ThiefHott Too much of everything

Lawbolisted Powerful

JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

dukeb0y As other reviews have said, the outfits are too bright, ships are too clean. But, surprisingly, I found it quite entertaining. Using real ships on the high seas is a plus. Richard Chamberlain does well as the governor on the island. And I thought the sets were pretty good. Again, quite a nice few hours to spend. 7 stars.

Junk_Jacob I have to admit i have a bit of an obsession with this movie and have probably watched it over 100 times.I cannot express how entertaining this movie is. I can honestly say i don't know much about its historical accuracy, but that as a film alone, its very enjoyable. Its tremendously pleasant break away from the standard pirate films. Its a nice break from all standard films today, for that matter.Story: Very good, i just don't know close to the truth it is. Action:Lots of sword fighting and sea battle. Good fun. Acting:Some actors play at their parts better than others. Nudity: None. Even the prostitutes keep their clothes on. Thank goodness. Violence: Lots. Blood and violence, skulls, no serious gore. Plus it has THATCH AND LULU! And Captain Ellis BRAND!!Was this a poorly made movie? This could never be that kind of film. This the kind of film that you'll love VERY MUCH.

dtcws73 Based on the descriptions appearing on the front and back cover of the movie case, one would expect this movie to chronicle the life and times of Blackbeard. Instead the movie focuses more on a fictional love story than the historical figure for which it is titled. Blackbeard's more notable conquests and actions are not even eluded to. One would think given 169 minutes they might have squeezed in a little something more. His reputation with no specifics is only referenced. This film unfortunately is primarily focused on a fictional love story. There are far more elements of fiction than fact in this film.In short, much like judging a book by it's cover, do not buy/view this movie based on it's box.

knight1192a I don't claim to be an expert on Blackbeard, in fact like many of us I really have just a basic understanding of who he was. Not a passing understanding mind you, that would be basically be knowing that he was a pirate and maybe knowing his real name was Edward Teach. A basic understanding would mean knowing the name of the ship he's associated with the most (Queen Anne's Revenge, which was a French ship he captured and renamed), he's associated with the then English colony of North Carolina among other places, that the governor of the colony of Virginia sent Maynard after him because the governor of NC was to friendly with him. Things of that nature.Now knowing these things, when I saw ads for this movie I was eagerly anticipating this movie. I knew it wasn't going to stick strictly to the facts, what historical movie does? But I expected them to be much more of a guideline than what was presented. Yet for the most part the facts were thrown out the window to present us with a movie that should have been called "The Hunt for Kidd's Treasure." Because that's really what this movie was about, finding Captain Kidd's treasure.In that they could have used practically any pirate to be alive at any point after Kidd's death. Not only that, they could have created a pirate or said forget the pirates and just use anyone wishing to find the treasure. For that matter they could have set it at just about any time after his death, even today. But by using Blackbeard they ensured there would be a built in audience.As a movie by itself, if one heavily ignores the director and screenwriter playing fast and loose with history, it's mildly entertaining. The intrigue coming in two ways, firstly Blackbeard and Maynard's interaction in searching for the treasure together, secondly the corrupt governor of an apparent colony in the Caribbean as he looks to hide his truth from his adopted daughter and his citizens. Maynard apparently is sent to deal with Blackbeard by someone else entirely and essentially ends up shanghaied into the pirate's crew, where he hides his real nature, and rather successfully until the time comes for him to save some folks. Meanwhile, the governor and his essentially second in command have been working with pirates for a while now and are willing to team up with Blackbeard so as to get their share of his prizes. Unfortunately for them his adopted daughter falls for Maynard and becomes suspicious of what they are up too.