#Jonathan Davenport

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September 21, 2023

Happy 53 Birthday to Rob Benedict.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

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endless will turner - part 27

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recruiting your father to voice a character in your podcast, only to brutally murder said character

dan powell 🤝 jonny sims

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DEAD MAN’S CHEST 2006

Do you fear death? Do you fear that dark abyss? All your deeds laid bare, all your sins punished?

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Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann in Pirates of the Caribbean (Part 1)

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, Gore Verbinski)

08/04/2024

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 film directed by Gore Verbinski; produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films and distributed by Buena Vista International.

Created and written by Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio, the film is the first chapter of the Pirates of the Caribbean series and inspired by the Disney Parks attraction of the same name. The main cast includes Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, Orland Bloom, Kevin McNally, Jack Davenport and Jonathan Pryce. Positively received by critics and the public, the film received several awards and five nominations for the 2004 Oscars (best leading actor, best make-up, best sound, best sound editing and best special effects).

Caribbean, circa 1720. Little Elizabeth Swann and her father, Governor Weatherby Swann, are in the English ship HMS Dauntless taking them to Port Royal, when a little boy named Will Turner is brought aboard. When Elizabeth notices that Will has a gold locket with a skull engraved around his neck, she takes it from him and hides it because it may be proof of Will's piracy.

On the day of his investiture, Norrington declares himself to Elizabeth, who however, suffocated by her too tight corset, falls from the battlements of the fort and ends up in the sea; by doing so, she activates the medallion, which attracts the Black Pearl, i.e. the ship seen eight years earlier. Meanwhile, Elizabeth is saved by a bizarre character who has just arrived in the city, the pirate captain Jack Sparrow, who, chased by the guards, manges to escape by shielding himself with Elizabeth hut then, finding shelter in Will's blacksmith's shop, clashes with him and ends up imprisoned. That same night, the crew of the Black Pearl attacks Port Royal, seeking Elizabeth's gold locket; the latter is captured and taken aboard the ship to meet Captain Barbossa. Through parley, Elizabeth asks the pirates to leave the city in exchange for the medallion and introduces herself as Elizabeth Turner, wanting to hide her identity as the governor's daughter.

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Jack Davenport as Jonathan Nightingale

Ten Percent S01E02

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Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl

!SPOILER WARNING!

Do not proceed if you haven’t seen the movie yet.

Hi.

So, lately I have found great interest in this little saga called “Pirates Of The Caribbean”.

I mean, can you blame me?

This Disney movie saga has conquered many hearts everywhere around the globe, for the simple fact that these movies are really fun to watch, each one taking the audience on a journey.

But let’s start with the first one.

Now, I know that there are many errors and things that do not make sense in this movie.

(Like the ending, who knows, knows).

But it is still truly enjoyable.

The plot is well written, going always directly to the point, in order to never bore anyone with the story.

The visuals are amazing, taking the viewer from Port Royal, to Tortuga (our beloved Captain Jack’s favourite town), to other pirate places like Isla de Muerta and the Rum-runner’s Isle.

The characters all have a stable role and abilities, which we can see growing during the series.

Right from the beginning, one can feel how the dynamic between the Royal Navy, the high ranks of society and the pirates works, Commodore James Norrington being the landmark figure of this contrast.

Elizabeth and Will get kinda sucked in this situation, making her grow, and him finding out something about his past that makes him uncomfortable, but then finds a way to use it to his benefit.

I like the way Elizabeth is interested in pirates, and that she finds ways to get out of certain situations, making her gain the courage to refuse James’ proposal (poor boy) and to go against her father’s will.

I mean, she gets the blacksmith in the end, but I think she really was too “wild” for James.

She had a free spirit and he accepted that.

Then, the crew of the Black Pearl, with charming comic relief characters like Pintel and Ragetti, our great Captain and villain of the story, Barbossa, and Jack also, are basically the definition of piracy.

I love their backstory that adds a mysterious flavour to the whole “pirate curse” concept, which never gets old.

I have to say though, that there are many minor characters that I would have liked to see more during this movie, like Lieutenant Groves, Lieutenant Gillette, Mullroy, Murtogg, Gibbs, and other members of Jack’s crew.

Anamaria was a great character in my opinion, and she should have had more screen time and appearances in the other movies.

And then there is Jack.

What can I say about him?

This saga has made this character one of the best of all time, and I really hope that we get to see him again in a sixth movie.

His cunning abilities and creative ways of escaping have become legendary, just like his precious ship, the Black Pearl.

I really think that the Black Pearl is the best ship ever showed in the entire saga, but I like the other ships, like the Dauntless and the Interceptor in this one, too.

However, everything I can say about this movie, is that ages away from when it first came out, it is still one of the most entertaining movies ever, and I hope that one day we will see all our favourite characters and our Captain Sparrow sailing on the Black Pearl, once again.

Thank you for reading.

Have a nice day!!

“I’m dishonest, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest.

It’s the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they’re going to do something incredibly…. stupid”.

-Captain Jack Sparrow

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Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003)

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September 21, 2022

Happy 52 Birthday to Rob Benedict. 

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endless will turner - part 28

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Ages of Dracula casts

This ask made me wonder how close past Dracula casts were to the ages of the characters as established in the novel. Looking at these adaptations:

Dracula (1931)

Horror of Dracula (1958)

Dracula (1974)

Count Dracula (1977)

Dracula (1979)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Dracula (2020)

In some cases characters are merged or changed; I've associated each character with the person who comes closest to having the same name.

Jonathan Harker (early 20s)

Dracula (1931) - David Manners, 31

Horror of Dracula (1958) - John Van Eyssen, 36

Dracula (1974) - Murray Brown, 37

Count Dracula (1977) - Bosco Hogan, 28

Dracula (1979) - Trevor Eve, 28

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Keanu Reeves, 28

Dracula (2020) - John Heffernan, 39

On average, Jonathan Harker is cast as 32.

Mina Murray (early 20s)

Dracula (1931) - Helen Chandler, 25

Horror of Dracula (1958) - Melissa Stribling, 32

Dracula (1974) - Penelope Horner, 35

Count Dracula (1977) - Judi Bowker, 23

Dracula (1979) - Jan Francis, 32

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Winona Ryder, 21

Dracula (2020) - Morfydd Clark, 31

On average, Mina Murray is cast as 28.

Lucy Westenra (19)

Dracula (1931) - Frances Dade, 24

Horror of Dracula (1958) - Carol Marsh, 32

Dracula (1974) - Fiona Lewis, 28

Count Dracula (1977) - Susan Penhaligon, 28

Dracula (1979) - Kate Nelligan, 29

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Sadie Frost, 27

Dracula (2020) - Lydia West, 27

On average, Lucy Westenra is cast as 28.

Jack Seward (29)

Dracula (1931) - Herbert Bunston, 57 (aged up to be Mina's dad)

Horror of Dracula (1958) - Charles Lloyd-Pack, 56

Dracula (1974) - none

Count Dracula (1977) - Mark Burns, 41

Dracula (1979) - Donald Pleasence, 60 (Lucy's dad in this one)

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Richard E Grant, 35

Dracula (2020) - Matthew Beard, 31

On average, Jack Seward is cast as 47, and also assigned Dad.

Quincey Morris (mid to late 20s)

Dracula (1931) - none

Horror of Dracula (1958) - none

Dracula (1974) - none

Count Dracula (1977) - Richard Barnes, 33

Dracula (1979) - none

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Billy Campbell, 33

Dracula (2020) - Phil Dunster, 28

On average, Quincey Morris doesn't exist. But when he does, he's 31.

Arthur Holmwood (mid to late 20s)

Dracula (1931) - none

Horror of Dracula (1958) - Michael Gough, 42

Dracula (1974) - Simon Ward, 33

Count Dracula (1977) - none

Dracula (1979) - none

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Cary Elwes, 30

Dracula (2020) - none

On average, Arthur Holmwood doesn't exist either. But when he does, he's 35.

Van Helsing (a generation older)

Dracula (1931) - Edward Van Sloan, 49

Horror of Dracula (1958) - Peter Cushing, 45

Dracula (1974) - Nigel Davenport, 46

Count Dracula (1977) - Frank Finlay, 51

Dracula (1979) - Laurence Olivier, 72

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Anthony Hopkins, 55

Dracula (2020) - Dolly Wells, 49

On average, Van Helsing is cast as 52.

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THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL 2003

No survivors? Then where do the stories come from, I wonder?

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Robert Bathurts, Ben Miles and Victoria Smurfit as Alexander Grayson, Lord Thomas Davenport, Lord Browning and Lady Jane Wetherby | Dracula, 1x05 — The Devil’s Waltz