Movies for Sunday September 19, 2010

September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day... with this holiday in mind, the theme for today are films about pirates-enjoy!

1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Director: Gore Verbinski
Film about a blacksmith who engages the help of a pirate captain (Johnny Depp) to save his love from the curse of the undead; nominated for several Academy Awards including Best Actor for Johnny Depp...

2 Captain Blood (1935) Director: Michael Curtiz
Classic tale of man (Errol Flynn) enslaved who later forms an allegiance with a buccaneer and becomes one of the most feared pirates of the sea; nominated for a number of Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. Flynn's first starring role, which made him a star...

3 Treasure Island (1950) Director: Byron Haskin
Based on the famous novel of the same name; which follows Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver who are in search of buried treasure of the Caribbean...

4 Peter Pan (1953) Director: Clyde Geronimi/Wilfred Jackson/Hamilton Luske
Walt Disney Animated Classic about Wendy and her brothers who are helped by Peter Pan to explore the land of Never Land where the evil Pirate Captain Hook resides...

5 Yellow Beard (1983) Director: Mel Damski
Star studded comedic cast about the story of Yellow Beard the Pirate and his quest for treasure-did not win favourable reviews; only for those interested in seeing comedic heavy weights all in one place...

As I have seen only one film from the above list of picks (Peter Pan) I look forward to your feedback-enjoy!
Dianezy
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