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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Movie Reviews

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eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)

Never before have I been so thrilled about being so wrong: despite all my early skepticism, Pirates ends up one of the most entertaining movies of the past few years....read the complete Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) review at eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)

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San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is an amusement park ride at Disneyland, and now it's a movie based on the ride. Is this a sign of the apocalypse? No, but it does suggest a dearth of inspiration and portends a movie made up entirely of surfaces, filled with...read the complete Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)

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Courted by a stuffy commodore, a beautiful girl secretly pines for a humble blacksmith, who is equally smitten with her. A ghostly galleon full of "undead" pirates pays a visit in search of a gold doubloon needed to reverse a curse. And the flamboyant,...read the complete Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) review at Plugged In

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Slate (David Edelstein)

Time was you could see two or three B pictures on a single bill—say, a Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Walt Disney), a League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (20th Century Fox), a couple of cartoons, and even a Three Stooges short....read the complete Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) review at Slate (David Edelstein)