Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

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AVAST! Join Connor, Matt and Frank as they journey back to ye olde 2003 to discuss the original (and - let's be honest - only good) Pirates of the Caribbean film. Load the cannons...and the episode. And let the adventure begin.

The story follows pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) as they rescue the kidnapped Elizabeth Swann (Kiera Knightley) from the crew of the Black Pearl, captained by the evil Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). Barbossa's crew attempts to retrieve the final pieces of a hoard of Aztec gold to break the curse laid on them when they stole it. We chat the rocky seas that were swashbuckling movies of the 90s/00s as well as the iconic performance of Jack Sparrow (and what makes it not work the following four times he tries this).

And don't miss our unnecessarily overly-detailed breakdown of how much the Pirates score "borrowed" from other movies that came before it (45:52).

So pour your finest rum, don your best tricornered hat, sit back under the Caribbean sun, and join us as we sail the high seas in style.