PIRATES OF CARIBEAN

Director:Gore Verbinski
Writers (WGA):Ted Elliott (screen story) & Terry Rossio (screen story)
Release Date:9 July 2003 (USA)
Genre:Action | Adventure | Fantasy more
Tagline:Prepare to be blown out of the water. more
Plot:Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:Drunkenness | Jack Sparrow | Historical Fiction | Insanity | Prostitute
Awards:Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 68 nominations

Synopsis :
The pirates of the ship known as the Black Pearl, led by the vile Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), need to restore the missing piece of the ancient Aztec gold treasure of Cortes and sacrifice the blood of "Bootstrap" Bill Turner to save themselves from eternal punishment owing to a curse that fell upon them when they stole the gold. The buccaneers attack Port Royal and kidnap Miss Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) who has the missing piece of gold.

In order to rescue Miss Elizabeth Swann, William Turner (Orlando Bloom) enlists the help of the fabled Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) who devises an ingenious plan to retrieve the Black Pearl from his mutinous former first mate, Captain Barbossa, and help William Turner save the love of his life. Together they commandeer the Interceptor out of Port Royal and follow the pirates to Isla de Muerta (island of the dead), an island "that can't be found except by those who already know where it is."

William Turner rescues Miss Swann, who is in possession of the gold piece, and takes her back with him to the Interceptor. Captain Jack Sparrow is captured by Barbossa and his buccaneer crew and they set sail on the Black Pearl to go after the Interceptor. The pirates capture William Turner, whose blood they need for the sacrifice, recover the Aztec gold piece, and leave both Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Turner stranded on an island.

Captain Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann are rescued by the HMS Dauntless of the Royal Navy and Jack Sparrow takes them to "the island of the dead" so that William Turner can be rescued. Jack Sparrow alone enters the cave where he finds the pirates. The pirates attack the HMS Dauntless but are defeated by the Royal Navy as the curse which made them "undead" is lifted with the blood of William Turner.

Now back in Port Royal, Jack Sparrow is sentenced to be hanged to death for a lifetime of piracy. But he is saved at the last minute by William Turner and escapes to find the Black Pearl and its crew waiting for him. Finally in command of his ship, Captain Jack Sparrow sails forth in search of the horizon.