The original Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy with the original cast slaps. I forgot how good those films were until I rewatched them over lockdowns but they all hold up super well. So, any one of those movies.
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Yeah all of the other are great but Pirates of the caribean is by far the best movie about pirates.
The Princess Bride.
Inconceivable
You keep using that word. I donβt think it means what you think it means.
"Have you ever considered piracy? You'd make a wonderful Dread Pirate Roberts."
Muppet Treasure Island
I've got cabin fever!
Iβve got it toooo!
There's a Muppet Treasure Island?!
Thank you!
And it has Tim Curry!
There's a blast from the past!
He's got one leg, Jim. Count 'em: ...one...
Hell yeah.
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Iβm going to go with Hook.
Itβs not as seminal to pirate movie lore as the 1950 Treasure Island or the Pirates Of The Caribbean series, but itβs just a great funny, touching movie.
I still say "Rufio! Rufio!" almost every time I see a picture or mention of Dante Brasco, which is more frequently than you might think since ATLA is one of my comfort/background shows.
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Somehow nobody has mentioned Pirates of the Caribbean yet, so I will. Theyβre stupid movies, but theyβre also incredibly entertaining, and the special effects (2 + 3 especially) hold up incredibly well.
Also the soundtrack is just amazing
I still regularly watch the first three as a dumb fun action trilogy.
Also, yes; Davy Jones is the best CGI to be put onscreen since probably ever.
Agreed. Also, I think it was quite the power move to have a character so evil that they cut out their own heart, then made the actual villain a tiny British man who embodies capitalism.
I don't think it was that he was so evil, he was so hurt and betrayed by Calypso.
I actually kinda like Cutler Beckett as the true villain. He represents the world at large and the turn of the century, the literal end of the age of piracy. And you have this ragtag group of murderers and miscreants trying to stand up for their way of life.
It's all framed as a heroic last stand, of course.
No, I agree. I liked the decision to not have Davy jones be entirely villainous. Although I did take issue with the inconsistency of the story later on. Like, if Jones can stand in a bucket of sea water to go on land, then canβt he just fill some sealed shoes with water and walk on land? Itβs all rather ambiguous.
Rule of cool? Bucket of water at least kind of makes sense, while wet socks is just lame
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Treasure planet
The Goonies
Chester Copperpot!
People have said the pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. I want to specifically call out the first movie. It was a pure love letter to old pirate movies, and you get to see Jack sparrow actually be clever and serious, before he was flanderized into funny dirt jar man. The two sequels are fun, but each one took a notable drop in character writing for cheap gags.
It's basically the same thing that happened to Homer Simpson. The original did dumb things but never intended for things to fail or to be evil. Of course it is easier to write cheap gags if you throw all of that out of the window.
"Flanderize" refers directly to a Simpsons character (Ned Flander).
The Goonies.
Hackers
Stardust isn't entirely pirate themed, but the part with Robert De Niro as crossdressing sky-pirate is absolutely glorious.
There was a movie that was just called 'Pirates,' don't know if it was any good though..
That may be the porn/softcore flick by Digital Playground and Adam & Eve, circa 2005. Was a solid renter at the video store I ran. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477457/
Yellowbeard. Starring Peter Cook, most of Monty Python, Cheech and Chong, Marty Feldman, Spike Milliganβ¦ whatβs not to love?
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Not a movie, but folks interested in pirate stuff might enjoy Our Flag Means Death.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. As with The Matrix it's a pity that they never made any sequels.
If you like a pirate {and what right thinking person doesn't?) then you should click this link to the Internet Archive to watch Captain Kidd with Charles Laughton having any amount of fun as magnificent bastard William Kidd.
Captain Phillips
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Going off on a whim and gonna say Aguirre, The Wrath of God
Spanish conquistadors getting their shit handed to them so only loosely pirates but pirates in spirit.
Not probably the best, but needs to be thrown out there...
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