The Curse of the Black Pearl, and it’s not particularly close.
It’s a movie that I saw, enjoyed, and mostly wrote off when it came out. But here we are 20+ years later and I’m still rewatching it every few years. It is still just over-the-top over-acted ridiculous silly fun.
Very well-paced and quotable. Main characters (Knightley and Bloom) were unremarkable, but the side characters (Depp and especially Rush) put in excellent performances into very silly roles.
It’s not The Godfather, but it’s not trying to be. It is pretty perfect at everything it did try to be.
Does The Goonies count?
First I thought of
Princess Bride
Meh, great movie, and yes there’s pirates, but I wouldn’t consider it pirate-themed personally
I mean, the main character, Westley, is literally The Dread Pirate Roberts. And there’s swashbuckling, sailing, and a ragtag group of outlaws who come together despite all odds to fight the crown and take it’s treasure (Buttercup).
That’s a pirate movie.
Yeah, I suppose it’s not the most heavily themed pirate movie
I don’t know if it’s the greatest, but Ice Pirates is too often overlooked.
This fucking movie has stuck with me for decades. It is so stupid and hilarious.
This flag means death is killing it for a show
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TV show ‘Black Sails’ has it all. It starts with a great pirate raid and has everything you want. Buried treasure, hidden islands, scheming ladies, backstabbing, and more. Great writing and superb acting with incredible action sequences.
Disney’s 1950 Treasure Island - yes Depp’s Jack Sparrow is great, but the pirate performance par excellence is Robert Newton’s Long John Silver, imo
It’s an underrated movie, Gena Davis knocks it out of the park!
Butt Pirates of the Caribbean
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Ice Pirates
I know I’m late, but no one has said Pirates! Band of Misfits and it is hilarious.
Against all flags. Pirates of the Caribbeans is more accesable to the modern viewer, but against all flags stood the test of time for 70 years.
Pirates! Is so good.
