Very best movie i ever watch

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Crossbones - why it's terrible as a history lesson but enjoyable as a TV series (i've seen the first 6 episodes upon writing this)If you are seeking historical accuracy in this pirate series, you need not watch one minute of Crossbones, because you won't find it. This is the type of series that says more about the 21st century, about the way we tell stories nowadays than the period it's supposed to portray. For instance, while I believe that people in a pirate colony might be looser from the conventional discrimination of the age than those in the Olde Country society, and that in such a place there might be more opportunities for enterprising women and freed slaves, it is still unconvincing that they could be pirates on equal footing with their white male counterparts. And there are many examples of dialogue, language and accents, motives, locations, dress sets and outfits where I thought "This will only make sense to a 21st century viewer, and would rankle with weirdness for hypothetical viewers from that era, or laughable datedness for viewers 30 years in the future."Then there are plenty of other aspects that are improbable or unbelievable. Boats sailing right against the wind. Other violations against the laws of gravity etc. People who are careful to hide their life savings from their rivals just turn their back once a rival is carrying a box full of gold for them. The great navigational device that the plot revolves around: while there is a lot of talk about how it's built, never is it explained how it works - could it really be so self-explanatory to use? Also they don't seem to have much trouble navigating at all, what advantage could the device possibly give? The pirate Blackbeard speaks in poetic Shakespearian wholly unbefitting his reputation, John Malkovich being rather improbable a violent and volatile pirate in any case. All important actors healing miraculously fast from lethal-looking injury while characters unimportant to the story keel over from a scratch. The Antoinette subplot is just… like they wanted to incorporate a horror story layer in the series, and it's quite laughable and interferes with the pace of the story. The hundred candles wastefully burning in every room, even the poorer houses, to provide a pretty but once again unbelievable set. There is plenty of violence to illustrate what a tough world it is. As such it works but I don't enjoy watching it. There are several plot holes, and other parts of the story are completely predictable. So, it's mostly a fantastical tale with a period-dress pirate flavor. If you're willing to accept that, there's nonetheless enough to enjoy. I'm a sucker for just superficially beautiful images and period dress, the series offers just that. It's funny at times and the action scenes are often enjoyable, the characters keep me interested in what will happen to them or curious to what their true motives and backstory are. The actor who plays Lowe, the hero, I didn't know him before but he's really good. The series combines adventure and action, with drama, (b)romance, intrigue and horror elements - basically all over the place but has something for everyone not too critical. There are moral choices, political and semi-historical issues, a bit of philosophy, so it offers some things to think about and other things just to enjoy watching. In short, entertainment in the true sense of the word.

I'm sure that I will get into this show and it will be canceled by the middle of Season 2. Quite possibly because of poor reviews of the series premiere by people who probably only get past the first episode of 1 out of every 20 they watch. Malkovich portrays a proposed Edward Teach had he not truly met his end before the age of 40. You can see how the show has already failed everyone who saw "John Malkovich is BLACKBEARD" and came to the party expecting to see Malkovich portray the devil of the high seas forcing innocents to walk the plank. This show will probably reel you in if you have the patients to wait for answers and characters to develop. It is entertaining, but 3 or 4 episodes in and you may still not understand what role some of the primary cast members actually play in the story.

It has been a long time since I watched a series that involved ships and swords. It is very refreshing to get away from modern guns, cities, hotels, mansions and motored vehicles. It is not the type of show I expected but I'm find with it. The whole pirates thing has been done already and lets face it Jack Sparrow owns the stage. Look at how well Pirates of the Caribbean is doing. I don't see many complaining about history. Throw some real historic names and all of a sudden the history teachers are giving out 2-3 star ratings. The pirates are not the bad guys in this which is a nice change. I think the series has shown an Englishman to torture more people than any pirates have in the show. That is fine by me. It is trying to do something different, almost from a pirates point of view. That is a great thing about drama. We can fill the blanks in however ever we want and only the nerds will complain.Personally pirates are one area of history I don't think the human race needs to remember and I do not mind this series being none factual. If you want facts do not watch this. If you want dirty, nasty pirates as told by a bias side sometime way back then do not watch this. I don't mind the pirates being a bit clean and hardly giving Jack Sparrow a run for his money. But that comes back to the point that the show is suggesting that pirates actually had two eyes, two hands and no gold teeth. If you want facts this is not your show, go watch the History channel. People who review as if they expect a documentary should stick to watching documentaries and not dramas. They always write such smart sentences with a touch of humor. Neglecting the common sense of TV genres matter and have purpose.

If anyone is into 1700 period stuff of pirates this is a well made TV DRAMA and FANTASY show.Lots of angles and nuances. The show has to be seen each and every week to really enjoy the story line.It gets better and better with each episode. Trust me NOT BAD AT ALL !!!. The cast of actors and actresses are really good. Some are well known from other programs and TV shows.The Islands and the spender of the scenic view, and the scenes show some realism to the time period for sure. Well worth the watch, you may get hooked.