When I was a kid I put a bucket over my head and shoulders and went under water and was able to walk around with it on but since I was so small eventually the bucket went over my shoulders since I was in shallow enough water and had to crouch to go under I couldn't hold it up properly and the bucket went over my whole body and I nearly drowned 😅
You're not tripping. The first Pirates are extremely intelligently made. You appreciate the references even more once you watch the other 2 Pirates movies.
Hi James, I just got one side note: Jack wasn't cursed since the beginning, he got cursed by the moment he stole a medallion while talking to Barbossa in the cave. He did that just to make sure he can't get killed in the final battle 😉
And because he's a stylish bitch and knew it would lead to an extremely cool reveal if the opportunity presented itself xD I like to imagine he saw the moonbeam and let himself get stabbed so he'd stagger backward like that deliberately just to freak Barbossa out and he knew it would make a cool story :D
I feel like this movie has one of the most perfect endings to a perfect film...the fact they took a concept from an iconic Disney ride and gave us some of the most iconic characters and scenes in cinema today is mind blowing
@@jean-paulaudette9246 you do realize the ride was opened in 67 and became iconic over the years and then they decided to try to make a movie out of it. People at the time thought they were nuts for trying this. They added easter eggs throughout the movie for the fans of the ride and we all realized every one.
The entirety of the "why is the rum gone?" sequence is hilarious, especially when Jack is debating about using his one shot on Elizabeth and then himself. There's a lot of good storytelling through action in the first Pirates movie.
@@RunnerInc Well... "All tracks are written by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer." for the first movie. And it's _quite_ clear and clearly hearable that the main theme is (at least largely) Zimmer's.
@@RunnerInc Hans had to leave in the first movie to score another, so he gave Klaus a lot of notes on themes and Klaus finished his work. If anything they both should have been credited
I got to see this in theaters when I was 17. Folks had gotten wind that Disney was making a live action film based on one of their theme park rides, and frankly that didn't exactly give us high expectations for the film. Still, some friends were seeing it opening day and invited me along, and boy howdy were we blown away. Jack Sparrow's introductory scene made everyone in the theater realize that this film was going to be something special. As much as getting older bums me out, at least I got to see movies like this, The Dark Knight, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, etc. in theaters. It was honestly a magical time for cinema. Oh, and speaking of movies from that era with low expectations, National Treasure is definitely a fun watch. Recommended!
14:22 The Mythbusters looked into that underwater rowboat scene, back in the day - sadly, having that much air underwater would make the boat too buoyant for 2 people to hold down with normal strength... but it was really, REALLY cool as a concept and film scene at the time.
Jacks entrys each movie always get a laugh lmao. He just goes with the flow, a true master of chance. Glad youre checking these out i loved these movies as a kid growing up.
I love the first 2. The 3rd doesn't work as well as a whole movie for me, but it has its moments. Same with the 4th, but I liked it more than the 3rd. The 5th was just bad.
I'd say first one is a masterpeace. Everthing after is more or less the the typical sequal "lets make it look like the first one, no one will notice that the storry is kinda bullshit, and lock there is Jack Sparrow! " thing, although the first to sequals were ok.
@@Jflonsn C'mon the squid captain was amazing. I loved the 2nd one too. The third started feeling like the focus is on effects rather than story, but it was still pretty good.
what made this movie a joy and pleasure for myself when i 1st watched it was how well they built a story around the existing ride that i had been on as a kid so many times before. From the main song from the ride, to the jail scene of the pirates trying to tempt the dog to drop the keys, to Tortuga, and much more. The film makers really knocked it out of the amusement park on this one.
@@JamesVSCinema Yeah, I think this was a happy surprise to most of us when it first came out. I know I certainly wasn’t expecting much. I mean, a Disney movie, based on an old ride? Why would anyone expect that much from it? A big reason for this film’s success goes to Johnny. It wouldn’t be anywhere close to the same without him.
After not seeing it for a while, i forgot how deep some of the plot points were. Will coming to terms with having a father who is a pirate and barbossa and his crew being unable to feel or enjoy anything in life because of the curse are awesome plot points. Really enjoyed this reaction
Hands down one of the best live action Disney movies ever made. Such a great cast and great writing. Disney has lost its way recently with terrible sequels and sub-par remakes of their classic IPs. It's a shame. THIS is a classic adventure movie.
Jamie and Adam did test the "pirate submarine" scene on Mythbusters and the buoyancy makes that scene absolutely impossible. What they did was mount weights in the boat to balance out the buoyancy.
So the air being in there isn't the problem, it's keeping the boat down. So at least we know it would have worked if Jack and Will had used weights to keep it under.
@@kenjutsukata1o1 "The MythBusters then calculated that it would take more than two thousand pounds of force to keep the rowboat and the air pocket underwater." So yeah, it's possible, but not at all feasible for a "quick escape".
Man I’m glad you’re giving these movies a shot! The Gore Verbinski trilogy holds a special place in my heart as they were the first films I got very obsessed with as a kid. I had toys, outfits and all the films on pirated (pun intended) copies and the DVDs, and I wore all of those down. Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow was the first character/actor that really left an impact on me, and without him and this trilogy I doubt I’d love filmmaking, acting and just film in general as much as I do now. Hats off to Captain Jack, and hats off to you James.
9:00 this entire scene is the best sword fight / fencing scene ever. The only scene that rivals it is the one in Princess Bride between Wesley and Inigo
First time I saw it I thought “hang on, this is the insult swordfighting scene from Monkey Island” Then I read more into the interconnections between this franchise, the Disney ride and the Monkey Island games. Love it all
This movie franchise was actually filmed in my home country Saint Vincent and the grenadines🇻🇨.. I had a chance of meeting everyone when I was younger because my aunt worked alongside them in the makeup department.. till this day I still have all the signed photos from the cast . A core memory I’d never forget
Regarding the underwater boat scene, you can look up the Diving Bell invention and see it is possible. This is from Wikipedia: Its use was first described by Aristotle in the 4th century BC: "they enable the divers to respire equally well by letting down a cauldron, for this does not fill with water, but retains the air, for it is forced straight down into the water." Now for the boat scene itself, it is possible, but you would require some extra weight to be able to have the boat submerge like that. In short, if you tried it exactly like in the movie, it wouldn't be possible, as they wouldn't be able to hold it underwater. Someone did a math (if it's correct): "A boat that shape would easily have 40 cubic feet of air in it, or 1.14 cubic meters. The buoyant force of that would be in the ballpark of 11000 N. 11000 N / 10 m/s2 = 1100 kg. That boat would be able to lift a metric ton of mass. There is no way in hell those 2 would be able to keep it submerged."
also, unlike in diving bell its a set quantity of gas (i.e. its not being "refreshed") so as they breathed and exerted themselves moving the air-supply they would the replace oxygen with carbon-dioxide, and either need to abandon it for the surface (they didn't seem that deep, ~ 1 ATM) or risk loosing consciousness and dying.
@@ReconWafflez Just leave it be, I suppose he just read until I mentioned it is possible... then stopped reading afterwards, where I said it's not possible to do it like in the movie.
This film reminds me of Hot Fuzz, in the way that there's just zero wasted screen-time -- every single scene serves to advance the plot and/or deepen the characters. Smart writing, solid editing, killer performances with a banger of a score, 10/10. Can't wait for the next two! Also, you recognize the music from the opening of Gladiator :P
You've mentioned the VFX, to me this series has one of the best that still holds on to this day, especially with the character of Davy Jones in the sequels... Great review xx
I'm a JD fan so I saw it when it came out. Johnny crushed this. The layers to Jack including his hair and wardrobe came from Johnny. Truly a 1 of a kind character.
When this came out, I loved it! I saw it twice at the theaters, which is rare for me. However, ALL of our teachers would do movie day and pick this movie. It got to the point I've had to take a many year break from it. Am finally able to enjoy it again. The music improves even more in the next movies, as Hans Zimmer takes over!
The DVD for this had a whole second disc of bonus featurettes about the shooting location, scripts, characters, visual effects, the ships themselves. Fascinating stuff!
From your commentary, i'm not sure you quite understood what happened when Jack turned into a skeleton. Jack wasn't cursed from the start, he only just cursed himself by sneakily taking one of the coins from the chest in front of Barbosa. Side note, this is assumedly how the monkey was also cursed. It must have taken at least one of the coins from out of the chest when the Pearl's crew originally looted it.
If you watch through the credits at the end of the film, there's a scene showing the monkey take a coin. There are scenes at the end of the Pirates movies (after the credits)...a lot like there are at the end of the Marvel movies.
When I saw the first trailer in the theater, I remember rolling my eyes. I was a teenager and while I longed for a really fun pirate movie, 1) there hadn’t really been pirate movies for decades, and 2) Disney live action movies weren’t very good at the time, and 3) basing a movie on a ride sounded awful, even though it was my favorite ride and had some kind of narrative to it. But when it came out, everyone raved, and when I saw it I understood. The sequels have some crazy entertainment that you’ll enjoy, but I still think this first one has the strongest story, plot, and themes.
Something to note on this one and moving forward, Jack always told the truth but was never believed. His vocabulary and mannerisms are more akin to moving pieces on a chessboard than a lot of people give credit to and lend to the trust building of everyone around him. The next and future movies continue this chessboard-ish style of vocabulary and I hope you get a chance to pick up on that across the next two or more if you do all of the other ones as well. You nailed it right on the head when you said it feels like he is one step ahead of the story, although I will never give Jack the credit of a strategic mastermind I will give him the benefit of knowing exactly how to use his current surroundings to their maximum effect. That being said when he makes a plan it may seem shallow but the opportunities it provides for him to get the upper hand are immense. To quote "this is either madness or brilliance." Great reaction to a fan favorite.
I like how you can hear the movie adequately and how your voice is soothing, ive noticed most reactions have low quality audio and shout over the movie so you can hardly hear it
The funny thing about walking under the boat to walk underwater is, it wouldn't work - but not because air wouldn't be trapped and let them breathe like that, but because the buoyancy it would cause would make the boat float to the surface unless they were wicked weighed down with something to cancel it out
I don't know if anyone has recommended it, but if you enjoy Pirate related stuff, Black Sails from Stars is one of the best four seasons of television out there, amazing story largely based in history with some liberties taken.
Imagine how low everyone's expectations were going to the theater to see this for the first time: films about pirates hadn't been popular since the 1940s, other recent films set in the Age of Sail hadn't really done well commercially, and not only was it based on an amusement park ride, it was one of the oldest rides Disney still had running, and wasn't particularly exciting at that (slow boat ride through some Caribbean themed rooms with animatronic pirates and silly songs). And then we got this. To say that I was gobsmacked is well under selling it. Everything in this film is flying full sheets to the wind -- the script, casting, acting, camera work, music, perfectly paced editing, and not least of all the amazing fight choreography throughout! No one saw this coming, and it absolutely blew me out of the water. And the way the tone shifts perfectly between serious and hilarious is just the icing on the cake. Hardtack, whatever.
And somehow they managed to incorporate elements from the ride in the film, which is astonishing. The hanging skeletons, the dog in the jailhouse, the Tortuga street scene, and of course that silly song. Drink up me hearties, yo ho.
I saw this movie in theaters in 2003. I was 7 yrs old. I told my mom "I don't wanna go watch a stupid documentary" as I fully did not know what the movie was about. I along with the world was blown away
Yeah there is a massive lack of pirate films out there. Only this franchise and the classic Treasure Island are notable, and they’re both from Disney. I wish it was a big genre like the western, so many interesting stories you could tell
Have to admit, this movie is amazing. Great old 50's style adventure movie, Depp plays an interesting rogue character perfectly, and the storyline is extremely tight. Great fun well done.
Part of the reason I enjoy the first one so much is because it reminded me of the swashbuckling movies I enjoyed as a kid, like Robin Hood (Errol Flynn) and Zorro. The other films got too over the top goofy for me with squid people and the like, but this one is just a great swashbuckling ghost story.
The next two pirates movie are some of my favourite. Bill Nighy as Davy Jones is a great casting choice and he kills the role, as per usual. The mannerisms, the voice, it's all great.
The full featured dvd for this movie was what got me interested in the making of movies! From the actors, to the concepts, to the production design, etc. Such a good gateway into movie magic!
I actually love ALL of these movies (yes even 4) and think that they are underrated. I know they are some of the highest grossing movies of all-time but I put some of them up there with the greatest movies of all time! They are definitely, THEE definitive Pirate property.
CLUE was based on a board game. Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl was based on a theme park ride. Two great movies based on most unlikely inspirations.
The thing they did with the upside-down boat under water really works. It's how the earliest divers would go to deep places in the ocean, with wooden diving 'bells'.
Pirates of the Caribbean is fantastic! I like all the films but the first and 2nd one definitely are the peak of the series! Hoping you continue with the series , you will love it!
I always say this is literally the perfect movie. Every scene is in a good place and adds to the story. There isn't a single scene I would cut out because they are all great. The dialogue, the music, the character development, etc. is all excellent
Having been an acting student in the late to mid 90s, this became a bit of a touchstone for me to remember that a movie doesn't have to be ultra-serious to be good. I feel like among my peers there was a bit of disdain for a lot of big budget films as corny or not as worthy as small independent films or those with serious historical backstories (Titanic, Braveheart, Schindler's List.) Something being reinforced by the Academy in that era as well. For some reason this movie, I think by its casting a lot of actors who were more associated with the style of film that was considered more highbrow, was able to shake things up a bit (along with Lord of the Rings) and remind people within the industry that just because something is fun, doesn't mean it's fluff. I remember reading the early reports of this project and being excited by the idea of a big budget Disney movie with a cast of people like then indie darling Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Jonathan Pryce. And because of the independent/British street cred of the performers a lot of film people were willing to allow themselves to have fun with it in a way that had been out of vogue as far as popcorn flicks were concerned. This brought the adventure romp of back into focus as an art form. Because really, this is basically a live action Disney cartoon movie. Prince and Princess with a goofy side character helping them along/upstaging them ala Robin William's Genie. And they had Jack Davenport as the good hearted Baxter that's just not her Prince Charming. Barbosa as the witch, etc. Even down to the corresponding pairs of comic side characters. And it's such undeniable fun to watch those "serious" actors have so much fun being goofy themselves, from Depp's inspired Keith Richards impersonation, to Pryce wrestling with a severed hand, to Geoffrey Rush leaving no piece of scenery unchewed. This movie charms. It has the great effects and action but it's the great character and comedic work that really elevates it in a way that the dueling disaster movies every year from the two studios lacked in the years immediately previous.
The original trilogy is fantastic. The lore, relationships, and characters are developed so nicely. #3 is definitely my favorite. Its score and cinematography are phenomenal.
One of the best action adventure series of my generation. Your comments about it being like a musical is on point because it has one of the most famous and intricate original scores of all time. The leitmotifs carry over to each movie and build more and more depth to the music, it's wild. I had the pleasure of studying it in a music for film class in college and the longer you look at it the deeper it goes. A real stroke of genius. I will say, however, after the third one it's just sort of... return of the sequel and the quality goes away. But the first three are pretty solid. Can't wait to watch your reactions to the next two!
The music score is truly iconic. At just a few words, I can sing any theme from the movie. Composers who give such character to their scores are to be treasured, like Alexandre Desplat ("The Imitation Game," "Grand Budapest Hotel," "The Shape of Water," "Godzilla"). In fact, I highly recommend "The Imitation Game" for effective use of a score. Listen to how he uses percussion, piano and pizzicato strings to create a theme for the first computer. The soundtrack is a must-buy if you love movie music as much as me.
Idk if you’re going to see this, but you should definitely watch BBC’s Sherlock. It’s a remarkable show that was beautifully shot and acted out. It’s 4 seasons long (the British call them ‘series’) with 3 episodes per season. It’s gotta be one of the most well-executed pieces of cinema that I’ve ever seen. I hope that you’ll watch it soon, and enjoy it as much as I did. -thanks
No, the Mythbusters tested the whole "holding an upside-down boat underwater". They found out that the amount of weight you'd need would be impossible to use and move.
It was fun watching you be so surprised by this movie! It is a very good film. Please, don't ever apologize for geeking out over great film making! I love watching your videos because I always learn something new about beloved movies by you getting excited over something I've never noticed or understood. Thanks for sharing!
The upside down boat trick letting them breathe underwater… I think I've seen a couple explanations (maybe Mythbusters?) saying that while the air pocket is hypothetically possible with a caveat or two, actually having the strength and endurance to hold the vessel underwater like that is what's not quite probable. They certainly wouldn't be able to have an effortlessly casual conversation while doing so. 😅 First saw this movie almost 19 years ago…! Your reaction seems similar to my initial reaction-and I'm glad to say it holds up all these years and several re-watches later! This is an easy one to enjoy again and again!
I saw a few explanations from Johnny Depp saying that Jack Sparrow was influenced by Keith Richards. Jack walks that way, #1. Clearly he likes to have a little rum every single day, #2. His legs are used to making all kinds of balancing moves because he's always lived on a ship! He has permanent 'sea legs'. 🤣🤣
So... When Disney approached him as a main character in the pirates movie, Depp built Jack Sparrow from the ground up, full backstory, motivations, and everything.
I can't tell you my favorite scene, because they're ALL my favorite scene. The score is fantastic, and the fight choreo is top notch. and then there's Geoffrey Rush eating the scenery, playing by fae rules, and living his best life. I love this movie.
I've always had a theory on why Johnny Depp has the strange herky-jerky hand gestures...mostly it involves the month he spent in Hunter S. Thompson's basement, twacked out on acid, while "researching" his character Raoul Duke. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is the film where those hand gestures first show up.
Jack wasn't cursed the whole time he got cursed when he grabbed one of those gold pieces during an earlier encounter in the cave. After that he got cursed and it reverted after will dropped the blood
You spoke of "the past, present, and future" of Jack Sparrow. There's an essential bit of backstory revealed from a deleted scene in one of the later films, that despite ending up on the cutting room floor, has still been incorporated into the character's lore in the secondary media. Jack's first act of piracy can be summed up in his own four words: "People aren't cargo, Mate." He'd been contracted by the East India Company to deliver 100 slaves but freed them instead.
The Gore Verbinski Pirates trilogy is honestly one of the most entertaining and interesting trilogies out there! Such a fun ride on a massive scale from a director who knows his craft and in depth knowledge of special effects that still looks phenomenal to this day!
The underwater trick with the boat actually works. Try it with a big bucket or basket next time you’re in a pool or beach, if you put it in the water without any of it getting inside, it basically traps the air underwater. If any water starts entering it though, it’s a matter of seconds before it fills up.
Man! This movie is my entire childhood basically. Like my Star Wars lmao. I was obsessed with these movies so much so that I’m pretty sure they’re what sparked my interest in history and my pursuit to study it in uni. I remember being a pirate for Halloween one year too! And now watching so many reactors react to it and all of my rewatches in the past years just makes me appreciate it so much more. The first 3 movies really are solid! I almost saved this video to watch tomorrow morning but couldn’t hold off on seeing one of my favorite TH-camrs react to my favorite childhood movies. Looking forward to the reactions of the next two! All the best!
Oh SNAP! James is gonna watch Pirates! :) (can't wait to get to part 2 and part 3. I want to talk with you about the ambience and the tone in those movies :D ... just can't wait man!)
I remember taking my kids to see this at the theater. They were 8 and 11. By those ages I had seen WAY too many kids movies and really didn't want to go. However, I was in the middle of a divorce and we needed a distraction. I was completely unprepared for how great Pirates was going to be. I didn't know there was an all star cast. I didn't know it would be funny. I sure never dreamed it would become iconic. We had a wonderful night and since then watched the pirates series multiple times.
There's a deleted scene in a later movie that explains how he became a pirate. It's worth I view. Basically refused to run slaves and let the "cargo" go free. And was branded a pirate because he "stole" the cargo in doing that.
14:36 if you're talking about the physics of it, the pressure from the upturned boat pushes the water out leaving a pocket of air. Most commonly used in diving bells. If you're talking about the camera shot, you would probably know more than I do.
Yeah, I was wondering if someone else replied with this answer. The concept is perfectly sound, you can easily test it with an empty glass turned upside down above water, then pushing it down, the bubble stays. The real tricky aspect is that unless you have weights on you, you will only be able to weigh it down as much as your bodies weigh and in all likelihood it would have enough bouyancy to lift you up for mostly the same reason it floats on the surface. But practicality aside, yes you could definitely trap a bubble of air that way.
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JAMES - the Poop deck , was Litterally where all the Toliets were located, at the back of the Ship .
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JAMES - Parley is French for " to Speak" or Conference , to Confur.
PIRATES! Wooooo!
When I was a kid I put a bucket over my head and shoulders and went under water and was able to walk around with it on but since I was so small eventually the bucket went over my shoulders since I was in shallow enough water and had to crouch to go under I couldn't hold it up properly and the bucket went over my whole body and I nearly drowned 😅
You're not tripping. The first Pirates are extremely intelligently made. You appreciate the references even more once you watch the other 2 Pirates movies.
Nice!!
@@JamesVSCinema Curse of the Black Pearl was EPIC, in theatres! Can't wait to watch YOUR reaction- cheers 🏴☠️🇺🇲🥃🤠🥃🇨🇦🏴☠️
Did not get why jack became a pirate until years later "people are nor merchandise"
Hi James,
I just got one side note: Jack wasn't cursed since the beginning, he got cursed by the moment he stole a medallion while talking to Barbossa in the cave. He did that just to make sure he can't get killed in the final battle 😉
Ya beat me to it, was about to say the same thing. ;)
Came to the comments to post this. There is 1 quick shot that shows Jack stealing a medallion, a lot of people miss it.
all that 100% concentration and brain racking and he missed the big obvious one
And because he's a stylish bitch and knew it would lead to an extremely cool reveal if the opportunity presented itself xD I like to imagine he saw the moonbeam and let himself get stabbed so he'd stagger backward like that deliberately just to freak Barbossa out and he knew it would make a cool story :D
@@alinac5512 Even Barbossa missed it.
I feel like this movie has one of the most perfect endings to a perfect film...the fact they took a concept from an iconic Disney ride and gave us some of the most iconic characters and scenes in cinema today is mind blowing
Disneyplace would have been 10 times as good if it had an area built like these sets, instead of an animatronic roller-coaster.
It’s up there on the list with Clue as adaptations that had no right work as well as they did. lol
@@jean-paulaudette9246 you do realize the ride was opened in 67 and became iconic over the years and then they decided to try to make a movie out of it. People at the time thought they were nuts for trying this. They added easter eggs throughout the movie for the fans of the ride and we all realized every one.
@@timhibbard4226 oh I absolutely LOVE Clue...Tim Curry stole the whole movie
too bad, the franchize went down hill with the second film onwards.
The entirety of the "why is the rum gone?" sequence is hilarious, especially when Jack is debating about using his one shot on Elizabeth and then himself.
There's a lot of good storytelling through action in the first Pirates movie.
I love the part after where he sees they’ve been found and he says “there’ll be no living with her now”
Edit: I did not know Hans Zimmer provided the soundtrack to this...NICE!
He did not the soundtrack is credited to Klaus Badelt, Hans Zimmer did the sequels
@@RunnerInc Well... "All tracks are written by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer." for the first movie. And it's _quite_ clear and clearly hearable that the main theme is (at least largely) Zimmer's.
@@RunnerInc Hans had to leave in the first movie to score another, so he gave Klaus a lot of notes on themes and Klaus finished his work. If anything they both should have been credited
@@RunnerInc hans did the main themes, badelt filled in the st because hans was under contract
Movie is so endlessly quotable to me. The perfect popcorn film.
Absolutely right!
Bloody pirates!!!
I got to see this in theaters when I was 17. Folks had gotten wind that Disney was making a live action film based on one of their theme park rides, and frankly that didn't exactly give us high expectations for the film. Still, some friends were seeing it opening day and invited me along, and boy howdy were we blown away. Jack Sparrow's introductory scene made everyone in the theater realize that this film was going to be something special. As much as getting older bums me out, at least I got to see movies like this, The Dark Knight, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, etc. in theaters. It was honestly a magical time for cinema.
Oh, and speaking of movies from that era with low expectations, National Treasure is definitely a fun watch. Recommended!
14:22 The Mythbusters looked into that underwater rowboat scene, back in the day - sadly, having that much air underwater would make the boat too buoyant for 2 people to hold down with normal strength... but it was really, REALLY cool as a concept and film scene at the time.
Present day normal strength*
But if they had more people it’s possible? I don’t care about strength I can suspend disbelief if it’s possible to keep the water out at least.
@@dedo7326 It's possible to have the air pocket, you just need to be unusually strong to keep the boat from floating up.
Jacks entrys each movie always get a laugh lmao. He just goes with the flow, a true master of chance. Glad youre checking these out i loved these movies as a kid growing up.
Jack is the essential to the word “Flow”. Loved his performance!
First one is the only genuinely good film IMO. Rest are just franchise cash ins.
@@AlexG1020 Naaaaaah Dead Mans Chest goes hard, and Davey Jones is a much more compelling villain than Barbosa
Agreed, much like the Heath Ledger's Joker, you learn just about everything you need to know about Jack Sparrow from his introductory scene. Love IT!
@@JamesVSCinema The Fool in the Tarot. An ancient Taoist in a pirates body.
The original three Pirates movies are honestly so damn good. Nuts, that this came from a Disney ride.
Dead Men tell no Tales was good too!
It's very meta...the ride inspired the film, which then, inspired the renovation of the ride....which was updated with the sequel...
I love the first 2. The 3rd doesn't work as well as a whole movie for me, but it has its moments. Same with the 4th, but I liked it more than the 3rd. The 5th was just bad.
I'd say first one is a masterpeace. Everthing after is more or less the the typical sequal "lets make it look like the first one, no one will notice that the storry is kinda bullshit, and lock there is Jack Sparrow! " thing, although the first to sequals were ok.
@@Jflonsn C'mon the squid captain was amazing. I loved the 2nd one too. The third started feeling like the focus is on effects rather than story, but it was still pretty good.
This and Lord of the Rings were my two obsessions as a kid. You can't really beat a good adventure story with amazing music.
Those 2 series are still my obsession😂
Love Geoffrey Rush as Barbosa in this. For more of him, gotta watch The King's Speech. Two wildly different movies but he is fantastic in both.
Agreed
Yes! The King's Speech is so good!
Also “Shine” one of his best roles, got himself an Oscar for that one.
Life and death of Peter Sellers is also a good one.
The Kings Speech is incredible.
Agree!
what made this movie a joy and pleasure for myself when i 1st watched it was how well they built a story around the existing ride that i had been on as a kid so many times before. From the main song from the ride, to the jail scene of the pirates trying to tempt the dog to drop the keys, to Tortuga, and much more. The film makers really knocked it out of the amusement park on this one.
Exactly!! I didn’t know what I was truly expecting but I couldn’t help but continue giving credit to how well this film and its story is made!
@@JamesVSCinema Yeah, I think this was a happy surprise to most of us when it first came out. I know I certainly wasn’t expecting much. I mean, a Disney movie, based on an old ride? Why would anyone expect that much from it? A big reason for this film’s success goes to Johnny. It wouldn’t be anywhere close to the same without him.
After not seeing it for a while, i forgot how deep some of the plot points were. Will coming to terms with having a father who is a pirate and barbossa and his crew being unable to feel or enjoy anything in life because of the curse are awesome plot points. Really enjoyed this reaction
Jack having an EPIC tale of how he got off the island only for the truth to rug pull later was a narrative bombshell to my kid self. It holds up too.
Hands down one of the best live action Disney movies ever made. Such a great cast and great writing. Disney has lost its way recently with terrible sequels and sub-par remakes of their classic IPs. It's a shame. THIS is a classic adventure movie.
Captain Jack Sparrow described as enlightened is too perfect
Effortlessly being himself but continuously thriving!
I had zero expectations for this film when I saw it in theaters. I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed myself tremendously.
Same here!
Jamie and Adam did test the "pirate submarine" scene on Mythbusters and the buoyancy makes that scene absolutely impossible. What they did was mount weights in the boat to balance out the buoyancy.
So the air being in there isn't the problem, it's keeping the boat down. So at least we know it would have worked if Jack and Will had used weights to keep it under.
@@kenjutsukata1o1 "The MythBusters then calculated that it would take more than two thousand pounds of force to keep the rowboat and the air pocket underwater."
So yeah, it's possible, but not at all feasible for a "quick escape".
Making it up as he goes along is basically Jack Sparrow's entire existence.
Great vibe honestly
Man I’m glad you’re giving these movies a shot!
The Gore Verbinski trilogy holds a special place in my heart as they were the first films I got very obsessed with as a kid.
I had toys, outfits and all the films on pirated (pun intended) copies and the DVDs, and I wore all of those down.
Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow was the first character/actor that really left an impact on me, and without him and this trilogy I doubt I’d love filmmaking, acting and just film in general as much as I do now.
Hats off to Captain Jack, and hats off to you James.
9:00 this entire scene is the best sword fight / fencing scene ever.
The only scene that rivals it is the one in Princess Bride between Wesley and Inigo
First time I saw it I thought “hang on, this is the insult swordfighting scene from Monkey Island”
Then I read more into the interconnections between this franchise, the Disney ride and the Monkey Island games. Love it all
This movie franchise was actually filmed in my home country Saint Vincent and the grenadines🇻🇨.. I had a chance of meeting everyone when I was younger because my aunt worked alongside them in the makeup department.. till this day I still have all the signed photos from the cast . A core memory I’d never forget
Regarding the underwater boat scene, you can look up the Diving Bell invention and see it is possible.
This is from Wikipedia:
Its use was first described by Aristotle in the 4th century BC: "they enable the divers to respire equally well by letting down a cauldron, for this does not fill with water, but retains the air, for it is forced straight down into the water."
Now for the boat scene itself, it is possible, but you would require some extra weight to be able to have the boat submerge like that. In short, if you tried it exactly like in the movie, it wouldn't be possible, as they wouldn't be able to hold it underwater.
Someone did a math (if it's correct): "A boat that shape would easily have 40 cubic feet of air in it, or 1.14 cubic meters. The buoyant force of that would be in the ballpark of 11000 N. 11000 N / 10 m/s2 = 1100 kg. That boat would be able to lift a metric ton of mass. There is no way in hell those 2 would be able to keep it submerged."
also, unlike in diving bell its a set quantity of gas (i.e. its not being "refreshed") so as they breathed and exerted themselves moving the air-supply they would the replace oxygen with carbon-dioxide, and either need to abandon it for the surface (they didn't seem that deep, ~ 1 ATM) or risk loosing consciousness and dying.
@@lainwakura Someone didn't read the comment
Thing is, though, it's just possible enough to be believable in a movie.
@@lainwakura Guess someone didn't read the comment.
@@ReconWafflez Just leave it be, I suppose he just read until I mentioned it is possible... then stopped reading afterwards, where I said it's not possible to do it like in the movie.
"there will be no living with her after this" is one of the best lines in the whole movie. RIP rum.
"do you think he actually plans it all out " is one of my fav lines from the sequels
This film reminds me of Hot Fuzz, in the way that there's just zero wasted screen-time -- every single scene serves to advance the plot and/or deepen the characters. Smart writing, solid editing, killer performances with a banger of a score, 10/10. Can't wait for the next two!
Also, you recognize the music from the opening of Gladiator :P
You've mentioned the VFX, to me this series has one of the best that still holds on to this day, especially with the character of Davy Jones in the sequels... Great review xx
Great timing - today marks exactly 19 years since this movie came out! I still remember seeing this in the theater w/ my mom... such a good movie! 🥰
Right??? What a coincidence haha had no idea!!
"This reminds me of my experience watching Lord of the Rings" is the greatest compliment you can give to a movie imo
I'm a JD fan so I saw it when it came out.
Johnny crushed this. The layers to Jack including his hair and wardrobe came from Johnny. Truly a 1 of a kind character.
When this came out, I loved it! I saw it twice at the theaters, which is rare for me. However, ALL of our teachers would do movie day and pick this movie. It got to the point I've had to take a many year break from it. Am finally able to enjoy it again. The music improves even more in the next movies, as Hans Zimmer takes over!
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Jack never has a plan his whole life is going with the flow
The DVD for this had a whole second disc of bonus featurettes about the shooting location, scripts, characters, visual effects, the ships themselves. Fascinating stuff!
"This is the tale, of Captain Jack Sparrow"
*chugs rum*
Jack is a smooth criminal lol. The stunts are really cool in these movies
The success of this film is the comedy & execution. Storytelling is icing.
From your commentary, i'm not sure you quite understood what happened when Jack turned into a skeleton.
Jack wasn't cursed from the start, he only just cursed himself by sneakily taking one of the coins from the chest in front of Barbosa.
Side note, this is assumedly how the monkey was also cursed. It must have taken at least one of the coins from out of the chest when the Pearl's crew originally looted it.
Ahhh that makes sense!
If you watch through the credits at the end of the film, there's a scene showing the monkey take a coin.
There are scenes at the end of the Pirates movies (after the credits)...a lot like there are at the end of the Marvel movies.
When I saw the first trailer in the theater, I remember rolling my eyes. I was a teenager and while I longed for a really fun pirate movie, 1) there hadn’t really been pirate movies for decades, and 2) Disney live action movies weren’t very good at the time, and 3) basing a movie on a ride sounded awful, even though it was my favorite ride and had some kind of narrative to it.
But when it came out, everyone raved, and when I saw it I understood. The sequels have some crazy entertainment that you’ll enjoy, but I still think this first one has the strongest story, plot, and themes.
Something to note on this one and moving forward, Jack always told the truth but was never believed.
His vocabulary and mannerisms are more akin to moving pieces on a chessboard than a lot of people give credit to and lend to the trust building of everyone around him.
The next and future movies continue this chessboard-ish style of vocabulary and I hope you get a chance to pick up on that across the next two or more if you do all of the other ones as well.
You nailed it right on the head when you said it feels like he is one step ahead of the story, although I will never give Jack the credit of a strategic mastermind I will give him the benefit of knowing exactly how to use his current surroundings to their maximum effect.
That being said when he makes a plan it may seem shallow but the opportunities it provides for him to get the upper hand are immense.
To quote "this is either madness or brilliance."
Great reaction to a fan favorite.
I like how you can hear the movie adequately and how your voice is soothing, ive noticed most reactions have low quality audio and shout over the movie so you can hardly hear it
The funny thing about walking under the boat to walk underwater is, it wouldn't work - but not because air wouldn't be trapped and let them breathe like that, but because the buoyancy it would cause would make the boat float to the surface unless they were wicked weighed down with something to cancel it out
I was in high school when this came out. It was such a blast! That introduction for Jack was chefs kiss lol.
Adam Savage (Mythbusters) proved the boat underwater thing wouldn’t be possible with only 2 men.
I don't know if anyone has recommended it, but if you enjoy Pirate related stuff, Black Sails from Stars is one of the best four seasons of television out there, amazing story largely based in history with some liberties taken.
Black Sails...absolutely stunning series!
Reminds me of poldark, love period piece shows
Jack's entrance into Port Royal is widely acknowledged as *THE* one most cinematic display of both general badassery and total not-a-fuck-given-ism.
I remember when this came out. A movie based on a theme park ride has no business being so damn good.
Imagine how low everyone's expectations were going to the theater to see this for the first time: films about pirates hadn't been popular since the 1940s, other recent films set in the Age of Sail hadn't really done well commercially, and not only was it based on an amusement park ride, it was one of the oldest rides Disney still had running, and wasn't particularly exciting at that (slow boat ride through some Caribbean themed rooms with animatronic pirates and silly songs). And then we got this. To say that I was gobsmacked is well under selling it. Everything in this film is flying full sheets to the wind -- the script, casting, acting, camera work, music, perfectly paced editing, and not least of all the amazing fight choreography throughout! No one saw this coming, and it absolutely blew me out of the water. And the way the tone shifts perfectly between serious and hilarious is just the icing on the cake. Hardtack, whatever.
And somehow they managed to incorporate elements from the ride in the film, which is astonishing. The hanging skeletons, the dog in the jailhouse, the Tortuga street scene, and of course that silly song. Drink up me hearties, yo ho.
I saw this movie in theaters in 2003. I was 7 yrs old. I told my mom "I don't wanna go watch a stupid documentary" as I fully did not know what the movie was about. I along with the world was blown away
Immediately had to watch this when I got the notification please watch all 5 movies
Roger that!
Classic film! The pirate genre needs a comeback in cinema!
it'll be tough. People automatically associate pirates with this franchise
Yeah there is a massive lack of pirate films out there. Only this franchise and the classic Treasure Island are notable, and they’re both from Disney. I wish it was a big genre like the western, so many interesting stories you could tell
Netflix just released an animated Pirate movie called The Sea Beast and its actually fantastic.
Have to admit, this movie is amazing. Great old 50's style adventure movie, Depp plays an interesting rogue character perfectly, and the storyline is extremely tight. Great fun well done.
Part of the reason I enjoy the first one so much is because it reminded me of the swashbuckling movies I enjoyed as a kid, like Robin Hood (Errol Flynn) and Zorro. The other films got too over the top goofy for me with squid people and the like, but this one is just a great swashbuckling ghost story.
This has to be one of my fave films ever! Johnny Deep created one of the most iconic characters in pop culture!
The next two pirates movie are some of my favourite. Bill Nighy as Davy Jones is a great casting choice and he kills the role, as per usual. The mannerisms, the voice, it's all great.
The full featured dvd for this movie was what got me interested in the making of movies! From the actors, to the concepts, to the production design, etc. Such a good gateway into movie magic!
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“Walmart just… sends a fleet to f’em up”
That’s hilarious to imagine. I can see it so clearly in my mind.
I actually love ALL of these movies (yes even 4) and think that they are underrated. I know they are some of the highest grossing movies of all-time but I put some of them up there with the greatest movies of all time! They are definitely, THEE definitive Pirate property.
...even the 5th one...? 😉
CLUE was based on a board game. Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl was based on a theme park ride. Two great movies based on most unlikely inspirations.
The thing they did with the upside-down boat under water really works. It's how the earliest divers would go to deep places in the ocean, with wooden diving 'bells'.
Pirates of the Caribbean is fantastic! I like all the films but the first and 2nd one definitely are the peak of the series! Hoping you continue with the series , you will love it!
You sold me! I absolutely love me some Depp and I've fallen in love with him and this franchise! Subbing the patron solely for this full reaction!
I always say this is literally the perfect movie. Every scene is in a good place and adds to the story. There isn't a single scene I would cut out because they are all great. The dialogue, the music, the character development, etc. is all excellent
Having been an acting student in the late to mid 90s, this became a bit of a touchstone for me to remember that a movie doesn't have to be ultra-serious to be good. I feel like among my peers there was a bit of disdain for a lot of big budget films as corny or not as worthy as small independent films or those with serious historical backstories (Titanic, Braveheart, Schindler's List.) Something being reinforced by the Academy in that era as well. For some reason this movie, I think by its casting a lot of actors who were more associated with the style of film that was considered more highbrow, was able to shake things up a bit (along with Lord of the Rings) and remind people within the industry that just because something is fun, doesn't mean it's fluff. I remember reading the early reports of this project and being excited by the idea of a big budget Disney movie with a cast of people like then indie darling Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Jonathan Pryce. And because of the independent/British street cred of the performers a lot of film people were willing to allow themselves to have fun with it in a way that had been out of vogue as far as popcorn flicks were concerned. This brought the adventure romp of back into focus as an art form. Because really, this is basically a live action Disney cartoon movie. Prince and Princess with a goofy side character helping them along/upstaging them ala Robin William's Genie. And they had Jack Davenport as the good hearted Baxter that's just not her Prince Charming. Barbosa as the witch, etc. Even down to the corresponding pairs of comic side characters. And it's such undeniable fun to watch those "serious" actors have so much fun being goofy themselves, from Depp's inspired Keith Richards impersonation, to Pryce wrestling with a severed hand, to Geoffrey Rush leaving no piece of scenery unchewed. This movie charms. It has the great effects and action but it's the great character and comedic work that really elevates it in a way that the dueling disaster movies every year from the two studios lacked in the years immediately previous.
The original trilogy is fantastic. The lore, relationships, and characters are developed so nicely. #3 is definitely my favorite. Its score and cinematography are phenomenal.
One of the best action adventure series of my generation. Your comments about it being like a musical is on point because it has one of the most famous and intricate original scores of all time. The leitmotifs carry over to each movie and build more and more depth to the music, it's wild. I had the pleasure of studying it in a music for film class in college and the longer you look at it the deeper it goes. A real stroke of genius.
I will say, however, after the third one it's just sort of... return of the sequel and the quality goes away. But the first three are pretty solid. Can't wait to watch your reactions to the next two!
The music score is truly iconic. At just a few words, I can sing any theme from the movie. Composers who give such character to their scores are to be treasured, like Alexandre Desplat ("The Imitation Game," "Grand Budapest Hotel," "The Shape of Water," "Godzilla"). In fact, I highly recommend "The Imitation Game" for effective use of a score. Listen to how he uses percussion, piano and pizzicato strings to create a theme for the first computer. The soundtrack is a must-buy if you love movie music as much as me.
Idk if you’re going to see this, but you should definitely watch BBC’s Sherlock. It’s a remarkable show that was beautifully shot and acted out. It’s 4 seasons long (the British call them ‘series’) with 3 episodes per season. It’s gotta be one of the most well-executed pieces of cinema that I’ve ever seen. I hope that you’ll watch it soon, and enjoy it as much as I did. -thanks
i second this!
I third this
Not that it really matters much, but I fourth this🤣🤣🤣👍🏻
I like when Barbosa, said - I feel - with a little smile, and then he said - cold - and the smile disappear.
Jack wasn't cursed till until he stole that coin near the end
No, the Mythbusters tested the whole "holding an upside-down boat underwater". They found out that the amount of weight you'd need would be impossible to use and move.
It was fun watching you be so surprised by this movie! It is a very good film. Please, don't ever apologize for geeking out over great film making! I love watching your videos because I always learn something new about beloved movies by you getting excited over something I've never noticed or understood. Thanks for sharing!
Happy to hear Janel!!
The upside down boat trick letting them breathe underwater… I think I've seen a couple explanations (maybe Mythbusters?) saying that while the air pocket is hypothetically possible with a caveat or two, actually having the strength and endurance to hold the vessel underwater like that is what's not quite probable. They certainly wouldn't be able to have an effortlessly casual conversation while doing so. 😅
First saw this movie almost 19 years ago…! Your reaction seems similar to my initial reaction-and I'm glad to say it holds up all these years and several re-watches later! This is an easy one to enjoy again and again!
Reaction videos make me feel not so alone, thank you
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I saw a few explanations from Johnny Depp saying that Jack Sparrow was influenced by Keith Richards.
Jack walks that way, #1. Clearly he likes to have a little rum every single day, #2. His legs are used to making all kinds of balancing moves because he's always lived on a ship!
He has permanent 'sea legs'. 🤣🤣
I'm excited for Dead Man's Chest and At World's End in particular, because that's where the octopus man shows up.
I have to concur. The 2nd is my personal favorite! ^_~
Personally love why Jack is labeled a pirate, he refused to deliver a shipment of people from Africa to America and set them free and stole the ship
Spoilers dude. He's clearly going to be watching that movie soon.
@@brandonsittler6145 im pretty sure that’s a deleted scene
So... When Disney approached him as a main character in the pirates movie, Depp built Jack Sparrow from the ground up, full backstory, motivations, and everything.
I can't tell you my favorite scene, because they're ALL my favorite scene. The score is fantastic, and the fight choreo is top notch. and then there's Geoffrey Rush eating the scenery, playing by fae rules, and living his best life. I love this movie.
This script is so insanely tight and well written and the pistol alone is one of the best payoffs I have ever seen.
I've always had a theory on why Johnny Depp has the strange herky-jerky hand gestures...mostly it involves the month he spent in Hunter S. Thompson's basement, twacked out on acid, while "researching" his character Raoul Duke. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is the film where those hand gestures first show up.
"You know how baller you gotta be to be able to just...what is it, boatjack? You boatjack a ship?
The word you're looking for here is "Pirate".
Exactly 😆
Jack wasn't cursed the whole time he got cursed when he grabbed one of those gold pieces during an earlier encounter in the cave. After that he got cursed and it reverted after will dropped the blood
You spoke of "the past, present, and future" of Jack Sparrow. There's an essential bit of backstory revealed from a deleted scene in one of the later films, that despite ending up on the cutting room floor, has still been incorporated into the character's lore in the secondary media. Jack's first act of piracy can be summed up in his own four words: "People aren't cargo, Mate." He'd been contracted by the East India Company to deliver 100 slaves but freed them instead.
Brings me joy to see someone experience this film for the first time. It's been my favorite film since I was a kid.
The Gore Verbinski Pirates trilogy is honestly one of the most entertaining and interesting trilogies out there! Such a fun ride on a massive scale from a director who knows his craft and in depth knowledge of special effects that still looks phenomenal to this day!
The underwater trick with the boat actually works. Try it with a big bucket or basket next time you’re in a pool or beach, if you put it in the water without any of it getting inside, it basically traps the air underwater. If any water starts entering it though, it’s a matter of seconds before it fills up.
One of the best original movie series from the last 30 years probably
In historical contexts, Parlay was indeed a thing in pirate society, however, you would likely end up being tortured then killed later on
Man! This movie is my entire childhood basically. Like my Star Wars lmao. I was obsessed with these movies so much so that I’m pretty sure they’re what sparked my interest in history and my pursuit to study it in uni. I remember being a pirate for Halloween one year too! And now watching so many reactors react to it and all of my rewatches in the past years just makes me appreciate it so much more. The first 3 movies really are solid! I almost saved this video to watch tomorrow morning but couldn’t hold off on seeing one of my favorite TH-camrs react to my favorite childhood movies. Looking forward to the reactions of the next two! All the best!
Oh SNAP! James is gonna watch Pirates! :) (can't wait to get to part 2 and part 3. I want to talk with you about the ambience and the tone in those movies :D ... just can't wait man!)
I remember taking my kids to see this at the theater. They were 8 and 11. By those ages I had seen WAY too many kids movies and really didn't want to go. However, I was in the middle of a divorce and we needed a distraction. I was completely unprepared for how great Pirates was going to be. I didn't know there was an all star cast. I didn't know it would be funny. I sure never dreamed it would become iconic. We had a wonderful night and since then watched the pirates series multiple times.
There's a deleted scene in a later movie that explains how he became a pirate. It's worth I view. Basically refused to run slaves and let the "cargo" go free. And was branded a pirate because he "stole" the cargo in doing that.
This is how all blockbusters should be made
Dude, that shirt is smooth as heck. 😎 Thanks for doing what you do. May your views and likes always be equal.
anytime!! Happy to hear! Love this community
The first three "Pirates" films were epic. So fun to see you enjoy them.
I have always felt like this movie is a top 10 of all time. It does not miss.
That majordomos execution was the most borderline PG13 thing I've ever seen in a movie.
I saw this movie AT the symphony once and they did all of the music LIVE. It was epic!
14:36 if you're talking about the physics of it, the pressure from the upturned boat pushes the water out leaving a pocket of air. Most commonly used in diving bells. If you're talking about the camera shot, you would probably know more than I do.
Yeah, I was wondering if someone else replied with this answer. The concept is perfectly sound, you can easily test it with an empty glass turned upside down above water, then pushing it down, the bubble stays.
The real tricky aspect is that unless you have weights on you, you will only be able to weigh it down as much as your bodies weigh and in all likelihood it would have enough bouyancy to lift you up for mostly the same reason it floats on the surface. But practicality aside, yes you could definitely trap a bubble of air that way.
I remember seeing this in theaters as a kid when it came out. Such a classic at this point.