The pirate frustration swells and washes over the deck on this episode of Pirates of the Caribbean Minute. Join us for minute 123 of The Curse of the Black Pearl as we kick off the show with the latest news from Disney that they plan to remove the bride auction from all the Pirates of…
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It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for…Scott and Heather cross the line with pirate profiling while Elizabeth Swann delivers her cheesy hero line. Join us for minute 120 of The Curse of the Black Pearl as we set sail with a little highbrow Golden Age of Piracy and real treasure maps, and then roll…
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Making a special appearance all the way from Mount Doom are Cassandra and Norman from Lord of the Rings Minute. In this episode of Pirates of the Caribbean Minute, we take a stab at minute 107 of The Curse of the Black Pearl. Join us as we manage to bring together pirates, hobbits and Godzilla…
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After realizing Aztec cursed immortal skeleton pirates were not nearly frightening enough, we raise the bar by bringing in the dark shadow side of old St. Nick. In minute 106 of The Curse of the Black Pearl, we redeem ourselves with a discussion of Captain Barbossa’s impatience with escape artist Captain Jack Sparrow, examine Jack’s…
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Captain Jack Sparrow discovers Elizabeth Swann is just as ruthless as he is and knows the only way he can complete his plan to retake the Black Pearl is to steal her freedom. Join us for minute 104 of The Curse of the Black Pearl as we come to see Jack and Elizabeth as two…
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We finally get back to our roots – balancing intellectual pirate analysis with the desirable tawdry talk in this episode of Pirates of the Caribbean Minute. It’s time to discuss minute 101 of The Curse of the Black Pearl, which includes some announcements of our upcoming Dead Men Tell No Tales review bonus episode and…
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We take a hard look at minute 42 and Port Royal – scrutinizing the townspeople as Will Turner awakes in the middle of the street, hypothesizing the reason why it earned the moniker Wickedest City on Earth, checking in on some animal actors, and identifying a few merchant shops. We identify and discuss why minute…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Bugs Bunny and Jack Sparrow, two classic tricksters that can only exist in a world that has some level of absurdism. In addition to this philosophical question, we examine the legend of the Black Pearl, channel our thoughts on Murtogg and Mullroy, and talk a little Blackbeard. All in a day’s work in minute 13…
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Minute 12 is here of The Curse of the Black Pearl and we pirate up long enough to admit our mistake, thank a listener, and hit you with our favorite lines from the week in our Really Bad Eggs segment. And that’s right, we also discuss a pirate’s verbal jujitsu, Elizabeth Swann and the blazing…
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