Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Review. Celebrating 20 years of this Classic.

 

My Review of Pirates of the Caribbean.

Celebrating 20 years of this fantastic film was a game changer for Disney because it was their first PG-13-rated film. Here's my review of it...I love this film.  It still holds up, and I enjoy watching this film a lot. It was full of adventure, comedy, epic scenes, and great visual effects. The film focus on Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp, a pirate who was removed as captain of the Black Pearl, and he is one of the best characters written in this film. I also loved Will and Elizabeth, played by Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly. The film is about Jack helping Will save Elizabeth from Captain Barbossa, played by Geoffery Rush. I say the entire cast of this film did a great job, and everyone went on to do more successful roles, like Jonathan Pryce, Jack Davenport, Mackenzie Crook, Kevin McNally, and Zoe Saldana. Zoe Saldana revealed she didn't have a good time making this film, and Jerry Bruckheimer met with her and apologized to her about her experience. Which is good on his part making amends with her.  

These three worked great together in this film. 

Jack, Will, and Elizabeth are the film's best characters, including Barbossa.

The film had great action scenes, and the sea battles were great too. One of the best scenes is when we see the pirates as skeletons, and Barbosa says, "You best start believing in ghost stories...

This was nominated for best visual effects at the Oscars.

Also, the side characters were good, and I loved the scene when the Pirates invaded Port Royal. That was a great action scene. As well as the final duel between Jack and Barbossa was a swashbuckling epic duel. Also, the music score in this film is so excellent and epic to hear. Makes you want to go on an adventure out at sea or on land. 

It's hard to believe this film is now 20 years old, and I got to tell ya, it still holds up. It's a fun movie to watch. Say what you want about the sequels. I think the second and third were good, but the other two were alright. 

If I had to rank these films, it would be.

1. Curse of the Black Pearl

2. World's End

3. Deadman's Chest

4. Dead Men Tell No Tales

5. Stranger Tides.

I give this film an 8 out of 10, and this film does still hold up. I love Jack Sparrow's clever one-liners in this film. To me, this is the best Pirates film, and if we get another one, we need to have Jack Sparrow, and they need to give him a good send-off. 

Also, I got some exciting news from Johnny Depp, who once said he wouldn't return after Disney unjustly fired him, thinking he was a wife-beater. He told People Magazine that he would be down to return as Jack Sparrow if it's the right movie to send off the character. As well as he said anything was possible. I hope Disney re-hires and apologize to him for what they did. 

I would love to see Jack Sparrow get a proper send-off, but hopefully, they won't make him some broken-down old man. We need to phase out of that trait after I saw Dial of Destiny.

This will always be the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow.

So here is 20 years of Pirates of the Caribbean, and I give this film 8 out of 10 and A-.

Go watch if you want to have a fun time.