Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (DVD, 2003, 2-Disc Set, Special Edition)

After almost pulling the plug on the movie (due to Depp's "odd" Pirate performance) Disney launched one of the biggest hits of the year. 2 follow up movies are scheduled.

From producer Jerry Bruckheimer (PEARL HARBOR) comes PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, the thrilling high-seas adventure with a mysterious twist. The roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow's (Academy Award(R) Nominee Johnny Depp) idyllic pirate life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal, kidnapping the governor's beautiful daughter Elizabeth (Keira Knightley). In a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl, Elizabeth's childhood friend Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) joins forces with Jack. What Will doesn't know is that a cursed treasure has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead. Rich in suspense-filled adventure, sword-clashing action, mystery, humor, unforgettable characters, and never-before-seen special effects, PIRATES is a must-have epic on the grandest scale ever.

Disney's 2003, 2 disc DVD Collectors Edition, Rated PG 13
Disc 1 running time 143 minutes
This is one the whole family will enjoy with Adventure and Excitement, it is Humorous and even Romantic! Adventure on the high sea really entices the senses for adventure. Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) plays a wonderful role of this mysterious, sometimes funny, charming pirate. His ship the Black Pearl has been stolen by Captain Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush). Captain Jack Sparrow finds himself stranded and jailed in a town called Point Royal. Here lives the govenor's beautiful daughter Elizebeth (Keira Knightly)and her childhood friend Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), whom she had rescued from the sea at an early age. Captain Barbosa and his crew attack the town and kidnap Elizabeth in hopes to remove the horrible curse put on them, living forever as the undead. Will teams up with escaped Jack Sparrow and the adventure escalates as they steal a ship called the Gauntlet. They race to save Elizabeth and Jack Sparrow's ship the Black Pearl. On their heels is the ship called the Interceptor, the Commodore at the wheel fighting for justice. Be prepared for some wonderful stunts and sword fights with a crew of the gory undead pirates. The Pirates Code finds new limits to reality!
Disc 2
This Disc consist of a main menu of areas to explore including deleted and alternate scenes, bloopers, history of pirates, diary of a pirate, diary of a ship and many more. Over 10 hours of special features. Unbelievable all it took to put this movie together! Well worth it!

Inspired by the theme park ride,
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN the CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL is a Great Movie very fun to watch.
Johnny Depp is super as Captain Jack Sparrow "an eccentric rogue".
Depp gives one of the best acting performaces I've seen in along time.
Pirates of the Caribbean is a wonderful throwback to old Hollywood offerings. Filled with rope-swinging , crusty villains,& great sword fights everything a great pirate movie needs.
This movie has it all a great story, Top notch acting,and great special effects.
A must for the family may be a little scary for small children, but mine loved it !!
Buy it you'll want to watch it again and again.



Plus over 10 hours of bonus material !!!



The Making of PIRATES
19 deleted and alternate scenes
Blooper reel

Now that the Second Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Mans Chest is out this is a must see....

Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), a young pirate left abandoned on an island by his First Mate Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), escapes and heads for the Caribbean’s English stronghold, Port Royal, to continue his pirating. But Barbossa, in the ship stolen from Jack, the infamous, Black Pearl, attacks the port to ransack it with his mutinous crew, and in the process, kidnaps the Governor’s (Jonathan Pryce) beautiful daughter, Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley). Elizabeth’s childhood friend, the young blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), joins forces with Jack to commandeer the fastest ship in the British fleet, the H.M.S. Interceptor, in a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl. Unbeknownst to Will, a cursed treasure has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead, the moonlight eerily transforming them into living skeletons. The curse can be broken only if the plundered treasure is restored in total and a blood debt repaid.

Loosely based on the extremely popular Disneyland ride, this film did very well at the box office. The directior - Jerry Bruckheimer manages to capture several of the popular scenes from the ride and transfer them to the film, such as the town mayor being dunked into the well, the dog w keys in the cell and the ship graveyard. The characters were well portrayed in the picture with the help of Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Kiera Knightly, Geoffrey Rush and Jack Davenport. Captain Jack Sparrow,(Depp) lands at Port Royal to grab himself a ship to go after Barbossa,(Rush) however upon arrival he runs into William Turner,(Bloom) and discovers that he is the rightful heir of the pirate madallian that is currently owned by Elizabeth Swan,(Kightly). With the 'leverage', Sparrow grabs himself a crew and sets sail for the Isle of Dimquerta. The film was classified as one of the top three summer films of 2003, in which Johnny Depp stole the show and became a pirate icon. The film did well enough for two sequals to be released in 2006, (Dead Man's Chest) and 2007(At World's End). Who knows if there are more to come, but this film alone will stand the test of time right next to the ride itself.