Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Nostalgia Critic

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It's Pirates Month on Nostalgia Critic, and he starts by looking over the Disney film that many thought would be a disaster. No, no, that would be the sequels. Let's take a look at Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 American supernatural swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski and the first film in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer, the film is based on Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disney theme parks. The story follows pirate Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) as they rescue the kidnapped Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) from the cursed crew of the Black Pearl, captained by Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), who become undead skeletons in moonlight.
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[@jerricablackcat4303]

Can you please review The Crow?

[@dolphincrescent54]

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[@air03man]

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[@carloslopezortega3327]

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[@mrmysterious8124]

Dear Nostalgia Critic if you get any fan mail will you do a Mail Time Episode🎮🔫🤓

[@SJ_RANKS]

20 years later and I love that line “You best start believing In ghost stories ms turner you’re in one”

[@dillong7951]

Well I got a jar of dirt lol

[@chasehedges6775]

Such a terrifying scene and line

[@kdusel1991]

​@@chasehedges6775 that's one of my favorite lines and scenes in the franchise.

[@d.phantomfan1216]

Why's the rum gone.

[@TheDestroyerX]

‘’Welcome to the Black Pearl’’

[@justanotherchannelonyoutub126]

Gentlemen, this will be the day you will always remember: the day Nostalgia Critic criticized Captain Jack Sparrow!

[@CaptainCJ97]

*slow clap*

[@arizonatsunami]

Bravo stranger.

[@Dead25m]

He's got to be the best critic I've ever seen

[@Dev_Soren]

@@Dead25m so it would seem...

[@JamminGiant117]

Critics are cruel. Why should the Nostalgia be any different?!

[@patrioticjustice9040]

To answer your question about how Pintel and Ragetti feel pain (getting hit in the face with a pan and getting burnt) the curse takes away the feeling of pleasure; meaning they can still feel pain. We see pirates scream when being stabbed, and Barbossa mentions that he's been starving to death and unable to quench his thirst, whereas the things that give him the joy of life (the wind on his face, the spray of the sea, the warmth of a woman's flesh) he's unable to feel. Bootstrap Bill later on talked about how he was in torment at the bottom of the ocean, being crushed by the water pressure and drowning, yet not being able to die. So basically The Curse of the Black Pearl is one giant Snickers commercial, because you're not you when you're hungry.

[@NPC1921]

"I feel cold" is just as significant a line. Barbossa's feeling something for the first time in years, and ironically it's the pain of death. It's tragic and symbolic and it's a wonderful line that works just as well if not better than "I feel old"

[@lucarod8877]

Exactly! He's feeling death. I also like to think that he was pretty much carrying a mere corpse for so long that produced no heat. At that point, he was just feeling a lifeless, bloodstained body.

[@dannyjorde2677]

I feel old just makes no sense lol

[@TheKnoxvicious]

Thought he was going to say I feel alive

[@spawncampe]

It's a way better line than "I feel old"

[@davidalpeter9963]

yeaa i did a real life lol when he said 'I feel old' would have been better

[@MrAuthor3DS]

I think there's even more beautiful irony in Barbossa's last words (for the time being). You may notice how he seems slightly happy as he says "I feel..." - but that expression becomes somber when he realizes his first feeling in 13 years...is the cold feeling of dying. Hits harder when we see the apple he was planning to eat fall from his dead hand.

[@heatherlowry754]

Plus, like Iron Man, no one knew there were end credits

[@TheScarletSlayer]

@@heatherlowry754 there are end credits in iron man?

[@terogates1]

@@TheScarletSlayer yes I also didn’t know that but I think I remember seeing this one’s after credits

[@TheScarletSlayer]

@@terogates1 back in the good old days when marvel was still fresh and good

[@heatherlowry754]

Yep, Nick Fury asking Tony about the Avengers initiative

[@BlueEyesWhiteGuy89]

Fun Fact: You will notice Jack Sparrow walk normally, albeit a little flamboyant at times, on ships but his walking becomes erratic on land as this is most likely down to his sealegs being used mainly on the ships at sea.

[@Figgy5119]

Being a Millennial, I've of course seen this movie a billion times, so it's easy to forget that younger kids these days aren't familiar with the original. I showed this movie to my Japanese high school students and they had never seen it and they had no idea about the cursed pirates, the jump scares, Jack's plan, the awesome music, and they were on the edge of their seats the whole time. They loved it so much they decided to perform Pirates of the Caribbean as their English play in front of the school.

[@audreynothepburn7663]

That’s so cute! It must’ve been so much fun. Did you show them the sequels?

[@troywright359]

did they have cute japanese female teachers also?

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Wow! Huge fascinating story! :)

[@teru88]

i always felt like the "i feel cold line" was perfect. because he wanted to *feel* something, anything!, so badly for so many years that when he finally DOES get his feeling back, all it is is the Cold Kiss of Death. its poetic and, imo, beautiful.

[@frankcarlosnajera9723]

Yes, it is much better that way

[@matcoffidis1135]

Agreed.. ✌️

[@couthlazer]

I always thought he said " I feel gold"

[@nutjobification]

Always thought he said, "I feel mold"

[@MrVidman14]

I also think it’s ironic

[@zawarudo9444]

13:53 I like how in this scene Barbossa is completely enthralled watching Elizabeth eat because he himself can't taste or quench his own hunger so he offers her his favourite foods such as apples just to get a glimpse of what its like.

[@wariodude128]

There's also a part where two pirates are sitting together and one asks the other what shall they eat first when the time comes. I always remember that line, for some reason.

[@jessedellross3245]

It’s also clever cause initially we think he’s just being a scoundrel and leering after Elizabeth. But in reality it’s not the woman that he wants, it’s the food.

[@speedracer2008]

@@jessedellross3245 True. I didn’t even consider that bait-and-switch, but it makes sense.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

19:10 ok Doug I love the review but that commercial was way to long, and took away time form the review.

[@domidium]

@@jessedellross3245 "You know the first thing I'm gonna do when the curse is lifted? (seemingly leers over at Elizabeth) ...Eat a whole BUSHLE of apples."

[@robertparker6280]

Can we agree the CG for the skeletons is STILL pretty good, even for today?

[@Baxtexx]

Yep, actually many of the effects in the first 3 movies hold up really good.

[@robertparker6280]

@Ethan Schmid Oh yeah, agreed.

[@robertparker6280]

@@Baxtexx I love the 3 movies, and the effects does hold up really good. I guess that's why the made darker colors, so they can hide some of the bad ones.

[@alchemystudiosink1894]

@Ethan Schmid Hell there is that scene in the hobbit that was dated the moment it was conceived with legolas jumping about while dwarves bobbed in barrels.

[@LumpyAdams]

Why is that even surprising? There is still shoddy and hacky CGI today lol.

[@nathank2289]

Jack's "What a man can do and what a man can't do" and his "Not all treasure is silver and gold" are two of my favorite speeches in Hollywood history

[@BrandontheBeldam2993]

Fun fact about this film: Jack Sparrow's pistol was a Real functioning flintlock pistol that pirates used in the time period. Disney acquired one for use in this movie. Every other pistol was a prop, but the significance of Jack's reason for his one bullet to kill Barbossa made it more impactful.

[@billygranzow1331]

There should be a “Captain” in there somewhere

[@BrandontheBeldam2993]

@@billygranzow1331 you’re right 🏴‍☠️

[@ichijofestival2576]

​@Spencer Hardin An asinine statement belittling a tragedy where both parties were victims. Bravo. There's an 80% chance you deserve every bad thing that has or will happen to you.

[@Razgriz85]

@@ichijofestival2576 Yeah, Baldwin was such a victim, that he aimed a fully functioning revolver at someone (didn't check it himself to see if it was actually unloaded), cocked the hammer, and pulled the trigger.

[@aaroncarroll2417]

​@@Razgriz85I don't like the guy but even I think he's not 100% to blame. He's an Actor. Tell him "Jump" and he'll ask "But what's my motivation for jumping?" He was told to do something and has to assume everyone has done thier job to keep everybody safe. He may have pulled the trigger but he was oblivious to what was going on prior. The more it's talked about the more I wonder if it was a set-up

[@M.C.ThomasReviews]

This movie truly has everything: the right blend of action, humor, and romance, while also knowing when to take itself seriously. It's a classic and timeless adventure.

[@chasehedges6775]

It’s a Disney classic

[@kdusel1991]

​@@chasehedges6775 I totally agree.

[@loveofmangos001]

Every Pirates of the Caribbean movie was great except on Stranger Tides. That was horrible

[@erikbihari3625]

​​​​@@loveofmangos001. Unlike nostalgia critic, wich was crap from the beginning(SonicddrFreak for more info), pirates of the caribbean nosedive at part 3!

[@Alvaro89Rus]

Yeah, I rewatched it several times unlike sequels. Perfect adventure movie.

[@sophiecooper1824]

Geoffrey Rush is absolutely amazing as Barbossa . He's just so much fun and he's the only one who actually acts like a pirate, i see Jack more like an adventurer. Barbossa also has the most character development in all the movie next to Elizabeth. I like that they do different things with him and don't just make him the antagonist in all the movies. I also still remember when i watched the 2nd movie in theater and he came down the stairs at the end , it was an insane reveal at the time .

[@kdusel1991]

It sucks that the last two films wasted his character.

[@MalonzeProductionsGaming]

meanwhile 12 year old me forgot who he was untill i had to rewatch the first movie lol. i liked the first movie as a kid but i didnt really get into it untill the 2nd movie. now im 29 and i love the first one more then the rest.. still love 2nd and 3rd. hate 4th and 5th though

[@gabrielhersey5546]

Barbosa isn’t a true villain. He’s got a lot of heart and ethics even if he seems hard

[@SukiNoKoe]

@@kdusel1991 I liked him in the 4th movie though; "Can't an old man have a hobby?" xD🐸

[@TheIceman101418]

yaa that was amazing when he returned.

[@MajorSleeve]

I actually think Will is a good character, he’s comically virtuous and comes off as a parody of the knight in shining armor. It’s a good balance for the double-hero dynamic with Jack’s personality

[@TheFatalcrest]

XD I actually love Wills character just slightly more than Captain Jack. He was a overlooked young man that just wanted one thing, to save the girl he loves. A simple role, but a classic one.

[@L337M4573RK]

And not a single mention about that awesome musical score! "He's A Pirate" hits on so many levels, and you easily recognize it when you hear it!

[@billyjoecobra2517]

Yeah, I was surprised he didn't mentioned it! Like, how can you talk about Pirates of the Caribbean without talking about the amazing soundtrack of this movies?

[@pyronuke4768]

I think it makes sense that they can feel pain. When Barbarossa says "I feel nothing," he lists off a bunch of things that'd typically bring pleasure, implying he can't have any positive feelings. An evil curse that screws you over for eternity seems like the kind that would go out of it's way to make you suffer for it; one last "F-you for messing with this shit" y'know?

[@Blokewood3]

Yeah, I assumed that they can feel unpleasant things. That would really make it understandable why not one of them wants to stay immortal.

[@MissFlow]

@@Blokewood3 No, Barbossa gets stabbed with the dining knife by Elisabeth and didn't bat an eye. They are supposed to feel absolutely nothing, even though they scream several times at the beginning of the movie when taking physical damage. It's a small inconsistency but it never bugged me one single time and it's probably done just for the spectacle :)

[@Kresegoth]

Funny that he says "I feel nothing", but when he takes Elizabeth's dress when she's about to jump overboard, he says it's still warm. I don't mind the inconsistencies, but I won't pretend they aren't there :)

[@slayer0235]

@@Kresegoth I always took that line to be Barbossa further messing with Elizabeth. He’s already going out of his way to humiliate her so he throws in a skeevy line for good measure. He knows logically the dress would still have her body heat on it even if he can’t feel it.

[@MegaBanane9]

@@MissFlow Of course, that could just show how cold he is too - not even flinching from the pain as he knows it doesn't actually hurt him

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Fun Fact: Johnny Depp wore contact lenses, which served as sunglasses, so he wouldn't be squinting in the sun all the time.

[@LegendPurpleDragon152]

Where can I get some of those?

[@a.h.s.3006]

Actually, my understanding is that Depp has a certain condition that requires him to wear sunglasses, and if I correctly recall a documentary, in the first few films he didn't wear anything and was just stumbling around most of the time, mostly because he didn't want the contacts to affect his appearance on screen.

[@levelheaded0038]

This was the movie that CHANGED cinema for me. I was nine years old, and didn't know anything about movie releases or the art and hard work that went into them. I simply went to the movies when my parents took me. I still vividly remember the audience's reactions to scenes in this movie. I remember what a great time I had. 20 years later, I credit this movie to opening up my mind to incredible possibilities. Today, some other nine year old is going to the movies and seeing something that's going to change their life. It's an amazing feeling I can't wait to pass on.

[@RB01.10]

Same here. It’s crazy when you look back at old stuff you grew up with and how many kids are growing up with newer stuff that they’ll be nostalgic for years later.

[@jangelaclough5457]

I think there's confusion about the pirates "not feeling anything". I believe it refers to feelings of joy. They definitely feel pain, though there are times they may not register it which could be explained that they've experienced a lot of this pain (knowing they can't die) so much during the curse.

[@Backstabmacro]

This is how I thought it worked. They can suffer, but any kind of pleasure or joy fails to reach them.

[@Kortlandt]

Same

[@deuceydee3506]

Barbossa himself said that they feel hunger, thirst, and all that, just that they can't satisfy those feelings

[@Blokewood3]

That makes sense, considering there isn't a single pirate who wants to stay immortal.

[@jeanettecarnell8933]

Moreti and his partner ,seem to have felt pain when Elizibeth dropped hot coals on them,but that's OK,,,

[@Omar-wq9dz]

Johnny Depp once said even though he was decently known because of movies like Edward Scisorhands, Ed Wood, and Sleepy Hollow, this was the movie which turned into a major player in the industry

[@tulin_enjoyer]

It's too bad not enough people remember him from "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"

[@kdusel1991]

Those movies are pretty good too.

[@alexiaNBC]

And to think his first film role was Nightmare On Elm Street.

[@TheIceman101418]

Ya this was repeated quite a bit by Depp and others in his trial. lol

[@martythetickler]

Yeah, into such a major player that he's been repeating that performance for twenty years.

[@sonicstormer]

Will and Elizabeth weren't the popular characters, sure. However, they are important because they actually move the plot along, which lets Jack be silly and funny. Don't forget though, there's a reason why Jack always seems to be reacting to events in the first 3 movies especially as opposed to moving things along.

[@jessedellross3245]

I don’t understand the hate both get. Will is a bit on the bland side yes. But Elizabeth is soooo good and Keira is just a beautiful woman. She smart, but out of her element. She’s willing to defend herself but doesn’t know how. She’s a woman and thus expected to follow social norms but clearly is rebellious and can take care of herself. You could consider her the first live action Disney Princess.

[@slayer0235]

Exactly! They keep the film grounded. Jack’s great and all, but Stranger Tides proved that he really needs a straight man to play off of and keep things rolling. It can’t be all antics all the time.

[@PedricCuf]

@@jessedellross3245 I also don't understand it. I'd assume that it was because of the later movies, but I did hear that criticism at the time of only the first one being out. While I agree that Will was a bit milquetoast, it's not like that wasn't intended, and that it didn't add anything to the story. Bloom played his part very well, I thought. Knightly was just a lot of fun, too. I like Elizabeth just about as much as Sparrow.

[@jessedellross3245]

@@PedricCuf it’s funny cause in the next film I thought the roles were reversed: that will becomes interesting and gets more depth and Elizabeth becomes bland. At worlds end is a bit of both for two but like the og comment said, they both move the story forward. It’s telling that the 4th film, where they aren’t in it all, is widely considered the worst of the franchise. And their romance, while predictable as hell, is done well and Orlando and Keira chemistry is great.

[@boarfaceswinejaw4516]

but making elizabeth a pirate queen was a meteoric leap into absurdity.

[@nickthedreamer4434]

The "I only dog-paddle" addition to Jack having to rescue Elizabeth around the beginning has to be one of the best additions made to a Nostalgia Critic episode in a long time.

[@filipvadas7602]

This is one of those rare cases where a movie is about as perfect as it can possibly get. Great cast, great writting, nice balance between action, comedy and a serious tone and the MUSIC! Its just an amazing movie all around.

[@KirRaeDreamer]

Fun fact, corsets didn't exist in this time period. Elizabeth is wearing a pair of "stays." Which, like a corset, is just a bra and Spanx in one garment. The string holes weren't strong enough for tight-lacing, and doing so could/should have torn the fabric. If not immediately, then probably soon after she started walking around. Heck, corsets weren't made with tight-lacing in mind either. They were just supposed to be a more durable/flexible version of "stays." Some people figured out that corsets were strong enough to squeeze a person's waist down to an unhealthy size. Its literally an instance of people finding a stupid way to abuse a practical everyday item.

[@boarfaceswinejaw4516]

yeah, the idea that corsets were basically fashionable torture devices is a very historically inaccurate belief. in reality corsets were basically girdles for women (and even men). very important in helping support the back.

[@TheOnlyToblin]

Thank you. I was waiting for Critic to call the trope out, since you know, he loves to do that. But it never came. The corset trope really starts grinding my gears after a while.

[@CalliopePony]

Also, stays were the basic undergarment of the time. She should have been used to wearing them every day, not just as some weird London fashion.

[@kirstenirwin9084]

Elizabeth would have been wearing stays since childhood. While fashion in the Americas was a few decades behind the ones in Europe, stays were not a new thing by the time she was an adult. Hell, the Felicity American Girl doll came with a pair of stays.

[@chrisburrelljr9270]

Yeah and they also talked about it early in the film that this was a new trend they had just started .. go back and watch the scene where she's trying on the corset

[@kadajsnightqueen]

The thing I love about these movies is that they’re smarter than they seem on first viewing. There are tons of little details, hints, and homages you may not notice until you start paying closer attention or connecting strings on the board. For example, Jacoby (the pirate with the grenados) is a reference to Blackbeard, who was famous for enhancing his devilish appearance and reputation by twining slow-burning fuses in his beard before battles, wreathing himself in ominous smoke clouds. Every element of Jack’s costume, from his tattoos and effects to his rings and clothes, have a story attached to them. Will slowly trades his clean-cut good guy self for a dirty, quick-thinking rogue (the entire series showcases him and Elizabeth shedding the straight-laced confines of proper society and finding the freedom to be themselves as pirates). You can even see how the two of them pick up tricks and mindsets from their unwitting mentors. Will becomes tricksy and unorthodox, wheeling and dealing while still holding true to his personal code and defying expectations at every turn, always keeping his eye on his “treasure.” That’s Jack’s approach to piracy. Elizabeth, on the other hand? She becomes downright ruthless, reveling when she gains an advantage over her adversaries and fighting dirty. She stays true to herself and her goals, but she’s willing to do whatever it takes to get there, even if it means turning her back on her loved ones and even betraying their trust. She also never fails to fire off a razor-sharp quip or get under her opponent’s skin. That’s all Barbossa. That’s his approach to piracy. Now Elizabeth does still have a heart in there, but she’ll lay it aside without a second thought when it’s go time and regret once the battle’s through. She and Will do have some fascinating character development, even though Jack tends to steal the spotlight. This kind of thing is present in all five of the films, especially the original trilogy. It’s part of the reason why I love returning to this series-there’s always some detail or character connection I didn’t notice before, even after all these years, and it’s so much fun to just spot what everybody missed.

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

Ironic that you say Elizabeth is the one who lays her heart aside.

[@LexioLTG]

I (respectfully) feel like your comment is a better review of the movie than the one I just saw. You made me think back on the movie in another light, and encouraged me to watch them all again just to notice these details.

[@simple-commentator-not-rea7345]

Doug either overestimates his intelligence, or underestimates this movie's, because the only details he noticed are Governor Swan's outfit at the beginning and the Little Mermaid reference. Sure, they're there, but are they really as distracting as he claims?

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

@@simple-commentator-not-rea7345 I didn't even recognize them back when I watched.

[@ASLTheatre]

The sword fight between Will and Jack is one of my favorite cinematic sword fights I have ever seen.

[@Kurtsg10]

I can't believe that this movie is 20 years old this year! Gore Verbinski is an underrated director (whom I think played a role in the success of the first 3 movies) and it's a shame that he hasn't done anything since a Cure for Wellness.

[@RB01.10]

Tell me about it. I was in 3rd Grade when this film came out, and still have it on VHS (which I watched many times). Geez time flies doesn’t it?

[@MrBeanzies]

I think what really made these movies special was Depp's chemistry with all the actors he interacted with on-set. He was allowed to be the breakout character as well as the lead, but he had an amazing supporting cast.

[@simple-commentator-not-rea7345]

Unfortunately, Depp is also one of those actors Doug personally hates. Well, he doesn't "HATE" hate the guy, but he is one of those that take strange pride in not being a fan of something. Maybe Doug just hasn't seen many movies where he's a legit good actor, but regardless, you won't see him praise Depp any time in any of these movies.

[@MrBeanzies]

@@simple-commentator-not-rea7345 nah, even Doug acknowledged that he enjoyed Jack Sparrow in this video. Heck, he loves Edward Scissorhands with a passion I think. It's his later work where, IMHO, most directors cast Depp as "weird guy" instead of letting him come up with his own ideas.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Will and Elizabeth don't get enough credit. Especially Will. He may not be the most interesting guy in the movies, but he is a solid character.

[@matityaloran9157]

Agreed

[@shinyninja8107]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the effects on Barbossa’s crew, because they’re really good. It’s the same thing with the crew of The Flying Dutchman, every time I see them I’m surprised with how well the effects still look. And a fun fact about Jack Sparrow, his weird way of walking has a bit of an explanation. It’s implied that he spends a lot of time at sea on boats, meaning he’s not often on land. Because of this, he has sea legs to accommodate for the constant rocking of the boat, but when he’s on land it looks like he’s wobbling around.

[@supastar25]

They look fantastic

[@JosetteFret93]

Love the Princess Bride reference! Also, back in the old days when they didn’t have treatments for syphillis, people would eventually loose their noses to it and had to wear fake ones. Since pirates were known to…ya know…a lot, it makes sense that Johnny Depp had the idea for the fake nose.

[@audreynothepburn7663]

I get it and so would the parents that took their kids to see the movie… I kind of understood why they didn’t want that. Would’ve fine if it was rated R tho.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

According to Johnny Depp, he basically wanted to play Jack Sparrow a bit like a cartoon character as well as a rock star. Which is how he always survives deadly situations by the skin of his teeth.

[@admcleo]

My favorite part about this movie is that the first time Jack seems like this completely random force of nature that everything just seems to go right for, then upon re-watching the movie and knowing all the information each character has and at what point they have it that he's actually working extremely hard to manage everyone around him into not divulging to much but also doing what he needs in order to succeed. It's a detail that so many lesser films don't pay attention to and suffer for it.

[@brianvaira486]

Jack got flanderized hard in the future movies.

[@alchemist4evr]

I'm surprised you didn't mention that the swordsmanship training and coordination was done by the same guy that oversaw The Princess Bride. A lot of parallels between the two films, the sense of humor, the sword fights, the cool music, the awesome characters etc.

[@bocowan9106]

Putting jack in the same island he escaped is like a superhero sending his arch nemesis to the same prison he escapes from every year 😂

[@Joe-py9ji]

Something small that I've always loved is how yellow all the pirates eyes are. It's only the pirates, no one else in the movie has them.

[@alexman378]

It’s the only movie I’ve seen in which these people actually look like they should. Usually pirates and people who shouldn’t have the best hygiene tend to have good teeth (sometimes they’re even really white teeth), relatively good skin and their hair is greasy but healthy. It’s more pleasant to the eye, but realistically, that’s how they’d look.

[@MegaBanane9]

Yellow eyes aren't a symptom of Scurvy though, but of Yellow Fever or Hepatitis to name disease examples. The more likely cause here would be excessive alcohol consumption though.

[@Joe-py9ji]

@@MegaBanane9 ah shoot my bad. I'll remove that part.

[@MaMastoast]

@@alexman378 mm dont think thats entirely true. The pirates in the movie are deliberately made to look ugly and disgusting. While real pirates of the time would absolutely be dealing with all kinds of hygiene and health issues, theyd prolly just look like regular sailors... Which is to say prolly fairly smelly and bad teeth etc, but far more "normal" than what we see in the movie

[@alexman378]

@@MaMastoast Regular sailors who don’t brush their teeth, and are constantly exposed to sun and sea without aloe Vera, sunscreen and skin care, who are constantly exposed to violent scenarios, what do you think someone like that ends up looking like?

[@jonkornealus9604]

The first movie is a classic but I truly think the second and third movie is seriously slept on. *Davy Jones* still stands as one of Disney's best if not the best live-action villain in my book.

[@noeisnothere]

It's an awesome and fun trilogy

[@flynnguest8323]

the trilogy was awesome 4 and 5 was okay 5 could have been better with maybe a 6th film to flesh out Salazaar, shame they didnt do that

[@bigtommy9715]

1 and 2 are amazing 3 has some pacing issues and a few small flaws but overall is still very good Stranger tides is fairly decent Dead men tell no tales is.. well Jack is a complete fool and a parody of himself in it but the last 15 mins and the whole barbossa story in general really made it a good ending to a crap movie

[@nathanwharton2420]

1-3 are fantastic.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@flynnguest8323 Four had some rough patches, and a plot a bit undercooked, but everyone was in character. Five had a simpler, but weaker plot, and Jack became too much of a buffoon. No longer pretending to be one - far too, often, just being one. The third film is just crazy, oftentime - but it's always a fascinating, beautiful mess, even when a mess.

[@trentonhamilton645]

Barbarossa is by far my favorite character in the POTC franchise, he's dangerously ruthless but has a charismatic sense of humor. 😊👍

[@johnryanjosey6368]

Your favorite character, and you get his name wrong

[@LadyOnikara]

My dad loved all the movies in this series. It's hard for me to watch them without him now, but I will always love them.

[@audreynothepburn7663]

I’m so sorry for your loss.

[@WoodyWoodpecker19843]

I’m sorry for your loss too.

[@wolfpack_104]

I wholeheartedly love the first three pirates movies. They were the first PG-13 films I was allowed to watch and I watched them so many times that I actually follow the plot without difficulty.

[@TheIceman101418]

Highly agree, 3 sometimes is my favorite of the trilogy

[@BlazeMakesGames]

Yeah even if some of the later films have some flaws, I do think that the first 3 movies as a whole make for a great Trilogy

[@jessedellross3245]

The first is great, the second is meh, and the 3rd is ok and a solid enough way to end the trilogy. It’s all downhill after that

[@ddjsoyenby]

same they are so much funny.

[@grabble7605]

What an incredibly fucking pointless abuse of the word 'unironically'. There is no such thing as ironically liking something.

[@pwnorbepwned]

As a kid, I heard the line as, “I feel gold.” That he falls on a pile of gold right afterward made me not question it.

[@felynecomrade]

I rewatched this recently, showing it to my sister for the first time. Something I said to her that I only realised myself as I said it: "The story really is about them (Will and Elizabeth). Jack's just kinda there." Which is what makes Jack such a great character. He's the kinda enviable effortless cool, even when he's struggling or losing his composure, it's still so much fun to behold.

[@Lukethefox]

What’s interesting about this movie’s story is that it may have been inspired from a script for an animated Monkey Island movie that got rejected. You can see the similarities with the characters like how Will is a bit like Guybrush Threepwood, Elizabeth to Elaine Marley and how Barbossa as well as Davy Jones are similar to Lechuck. Also the Monkey Island games were inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride so it interesting how they influence each other.

[@DanVzare]

There are way too many similarities for this movie to have not been inspired by the Monkey Island games. I know that Monkey Island is based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. But there's too many things that the Pirates of the Caribbean movies did that Monkey Island also did, but the ride didn't.

[@benjaminwakefield9509]

@@DanVzare A lot of that also comes from Tim Power's book On Stranger Tides, which was apparently the main inspiration for Monkey Island.

[@WoodyWoodpecker19843]

@@benjaminwakefield9509 And Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides.

[@maxhamlin38]

Fun fact, I've actually been to the cove where Jack sparrow first arrives at Port royal. It's an island called St. Vincent in the Grenadines. They still had the set up for port royal because they were about to start filming dead man's chest.

[@hiddendesire3076]

Also a little tidbit as well, that archway he passes and salutes actually has Calico Jack hanging from one of the nooses, having only died some months earlier for his part in the Republic of Nassau and his acts of piracy.

[@louisduarte8763]

@@hiddendesire3076 I remember they basically turned Calico Jack Rackham into Jack Sparrow in Assassin's Creed: Black Flag.

[@hiddendesire3076]

@@louisduarte8763 E’yup

[@jasonritner9662]

I remember watching this in theaters and most of the theater laughed out loud once they realized what was happening during Jack's introduction. Fantastic way to introduce the character and tell us the tone we were about to get. Just a lot of fun.

[@lukewright9031]

I don't know if this has been mentioned but the pirates theme music was initially Will Turner's theme. But since his character was overshadowed by Sparrow despite being the one who pushes the plot, the film makers decided to make it the main tune for the whole movie franchise instead. You can hear it as it takes shape when Jack and him are sparring off when they first meet.

[@esajaan]

The first scene with adult Elizabeth and Will gives us such a great understanding of their relationship and what they would prefer it to be. A shame you didn't talk about that scene :)

[@hiddendesire3076]

24:17 I mean, having had no feeling for so long due to the curse, to finally feel some sensation, before it all comes crashing down as death takes him, it makes sense when there is both relief and sorrow in his delivery.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I still feel like one of my favorite things from these film is how insane Jack Sparrow and Geoffrey Rush are in every single shot

[@chasehedges6775]

They’re having an absolute blast as pirates

[@chasehedges6775]

ESPECIALLY Geoffrey Rush!

[@0inarrow735]

22:43, BUT HE DOESN'T, the reason Norington agrees to chase down the pearl is because Elizabeth agrees to mary him if he saves Will.

[@elijahlivingston9477]

In fairness, he still listened to him then refusing out of pride before Elizabeth cut in with her proposal.

[@Grim_Sister]

The Aztec gold scene is a masterpiece in buildups: Barbusa is relaying what seems to be a ghost story to Elizabeth. She’s not buying into it and eventually tries to escape, only to discover that the story is very real. It’s the slow build and burn that makes the introduction of the Black Pearl’s crew and their current state so impactful. We, like Elizabeth, are seeing this for the first time, and just like her, we thought this is just some made up fairy tale

[@jessedellross3245]

Let’s be honest: no one, not even Disney, knew this movie would be the smash it became

[@MediaLoverChris02]

Seeing as I wasn’t even 1 year old when this movie came out… I’ve ONLY known this movie as a hit classic.

[@bluestreaker9242]

To be fair, iirc, everyone had the same thoughts about Star Wars. This and that are a testament to the phrase "don't judge a book by its cover".

[@jacob4920]

And thanks to the Amber Heard trial, they wish that it HADN'T been the smash that it became...

[@jessedellross3245]

@@bluestreaker9242 and films like the matrix. The matrix is a better example imo cause at least Lucas had an idea of where to go with Star Wars. POTC and Matrix were CLEARLY suppose to one time movies that happened to become hits and thus the studio had to figure how to continue the stories. Which is why imo matrix reloaded and Dead Man’s chest are the weakest films of their respective franchises.

[@bluestreaker9242]

@@jessedellross3245 True. I say Star Wars because most people thought it was going to bomb in spectacular fashion. It blew up, yes...just not in the way people expected. Heck, I remember hearing that "Episode IV: A New Hope" was the subtitle added later to drum up intrigue since, originally, it was just to be called "Star Wars"... Given the time period in which it came out...yeah... Basically, Star Wars was a HUGE risk and so much was against it from the very beginning, but...well...you know the rest... ;)

[@matthewjarek3026]

It was definitely ballsy for Disney to make a movie like The Curse of the Black Pearl at the time. It was dark, violent, and while it was humorous and fun, it was clearly made to appeal to adults more than children, unlike their usual animated movies. The Pirates of the Caribbean movies were epic and I loved watching them as a kid. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the sequels.

[@jacob4920]

He kinda already teases his thoughts on the sequels by calling them "... a thing," several times during this review. Which I find upsetting, because I think that both movies featuring Davey Jones were both superior to this movie. It's really only 4 and 5 that are forgettably stupid.

[@noeisnothere]

he already criticized the sequels on his Disneycember segment. Most critics really don't like the second and third one for some weird reason

[@hinasakukimi]

i wish we had animated movies that were allowed to be this dark

[@Goleon]

@@jacob4920 - TBH I like the fifth film. It’s my favorite as it not only feels like the first movie in many ways but does something many fans including myself wanted which was more about Jack’s past. I get the being a man of mystery and all that but after about four films of that stuff, it was getting boring and annoying to see. Especially since everyone else had some kind of backstory to them. Jack meanwhile just had things brought up but it never gets elaborated enough that we actually get what happened with him. That’s why I don’t like that scene where we find out how he became a pirate got deleted as it explained not only that fact but also a lot about Jack as a person.

[@jacob4920]

@@Goleon The only thing that was great about the fifth film was the villain. And that's because that character was played by an actor who does villains like nobody else in Hollywood, and also because, like you said, he and his crew were undead, like the first film's villains were. But in a much "darker" fashion (these weren't just talking skeletons). Everything else, though... not impressed. Sorry. Maybe I was just "burnt out" by pirates movies, by the time the fifth one came out. But in my mind, the whole series should have stopped after 3. That was a perfect trilogy, whose greater plot was resolved with the defeat of Davy-Jones, and the installment of Will Turner as the new Captain of the Flying Dutchman (with also being reunited with his lost father).

[@hollyhartwick3832]

Saying he was going to change costume then locking them in was absolutely a Jack Sparrow move. Well played.

[@OtakuSparrow]

I will always consider He's a Pirate to be one of the greatest musical achievements known to man.

[@adamloga3788]

I will say one thing. They show that the pirates still feel pain, hell, in the skeleton crew scene, you literally see one get whipped. It's GOOD feelings that are beyond their grasp. Remembering that provides that little extra twist of the knife to what they've been experiencing.

[@thedisneynerd7866]

I didn't get to grow up with this film sadly.. But it quickly became one of my favorite films of all time. It's so much fun, so rewatchable. It has great characters, a really fun adventure, great effects. Just a classic pirates movie

[@dillong7951]

Gritty and real but the jokes still land

[@kdusel1991]

I remember being intrigued by the trailer and poster as kid.

[@truthseeker9249]

Same here. My boyfriend grew up with it and he got me hooked. Hahaha hook. ..........I'll show myself out.

[@spaghettiboi33]

I’m glad I grew up with the first three, they are the best ones

[@jacob4920]

Alas, this movie also serves as a painful reminder of just how wonderful Disney movies, as a whole, USED TO BE.

[@delix787]

Will is not boring! He literally has the best character arc in both 2/3 😑

[@magnusm4]

What I love is how much they exploit and creatively use their immortality and the moon logic. Getting shot to test the curse, taking a walk on the bottom of the sea justifiably in a slow dramatic way, constantly getting hit and still just go on, sticking a pole through them so they're stuck together and of course putting a bomb in Mr bomber as a skeleton and kicking him into the moonlight to trap it inside him. Going out with a bang.

[@Bman54X]

In recent years, I’ve come to realize this is my favourite movie of all time. Is it the best? No, far from it, but it’s the one movie I can rewatch year after year after year and always love. The music, the performances, the action, I love every second of it

[@PedricCuf]

Yup. I'm in the same boat, although I've known it for a while. This, Empire Strikes Back, Hot Fuzz, V for Vendetta, and The Princess Bride are all movies that I never seem to tire of, and even the thought of them innervates me. I never tire of movies like Lord of the Rings, either, but they take more commitment, and I can't just pop them in.

[@brianalambert1192]

The duel between Jack and Will in the smith shop has to be one of the top ten sword fights in film history. The blade strikes lining up with the musical beats, the changing of strategy and technique based on the changing environment, the lines they throw at each other, and the end with Jack cheating to win the fight. It's not over the top like later duels, it's not overshadowed by effects, it's not even that quick. It's simple, it's realistic, and yet it's engaging

[@Firealone9]

"You best start believing in ghost stories Miss Turner. You're in one." That line and that execution alone makes this movie a 10/10.

[@cruehead23]

20 years, that makes me feel so old. I saw this in theaters with my family and a friend and the movie ran so long my friend ended up being late to a birthday party. I didn't even realize there was an end credit scene until 2 years later

[@anumeon]

Not gonna lie, those Jack cosplays were amazing by all the one character.. :D Also,, "She finds out he's running a skeleton crew" Such wonderful use of double meaning phrasing.. :)

[@jupiter9099]

This movie was an enigma when it comes to Disney's live action department. It came out of nowhere in the struggling post-renaissance era and was an absolute slam dunk. By far one of the best live action Disney films ever made.

[@rasengan124]

Which ones you would you say comes second third and fourth? Nothing else really seems to come close to this, except maybe some of the choreography in the second and third pirate movie.

[@omarreyes7626]

the main reason Johnny's performance is so iconic here and why it worked here were in his other disney performances failed, was actually because he loved the character and because the director told him "this is your character, do with him what you will" and was actually very worried when he started walking in an effeminate way and talking like he was drunk, he thought disney execs were going to be furious and they were but let it slip because even disney thought this was going to be another flop.

[@RikiRaccoon]

I heard that the movie script originally started life as a live action Monkey Island. Will Turner and Jack were made out of what Guybrush was supposed to be, and Barbosa was LeChuck, and you can kind of figure out the other characters after that. Even looking at the film's all around plot it kind of feels like a point click adventure. Glance around jail cell "Use on " click on random things "the wall mounted candle holder breaks"

[@alexgomorykeisler3800]

Regarding your question about how the cursed pirates can feel pain from the hot coals and the frying pan, my understanding was always that they could feel physical pain, but nothing else.

[@johnnysparkle]

Saved from Development Hell: The script was originally written back in The '90s, when screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio began to think of a supernatural spin on the pirate genre. Steven Spielberg got ahold of it and wanted to direct with either Steve Martin, Bill Murray or Robin Williams playing Jack Sparrow, but following the failure of Cutthroat Island and the disappointing performance of Muppet Treasure Island, Disney decided not to make the film. In 2001, Jay Wolpert was hired to write a script based on the ride. The version was based on a story created by the executives Brigham Taylor, Michael Haynes, and Josh Harmon and featured Will Turner as a prison guard who releases Jack to rescue Elizabeth, who is being held for ransom money by Captain Blackheart. Stuart Beattie was brought in to rewrite the script in March 2002, because of his knowledge of piracy. That month, Elliott and Rossio came aboard and suggested making a supernatural curse-as described in the opening narration of the ride. Gore Verbinksi was brought in to direct in May. Principal photography began on October 9, 2002 and wrapped by March 7, 2003.

[@RRRandomRecordings]

Did you ever hear about the author Royce Mathew who sued Disney, claiming they stole numerous ideas, concepts, and characters from his supernatural pirate story and movie for Curse of the Black Pearl? He still has a whole website dedicated to chronicling his lawsuits and the evidence he says proves his claims...

[@DanVzare]

Didn't some people who worked on Pirates of the Caribbean, also work on that Monkey Island movie that was in development before it got cancelled? There are a lot of similarities between Pirates of the Caribbean and Monkey Island. I know that Monkey Island is also based on the ride, but still. It's worth noting that I've never been to Disneyland or seen the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, so for all I know, there might actually be a voodoo lady who lives in a swamp in that ride, and ghost pirates who found an impossible to find island that turned them undead, and a goofy dork who wants to be a pirate. Although I find it hard to believe a ride is able to showcase all of that without narration.

[@billyjoecobra2517]

Being the Pirates month, I highly recommend you the original "Dead Men Tell No Tales" script, written by Terry Rossio. Is a completely different movie than the one we end up watching on screen, and it's really interesting.

[@captaincaspian42]

Link?

[@heyblinkin4949]

Will and Elizabeth were my favourite part of the movie - I loved them. Then again I loved the entire movie

[@firephantomyt1157]

I think Orlando bloom has his best scenes when he’s with depp because there chemistry is believable

[@supersykes14]

My head cannon is that the pirates could still feel pain because it was part of the curse. Being able not to die but not feel pleasure and still feel pain. And Barbossa has just cut himself off from his senses which is why he doesn't react to being stabbed by Elizabeth or stabbed and shot by Jack near the end. As for the part where Pintel is shot by Barbossa to see if the curse is lifted and doesn't react, shh it's a movie about cursed pirate treasure just go with it shh.

[@HermitKing731]

5:57 The wind could have knocked over a lamp and burned the ship. its possible.

[@MediaLoverChris02]

This franchise is CRIMINALLY underrated and CONSTANTLY overlooked. I enjoy all of these movies. Also all of the first 3 movies are masterpieces

[@cameronwiley9412]

I put this on at my cousin's house just as something to watch in the background. It became a pirate's marathon. (Well for the first 3.)

[@artsman412]

I like 1-4, but 5 was where it lost me. The new characters were boring, the ones they brought back felt old and tired, and they didn't do anything good with them. The action wasn't that good either. The only part I remember enjoying was when Jack was in the guillotine when it was spinning around; that was legit funny. Other than that, it was such a snooze fest. Still, 4 out of 5 ain't bad.

[@MediaLoverChris02]

@@artsman412 I think 5 is way better than 4

[@paradisecity0406able]

🎶This is the tale of Captain Jack Sparrow! Pirate so brave, on the seven seas. A mystical quest to the Isle of Tortuga. Raven locks sway on the ocean's breeze!🎶 🏴‍☠️🥃🐒🏝️🪙

[@kdusel1991]

I see what you did there

[@Whightknight16]

12:43 Fun Fact! Mythbusters tested this to see if it would work and in fact a air pocket would be created like you see in the movie when they walked into a pool, granted they had to weigh down the boat so it wouldn't float but it's crazy that the boat could do that

[@caseypittman9950]

26:45 they still serve it in Orlando, Florida; Italy; and the Philippines.

[@johnapemantus2003]

25:52 'I feel... cold' is WAYYY better than if he said 'I feel, old" Simply because cold is an actual sensation and accurate to what you would physically feel when blood leaves your body. And having physically 'felt' something versus a sensation they have been unfamiliar with, such as feeling your body ache as you get old, had more impact on me emotionally

[@elizabethbassett6598]

I can't believe this came out 20 years ago :') time flies. To me, this is the perfect PG-13 movie. Some other movies skate the line of 'We really wanted to be R but the studio wouldn't let us' or 'We could have been PG but we said shit once'. This is just a fun action movie that is right where it needs to be, silly, but just spooky and violent enough that little kids would need a grown up to watch with them. I love this movie, perfect to pair with popcorn and a soda :)

[@RedHeadKevin]

I wish they'd amped up the violence and swearing just a little bit, so the movie could have been "Rated ARRRRRR."

[@baronvonpiano7625]

I just watched this movie for the millionth time the other day, and it’s still one of the best movies I’ve seen. When I was little, I was a huge fan of the Pirates movies and I thought Jack Sparrow was one of the coolest guys ever. When I was seven, this was right around when At World’s End had come out, I was Jack Sparrow for Halloween, and my mom even gave me the makeup from the part in Dead Man’s Chest when he was with the island natives, she even did the eyes on my eyelids!

[@brickcartoonistreviews5738]

Fun fact: when I first heard of this movie and only saw a vague poster and teaser, I knew nothing of the Disney ride. I assumed Pirates of the Caribbean was going to be a modern day horror film akin to the Brendan Fraser mummy movies of the time. But with oceanographers awakening and fighting undead skeleton pirates. I wish that movie in my head still got made.

[@carloszapata847]

6:59 I think Johnny Deep suggested the artificial nose to imply Jack Sparrow was suffering from syphilis. Probably to suggest that he regularly sleeps around.

[@shainewhite2781]

This film is 20 years old! Wow! Time flies! Before Johnny Depp was cast as Jack Sparrow, Hugh Jackman, Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton, Harrison Ford, Christopher Walken, Robert DeNiro, Cary Elwes, Bill Murray, Matthew McConaughey, Steve Martin, and Robin Williams were considered for the role. Before Orlando Bloom played Will Turner, Tobey Maguire, Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, Ben Peyton, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Tom Hiddleston and Chris Masterson were considered. Before Kiera Knightley was cast as Elizabeth Swann, Jessica Alba, Amanda Bynes and Jaimie Alexander were considered. Sylvester McCoy of Doctor Who and Tom Wilkinson were considered for Governor Swann. Steven Spielberg was almost picked to direct the film, but was too busy working on Minority Report and Catch Me If You Can both released in 2002

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Steve Martin as Jack Sparrow would’ve been something lol

[@claymathewselevator8121]

I want to see the Bill Murray version lol

[@claymathewselevator8121]

4 of the other choices Wills had roles in the MCU

[@arizonatsunami]

Looking back on it, this is one of the overall best movies ever made.

[@chasehedges6775]

One of the best pirates movies ever made

[@kdusel1991]

​@@chasehedges6775 I agree. Especially when you consider that pirate movies were basically box office poison at the time

[@Soundtracks92]

Hell yessss

[@Soundtracks92]

@@chasehedges6775 the best IMO

[@MediaLoverChris02]

Along with the 2nd and 3rd

[@benwanada]

I watch these films frequently. Sometimes for the goofy fun, other times to follow the journey of the sword Will made, and sometimes to analyse the mythos behind the films. It's always a fun time.

[@miseajeux1287]

10:18 its just pleasurable things they cant feel because they can still feel pain and Hector Barbosa mentions they feel that they are starving to death constantly because they can't quench their thirst or hunger but of course they are in a sort of between life and death purgatory

[@oscardepaz6805]

I just realized something: This movie is basically Disney's Evil Dead 2. They both have a protagonist that's one part dumb/one part badass and perfectly timed dark humor. It almost works.

[@QuincyQuinn95]

"Disney's Evil Dead 2" - actually my new favorite way to describe Curse of the Black Pearl, thx :D

[@oscardepaz6805]

@@QuincyQuinn95 To be honest, after thinking about it for some time, I think Army of Darkness is more fitting.

[@QuincyQuinn95]

@@oscardepaz6805 Fair

[@kaankaraca2001]

About Elizabeth becoming the Pirate King--I actually think that is a natural progression and perfect end for the character, considering this movie is all about her struggle against constraints of propriety, tradition, and "corsets" and embracing freedom, i.e. piracy in this movie of course.

[@papabearlives9995]

Kevin McNally might be the best guy ever just for those exposition moments because he makes it sound so natural.

[@deuceydee3506]

He has a great candor for storytelling. He should consider voicework, like audiobooks or narrating historical events

[@Michaeljefferson9000]

A couple of weeks late, but I really love the detail of Barbossa's hands being noticeably empty before he falls dead, and by the time he hits the ground he has desperately grabbed his apple. He knew he was approaching death and tried as fast as he could to enjoy a single bite of his favorite fruit for the first time in over a decade, with no more than the second it took for him to fall.

[@sidtheviciouscritic7292]

I can’t stop laughing at Doug’s awesome Jack Sparrow performance and look

[@JustD1zz]

Hey critic! Long time viewer, first time commenter! Haha. Just wanted to extend my appreciation to you and the work you guys do on this channel! I've recently been diagnosed with a stomach ulcer and it's absolutely horrific. Between the restless nights, stomach aches and medications? It's been a pretty bleak outlook.. UNTIL I came across another brilliant upload of yours! Haha. Thanks again for all the effort!

[@DovahkiinMaster172]

I’d like to think the curse allows them to feel all forms of pain, it’s just that people like Barbossa are so badass they have grown used to it

[@BNuts]

The thing I've come to understand about the Jack Sparrow character (and those like him) is that he works best as the mentor figure, quirks and all. His luck and humour mean the stakes and tension are immediately lowered when he's on-screen, because most of the time he can just saunter to a solution. This is also why the first three movies work far better than the ones that followed: The trilogy is centered around Will and Elizabeth as they slowly learn their own way to pirate, and Jack provides a lot of experience and insight to them as the mentor figure. But center a film around Jack, and suddenly, whoops, he's drunkenly (or soberly) walking through pistol and cannon fire and winning sword fights, and you know even if he dies, he won't stay that way for long, because he's Captain Jack Sparrow. Savvy? For the subsequent movies to work, they really needed other characters to anchor the plot, with Jack playing lesser roles and cameos, if anything. Making him carry the franchise was the biggest mistake they could have possibly made, apart from, you know, firing Johnny Depp based on (and let me hear you all say it) hearsay. One thing I don't get about what Disney has done with the _Pirates_ franchise is why they kept the scope so... limited. Yes, Jack Sparrow was a hit. But come on, the Rule of Three exists for a reason, and the reception for each movie was very obviously worsening. And oh yes, the plans for upcoming movies were for reboots -- ignoring the fact that piracy and privateering was, and is, a thing that spans more than just a few years and just in the Caribbean. I, for one, would have paid, actually paid, to see an _Age of Pirates_ franchise, which expands on and explores the careers of actual famous pirates and privateers (with a little artistic license thrown in). Free idea for Disney, although I would like to be credited as inspiring it. As an additional sidenote, I thought Johnny Depp's Grindelwald was too quirky to be taken seriously. The role required more charisma and threat, and given how Johnny made it clear he never wanted to play the charisma type, he was never the right actor for the role in the first place. He could have certainly played other roles in a _Harry Potter_ film, or a different kind of villain. Could you imagine the heroes having to go up against a Jack Sparrow type the whole movie? He just keeps on getting away!

[@chasehedges6775]

“STOP BLOWING HOLES IN MY SHIP!” Still funny 😂LOL

[@kdusel1991]

It's a great line!

[@RageCreati0n]

10:15 you’ll notice Ragetti didn’t scream in pain like a normal person would if he got a face full of hot coals. He squeals and deliberately says “it’s hot. It’s burning.” It can be reaching but I think what’s happening is he’s trying to hide the curse, so that it’s more of a shock and awe tactic. He’s just not a good actor about it. Also, regardless of whether or not you feel pain, you will feel the impact of a metal pan stopping your forward momentum.

[@kirstenirwin9084]

Pirates definitely sparked an interest in me to read about and research real life historic figures. A year ago, my husband and I visited the Pirate Museum in the Bahamas and that was so cool to see! We had done a previous haunted tour in Savannah, Georgia that ended with a dinner at the Pirate House. It was interesting to learn that when pirates attacked a ship, the first thing they went for was usually medical supplies.

[@ct9564]

Hawaii was discovered by Cpt. James Cook, learned about that in the museum there. It's very interesting.