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Pirates of the Caribbean

A collection of 4 posts
Overstreet Archives: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Film Review

Overstreet Archives: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Who would have guessed that the person in the Pirates of the Caribbean credits who would eventually come to mean the most to me would be ... Mackenzie Crook? But it's true. In recent years, I have watched the TV series Detectorists again and again, delighted and moved by
09 Sep 2020 11 min read
Overstreet Archives: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl  (2003)
Film Review

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

In 2003, I approached Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl with trepidation. The movie caught me by surprise. Below, I'll restore my original Looking Closer review to this site — it's been missing for many years. At the time, I was writing my
09 Sep 2020 7 min read
The Muppets

And now for something completely familiar...

Ever suffer from sequelitis? How about the reboot rash? This morning at Image, I reflect on Cars 2, The Muppets, The Smurfs, Winnie the Pooh, Transformers 3, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, etc, etc, etc...
07 Jul 2011
On Movies & Media

Laws of sequels: Item 231a

Laws of sequels: Item 231a A sequel must introduce the father, or at least a close family relation, of one of the first film's main characters. And for Pirates of the Caribbean, we'll be meeting the father of Johnny Depp's character Jack Sparrow. He
27 Oct 2004
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