack Sparrow
Geoffrey Rush - Captain Barbossa
Orlando Bloom - Will Turner
Keira Knightley - Elizabeth Swann
Jack Davenport - Norrington
Jonathan Pryce - Governor Swann (Elizabeth's father)
Lee Arenberg - Pintel
Mackenzie Crook - Ragetti
Damian O'Hare - Lt. Gillette
Giles New - Murtogg
Angus Barnett - Mullroy
David Bailie - Cotton
Michael Berry Jr. - Twigg

Disk 1 - Play film
Film Plot
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The film starts with one of Elizabeths(Knightley's) dreams. It shows a Young Elizabeth out at sea with her father, Governor Swann. Along their journey they rescue a young boy(Will) and pull him aboard. Baffled by their discovery, they take the boy back ashore but little do they know young Elizabeth has taken the boys identity - A pirates medallion!!

To cut the story short,a few years later, Jack(Depp) arrives at the island( a great sequence - his boat sinking lower and lower until he is at the dock and is able to simply walk off the boat's mast), looking to commandeer a ship, to reclaim his precious ship , 'The Black Pearl' which was taken from him. Along the way he finds Will, the son of one of his former Shipmates, 'Bootstrap Bill'. Will needs a ship to go after and rescue the now captured Elizabeth. Figuring they can use each other to get their jobs done, Will and Jack set out to rescue Elizabeth and capture the legendary 'Black Pearl'. Cue swordfights with great special effects of the Black Pearl crew, chases (although not high speed) and an ongoing love story.

Bloom and Knightley, are a little bland and wooden in the straight romantic roles, although it's hard to be more than a sideshow with Depp in such great form, as a slightly camp,drunken Keith Richards.

Classic Line:
Elizabeth : So that's it then? That's the secret grand adventure of the infamous Jack Sparrow ? You spent three days lying on a beach, drinking rum?!
Jack : Welcome to the Caribbean , love

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There are 3 interesting commentaries on Disk One. A must to listen to.
  • Audio commentary with Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp - the best out of the commentaries.My favourite. Johnny and Gore are funny to listen to, swapping anecdotes and enjoying recalling what sounds like an amazing, fun film to shoot. As Johnny said making the movie was more than just fun. "It was criminal. It was a blast," he said.
  • Audio commentary with Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport and Jerry Bruckheimer - This commentary is quite enjoyable and features a giggly Keira.
  • Audio commentary with scriptwriters Stuart Beattie, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and Jay Wolpert - The least interesting out of the lot in my opinion but you can get to know many of the films ideas and structures from this.Best if you want to know more about the writing side of the film.
    It depends what your interests in the film are to which commentary you'll enjoy the most.
  • DVD Rom: Script scanner and storyboard viewer - If you put this disk into your computer you'll find some more little gems. Script scanner shows how the story went from paper to reality. While the storyboard viewer shows us the film in the form of the storyboard drawings.

DISC TWO SPECIAL FEATURES
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  • An Epic At Sea documentary - All about the filming sequence.
  • Fly On The Set - behind-the-scenes featurette - One of the actors takes a camera and walks around the set - talking to other actors and giving his own views on what is happening around him
  • Video Diaries: Producer's Photo Diary, Diary Of A Pirate - from the actors point of view and Diary Of A Ship - gives an insight into the voyage of the real life "Interceptor", that was used in the film, from Port to the Caribbean.
  • Below Deck virtual tour of pirate history and folklore - history of the "real" lives of the Pirates of old
  • Deleted and extended scenes (19!) - Lots of footage that wasn't used in the film. And I think rightly so as many of these clips would have added nothing extra to the film.
  • Moonlight Serenade Scene Progression effects breakdown - shows they how they went about making the skeleton curse effect.
  • Pirates In The Parks - archive footage of the Disney attraction
  • Blooper reel - Leave this treat for last: the highly amusing blooper reel featuring nearly all the main cast members. Quite a few mistakes here then!
  • DVD Rom: Image gallery slide show - shots from the film
    Dead Men Tell No Tales - history of Disney attraction
    Moonlight Becomes Ye effects studio - turn yourself into a cursed skeleton with this DVD-ROM effects studio.
    Disneyland Pirates Virtual Reality Viewer and weblinks

This two disc set just keeps delivering pieces of great(get it?).I recieved this last christmas and sat down in the afternoon with my whole family and watched it. Even my Nan at 86 enjoyed it!
Excellent value for money - well worth any money! Even just to ogle Orlando and Johnny. Or Keira in the mens case.
A MUST BUY!! Miss it and Miss out.

Also look out for the sequel 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' next year. I can't wait!

Thanks for reading. 
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emre.nufc 20.10.2005 22:30

brill review

Solidsnake0 02.08.2005 18:52

Obviously i can't relate to fancying all the men, but thought it was a great action film. great review of film, and great explainations of the special features. Cheers! I've been thinking of doing some film reviews as well as video games, but not sure how to write them. Any advice? James xx

grown_up_girlie 24.06.2005 06:37

I have been meaning to see this film for months and months.... I want to see it this weekend now thanks to you. A really informative review of a brilliant sounding film. Vicx. xx

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