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''A mystical quest to the isle of Tortuga,

''Raven locks sway on the ocean's breeze!''

 

Based on a [[Disney Theme Parks|theme park ride]] -- a course initially considered dubious both by film-goers and by fans ''[[Cult Classic|of the ride]]'' -- ''The Curse of the Black Pearl'' was a swashbuckling film which returned [[Pirate|pirates]] to the big screen. After its spectacular success, sequels were made.

''The Curse of the Black Pearl'' begins when [[Straight Man|Will Turner]], the sole survivor of a shipwreck, is found by a ship carrying his future love interest, [[The Governors Daughter|Elizabeth]], who takes a [[Plot Coupon|medallion]] from him. Eight years later, Will is a [[The Blacksmith|blacksmith]] in Port Royal. The pirate captain, [[Loveable Rogue|Jack Sparrow]], arrives in a crowning entrance high on the mast of a sinking... dinghy, only to be arrested after a fateful run-in with Will and Elizabeth. That night, the town is [[Rape, Pillage and Burn|attacked by more pirates]], but Elizabeth persuades them to call off the attack in exchange for the medallion.

 

 

Jack Sparrow, Will, Elizabeth, the pirates, and Elizabeth's military fiance Norrington, a Royal Navy commodore, all converge on the island, double crossing each other along the way. After a final battle, the curse is broken, Barbossa is killed, Will and Elizabeth are together, and Jack goes free, given a [[Mercy Lead|day's head start]] by Norrington.

The fourth installment, ''On Stranger Tides'' ([[Suggested By]] [[On Stranger Tides|the novel of the same name]], which was also an inspiration for the ''[[Monkey Island]]'' series) sees Captain Jack unwillingly joining forces with the notorious Blackbeard to seek out the Fountain of Youth, racing the English navy (led by Barbossa, who has turned [[Privateer]]) ''and'' the Spanish (who have found a map made by [[wikipedia:Juan Ponce de Leon|Juan Ponce de Leon]]). The situation is complicated by the presence of Angelica, a woman from Captain Jack's past (who, unlike all the ''other'' women in his past, still seems to mean something to him).

 

 

[[Pirates of the Caribbean/Characters|Here we present the rogues gallery (so far) of the this epic series of yarns, me hearties!!]] [[Evil Laugh|YarrHarrHarrHarrHarr!!]]

 

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* [[Abnormal Ammo]]:

** In the first movie, after tossing their cannonballs and excess weight overboard in an attempt to lighten the ship and evade the Black Pearl in shallower waters, Will orders the Interceptor's crew to load their cannons with "everything... anything we have left". This is known as "langridge", a [[Truth in Television|real combat tactic]] utilizing whatever nails, screws, chunks of wood, broken glass, and other useless bits are left over after fixing and maintaining a ship. Mister Gibbs even uses the term. (Usually it's what you did when you wanted to take out the other guys but keep their ship). Ammunition specially designed to do this is called "grape shot", and consists of many, many tiny iron balls.

** The first time we meet piratical Mr. Gibbs, Jack is waking him with a bucket of water. At the close of ''At World's End'', Mr. Gibbs is once again, passed out and Jack wakes him with a cup of... [[Wild Mass Guessing|Grog?]]

** In the first film, it's mentioned that Jack was marooned on a remote island by Barbossa with only a pistol with a single shot. In the fourth film, Jack does the exact same thing to {{spoiler|Angelica}}.

* [[Brick Joke]]:

** In the beginning first film, Will Turner is working on a sword to present to the governor, who remarks on its unique quality. In the third film, {{spoiler|James Norrington stabs Davy Jones with the same weapon, who then calmly removes it and remarks, "mmm... nice sword." Later, Davy Jones uses the exact same sword to stab its creator, Will Turner}}.

** In the third film, it's kinda hard to tell who's supposed to be the devil and who the mortal sucker.

* [[Death Glare]]:

** Davy Jones has a killer stare when he snarls "Do you fear death?" ''Everybody'' takes him seriously.

** The look one of Sao Feng's bath attendants gives Beckett's Dragon after he shoots the other should've ''incinerated'' the man, by all rights.

* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: Jack = Sanguine; Will = Choleric; Barbossa = Melancholic; Elizabeth = Phlegmatic. Although a case could be made that Will and Elizabeth [[Character Arc|switch places]] in the end -- [[Elemental Powers|conveniently]] in Will's case, given his change of profession in the end: from one associated [[The Blacksmith|with fire]] (Choleric) [[Flying Dutchman|to water]] (Phlegmatic). And Elizabeth's corresponding [[Took a Level in Badass|change]] of profession ([[She Is the King|more Choleric]] to say the least).

* [[A Friend in Need]]: Jack, when it really matters. {{spoiler|He sacrificed his chance at immortality to save Will's life. And then he does it ''again'' to save Angelica}}.

* [[Gatling Good]]: The Triple Guns on the ''Flying Dutchman''.

* [[Genre Deconstruction]]: Of the pirate/swashbuckler genre. None of the pirates are shown in a truly positive light. Sparrow may not prefer killing indiscriminately but that's because he would prefer to con and swindle people instead.

* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]: Almost every fight scene. "You're not a eunuch, are you?"

 

== The Curse of the Black Pearl ==

* [[An Aesop]]: Just because a man is an outlaw doesn't mean he isn't a good person in his own ways.

{{quote|'''Will:''' Barbossa you lying bastard!}}

** Props for slipping that into a ''Disney'' movie. Oh, and also using the word "strumpet". And "eunuch". And... just the way that Jack ''is'', feels like it shouldn't be in a Disney movie.

* [[Sarcastic Confession]]: Jack.

{{quote|''Well, then, I confess. It is my intention to commandeer one of these ships, pick up a crew in Tortuga, raid, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weaselly black guts out.''}}

 

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