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

...doomed Barbossa and the other pirates to an immortal life as ‘living dead.’ (Jack escaped the curse by being left to die on the island - Barbossa did him a favour in the long run.) After rescuing Jack from jail, the two hijack a British naval ship, and employ a motley crew of pirates to chase the Black Pearl to Isla de la Muerta, the pirates’ island hideout. Whilst sailing to Isla de la Muerta , Jack decides to tell Will that his father is actually ...
...down very well). Meanwhile, also sailing across the ocean is Commodore Norrington, he also loves Elizabeth, and is in hot pursuit of Jack and Will. ==My Opinion== A great fun packed film, with lots of 'Carry On' type innuendo from the lovable Captain Jack Sparrow. Easy to follow story line and with a running time of 137 minutes its not overly long either. Johnny Depp (wonderful actor in my eyes!) portrays Jack Sparrow absolutely brilliantly and its ...

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...to my seat as fearsome pirates attacked the Caribbean town of Port Royal and kidnapped the lovely Elizabeth Swann [Keira Knightley] and I marvelled at the banter between Captain Jack Sparrow [Johnny Depp] and Will Turner [Orlando Bloom]. It all begins with a scene from Will and Elizabeth's childhood. Elizabeth is a young daughter of the Governor of Port Royal and Will is a scruffy child found floating in the water. Elizabeth soon discovers a pirate ...
...they first met, and the pirates it belongs to want it back, led by Barbossa [Geoffrey Rush]. What makes things worse is that this band of pirates are even more terrible than they seem - which becomes apparent when the moon rises... To say any more would ruin things, but I found it an immensely satisfying film. I would say I wished they'd left it without sequels, but as I'm a sucker for a character I loved seeing more of those I loved from the first ...

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...to watch any of the pirates of the Caribbean movies. I am not one of those girls who swoons at the mere mention of Johnny Depp's name and if im honest everyone telling me how good the movies are and what happened squashed any need to watch them. In my head the series was stored as a film about pirates with a few good actors and based on a ride at Disney world. That was until yesterday when the movie was thrust into my face when I allowed my friend ...
...Turner (unbeknown to him a pirates son) and a motley crew on a mission to retake control of the black pearl and at the same time rescue Elizabeth from the clutches of Hector Barbossa and his cursed crew. Barbossa believes that due to the coin around her neck and the fact she lies about her surname she is the child of Bootstrap Tuner and the coin around her neck is the last piece of the puzzle that will allow them to be released from their curse. ...

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...Right, a quick overview then. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a Disney film directed by Gore Verbinski, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and starring (the great) Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley in the main roles as well as having Jack Davenport and Jonathon Price in slightly smaller roles. The film is (very) loosely based on Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean ride (at Disneyland). I say loosely ...
...but the ideas of the pirates and the towns are in the film as well as those sneak little things from the ride - such as a dog holding the keys to a cell and the prisoners trying to beckon him forward - the exact thing which is shown in the ride. Right, so onto the film plot. Because of ultimately his popularity, the story revolves around Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), a not-too-successful pirate who has come to Port Royale to 'commondere' the ...

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...Black Pearl ship and its pirates was absolutely outstanding it actually gave me goose pimples seeing them walking on the Ocean's bed, Terminator 3 eat your heart out! This film is also good because it has something for nearly everyone, Action, Romance, Adventure and Comedy. The final scenes may seem a bit cliché but its all good. I definitely give this my 2 thumbs up. Soundtrack: WOW this orchestrated soundtrack adds everything that’s needed ...
...tune on the way home annoying my friends who had also seen it and were ultimately impressed. The monkey on Barbarossa's shoulder is even a great monkey actor (if that makes sense) and check out the last scene at the end of the credits it made me jump. That is Possibly the only scary moment in the whole film which is great, because it shows you can have horror, make it top quality to watch for both adults and children. The topsoil of action with ...

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...since gladiator. Also the skeliton pirates lookvery real indeed and are extremely we worked on. The Black Pearl ship itself is also great, looking forboading with its black menacing sales. MY THOUGHTS I personally think that this film is great. It is always very enjoyable with so many plot twists a tornado would get confused. A gentle light humour is also used throughout the film to keep it enjoyable. It is always quite intelligent so every one ...
...but leave you wanting more. They are brilliantly put together and never get boring. The acting is always superb, Johnny Depp in particular giving a great performance. Also Geoffry rush is very convincing as the evil pirate. So all in all this is a really great film that I highly recommend you watch. It may be 143 minutes long but the time just flies by. Hope you enjoyed my op. Jack. ...

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...so we decided to see Pirates of the Caribbean, the only vaguely decent-looking film that we all hadn't seen. I must admit I was rather dubious of how good this film was going to be. I mean it contained not only pirates, but ZOMBIE pirates. Plus it seemed like it could be tending more to the fairer sex with the inclusion of Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom in the cast. The film started off rather slowly, with Elizabeth (a youing girl at the time) taking ...
...floating in the water and spotting the legendary "Black Pearl", which is a ship manned by the undead. The film then cuts to several years later and Elizabeth (now played by Kiera Knightly) is being pressured into marrying a member of the Navy who she doesn't want to. So far, so soap opera. But then Jack Sparrow (Depp) arrives. He saves Elizabeth from drowning but is immediately told that he is going to be executed for being a pirate. This is where ...

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...an age gone bye, of pirates that sailed the Caribbean Sea, of kidnapping, slaughter and cursed gold! (All in all a mighty fine bedtime story) Got your interest, then lets begin. Long, long ago, when swashbuckling amd piracy was a fine and profitable occupation to be in, just so long as you didn’t mind being hung, there was a fine pirate ship called the Black Pearl... You actually don’t think for one minute I can keep this up do you? Anyway, as I ...
...the Aztec gold that the pirates steal. Good guys, bad guys, ships, mysterious island, sword fights, escapes, laughs and great one-liners. This has it all. The story revolves around William Turner (Orlando Bloom), Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), Elizabeth Swan (Kiera Knightley) and Captain Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush). Directed by Gore Verbinski. The film opens with a young Elizabeth Swan sailing with her father, who just happens to be a Governor. ...

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...in there and lots of Pirates and soldiers and mistaken identity and laughs. That's all I'm going to tell you about the story. The Script: Well, I should mention here that this movie is based on a ride in Disneyland. Now, if you haven't been on that ride, you're going to miss a whole lot, because half of the fun is recognizing the bits from the ride in the movie. Seriously, I mean that. I can't tell you how many times I was the only one in the theatre ...
...treasure made all of the pirates both dead and un-killable at the same time, see? The problem is, the pirates killed one of their mates before they realized that they needed his blood to remove the curse. So the dilemma here is, how could they have killed this guy, if technically, they can't be killed because of the curse? Plus, if they're dead, then they can't bleed, can they? Well, this is a pretty big hole in the story line, but a necessary one. ...

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...But now we have Pirates of the Caribbean, a movie based on a theme park ride and backed by the bravado of Jerry Bruckheimer. None of the stars were known as bankable actors although they were respected so perhaps the film was a gamble. However over $250 million later it seems that gamble has paid off. The plot of the film sees a bunch of pirates in a quest to find the last piece of Aztec gold. Led by Captain Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush) they sail the ...
...lift a curse on the pirates that has led them to walk the earth neither living or dead. In daylight they appear normal but once moonlight hits they are revealed as walking skeletons. The last piece of gold hangs around the neck of a young beauty Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) and she is subsequently kidnapped. A young admirer Will (Orlando Bloom) sets out to rescue her but he’ll need help. However he’s just a mere blacksmith and the only person who ...

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...I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl last night and I have to say I went in without reading any reviews of it. I’d seen the trailer for it and it looked pretty terrible. I mean, if the best bits were a feisty heroine doing it for the feminists saying “Pain?, you should try wearing a corset!” and a bearded ‘arr me hearties’ pirate letting us know that you should believe in ghost stories ...
...lad inescapably linked to the pirates he despises. Convincingly changes opinion on them through the film. Didn’t really get out from the shadow of Depp and Rush though. Elizabeth Swan: Keira Knightley Did very well not to be totally overshadowed by the rest of the cast. Never really ot a chance to shine but having not seen her before I was impressed. Also looks absolutely stunning: she can shiver my timber let me tell you! (damn) Governor ...

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...waters around them, fears of pirates grow among the crew and sure enough they soon chance on the shattered remains of ship and due to the sharp eyes of young Elizabeth, a small boy is saved, the only survivor of the attack. The boy is brought on board and put in her care while the crew do there best to steer their way through the flotsam, all the while keeping their eyes peeled for pirates. On the boy Elizabeth finds a medallion made of pirates ...
...to its true owners….. The Pirates of the Black Pearl. A legendary ship that has terrorized the Caribbean for years, and whom many say are cursed . Sure enough, they turn up at the Port and lay waste to everything eventually capturing our heroine and taking her back to their Evil and ruthless leader, Captain Barbossa (Geoffery Rush). Learning of her kidnap Will enlists the help of Sparrow, who seems to have some connection to the Pearl and her murderous ...

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...first heard the title, The Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, I was unconvinced. It doesn't exactly roll of the tongue, does it? There's also the fact that its a Pirate movie. I mean, its not exactly the most popular genre, is it? Then I saw the star names involved and I wasn't sure which way to turn. Johnny Depp is outstanding in everything he does, Geoffrey Rush is always watchable, and Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom are ...
...involving the curse on Barbossa's pirates that turns them into immortal skeletons that reveal themselves in the moonlight - cue lots of not altogether convincing CGI trickery - and we learn how Jack Sparrow became a Captain with no ship and no crew. However, none of this really matters when you are faced with the cinematography, the direction and the acting. Director Gore Verbinski handles the film effortlessly, leaving much up to the beautiful ...

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...on a strange ride called Pirates of the Caribbean.... Which promptly broke down as we were under a bridge by a pirate swigging rum and singing a pirate song! At the time I did wonder why this ride was even there... I know the animatronics were good, but nearly all the other rides had something too do with Disney Films.... Was this one I missed? Imagine my delight when I found out they had actually made a film of the ride, rather than the other way ...
...by two comic relief type pirates (one of whom is the TA bloke in The Office... But his name escapes me at the moment). They want the medallion and she knows it..... But tells them her name is Elizabeth Turner.... Big mistake! They take her off, and Will wants to follow. But he has to break Jack out of jail to do this as the navy want nothing to do with him, as he is only a blacksmith. They steal a ship... Brilliantly.. I won't tell you how, as ...

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...looking for fully fledged evil pirates though - don't be looking here. I saw this in the US, where it has already grossed over 176 million dollars (so in profit from the budget of about 125 million!!) It was rated PG13, so I would expect the UK certificate to be a 12A. UK Release was scheduled for August 8th, but may be delayed - I've just checked and there are advance screenings that day, so the main release will probably be around the 15th. I am ...

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