Pirates Of The Caribbean Age Rating All Movies

[Quincey Homer]

ThePirates of the Caribbean franchise was absolutely huge during the 2000s. Audiences across the globe have fallen in love with the eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow and his Black Pearl, as many flocked to theaters to see the infamous pirate go on escapades involving skeletons, sea creatures, and the British Royal Navy.

So far, there have been five different installments in the franchise, and while each one is enjoyable in its own right, the movies do not reach the same standard of quality. While the IP's future is somewhat unclear, a sixth film is reportedly in development, and it will mark a new post-Jack Sparrow era. In the meantime, let's look back at the Disney property's history and pinpoint the best Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

Updated July 20, 2024 by Mark Sammut: In celebration of POTC's crossover with Fortnite, this article has been updated with galleries for each movie, along with other tweaks to bring it up to scratch. Presuming it ever happens, Pirates of the Caribbean 6 is likely a long way from completion; consequently, fans will need to settle for rewatching past releases. Furthermore, newcomers who discover the IP through Fortnite might be curious to know which of the films are worth watching.

In On Stranger Tides, fans are introduced to Blackbeard, the merciless Captain of the pirate ship known as Queen Anne's Revenge. Many were interested in knowing more about this new villain and his objectives, as well as getting to see Jack Sparrow in action.

By the 5th installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, most fans were just eager to see Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow as he seemed to be the glue holding the movies together. Dead Men Tell No Tales tells the story of a sailor named Salazar, whom many refer to as El Matador Del Mar. He used to hunt down pirates and ruthlessly dispose of them, but he ran out of luck when he attacked a fleet of pirate ships that had a young Jack Sparrow on board one of them. After the Captain of the Wicked Wench was killed, Jack assumed the position of its Captain and lured Salazar into the Devil's Triangle where he and his crew became cursed. Salazar swore revenge against, as he called him, "Jack The Sparrow."

Released almost 15 years into the series' life, Dead Men Tell No Tales suffered from franchise fatigue, resulting in a lackluster box office return (by POTC standards) and a critical drubbing. This film tries to correct the mistakes of On Stranger Tides by introducing a new couple to replace Will and Elizabeth; unfortunately, Henry and Carina are blander than their predecessors. Sadly, Javier Bardem's Salazar is an underwhelming villain who suffers from the Bane issue that it is often difficult to make out everything he says.

Sparrow and Barbossa carry this movie on their backs, even if both characters are slight shadows of their former selves in this movie. Despite all that criticism, Dead Men Tell No Tales has quite a few great set pieces and also injects a late twist that adds some emotional weight to the narrative.

Executives at Walt Disney Studios drafted a rough treatment for the film in 2000. A script was developed by Jay Wolpert in 2001, and was rewritten by Stuart Beattie in early 2002. Around that time, the producer Jerry Bruckheimer became involved in the project. He brought in screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, who had drafted a premise for the film in the 1990s. Elliott and Rossio added the curse to the script to align the film's story with the theme park ride.[6] Gore Verbinski eventually signed on as the director. Filming took place from October 2002 to March 2003 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and on sets in Los Angeles, California.

In the early 18th century, Governor Weatherby Swann and his daughter, Elizabeth, sail aboard the HMS Dauntless with Lieutenant Norrington and his crew. They recover a shipwreck survivor, a boy named Will Turner. Elizabeth takes a gold medallion from around Will's neck, before seeing a ship with black sails. Eight years later in Port Royal, Jamaica, Norrington is promoted to commodore. While the promotion ceremony is taking place, the pirate captain Jack Sparrow arrives in Port Royal. After the ceremony, Norrington proposes to Elizabeth. Due to her tight-fitting corset, she faints and falls into the ocean, which causes the medallion she is carrying to emit a pulse. Sparrow rescues Elizabeth before escaping from Norrington, who has identified him as a pirate. Will encounters Sparrow and duels him until Sparrow is captured and imprisoned.

That night, Port Royal is attacked by the pirate crew of the Black Pearl, the ship Elizabeth saw years earlier. The pirates are searching for the medallion, and take Elizabeth aboard the ship to meet Captain Barbossa. He explains that the medallion is one of 882 gold pieces used to bribe Hernn Corts to stop his slaughter of the Aztecs. Because of Corts's greed, the Aztec gods placed a curse upon the gold. Barbossa's crew found the gold at Isla de Muerta, but after spending it, they became immortal zombies. To lift the curse, the crew must return all the gold with an offering of blood. Barbossa intends to use Elizabeth's blood for the ritual.

To save Elizabeth, Will frees Sparrow from prison. They stage an attempt to steal the Dauntless, which prompts Norrington and his crew to pursue them on the HMS Interceptor. Sparrow and Will then sneak onto the Interceptor and escape. They head to Tortuga to find Joshamee Gibbs and recruit a crew. On Isla de Muerta, Sparrow and Will creep into the treasure grotto, where Barbossa fails to lift the curse with Elizabeth's blood. Will and Elizabeth flee with one of the medallions on the Interceptor, while Sparrow is captured by Barbossa and locked up aboard the Pearl. A battle ensues between the Pearl and the Interceptor. Will realizes that Barbossa needs his blood for the rite, and he surrenders himself to ensure Elizabeth's freedom. Barbossa then deposits Sparrow and Elizabeth on a deserted island. Elizabeth creates a smoke signal, which allows the Navy to find and rescue them. Elizabeth then accepts Norrington's marriage proposal on the condition that he rescue Will from Barbossa.

That night, Sparrow and Norrington make a plan to ambush the pirates at Isla de Muerta. Norrington, however, plans to attack the pirates himself, and Sparrow convinces Barbossa to refrain from lifting the curse until after they have killed Norrington's men. Having anticipated the battle to come, Sparrow secretly palms a medallion so he can be immortal. He then frees Will and duels Barbossa. As Norrington's crew battle the immortal pirates, Elizabeth slips away to free Sparrow's crew, who flee on the Pearl, leaving her to save Will and Sparrow by herself. After Elizabeth helps defeat some of Barbossa's crewmen, Sparrow shoots Barbossa just as Will returns the last of the medallions with their blood, which lifts the curse. Now mortal, Barbossa dies from Sparrow's gunshot, and the rest of Barbossa's crew are killed or surrender.

At Port Royal, Will declares his love for Elizabeth. He then rescues Sparrow, who was about to be hanged. After a scuffle, Sparrow and Will are surrounded by Norrington's soldiers. Elizabeth stands by their side and declares that she will marry Will instead of Norrington. Sparrow falls into the sea, then is rescued by the Black Pearl, which has a new crew. Norrington decides to give Sparrow "one day's head start" before pursuing him. Governor Swann gives his blessing to Will and Elizabeth, while Sparrow is made captain of the Pearl and sails off toward the horizon.

In 2001, Jay Wolpert wrote a script based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, which was based on a story created by the Walt Disney Studios executives Brigham Taylor, Michael Haynes, and Josh Harmon. This story featured Will Turner as a prison guard who releases Sparrow to rescue Elizabeth, who is being held for ransom by Captain Blackheart.[6] By March 2002, Disney brought Stuart Beattie in to rewrite the script because of his knowledge of piracy.[9] Beattie stated that he talked about making a pirate film based on the ride while tossing a Frisbee with a friend, and wrote a first draft titled "Quest for the Caribbean" while on exchange to Oregon State University in 1991.[10][11][12]

Screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio notably thought about a pirate film based on the ride during the early 1990s, having pitched the idea after completing work on the 1992 film Aladdin as a premise to studio executives who were not interested at the time.[13] Undeterred, the writing team refused to give up the dream, waiting for a studio to pick up their take on a pirate tale.[14] Having worked with Disney on Aladdin and the 2002 film Treasure Planet, among other successful films, Elliott and Rossio were also brought in for Pirates of the Caribbean to give it a "more supernatural spin".[9] Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio were the final writers to receive screenplay credit, while all four writers received story credits.

Disney was unsure whether to release the film in theaters or direct-to-video. The studio was interested in Matthew McConaughey as Sparrow because of his resemblance to Burt Lancaster, who had inspired that script's interpretation of the character. If they chose to release it direct-to-video, Christopher Walken or Cary Elwes would have been their first choice.[15]

In May 2002, Gore Verbinski signed on to direct Pirates of the Caribbean.[9] He was attracted to the idea of using modern technology to resurrect a genre that had disappeared after the Golden Age of Hollywood. He recalled his childhood memories of the ride, feeling the film was an opportunity to pay tribute to the "scary and funny" tone of it.[18]

Although Cook had been a strong proponent of adapting Disney's rides into films, the box-office failure of The Country Bears (2002) made Michael Eisner attempt to shut down production of Pirates of the Caribbean. However, Verbinski told his concept artists to keep working on the picture, and when Eisner came to visit, the executive was astonished by what had been created.[19][20]

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