The hard work that went into making the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie made both the movie and the people who worked on it better. Everyone on the team worked together to make something truly amazing, even though they were always afraid that Michael Eisner would kill the idea. There were times when this writer wondered if the crazy production story was worth it for the end result. But in the case of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, there's no doubt that it was. Will the new version be able to bring back that magic? Time will tell. It was a real treasure of a movie, though, thanks to Verbinski, the cast, and the team who worked hard and took every risk.
