Posts tagged pirates
Review: Shipwrecked (1990)
Review: Shipwrecked (1990)

Shipwrecked is a competent boys’ own adventure, played without irony, revisionism, or computer-generated fakeness.

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Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnton BergstromShipwrecked, shipwreck, boys' own adventure, adventure, adventure at sea, Nils Gaup, Bob Foss, Greg Dinner, Nick Thiel, Stian Smestad, Gabriel Byrne, Trond Peter Stamsø Munch, Louisa Milwood-Haigh, Kjell Stormoen, Norway, Scandinavian, Treasure Island, real locations, pirates, treasureComment
Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

The third Pirates film threatens to spin out of control, but such an eccentric vision of a dark and whimsical fantasy world has rarely been as vividly imagined on screen.

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Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, ReviewsAnders BergstromDisney, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Gore Verbinski, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Chow Yun-fat, pirates, adventure, fantasyComment
Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

An imperfect film yet still a classic adventure, mostly thanks to Johnny Depp’s iconic performance.

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Reviews, Flash BackAnton BergstromPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean, pirates, adventure, Gore Verbinski, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Jack Davenport, Mackenzie Crook, Lee Arenberg, Kevin R. McNally, Jonathan Pryce, fantasy, ghosts, Treasure IslandComment