This first blockbuster was such a hit, the series just produced the 5th movie, Dead Men Tell No Tales. Disney went all in with this one! Jerry Bruckheimer produced an excellent cast that seem to be reborn as pirates. Even the minor roles like the pirate pair Pintel (Arenberg) and Ragetti (Crook) are complete caricatures that have gained their own followings.
At the start, the star pirate Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) shows up with comical fierceness at port. A mysterious pirate medallion is found invoking the cursed ship called the Black Pearl. The medallion must be taken to a forsaken cavern where the blood of one of the cursed crew's relatives must be shed to unbind the curse. Jack Sparrow's fate and those of his mates are caught up in the whole treasure hunt and decided by the end.
This movie is transformational in itself after growing up on the Disney ride. Depp was at his best, from his British guttural accent, mocking mannerisms, and scallywag saunter. Everyone pitches-in in a true CULT CLASSIC. Orlando Bloom as the debonair pirate in denial, the British nobility of Gov. Swann (Pryce) bubbles with arrogance, Keira Knightly's beautiful versatility, a flash appearance of future fame for Zoe Saldana, and of course Cpt. Barbossa's (G. Rush) Aarrgisms.
Just short of a TD, it does score a FIELD GOAL. The ending is my only issue. Yes, dessert matters to any great meal. Jack wheels and deals his fate so much from undead and back to the living in a blink. This starts a bad trend that loses appeal for me as the sequels evolve. When are you dead enough? Not being able to kill off your main character permanently is repackaging ala Freddie Cougar, which Part 5 is proof of.
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