Pirates Of The Caribbean: None Of The Movies Live Up To The First
Pirates of the Caribbean became one of the most successful franchises, proved that Disney can pull off high-quality PG-13 movies, and rocketed the careers of the lead actors, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley. While the series features five high-grossing swashbuckling adventures, the first movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, remains unrivaled in its humor, originality, and balance.
The first installment in the pirate franchise was off to a rough start. Despite their desire to further capitalize on the theme park's eponymous attraction, Walt Disney Pictures were hesitant to invest in a pirate movie. After all, the last similarly themed big-budget venture, 1995 Cutthroat Island, was a legendary box office disaster and even appeared in the Guinness World Records as the biggest flop of all time. On top of that, the studio's previous attempt at adapting a Disney's ride into a movie, The Country Bears, was far from successful, adding to the executives' reservations.
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When the idea was finally set in motion, it was a much more straightforward pirate adventure than the fans know it to be today. The original story featured Will Turner as a prison guard who frees Jack Sparrow to rescue Elizabeth, held hostage for ransom by Captain Blackheart. When Jerry Bruckheimer joined the project as a producer, he rejected the bland premise and brought in Shrek's and Mask of Zorro's Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio as the writers, who introduced the supernatural elements associated with the curse. The director Gore Verbinski embraced the new script and brought in modern CGI to accentuate the spooky aspects like the pirates
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