https://screenrant.com/pirates-caribbean-franchise-never-revived-pirate-genre-why/
Although Pirates of the Caribbean spawned some financially successful sequels, there's a reason that it didn't revive swashbuckling adventure movies.
Well, yeah, why would anyone like pirates in the first place? They're obnoxious, dangerous CRIMINALS and there's a very good reason why so many real pirates in history were EXECUTED for their numerous crimes! And along comes a series of movies that CELEBRATES them?? Getouttahere!!
Noone likes anti-heros
shareI assume that's sarcasm, davodikum?
For god's sake, Pirates of the Caribbean is based on a DISNEY THEME PARK RIDE! That's as flimsy a base for a series of movies as you can get! If a PotC movie was made where the Pirates actually ATE their captives, as indicated by Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park, then you'd be onto a winner!
I can't tell if you like movies or not.
shareNot this type, no. I wonder why Hollywood has never made a series of movies based on the Horatio Hornblower stories, now that would be a winner. But since Hornblower is British, I guess not so much a winner in Hollywood's eyes (they'd be celebrating their former enemy, see)
If, me, this dude, is having trouble even figuring out your references, your shit out of luck cuz.
share"But since Hornblower is British, I guess not so much a winner in Hollywood's eyes"
Hasn't stopped Hollywood from turning brits or europeans into americans before...
And what's wrong with that? Hollywood is an American entity that used to make movies primarily for Americans since that was their core audience and customers.
Bollywood does the same thing.
"For god's sake, Pirates of the Caribbean is based on a DISNEY THEME PARK RIDE! That's as flimsy a base for a series of movies as you can get! "
The more reason to appreciate the talent of people involved.
Pirates, whether it be these ones, Somali pirates today or just plain software pirates, are NOT A GOOD THING AT ALL (TM)
the flimsyness of a movie's base is immaterial and unrelated to the quality of the movie.
"They're obnoxious, dangerous CRIMINALS"
in real life yeah , but in the movies they are charming harmless CRIMINALS
Do you have the same issue with Han Solo?
"there's a reason that it didn't revive swashbuckling adventure movies."
Everything was fine until the sequels came out. Everyone loved the first film. They wanted to like the second and third, but they stank in terms of story-telling. So then the fun pirate trend just slowly died out after 2006. By the time the 4th movie came out, nobody cared anymore and forgot about the films moments after they were released.
share"Everyone loved the first film."
Not me. I started to like the films after the sequels. Still think that the first movie is the weakest of the Verbinski directed trilogy. Haven't paid much attention to the fourth or fifth film.
This didn't revive swashbuckling adventure movies because it bears no resemblance to the classic swashbuckling adventure movies that starred Errol Flynn, Tyrone Power, Basil Rathbone, and others in the 1930s and 1940s. "Pirates of the Caribbean" is a silly cartoon filled with CGI.
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