Readers can set sail for adventure with this full-length retelling of the latest live-action Disney film. They’ll follow every swashbuckling step as a brave young man teams up with a high-seas scoundrel to rescue the woman he loves from the clutches of a band of cursed pirates. This Junior Novelization features eight pages of full-color movie stills straight from the big screen!
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Readers can set sail for adventure with this full-length retelling of the latest live-action Disney film. They?ll follow every swashbuckling step as a brave young man teams up with a high-seas scoundrel to rescue the woman he loves from the clutches of a band of cursed pirates. This Junior Novelization features eight pages of full-color movie stills straight from the big screen!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Pirates: A Book That Says It All,
By Ashley aka LegolasLover2003 (Midland, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (The Junior Novelization) (Paperback)
What can I say about the only children's book I've read in what seems like ages? I did love it, truly I did. The only problem was that it was so short and it took me under an hour, once I had bought it, to read the whole thing. I did however love the sword fight scene between Jack Sparrow and Will Turner. The wit involved was stupendous and I hope to see a film filled with that on July 9th. Also, poor Jack has problems whereever he goes with women and that, in itself, was hilarious. There is a huge plot twist however that even I did not expect and I can usually see them coming. However, I won't tell you what it is. You will just have to read the book and watch the film. It surprised me that they only came out with this junior novelization because I know plenty of fans of both Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp who would jump (might even do backflips) to get their hands on an adult novel based on this most popular summer blockbuster! All in all, the book was good and it enlightened me on the entire movie. Afterwards, I was able to author my own fanfiction about the movie, something that would have been impossible until I saw the film.
28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Oh, this could have been so good!,
By "kgreyceh" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (The Junior Novelization) (Paperback)
I love love love LOVE the movie on which this book is based, but have to say that this is probably one of the worst books I have ever read in my entire life (and I've read a lot of books). Please, don't think me cruel! The plot is wonderful and the movie brilliant. But my problems with the book are as follows: 1) The writing is terrible. I realize that it is a junior novelization, but I never think that just because something is meant for kids that it is acceptable for it to be deficient in quality. 2) It was obviously written off of a very early draft of the script; there are several places in which it does not follow the movie's plot line. 3) There is at least one gaping plot hole that does not occur in the movie (not that the movie also does not have a gaping plot hole). I realize that this is a poor review, and I'm terribly sorry for it! Believe me, I am as disappointed as you are. So my advice is: watch the movie, and enjoy it for itself. But this particular piece of literature does not merit your time. I would really appreciate not getting any angry messages about this review! : ) Really. Heck, why not buy the book just for the movie stills?
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
At least it had pictures...,
By "kate_davis4" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (The Junior Novelization) (Paperback)
When I first saw the trailers for the movie, I thought "Well, this sounds interesting, but Disney??" I saw the movie and it instantly became a new favorite. Then I rec'd the book. Words fail me. I recognize that it is a junior version of the story and therefore should be 'calmed down' from the movie version... but what age group was the author attempting to cater to? The writing was stiff, stilted, banal and uninteresting. Even if I had nothing to compare it against I would have had a difficult time yawning through it. Nothing captured the spirit of the movie, and the characters were all cardboard imitations. It's not worth the paper it was printed on.
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