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PIRATES of the CARIBBEAN: CURSE of the BLACK PEARL
& PIRATES of the CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
on High Definition BLU-RAY DISC May 22

On May 22, prepare for the greatest high-definition adventure on the Seven Seas as PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST set sail on Blu-Ray discs, from Walt Disney Home entertainment and producer Jerry Bruckheimer!

This date marks the debut of these films are available in Blu-Ray disc format, with each title arriving in a 2-disc set packed with 75GB of high-definition 1080p image, sound and a bounty of bonus materials never seen in previous DVD releases.

Your swashbuckling starts where the worldwide success of the film trilogy began, with the 2-disc edition of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightly and Geoffrey Rush. Cutting-edge Blu-Ray technology offers two astounding new bonus features, including an animated Jolly Roger host who will guide you through the exciting action and treacherous shoals with pioneering interactive animation. This cursed talking skull guides you through the PIRATES world in an experience like nothing seen before this Blu-Ray release.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest on DVD

PIRATES Blu-Ray Talking Skull

Another exclusive Blu-Ray feature on disc 1 is the 'Scoundrels of the Sea: Piecing Together the Treasured Past of Pirates'-- a groundbreaking interactive, in-movie experience which allows you to build your own customized documentary about the lore and legend of historical pirates from 'pop-up' facts you "bank" until you're ready for viewing. After or anytime during the movie, you can watch your banked fact selections, automatically edited together in a true one-of-a-kind documentary experience, complete with colorful visuals, music and voice-over narration.

PIRATES 1 Blu-Ray extras

The high-definition 1080p presentation of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL was created from the original digital sources to offer crystal clear 1080p progressive scan resolution, partnered with amazing 5.1 channel surround sound in 48kHz, 24-bit uncompressed audio. The roaring oceans and clashing swords have never sounded so realistic and awe-inspiring than in this first-ever Blu-Ray disc edition!

PIRATES 1 Blu-Ray audio setup

Also included on the second Blu-Ray disc are the original 12 DVD bonus features from the film's first release, plus 9 more extras included on the Lost Disc bonus release.

 

Captain Jack is back in the Blu-Ray 2-disc premiere of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, also available for the first time in high-definition 1080p picture and sound. The interactive, animated Jolly Roger returns in DEAD MAN'S CHEST logo style to guide you through all the pioneering Blu-Ray features on disc 1, including Liar's Dice. Built on exclusive BD-Java technology, Liar's Dice is a highly-advanced interactive version of the game played by Davy Jones in the film, utilizing artificial intelligence to challenge players with countless play results. The gaming action and pace build in complex strategies unlike anything possible to offer on standard DVDs.

Of course the feature film itself is no less impressive, offered a stunningly crisp 1080p high-definition image created directly from the original digital source to take full advantage of the Blu-Ray format. Join Johnny Depp in his Oscar-nominated role as Captain Jack Sparrow confronts his destiny with the scourge of the seas, Davy Jones. Of course ther rest of the PIRATES crew -- Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy and Stellan Skarsgard -- accompany Depp on this thrilling high seas adventure and worldwide box office hit from 2006.

PIRATES 2 Blu-Ray Liar's Dice screen

Disc 2 of the DEAD MAN'S CHEST Blu-Ray release offers 15 bonus features from the original DVD edition, including pre-production and live action documentaries, bloopers, hidden Easter Egg features and more!

Both high-definition Blu-Ray disc releases of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL and DEAD MAN'S CHEST have a suggested retail price of $34.99, and are rated PG-13. You haven't seen PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN until you've experienced the difference of both films on Blu-Ray disc with crisp, digital-direct 1080p scanned image with AVC encoding and 24-bit uncompressed 5.1 48 kHz surround sound audio, available May 22, 2007.

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