[bg002h]

In Hollywood's nostalgia-driven age, it's surprising that an adaptation of the animated series The Pirates of Dark Water doesn't seem to be in the works. The 1991 animated series, which is about alien pirates, fantastical creatures and mystical treasures on the world of Mer that is about to be consumed by a substance known as Dark Water, has franchise written all over it. The point is that pirate movies can be faithful recreations of history or weird fantasy stories and that flexibility gives storytellers a lot to play with. [links]

[heroinrehab41]

Think about a genre as vibrant as comic book movies and you'll see something similar. Incredibles 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Logan and Deadpool all fall into the same genre, but they are all vastly different films tonally. That's the sign of a healthy genre and I think that pirate movies, while not necessarily having quite that latitude, still have a ton of potential to do something similar. Comedy, drama, action, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, pirates work in all these contexts.

[Etherael]

Another reason Hollywood should make more pirate movies is that the genre, if you want to call it that, is extremely flexible and versatile. In addition to it lending itself to both historical films and fantasy stories, pirate movies can run the gamut as far as tone and rating. A blockbuster Pirates of Dark Water movie is just as intriguing as gritty, character-driven movie about Blackbeard. The common thread is that they would both be pirate movies.

[Eivind Nag]

Although Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean movies are set in a real historical period and occasionally feature real historical figures, they are decidedly fictional. That's great for the film series, but there is also a lot of fascinating real history that took place that has never been given the proper modern big screen treatment. here

[Regent]

The rest of Hollywood is just letting Disney's franchise monopolize the market, and I think they're leaving galleons on the table because pirates can be the launching point for some exciting storytelling opportunities. Here's why Hollywood needs to make more movies about pirates.

[sgtstein]

Something about pirate stories connects with us and makes them evergreen. Even if pirates were not good people historically, the mythology of them and the stereotypical depiction that has arisen due to the aforementioned stories is extremely appealing. Living life as a swashbuckler on the high seas with the wind at your back as you chase the sunrise is a romantic idea that conveys a sense of freedom that speaks to us.

[thrillkisser]

AWE: Black Pearl engages The Flying Dutchman
https://youtu.be/G3a4Y_YhWK0

[Tara01]

i think that if they kept the series more grounded that it could've been this generation's indiana jones. here

[Huffmankatie]

For the record, I love the Verbinski trilogy. I'm just trying to figure out what people didn't like about it.
Let's go over this one random scene at a time.

[TheColdOne]

If these piratical facts whet your appetite for more pirate lore, check out David Cordingly's fascinating book, Under the Black Flag: The Romance and Reality of Life among the Pirates.

[jluc]

Hollywood has churned out more than 70 films about pirates. Films like Captain Blood gave audiences Errol Flynn as dashing, clean-cut pirates, who rescued damsels in distress and vanquished hammy villains in spectacular swordfights.

[snowball]

The first film makes much of the "Pirates' Code." When Elizabeth Swann (played by Keira Knightley) is about to be seized, she asks for a parley, invoking the "Code of the Brethren, set down by the pirates Morgan and Bartholomew." Clever film fiction, right? Wrong. Turns out Sir Henry Morgan and Bartholomew Roberts were actual pirates, members of a loose confederation of buccaneers called the "Brethren of the Coast," centered on the island of Tortuga in the 1600s. here

[gim]

Q. Were there pirates in the Caribbean?

[cliff]

Q. What's the difference between a buccaneer and a pirate?

[davux]

Yes and no. In some cases, the British government actually commissioned seamen to commit acts of piracy, but with one catch: They were charged to prey only upon Spaniards, British rivals on the high seas and in the New World, and turn over a large portion of the stolen loot to the government. Sir Francis Drake was one such privateer (licensed pirate). In the 16th century, he plundered countless Spanish ships and ports around the Caribbean, stealing the equivalent of millions of dollars in today's money, all in the name of the British crown. To the English, Drake was a national hero. To the Spanish he was, well, a pirate. more

[InterArmaEnimSil]

Considering this franchise is called the Pirates of the Caribbean, it should, therefore, come as no surprise at all that the producers felt that it was of paramount importance that the swashbucklers felt real. In order to pull off that trick as best as they could, the decision was made to send some of the key cast members to so-called “pirate school.”

[riggasconi]

Every so often in the film world, audiences get to see an example of an actor that seems so perfect for a role that it feels unfathomable that anyone else was even considered for the part. Definitely, the case when it comes to Johnny Depp and Captain Jack, even if you are not a fan of this series it is pretty hard to deny that anybody else could pull off this character like Depp does. However, while working on big budget films, several actors end up being considered for every major character. In the case of Captain Jack, the two actors that seem to have been most seriously in the running are Robert De Niro and Hugh Jackman. [links]

[imnichol]

Let’s be honest, in recent years there have been several examples of actors being digitally de-aged on film and the end results have for the most part been unconvincing. Even more noteworthy when you realize that these effects will look even worse in retrospect, that in no way means that each attempt shouldn’t be respected. Digitally de-aged during a flashback scene in Dead Men Tell No Tales, a huge amount of work went into making the scene pay out as it does in that film. This is because the effects team worked on the sequence for “over a year” including doing things like pitching his voice up and pouring over movies from early in Depp’s career for comparison. [links]

[8bit]

Sometimes perceived as barely more noticeable than any other part of a film’s set, extras actually are a great deal more important than you may think. After all, you may be paying the bulk of your attention to the main characters on screen at any given time but subconsciously you realize when something is off with any less important figures. As such, when it came time to cast some of Jack Sparrow’s fellow prisoners and pirates, the decision was made to hire some bikers and out of work actors that looked tough. Out of the ordinary extras to be sure, they also made the unorthodox decision to give them real weapons initially but switched them to rubber once people started to get hurt. here

[caveden]

A Pirate of the Caribbean adventure is a great vacation excursion for anyone in the family. Not to mention this is a perfect time of year to get flights to Barbados. My favorite budget-friendly airline is Thomas Cook Airlines. They are running killer deals on flights to Barbados all summer long.

[Sweet]

The lovely Captain Jack Sparrow from Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

[Bitpoulsy]

The legend of Sam Lord goes that he would hang lanterns in coconut trees in front of his castle. This would guide ships to wreck in the reefs where he would then siege the ships, their gold, and do lord knows what with their crew. Talk about an opportunist! Stede Bonnet, also known as the “Pirate Gentleman” was the black sheep of pirates. He actually purchased his own pirate ship the “Revenge” that he sailed up the eastern seaboard to New England. He used the Revenge to capture and burn several ships before making his way back to the Caribbean where he paired up with the most notorious of all pirates, Blackbeard.