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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 8.1
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Reviews: 2,103 user | 267 critic | 40 from Metacritic.com Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead. Director:Gore Verbinski |
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| Geoffrey Rush | ... | ||
| Orlando Bloom | ... | ||
| Keira Knightley | ... | ||
| Jack Davenport | ... | ||
| Jonathan Pryce | ... | ||
| Lee Arenberg | ... | ||
| Mackenzie Crook | ... | ||
| Damian O'Hare | ... | ||
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Giles New | ... | |
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Angus Barnett | ... | |
| David Bailie | ... | ||
| Michael Berry Jr. | ... | ||
| Isaac C. Singleton Jr. | ... | ||
| Kevin McNally | ... |
Joshamee Gibbs
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This swash-buckling tale follows the quest of Captain Jack Sparrow, a savvy pirate, and Will Turner, a resourceful blacksmith, as they search for Elizabeth Swann. Elizabeth, the daughter of the governor and the love of Will's life, has been kidnapped by the feared Captain Barbossa. Little do they know, but the fierce and clever Barbossa has been cursed. He, along with his large crew, are under an ancient curse, doomed for eternity to neither live, nor die. That is, unless a blood sacrifice is made. Written by the lexster
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Over 3000 Islands of Paradise -- For Some it's A Blessing -- For Others... It's A Curse. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 July 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
P.O.T.C. See more »Box Office
Budget:
$140,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$46,630,690 (USA) (11 July 2003)Gross:
$305,388,685 (USA) (26 December 2003)Company Credits
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Young Elizabeth: [singing] Yo, ho, yo, ho/ a pirate's life for me/ Yo, ho, yo, ho/ it's a pirate's life for me/drink up me hearties, yo, ho...
Mr. Gibbs: [surprises her by coming up from behind her] Quiet, missy! Cursed pirates sail these waters. You want to call them down on us?
Norrington: [sharply] Mr. Gibbs, that will do!
Mr. Gibbs: She was singing about pirates. Bad luck to sing about pirates, with us mired in this unnatural fog... mark my words!
Norrington: Consider them marked.
Mr. Gibbs: 'Aye, Lieutenant.
[as he moves off]
Mr. Gibbs: Bad luck to have a woman on...
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Trivia
Originally, Johnny Depp wanted Jack Sparrow to have no nose and be afraid of silly things like pepper and the common cold. Disney rejected the idea. See more »Goofs
The ship in the opening sequence is equipped with a type of weapon called a carronade. These were not invented earlier than 1759 - roughly sixty years before the scene was set. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Young Elizabeth: [singing] Yo, ho, yo, ho/ a pirate's life for me/ Yo, ho, yo, ho/ it's a pirate's life for me/drink up me hearties, yo, ho...
Mr. Gibbs: [surprises her by coming up from behind her] Quiet, missy! Cursed pirates sail these waters. You want to call them down on us?
Norrington: [sharply] Mr. Gibbs, that will do!
Mr. Gibbs: She was singing about pirates. Bad luck to sing about pirates, with us mired in this unnatural fog... mark my words!
Norrington: Consider them marked.
Mr. Gibbs: 'Aye, Lieutenant.
[as he moves off]
Mr. Gibbs: Bad luck to have a woman on...
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What lifts this film above typical Disney fluff is Johnny Depp's humorous performance as pirate Jack Sparrow, the eccentric, individualistic anti-hero, who confronts other pirates, and outwits a humorless, incompetent bureaucratic establishment. Sparrow looks more like Cher than Johnny Depp, and talks more like William F. Buckley than a pirate. Geoffrey Rush is a worthy foil as the main rival pirate, Barbossa, a character who vaguely resembles Margaret Hamilton in "The Wizard Of Oz".
Most of the plot is silly. There's lots of fighting, shouting, and general mayhem, all accompanied by a frantic score. It's a cinematic slight of hand that conveys an illusion of substance. Still, it's an entertaining popcorn flick.
I'm glad I watched it. Depp's deft performance gives us a memorable character, one that is perhaps unique in cinema history.