The Curse of the Black Pearl

These are sort of those moments you relish as a Daddy.  Yes, we have teachable moments, and share important things like Biblical concepts, education, and those seasonal events too.  But this was big:  Madison watched "The Curse of the Black Pearl" with us tonight.  This was her first time getting to see a full movie with Captain Jack Sparrow, and she just loved it.  Not that she's considering a life of piracy right now, but she was a chatterbox after the movie, informing Daddy of all the details he's known since the movie came out in 2002.

Part of our reasoning here was the recent "Talk Like a Pirate Day."  The other event that inspired this viewing is our upcoming cruise, where we hope to once again introduce Madison to Captain Jack Sparrow.

Before this movie came out, pirate-themed flicks seemed to be destined for failure.  We liked "Cutthroat Island" and all of the older classics, but it seemed like we wouldn't get to see a new pirate movie ever.  Nobody wanted to risk making one - until this one.  We always would give a +1 to the score of any pirate movie, just because it was a pirate movie.  But to us, this one was a 10 to begin with - so on a scale of 1 to 10, this movie gets an 11 from us!

This morning, we were back at the museum - not learning about pirates though.  It was a great morning, although a little madcap at points in our drama.  The message was clear in the end though, and suddenly there is only one more weekend left in our museum-themed series.  It's been a great run - Mommy had a funny moment related to the theme this week.  She noted that the current dictator in Syria has a voice that sounds pretty much like the villain in "Night at the Museum 2:"  Kahmunrah.  There was an interview with the guy this past week, and we were trying to figure out the voice, and there it is:  he's COME BACK TO LIFE!

Mommy's got a funny sense of humor!