PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

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

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Married Baby Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

hegekat I am a big fan of Captain Jack Sparrow and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. I know those movies are fiction but they made me want to find out more about the real thing. True Caribbean Pirates did that for me. I loved the battle scenes especially the ship to ship battles. I also liked the story about Anne Bonny and Mary Read. I did not know that there were women pirates. I was confused about what a letter of Marque was when they mentioned them in "Dead Mans Chest". This show explained what they are and what was the difference between pirates and privateers. It also told me what "the Code" is that POTC keeps talking about. Now I know it was more than just "guidelines". It was how the pirates formed a democratic crew and how they divided their booty. The show was very informative for teen-agers who only know pirates because of Jack Sparrow. I'm glad I watched it and I NEVER watch documentaries. I hope the History Channel makes sequel maybe about pirate hunters and privateers and tell us something about the East India Company. I'm going to order my own copy of True Caribbean Pirates and keep it right next to my copy of "Curse of the Black Pearl".

capnpern Being a professional pirate with Blackbeards Crew in Hampton Virginia. I try to watch every pirate related show that comes on TV or movies. After viewing True Caribbean Pirates I was left with the feeling that someone finally got it right. Kudos to the Director of True Caribbean Pirates, Tim Prokop. There were some small pieces of the story missing however that initially concerned me. Like the fact that Benjamin Hornigold wasn't with Blackbeard when he took "Le Concorde de Nantes" I think this was due to not having enough time to cover everything. So I hope he gets the chance to add additional content to this film in the future. I can't wait to get my own copy.Huzzah!!!! for a job very well done!

foureverfaire This film by the history channel is one of the best films on pirates i've seen in a long time. This film is chocked fulled of historically correct information. This is a film you can watch over and over and over again and see and hear something you missed before. It's great fun to watch, great expert speakers, the narrators voice is easy on your ears and pleasant to listen to, wonderful action shots, beautiful scenery, loved the ships. Would loved to see more, a mini series maybe. i know they had to cut a lot out to keep within their allotted air time. i know there is a lot more information that could be shared with us. i've already watched it several times and cant wait for it to become available to own. it's a great educational tool.

tobias-gibson True Caribbean Pirates brings to life stories of the most famous and perhaps the most important pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy. As a modest expert on piracy in the Caribbean during the late 17th and early 18th centuries ( See my page at: blindkat.hegewisch.net/pirates/pirates.html) I found this show not only entertaining but informative.The documentary breathes life into a portion of history that has been discussed many times but thanks to the use of live action and CGI automation, younger viewers will find this history lesson lively and entertaining. Several nautical historians and pirate enthusiasts help separate the myths from the reality of the actual pirates of the Caribbean. The two hour documentary does not pretend to present the pirates as the "rock stars of the 17th century" as Johnny Depp claims them to be, but instead focuses on how these brutal, almost psychotic killers, rampaged the Caribbean.Beginning with the exploits of Captain Henry Morgan and his legal acts as a privateer and ending with Bartholomew Roberts, the most successful pirate of all times; the show traces how a few brave men began as a private navy for England and turned into cutthroats who sailed under the flag of no nation.Many of the major battles during Queen Anne's War are discussed as well as England eventual efforts to purge the Caribbean of the pirates she created. The show discusses such pirates as Anne Bonny and Henry Jennings as well as the big names known to all such as Morgan, Roberts and the most famous of all Blackbeard.The use of live action actors, staged re-enactments, CGI animation, authenticate period costumes and weapons are all blended together to give the viewer an entertaining look at the true life exploits of some of the most infamous criminals to ever be raised to the status of folk heroes. In the end you are left with a fascinating true account that manages to take the wind out the sail of the myths while propelling your interest in the subject forward. Both the novice and the expert pirate scholar will be pleased with the show. As for the lubber who has no desire to learn about pirates? After seeing this program they may just change their mind.