Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
by Gore Verbinski

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• 2003 - Disney - Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
• 2 Disc Collector's Edition / 1st Time on DVD / 143 Minutes
• 10 Hours of Bonus Materials / Widescreen
• Collectible - New - Best and First Release

Movie Reviews of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Movie Review: What about the DVD?
Summary: 5 Stars

Anyways, here's my best attempt of reviewing the DVD release - focusing on the EXTRAS since everybody else seems to focus on the film (which is obviously brilliant).

<Commentary by director Gore Verbinski and Star Johnny Depp>
This is the feature I was looking most forward to yet it was probably the least interesting! The other commentaries are much more interesting and entertaining. Gore and Johnny mostly comment on whom they know in the film rather than how they did it. "Hey look! It's so-and-so!" & "so-and-so is a beautiful beautiful person." was typical throughout. Boring!

<Commentary by producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Stars Keira Knightley And Jack Davenport>
This was in fact the most entertaining of the commentaries! I don't really even like Keira Knightley very much but she was so funny in the commentary. I don't remember hearing Jerry Bruckheimer AT ALL in this commentary. As I recall it was only Jack Davenport and Keira. Jack is a very funny man and loved making fun of his character throughout. You can tell that he and Keira get along very well and had a good time with the film.

<Commentary by writers Stuart Beattie, Ted Elliot & Terry Rossio and Jay Wolpert>
This commentary track was very interesting. I thought it would be more boring than the ones with the cast but it wasn't. They talked about the writing process and what was in the various drafts of the film. They also point out many of the more subtle nods to the ride.

<An Epic At Sea: The Making of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl">
Typical "making of" featurette with all you expect from them.

<19 Deleted and Alternate Scenes>
Most of these were really "alternate" scenes and not completely new. There were more nods to the ride that I really wish made the final cut of the film. An interesting change they made was to the scene when Jack meets with Mr. Gibbs in the bar. Orlando's character was standing by a pole waiting for them to talk in private and an ugly fat woman comes up to him and he finds her repulsive. Well, in the alternate version it was an attractive woman instead. And there were more cuts to Orlando and his reactions.

<"Moonlight" Scene Progression>
Showed a bit on how much work went into the special effects. They had to film each scene (that contained skeletal pirates) three times: once with all actors, once with only the uncursed (humans) and once with motion-control for the pirate actors so they could copy their moves into the computer for the skeletal reproductions.

When Keira did her scene where the skeletons throw her around it was only her alone with nobody else on set. The skeletons were all added later (obviously).

<"Below Deck" - An Interactive History Of Pirates>
LOADS of information and facts about real pirates. It's basically an interview with a knowledgable professor-historian-expert dude, but it's chopped into pieces and categorized so you can only watch the parts that interest you instead of watching a lengthy interview. The downside is they removed the possibility to rewind or fast-forward so if you miss something, you have to start the clip over.

<"Fly on the Set" Featurette>
Interesting footage of some of the action sequences uncut and before the cgi.

<"Diary of a Pirate" - Behind-the-Scenes look with cast member Lee Arenberg>
This is DV footage by the very funny actor who played Pintel (the shorter, stockier pirate who was sidekick to the tall, lanky one with the wooden eye).

<"Diary of a Ship" Video Journal>
A journey that the ship (used as the Commodore) took getting to the island where they needed it for filming. The crew on the ship went through quite a lot in getting the ship there - storms, passing through the panama canal, dolphins and more.

<"Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" - Archival TV Program>
This is an AWESOME look back in time to when the Pirates of the Caribbean ride was first "unveiled" at Disneyland. Hosted by Walt Disney himself (from the early 60's), it shows us the entire process in planning, designing and building the ride. It also takes us on a tour through most of the ride so we can see direct comparisons of some of the scenes from the film. It's been a few years since I was last at Disneyland so I had forgotten some of the features of this ride. Watching this I found at least 4 or 5 more "nods" from the movie.

<Producer's Diary Featurette With Jerry Bruckheimer>
I didn't know Jerry was such a good photographer. I thought this would be boring, but it's really great! It's basically a slideshow of several pictures Jerry took while filming. He does a great commentary throughout the "slideshow".

<Blooper Reel>
This was HILLAREUS! Nearly all the outtakes included Johnny Depp. He is a very funny man! My favorite was the part when the pirates catch him in the cave and he tries to remember the word "Parlay". Except in the outtake, he and Lee Arenberg (Pintel) adlibbed a long section where Johnny went into a Indian accent (something about curry) and then on to French foods (something about Mayonnaise). A total riot!

I don't have a DVD-Rom so I can't speak for those features.

Hope this helps a bit! :)

Johnny Depp really makes this movie! He is completely mesmerising to watch and steals every scene he's in. I can't wait for the sequel!

Summary of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)