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

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• Michael M

  
  Pirates is completely reliant on CGI. In the style of Roland Emmerich and desperately in need of a story and whats worse is you have to sit there for longer than 2 hours watching the same action sequences over and over and over again.

• Josh L

  
  Johnny Depp completely deserved his Oscar nomination for best actor from this movie, but Curse of the Black Pearl is also a highly entertaining blockbuster that delivers thrills and chills.

• zach l

  
  Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a very fun and entertaining movie. More than average story with amazing performances by Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush. Jack Sparrow has to be one of my favorite characters in a long while. Johnny Depp carries the movie and… More
  Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a very fun and entertaining movie. More than average story with amazing performances by Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush. Jack Sparrow has to be one of my favorite characters in a long while. Johnny Depp carries the movie and Klaus Badelt/Hans Zimmer's score creates a swashbuckling good time.

• Unknown H

  
  I will never see the fascinated people have with A) Johnny Depp as a pirate and B) Anyone as a pirate. I think I dislike these movies because of what they created out of the mass audience of young teenage girls who have never seen Cry Baby, What's Eating Gilbert Grape or Benny… More
  I will never see the fascinated people have with A) Johnny Depp as a pirate and B) Anyone as a pirate. I think I dislike these movies because of what they created out of the mass audience of young teenage girls who have never seen Cry Baby, What's Eating Gilbert Grape or Benny and Joon but still profess their love for Johnny Depp, who, I hate to tell them, doesn't wear eye liner all the time. Terrible English accents, recycled story lines and an awfully confusing plot that even the most die hard fans don't seem to fully understand, if it wasn't for Depp this movie would be at the bottom of the ocean where it belongs.

• Alexander D

  
  Just as a little side note, I know I've seen this, but I don't remember it all that well.

• Matt G

  
  It was fine, I'm just not obsessed with this like everyone else. I found it too long and a bit annoying at times. The action was fine, I suppose.

• Brad W

  
  An incredible entrance to the series, and Depps best performance ever in my opinion. Elizibeth Swan (Keira Knightly) saved her friend Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) as a child when she found him drifting in the water, and now as adults living in the Carribeans in Port Royal and are… More
  An incredible entrance to the series, and Depps best performance ever in my opinion. Elizibeth Swan (Keira Knightly) saved her friend Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) as a child when she found him drifting in the water, and now as adults living in the Carribeans in Port Royal and are still friends but both secretly are in love with eachother. When she found him she found a meddalion around his neck, showing he was a pirate. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is a pirate, and has come to Port Royal in search of a ship and a crew. Jack Sparrow was once captain of a legendary ship called the Black Pearl, but was betrayed by his first mate Captain Barbossa (Geoffery Rush. When the Barbossa comes to Port Royal with his crew in search of the medallion, they kidnap Elizibeth, and Will sets out to find her, but when Jack gets put in jail, Will breaks him out in order to help him find Elizibeth, and so jack can get back his beloved Pearl. The plot is a good and fun journey, dealing with undead, soldiers, and cursed treasure. Johnny Depp is the show stealer in this, being able to make us laugh and hate him at the smae time, but nobody can hate Jack Sparrow, we all love him. The rest of the cast is very good too, espically Geoffery Rush, but hes always good. This is my second favorite in the series, and it really deserves every good review it gets.

• Bethany M

  
  How can you not love P OTC? Jack Sparrow is one of my favourite movie characters and this doesn't fail to impress.

• Christopher H

  
  The film has a flawless cast, Johnny Depp evokes the character of Jack Sparrow with great charisma and off kilter personality. Geoffrey Rush is also great as Jack Sparrows nemesis, Captain Barbossa. The film has a really good mix of quirky humor and action. The only big flaw of the… More
  The film has a flawless cast, Johnny Depp evokes the character of Jack Sparrow with great charisma and off kilter personality. Geoffrey Rush is also great as Jack Sparrows nemesis, Captain Barbossa. The film has a really good mix of quirky humor and action. The only big flaw of the film is its length, which is 2 hours and 23 min. Although mostly exciting the whole way through, one cannot help but feel that the film could have been trimmed down a little. Filled with sword fights, ship battles, and wild locations; Pirates of the Caribbean manages to be a wild adventure the whole family can enjoy.

• Jennifer X

  
  POTC has always felt a bit awkward to me...it's hard to describe why. Like, I like Johnny Depp enough as Jack Sparrow but there are these pauses between his exchanges that I'm sure are there for character but really just take me out of the reality of the movie into my own… More
  POTC has always felt a bit awkward to me...it's hard to describe why. Like, I like Johnny Depp enough as Jack Sparrow but there are these pauses between his exchanges that I'm sure are there for character but really just take me out of the reality of the movie into my own reality where I think, as Johnny Depp forgotten his lines or something. And, I don't know, I'm not usually a big stickler for acting but Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, and that Commodore guy are just so unconvincing I could never fully get into the movie. I've seen this so many times that it's grown sort of tiresome to watch. But I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt because I do really like the movie, conceptually.

• Martin S

  
  Yeah this was pretty good. Good acting...The effects looked pretty good...interesting story and a little bit of humor. Thumbs Up!

• Film C

  
  excellent! By far one of the better ones so far. Its a very amusing and very enjoyable movie. Johnny Depp is by far the best character ever and plays the part extremely well. Really worth the watch

• Drake T

  
  For a movie based on a Disneyland ride, this turned out to be quite the surprise. Redefining the Pirate-movie genre, it's pure entertainment combined with adrenaline pumping action. Amazing performances by Johny Depp and Geoffry Rush really bring out these fictional characters.

• KJ P

  
  The first installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise gains all the potential of being great, due to the fact that it has a lot riding on it. It is the first in a Disney series that will continue to hopefully follow the same track here. This movie is great, and I believe… More
  The first installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise gains all the potential of being great, due to the fact that it has a lot riding on it. It is the first in a Disney series that will continue to hopefully follow the same track here. This movie is great, and I believe that true adventure and amazing storytelling is what makes this movie work so great!

• Jason C

  
  This franchise has made over $3 Billion worldwide. Seriously? Note to self: It's always best to disregard the masses. There's nothing extremely offensive here, there's nothing really good either. That includes Johnny Depp, I find his character irritating and forced.… More
  This franchise has made over $3 Billion worldwide. Seriously? Note to self: It's always best to disregard the masses. There's nothing extremely offensive here, there's nothing really good either. That includes Johnny Depp, I find his character irritating and forced. The other thing, why the hell did this have to be so long? Damn it, the storytelling is spread way too thin by the length. Well, whatever. This was mediocre at best, and like most mainstream series, I'm sure it's all downhill from here.

• Everett J

  
  When this first came out, I didn't really have any desire to see it. I was never really into Johnny Depp or Pirates for that matter. Then, all I heard about was how great this movie was, so I gave it a chance, and fell in love. This is truly a great, classic epic… More
  When this first came out, I didn't really have any desire to see it. I was never really into Johnny Depp or Pirates for that matter. Then, all I heard about was how great this movie was, so I gave it a chance, and fell in love. This is truly a great, classic epic action-adventure. Can't really think of anything I don't like about it. Great fight scenes, good special effects that still hold up, a great story and terrific acting. This is by far Johnny Depp's best role. He's usually too off-beat for me in most of his films, but here he is perfect and absolutely hilarious. Just as good and entertaining as the first time I saw it.

• Kristijonas F

  
  What has made this franchise work are the locales, clever plot directions, and the joyously unhinged performance from Johnny Depp.

• Jeff "

  
  In 1995 a Pirate film by the name of Cutthroat Island made it's way to theatres and it proved to be the biggest box office bomb in history. Which is a total mystery because the film was great and very underrated. But that film signaled the end of the studio that financed the… More
  In 1995 a Pirate film by the name of Cutthroat Island made it's way to theatres and it proved to be the biggest box office bomb in history. Which is a total mystery because the film was great and very underrated. But that film signaled the end of the studio that financed the picture, and seemingly hammered the nail in the coffin for pirate films. Fat forward to 2003, Disney releases Pirates of the Caribbean:The Curse Of The Black Pearl and becomes a success. Thats not the weirdest thing of all, POTC and Cutthroat Island released years apart share many things in common. the two things that are commonly referred in comparison are the fact that one of the ships has a woman on board as part of the crew and the other a blood thirsty pirate thats cruel. And for a third common aspect there are bad pirates and good pirates in both films. Now getting to this film, POTC is a splendid, dashing and exhilarating pirate film that has given new life to the dormant corpse of Pirate films. Of course I think this is the best Pirate flick since Cutthroat Island, and it has everything you'd expect from a swashbuckling pirate film. I think Curse Of The Black Pearl is a flawless film because the film is simply loads of fun, and even with its mistakes, theres too much to enjoy on screen that you forgive the films imperfections. The film is top notch entertainment and everything about the film is grand. Theres nothing to hate about this first entry, but it can also not be a persons cup of tea. A terrific, enjoyable action packed memorable film.

• Kase V

  
  A good start to the franchise, with a very enjoyable performance from Depp. It's a real bummer that the franchise just heads downhill. Oh well, moving on.

• Dean M

  
  Amazing, near-perfect pirate romp with comedy, romance and spooky ghost action. Johnny Depp's drunken scamp rules but Orlando Bloom is a sweet hero, Keira Knightley is a high-spirited heroine and Geoffrey Rush is perfect as the evil pirate leader.

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