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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (28-Jun-2003)
Director: Gore Verbinski Writers: Ted Elliott; Terry Rossio; Stuart Beattie; Jay Wolpert Music by: Klaus Badelt Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer Keywords: Action/Adventure, Swashbuckling, Disneyland, Ghost, Curse Loose film adaptation of the Disneyland ride of the same name follows the perilous adventures of an eccentric pirate and his off-kilter crew.
ABSTRACT
"Dead men tell no tales!" So sayeth the words at the entrance to the Magic Kingdom's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, the ride serving as an inspiration for this Johnny Depp vehicle about Captain Jack Sparrow and his offbeat crew of swashbucklers. Teaming up with intelligent blacksmith Will Turner, the saucy Sparrow must help to retrieve Elizabeth Swann, Will's romantic partner, from the undead Captain Barbossa and his team of nefarious nautical wanderers cursed to exist into perpetuity in an undesirable state between life and death.
CAST | Johnny Depp | ... Jack Sparrow | | Geoffrey Rush | ... Barbossa | | | Orlando Bloom | ... Will Turner | | Keira Knightley | ... Elizabeth Swann | | Jack Davenport | ... Norrington | | Kevin McNally | ... Joshamee Gibbs | | Zoe Saldana | ... Anamaria | | | and | | Jonathan Pryce | ... Gov. Weatherby Swann | | | Treva Etienne | ... Koehler | | David Bailie | ... Cotton | | Lee Arenberg | ... Pintel | | Mackenzie Crook | ... Ragetti | | Trevor Goddard | ... Grapple | | Isaac C. Singleton, Jr. | ... Bo'sun | | Brye Cooper | ... Mallot | | | Damian O'Hare | ... Lt. Gillette | | Giles New | ... Murtogg | | Angus Barnett | ... Mullroy | | Michael Berry, Jr. | ... Twigg | | Guy Siner | ... Harbormaster | | Ralph P. Martin | ... Mr. Brown | | Paula Jane Newman | ... Estrella | | Paul Keith | ... Butler | | Dylan Smith | ... Young Will | | Lucinda Dryzek | ... Young Elizabeth | | Michael Sean Tighe | ... Seedy Looking Prisoner | | Greg Ellis | ... Officer | | Dustin Seavey | ... Sentry | | Christian Martin | ... Steersman | | Vince Lozano | ... Jacoby | | Ben Wilson | ... Seedy Prisoner #2 | | Antonio Valentino | ... Seedy Prisoner #3 | | Lauren Maher | ... Scarlett | | Mike Babcock | ... Seedy Prisoner #4 | | Owen Finnegan | ... Town Clerk | | Ian McIntyre | ... Sailor | | Vanessa Branch | ... Giselle | | Sam & Ben Roberts | ... Crying Boy | | Martin Klebba | ... Marty | | | Jack's Crew | | Felix Castro | ... Moises | | Mike Haberecht | ... Kursar | | Rudolph McColam | ... Matelot | | Gerard Reyes | ... Tearlach | | M. Scott Shields | ... Duncan | | Chris "Sully" Sullivan | ... Ladbroc | | Craig Thomson | ... Crimp | | Fred Toft | ... Quartetto | | | Barbossa's Crew | | D. P. FitzGerald | ... Weatherby | | Jerry Gauny | ... Ketchum | | Maxie J. Santillan, Jr. | ... Maximo | | Michael Lane | ... Monk | | Tobias McKinney | ... Dog Ear | | David Patykewich | ... Clubba | | Tommy Schooler | ... Scarus | | Michael A. Thompson | ... Simbakka | | Michael W. Williams | ... Hawksmoor | | Jose G. Zelaya | ... Katracho | | Finneus Egan | ... Scratch | | Don Ladaga | ... Nipperkin |
REVIEWS Review by Akari Chan (posted on 29-May-2007) A film like that is Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The curse of the Black Pearl. This is an original film that will captivate you. Swashbuckling adventures are a few and far between these days, so it is a great surprise to see one that is greatly made. Too add further delight to the movie, the movie never takes itself too seriously , if there wasn’t so many fencing scenes, it would be easily mistaken as a comedy.
Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is a pirate who’s notorious for his incompetence. After rescuing Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), he is thanked by her father Governor Swann (Jonathan Pryce), while being arrested time and time again for the act of piracy, he escapes, but only to loose to a duel with the dashing blacksmith William Turner (Orlando Bloom), who harbours feelings for Elizabeth. Captain Jack Sparrow is then thrown into jail, but when the town of Port Royal is under attack by the crew of the Black Pearl and the captain himself Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) the beautiful Elizabeth is kidnapped and taken to the island of Isla de Muerta. In order to save his beloved, Will breaks Jack out of prison so the drunken like pirate can lead him to the Black Pearl and Isla de Muerta where Elizabeth is headed. The fact is that Barbossa isn’t interested in a ransom, but to free them from the curse to walk the Earth as the living dead until everything is restored and a blood sacrifice is made so they can become human again, but that is not easy as it seems.
This movie belongs to Johnny Depp, there is never a scene dull with him in it, whether he is sober or drunk, and some of his drunken drag queen performances were cheerfully over the top. but not in the way that would clash with the overall movie. In one scene for an instance Jack is supposedly drunk, but his actions don’t differ much from when he is sober, Depp plays the part with a goofiness that sets the movie’s tone and mood. His character is unpredictable and often leaves the viewer wondering if he is siding with the devil or helping the good. From girl next door to A-list movie star Keira Knightley (who also stared in another Disney film Princess of thieves and with a breakthrough role in America in Bend it like Beckham) plays her character with grace and spunk "I’m some kind of modern girl stuck in the world of the 18th century." says Keira Knightley when playing her character. Orlando Bloom (with an appealing performance in the Lord of the rings trilogy) gave an exceptional performance with an American actor playing a British character with a very cute and accurate British accent, while Geoffrey Rush plays the over-the-top bad guy that just wants to enlialate his enemies to oblivion. Rush did an amazing job portraying his character, but sometimes it was too over-the-top with the laughing and the scheming which made the audience find his plans very predictable.
As was true with director Gore Verbinski’s previous movie The Ring, Pirates of the Caribbean leaks atmosphere. The humor keeps if from becoming too dark and twisty. The visuals are amazing as well. The effects that were CGI were very hard to pick out, there were flashes of cinematography; sweeping ocean shots and ship battles that would benefit a film that would take itself more seriously. Verbinski gets huge assistance from Cinematographer Dariusz Wolski and composer Klaus Badelt, memorable for many musical scores. The music also was far from quiet, instead going for a grand adventure type mood and it worked perfectly, and of course we got to hear the movie’s anthem Yo-ho Yo-ho A pirates life is a life for me.
To have thought that this movie started from a theme park ride, Pirates of the Caribbean is scene-to-scene battles, chases, drunkenness and fights. The only pauses need was those that needed to precede the story through speech. There’s plenty swordplay, including a hilarious and lengthy scene between Will and Jack, even though the weird camera angles gives the hint that they were stunt performers used, but overall a great success for a movie that was based on a ride. Yo-ho, this is a movie worth travelling the seven seas to watch
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