Pirate Expert Reviews Famous Pirates in Hollywood Movies
Video Overview & Insights
Iszi Lawrence, comedian, podcaster and history presenter rates more portrayals of famous pirates in Hollywood historical movies. Iszi has worked on the Netflix documentary 'The Lost Pirate Kingdom' and is the author of Blackbeard's Treasure, a tale set in the eighteenth century during the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean.
stopped watching after the first 90 seconds when she claimed that pirates were not hung in the carribean , when the vast majority of pirates captured in the region were indeed hung there , only in rare cases were they transported to england etc for execution , do better history hit , do better 🤦♂
Iszi first reviews scenes from 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' (2007), where she talks about the legend of the 'Pirate Code' and how much truth there is behind it.
She then moves onto the next film in the franchise 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' (2011) where she takes slight issue with Ian McShane's depiction of Edward Teach aka 'Blackbeard', who would have been 35 years old when he died, despite the actor in question being almost 70 at the time of filming.
Why does noble 6 not wear shoulder armour?
The next film Iszi reviews is 'The Black Swan' (1942) in which Laird Cregar depicts infamous pirate captain and later Governor of Jamaica, Henry Morgan.
Finally, Iszi rates the classic film 'Sea Hawk' (1940) starring Errol Flynn as an English privateer, loosely based on Sir Francis Drake, who defends his nation's interests on the eve of the launch of the Spanish Armada. How accurate is Flora Robson's portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I?
Villanueva looks like my uncle 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Its a movie not a documentary.
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00:00 Introduction
Jamie Gunn?
00:34 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
09:18 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
All the people being hung are not all pirates.
15:50 The Black Swan (1942)
19:44 The Sea Hawk (1940)
i have learned how much you do not know..., not the expert i guess
26:46 More History Hit Movie Reviews!
Pretty sure pirates of the Caribbean wasn't going for historical accuracy and was going for more of the pirate life and myth/ legends
More User Perspectives
Crazy how the experts of dominantly male history is women with male haircuts....
@xsHansoloxI have trouble with anyone trying to review movies like Pirates of the Caribbean for historical accuracy.
@mrcharon6197Making motherhood sound like the worst thing ever is an incredibly idiotic take.
@aarons.3232Why are they calling the queen “Your Grace”? The correct form is “Your Majesty”. “Your Grace” is for Dukes and Duchesses.
@charliespurr7325Actually the British didn’t mind pirates till they attacked British navy they were useful wen they attacked the Spanish
@xxxjoker607That explains the pirate hunters hoisting the red flags.
@mrflawless1165When she mentioned female pirates I was really hoping she would have said the Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley. It’s nice to hear my family lineage brought up in this type of conversation.
@devdog99Do we really need to spend time pointing out that rigging coming to life or magic pirate-killing potions aren't accurate? C'mon.
@BurtPlurgDoes she know this is a fictional movie ?
@zoropiratehunter4103Gotta find your channel. I want you to read me ever book
@LukeGraham-c5rIts a small group of pirates..of course they can split the goods lol. As if their sample size makes sense on a country size level. "They were ahead of their time and better"
@Randmcnally-y5cIt was a fact that Keith Richards did attend the Pirate council 300 years ago
@bbernard1981professor of nooses
@KalovynAll the stuff you were saying about At World's End (especially the opening scene: have you ever even seen the movies? Yes, you're right that most of these things wouldn't happen like this but the entire previous movie explains exactly why these things are happening the way they are here. Also, On Stranger Tides is depicting Black Beard much later in his life than most media that he's featured in does. Matter of fact, at this point most people (including Jack and Barbossa) assumed he was dead. In this lore, his death at 38 was an untrue rumor. And his purpose in the story is that he wants to find the Fountain of Youth because he's dying.
@SlayerRunefrostAmericans were so sick of England we didn't even want to hang people the same way
@quartersskatesThey're movies. Not documentaries.
@level2noob3176:59 we’ve democratically elected to steal all your stuff and murder you for resisting. Yep, checks out.
@rnjohn45Do you have any other qualifications other than you write childrens books about pirates? That doesnt make you an expert on anything.
@corey2justified1About Ian Shane as Blackbeard, of course the actor is old, but back in the glory days of pirates they got a lot of us no doubt. A man in his 30’s may very well have looked 50 or 60.
@OceanbornAngelMAD respect for the way she starts by saying “whether I think that these pirates are accurate or not”
Straight coming off as humble and intellectual in her approach
Yikes.
@drop_that_bassLove the title pirate expert
@donsauyce9156As an American, I had no idea that there were American and British-style nooses. Thanks, History Hit!
@lizhills2095I would suspect, Black Beard would hide his family's to protect them and himself.
@HowardToweCrazy your first point was your laziness for knock work 😅😅😅
You walked the line between movie critic & history better then most.
Iszi Lawrence!!! She’s the best!!!
@BillROOKLYN“Red ribbons in his beard to be ultra scary” yes because nothing scares me like a pirate captain accessorizing 😂
@jordanterry6248She kinda talks like a pirate.
@sternuensDoing the math, Blackbeard being alive in On Stranger Tides would've meant he was in his 60s-70s. Yeah he old af lmao
@CherokeeFlutist59Please bring her back and review Our Flag Means Death 😂
@thefinewino20:00 People not getting along with Britain. Shock😂
@seanrooney170Gotta be a good friend, chances are the Hang -ee is gonna defacate on the friend
@MikeReilly-v9nWho knew that a Disney film wouldn’t be historically correct? The entertainment industry is failing us as a history teacher. They probably hired a children’s book author to authenticate the facts for them.
@HoldFastAndStoicSpain wasn’t getting gold from the Americas. They were plundering it and sending it back to their country and killing the native people that lived in those areas.
@LaitishiacrutchfShould've done Hook with Dustin Hoffman lol
@Samah_stationThe haircut is a HUGE red flag that this person will slant history to make women and gays the creators of everything. Prove me wrong.
@dudeman5504Does anybody think for one second this lady’s view of history isnt biased?
@dudeman5504What's this childish feminist commentary? Disparaging women for contributing to stable society and having descendants, calling piracy "more fun"? Plenty of women love their families, children and homes. Aside from being a crime, being a pirate wasn't "fun." Also, very few women can just dress up as a man and pass. Most women can't look like a man, let alone sound or walk like one, or lift as much weight, or fight as well. If there were more female pirates, we'd know about them.
@SalvableRuinPirates are not HANGED in the Caribbean. Not "hung."
@SalvableRuinIf it was egalitarian, why would anyone want to be captain?
@mitchelljack1590So the british used boline knots to hang folk?? Interesting 🤔
@OneTokeOver96Why do historians never talk about the butt pirates?
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