Although aside from the sheer novelty of the pirates, the movie is mediocre.
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07/26/03
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:08-08-2003
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
Reviews for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black...
61 - 80 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Pirates reminds me of a vintage MGM musical, a movie that is more choreographed than directed, and one that serves up good clean fun of the PG-13 variety.
07/25/03
Johnny Depp plays Jack Sparrow as if Errol Flynn were pretending to be Keith Richards.
07/24/03
Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean is a rousing action/adventure yarn highlighted by a truly eccentric performance by Johnny Depp.
07/21/03
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07/20/03
The most remarkable thing about Pirates of the Caribbean is neither Johnny Depp's mesmerizing performance, nor ILM's literally eye-popping skeletal ghost-ship crew, but the sheer fact that the movie works at all.
07/18/03
With prissy swagger and loveable bravado, Depp's a pirate captain who steals your heart.
07/17/03
Isn't it about time us adults had our own big, explosively dumb, blustery adventure? If I ain't hearing "Aye, matey, I'm on-board," than stay home and re-watch your arty Citizen Kane, ya boring spoilsport!
07/16/03
At, say, 85 minutes, this would have been a jolly little swashbuckler, but at 143 it turns into an unholy trial.
07/16/03
Buckles swashes, shivers timbers and battens down hatches the way summertime adventures ought to, and its interminable storyline is made up for by its juicy performances.
07/16/03
Pirates of the Caribbean blends its 18th-century look with impressive 21st-century visual effects.
07/16/03
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07/16/03
Pirates of the Caribbean is a return to the high seas a la the great adventures of Errol Flynn and Douglas Fairbanks.
07/16/03
If you've often seen this type of summer fare, you might find this movie tedious
07/16/03
An exciting time at the movies.
07/16/03
An awkward pirate epic that's jampacked with energy, ambition and spectacular effects.
07/16/03
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07/16/03
Pirate adventure is a ridiculously entertaining romp thanks to Johnny Depp's scene-stealing scallywag and Gore Verbinski's directorial hand.
07/16/03
Pirates packs great sword fights, incredible stunts, piratical doings, a curse, romance, a parrot and a cunningly evil monkey. I can't think of any reason not to see this movie.
07/16/03
It feels like a cross between Errol Flynn and Monty Python.
07/15/03
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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