Pretty Good

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

The best historical film on Pirates I've ever seen. I have been a pirate fan for many years and when POTC came out I was thrilled that it was so fun and entertaining. Since then there as been a lot more interest about true historical pirates and their stories. Tim Prokop, the Director of True Caribbean Pirates, did an excellent job creating a documentary that is not only full of very interesting historical facts but also very fun to watch. I was very impressed with the format and the photography. The aerial shots were fantastic. The actors did a great job recreating the true character of each of the Pirates. I have seen it several times and thoroughly enjoyed it each time. There is still so much more about the Golden Age of Piracy, I hope to see more like this film. I am a collector of stories, books and films about Pirates, I can't wait to add this film to my collection.

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".

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.

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.