Open Channel: What's Your Favorite Pirates of the Caribbean Movie?

The 2000s were a turning point for movies. With franchises X-Men and Spider-Man starting up at the same time the likes of Star Wars and The Matrix were winding down, the modern Hollywood blockbuster was gradually beginning to take shape. Whether it was the emphasis on visual effects or stars (both rising and previous big names) getting caught up in the tentpole movie machine, you can chart a lot of modern filmmaking back to today, and one franchise in particular is emblematic of this.

Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl had its wide release 20 years ago on July 9, 2003. Directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the film is famously based on the titular attraction at various Disney theme parks. It wasn’t the first live-action film Disney ever did, but it did feel different; not only was it the first Walt Disney Pictures movie to be rated PG-13, it felt like an event unto itself. This was the first big-budget pirate movie of the 2000s, and it couldn’t have come at a better time, as Universal’s Mummy movies were keeping the action-adventure genre was fairly healthy.

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Until the day that announcement comes, it’s as good a time as any to look back on the franchise and the parts that didn’t wear out their welcome. Let us know in the comments below some of your favorite movies from the series.

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