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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
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Reviews Counted:194
Fresh:152
Rotten:42
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: May leave you exhausted like the theme park ride that inspired it; however, you'll have a good time when it's over.
Theatrical Release:Jul 9, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $305,343,252
Synopsis: Loosely inspired by the time-honored Disney theme-park ride, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL is a swashbuckling high-seas tale directed by Gore Verbinski. When Captain Jack... [More]
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush
Director: Gore Verbinski
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Reviews for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black...
Were it not for Johnny Depp's crassly reassured character creation of scoundrel pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, there would be nothing to relish in this overlong and witless waste of celluloid based on a Disneyland ride.
04/18/09
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10/18/08
one of the all time greatest adventure flicks
04/09/08
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11/01/07
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07/14/07
The whole feature film is one giant ride -- which considering its origins is perhaps to be expected. ... Depp gives his loosest and looniest performance yet -- and it is spectacular.
05/31/07
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02/09/06
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12/06/05
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12/06/05
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03/05/05
Depp's highly strange, oddly magnetic, and irresistibly entertaining performance energizes the overextended, two-hour-plus proceedings.
01/03/05
It echoes the ambition, mischief, boyish glee, and whimsical wit of 80s adventure films like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Gremlins, The Goonies, and The Princess Bride....
12/06/04
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10/07/04
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08/14/04
Comes close to recreating some of the bigger-than-life wonder that we experience at the movies in our childhood. Depp is a fey, hilarious wonder.
07/06/04
May cause you to sing "Yo, ho-ho and a bottle of rum" and shout phrases such as "Tie the scurvy dogs to the yardarm" just for the fun of it.
06/23/04
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03/16/04
It's a rare thing when I come out of a movie theater these days saying the words, 'Geez, I hope they do a sequel to this thing.'
03/04/04
Depp is wonderful here, and Sparrrow is the best creation of the movie year.
02/28/04
Latest News for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse...
September 21, 2009:
Dick Cook Departs Disney; Will Pirates 4 Suffer? 
Dick Cook's sudden exit from Disney shocked a lot of people Friday night -- and one of them was Johnny Depp, who's hinting that this might keep him away from a fourth "Pirates... More...
September 11, 2009:
Weekly Ketchup: Johnny Depp sails On Stranger Tides
This week's Ketchup features a surprising low dosage of remakes (just one newly announced one), as a week that was shortened by Labor Day sees an emphasis more on casting news... More...
August 03, 2009:
A Pirate's Life for Rob Marshall?
According to Variety's sources, Disney is "on the verge" of putting Rob Marshall at the helm of the fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean." More...
April 08, 2009:
Verbinski Won't Direct Fourth Pirates Movie
The fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" adventure will need to find itself a new director before setting sail: Gore Verbinski has announced that he's departing the franchise to... More...
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