Join us for a true flaunting our stuff episode on minute 28 of The Curse of the Black Pearl. In this minute of discovery, John Brown takes credit for capturing a wanted pirate, Jack Sparrow, we bounce across four different locations, Elizabeth reveals her true feelings about Norrington and marriage, Estrella divulges a pair of […]
In minute 27 of The Curse of the Black Pearl, Will Turner calls Jack Sparrow a cheater (how dare he), Jack fights dirty with chocolate powder, and the sword fight comes to an abrupt end thanks to John Brown emptying a bottle of rum, waking up, and knocking Jack unconscious. Join us for this episode […]
Join us for minute 26 of The Curse of the Black Pearl as we discover that what we thought was just a cute, innocent nickname takes an incredible turn for the worse. We announce that Scott will be a guest on the Goonies Minute podcast, find additional evidence that Will Turner is indeed Legolas from […]
It’s all about the sword fighting in this episode of The Curse of the Black Pearl. We talk sword master Bob Anderson, the interplay between Will Turner and Jack Sparrow, the trick to screenwriting a swordfight, and the use of lighting in the blacksmith workshop. Plus, we make a connection between Star Wars, the dark […]
Minute 24 of The Curse of the Black Pearl takes another famous gratuitous turn as things get a little frisky when discussing weapons and 18th century torture devices – how appropriate for Valentine’s Day. That’s right, our own Will Turner apparently builds executioner axes and iron masks, a departure from his morally good character. Join […]
It’s minute 23 of The Curse of the Black Pearl and it’s time for a frank discussion on Jack’s unnatural relationship with his tricorn, leather hat. We also explore the dichotomy between Will Turner and Jack Sparrow, an Easter egg that leads to nowhere, and how Will heard that the Norrington was looking for a […]
Animals, blacksmiths, really bad eggs, and 18th century handcuffs. In this episode, we remember our second favorite Disneyland rides as kids, dive into animal actors, their trainers and movie magic, briefly explore the evolution of handcuffs, and discuss our favorite lines over the last 5 minutes. Join us for this episode of minute 22 of […]
Join us for minute 21 of The Curse of the Black Pearl as we laugh and cross our fingers that a trained Royal Marine who is blindly waving and shooting his musket does not hit any civilians or other soldiers. Captain Jack Sparrow makes a daring escape using townspeople for cover while crossing a bridge […]
It’s time for minute 20 and Jack’s daring escape from the clutches of Commodore Norrington. Besides launching himself skyward, things take a decidedly 1980s turn as we explore Jack’s need for fresh breath, his overt revenge on Governor Swann and Norrington that’s filled with sexual innuendo towards Elizabeth, and we mourn the drowning of two […]
Did we really just make a connection between Pirates of the Caribbean and Lord of the Rings? Scott expands on his medallion theory with the help of a listener, realizes that British Royal Marines were the pioneers of gang colors and pistol holding techniques, and examines the meaning of life through Captain Jack Sparrow. Join […]
It’s Captain Jack Sparrow! In minute 18 of The Curse of the Black Pearl we finally get a formal introduction to Jack Sparrow…Captain Jack Sparrow. In this episode, we tackle listener questions regarding creepy theme songs and if piracy is in Gibbs’ heart, and jump into a minute full of offences on the infamous Bloody […]
Join us for a gratuitous minute 17 of the Curse of the Black Pearl. Jack Sparrow takes Elizabeth’s dress off, removes her corset and puts his hands on her…medallion. Norrington and his crew finally arrive on the dock only to see a pirate rescue his love interest, oh the humanity, and points a sword in […]
Join us for minute 16 as we tune in to some amateur cliff diving and pirate swan diving – holding our breath while a gold medallion sends a weather-changing shockwave across the seas. Norrington chickens out of making an elaborate rescue and leaves it up to a loathsome pirate to say I do. The story […]
In this episode Mullroy waves the reductio ad absurdum wand and along with Murtogg try to determine if Jack Sparrow is telling the truth while helming the wheel on the docked HMS Interceptor. We bump on over to watch Norrington, who we now believe is completely blind to the non-verbal cues of Elizabeth Swann, embark […]
We finally get to hear the end of the Black Pearl Legend that it was captained by a man so evil that Hell itself spat him back out! We get a Warner Brothers style cartoon payoff, examine a battle of wits, and learn why Captain Jack Sparrow is in Port Royal – to commandeer one […]