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

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All Time

of 190,179

882

2000's

of 34,048

238

2003

of 8,541

36
Adventure
- Adventure All Time
  
  of 4,422
  
  139
  
  Adventure of 2003
  
  of 97
  
  3
  
  Adventure of the 2000's
  
  of 995
  
  30
Disney
- Disney All Time
  
  of 513
  
  40
  
  Disney of 2003
  
  of 33
  
  2
  
  Disney of the 2000's
  
  of 205
  
  9

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0349

Avg Critic Score:2.9734

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

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Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

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Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was one of the most successful movies of the year (and with Finding Nemo helped Disney win the box office race in 2003). ...read the complete Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me! Who would have thought that you could turn an amusement park ride into one of the summer's most exciting and well-made adventures Following up last year's surprise hit, The Ring, director Gore Verbinski along ...read the complete Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

For those taking a global view of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, it's very easy to be cynical. This is, after all, cross-promotion at its most blatant. ...read the complete Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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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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Plugged In

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)

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