Excellent, a Must See

Brilliant and touching

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

I will begin by saying that i've only watched one episode and this is my first review. Apart from this I also watched an episode (the first) of Black Sails. I don't understand why people are rating Black Sails higher than Crossbones! (Crossbones) had me completely hooked within the first ten minutes! The scenery is stunning, the set is very realistic (in my in-expert opinion), the plot immediately pull you in, the actors are pretty fantastic and it's fast paced without being confusing! I agree with someone else's review that said the costumes and the pirates in general seem TOO clean and tidy, but it is a TV show after all. One thing that really annoyed me at the beginning (and the reason I'm rating it 9/10 instead of 10/10) was the very long and chaotic sword fighting scene, which in a pirate movie/TV show is apparently a must... I don't mind a bit of sword fighting and the like but this seemed stretched out. The violence is not overly done, and there isn't much blood, but again i'm only on episode one.

i know maybe the cloths were to clean but the series was one of the best i have watched in a long time. John was excellent as Edward Teach. all the actors played there parts perfectly. Well Worth the watch. As pirates excellent, as towns people great, ship scenes were beautiful, Story line fresh and the use of the extended language was perfect, The island was good right plants for the area for a change. the idea of a British spy turning easiest thing in the world to be leave given the idea of freedom offered by the pirates even the idea that all pirates were equal as it was true and that they voted and followed by choice and not under rule of force but with a strong leader like black beard these men and women would follow to hell and back and all in all a TV series to be carried on and not to far in the future we can all hope. cheers folks you did your jobs to perfection

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.

Set in the Caribbean ? Where is the beautiful turquoise waters? It looks like it was filmed in the Pacific ocean ? Black Sails from Starz network has 1 full season . The characters are just the way I would of imagined them from the book.Treasure Island that is.I can't wait for the next season to start. Black Sails is way better. It seems way more realistic . Beautiful scenery ,including the ladies.Watching Black Sails makes me want to see the Caribbean again. John Malkovich is well , just being John Malkovich as usual.Where at least is the black beard? I don't find women to be very menacing to be pirates.The ships don't even seem to be very realistic .