The Black Pearl revealed!

Very nice to see “The Black Pearl” again! The build looks spectacular and the updated minifigures look wonderful.

However, I’d say it’s about $80 overpriced. Will wait for a discount or substantial GWPs and a double points promotion.

Justice for Pintel and Ragetti.

That was unexpected.

I don't have interest in the IP, but I just came here to say that the price is atrocious in the US. It looks like a good set, but man... that Disney tax is really biting here, lol.

Uh.........why is the official set name 'Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship' and not 'The Black Pearl' ?

“Take my money!”

When images of this were leaked a few weeks ago I think I became more excited than I have for a LEGO set in a long time. This has been a fantastic year for LEGO pirate ships!

Did the Black Pearl just get "Boba Fett's starship-ed"??

@Robot99 said:
"I don't have interest in the IP, but I just came here to say that the price is atrocious in the US. It looks like a good set, but man... that Disney tax is really biting here, lol."

It’s bad everywhere. The GBP and EUR price conversions both come to ~405 USD.

I always like LEGO ships.

But the blackness of this set bothers me. It looks like a shadow. More than anything else, I enjoy the colourfulness of most LEGO sets.

It will sit on the shelf, a big unicoloured mass. Same reason I didn't buy the Eiffel tower and many other large and otherwise impressive LEGO sets that were 99% the same colour.

Broken record: ridiculously overpriced…

Name aside, this thing is incredible. Worth maybe waiting for a small discount but IMO, it's the best set they've released this year.

Did I expect $380 USD? The way things have been, *sigh*... I did expect $399.

@mkrey said:
"That was unexpected."

Not really - if you knew where to look, this set has had almost everything leaked in the last few months.

It's just eye wateringly expensive.... $400 after taxes. I like it, it looks fantastic. I wasn't around collecting when the prior version came out, so this would be great to get. But no, just no to that price. I can't do it anymore. :(

@Murdoch17 said:
" @mkrey said:
"That was unexpected."

Not really - if you knew where to look, this set has had almost everything leaked in the last few months."

Not everyone looks for leaks so...

@Squidkid_Belmont said:
"Uh.........why is the official set name 'Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship' and not 'The Black Pearl' ?"

Because search engine optimization. If you know the Captain's name, but not the ship name then naming the set 'the Black Pearl' does LEGO no favors and won't return any results when searching for 'Jack Sparrow's pirate ship'. It's a totally stupid and ridiculous trend, but it seems to be their reasoning, flawed as it may be.

@Robot99 said:
"I don't have interest in the IP, but I just came here to say that the price is atrocious in the US. It looks like a good set, but man... that Disney tax is really biting here, lol."

Pretty sure it's not just the Disney tariff at play here...

Also would love to see the inclusion of Jack the monkey.

There’s a minor inconsistency in the piece count, I suspect it should also be 2862 in the article text? Either way it presents quite well. I think all the complaints about price are completely justified. There was not a single mention of it in the creator retro telephone review because the price was actually fair. Here, and in the majority of “adult-oriented” sets now, it’s sadly become the main sticking point.

The set looks impressive but not being a pirates fan I can sit back and relax knowing my wallet won't suffer for this.

Not for me it’s fair to say - as a pirate ship the creator one from a couple of years back is so much more fun (partly due to the IP monochrome nature of this one) and even as a fan of the films that same black nature makes this a bit of a light sink to display and it doesn’t look there’s a lot of play value - I’m sure the cannon feature will be clever (like the internal mechanism of the big Destiny’s Bounty which is also possibly more fun as a big ship) but firing cannons would be better.

As much as I really like pirates and ships (owning myself the Titanic, Endurance and Barracuda bay) I have to say I'm not really sure yet about this one, it's so dark, which is movie accurate... Just cannot decide yet if it would look any good anchored in my city's harbor...

Built only in black. And sometimes, very very... dark grey!

This would've been the perfect set if they included Pintel and Ragetti

"You can't read!"
"It's the Bible, you get credit for trying."

No way...jyn erso head strikes back for elizabeth!

Edit: No leg printing for most of them is atrocious, no pintel and ragetti is unacceptable, this needs a follow-up set of the flying Dutchman. This set might be the most overpriced of 2025.

I'm not really interested in the PotC movies (I do really like the soundtrack from them, though), but this set looks pretty cool. I understand what everybody's saying about it being pretty monochrome overall, but as a Star Wars collector, I'm pretty used to that ;) It seems like a pretty good representation of the ship from the movies, anyway.

So overall, not interested in this one, but happy for those Pirates fans out there who are. Rivendell was a huge deal for me when it was revealed, and I was ecstatic for LotR's return to LEGO, and I'm sure many PotC fans will feel the same way about this set.

@StudMuffin24 said:
"No way...jyn erso head strikes back for elizabeth!

Edit: No leg printing for most of them is atrocious, no pintel and ragetti is unacceptable, this needs a follow-up set of the flying Dutchman. This set might be the most overpriced of 2025."

That Jyn head is so overused.

Looks incredible. They did a wonderful job on the overall shaping of such a curvy ship.

As a big fan of both Pirates and PotC that price won’t stop me from buying day one…

@StudMuffin24 said:
"No way...jyn erso head strikes back for elizabeth!

Edit: No leg printing for most of them is atrocious, no pintel and ragetti is unacceptable, this needs a follow-up set of the flying Dutchman. This set might be the most overpriced of 2025."

No leg printing and especially lack of dual moulded legs seems to be the new way for Lego to save costs.

@WolfpackBricks63 said:
"This would've been the perfect set if they included Pintel and Ragetti

"You can't read!"
"It's the Bible, you get credit for trying.""

I agree that Pintel and Ragetti should have been included. It would have been nice to have had the option to display this with Barbossa’s crew only!

I wouldn’t mind a Dauntless follow up set including several royal navy minifigures and a few of the cursed Black Pearl crew

Also knows as Hector Barbossa's ship since he commanded the ship longer.

This does look excellent, but I can't be the only one who feels that for all the effort that was put into the design of the ship, they copped out with the pirate flag.

Yes, I know its the same Jolly Roger as the one in the original Black Pearl, but its too cartoony. Even the symbol on the 2015 "Brick Bounty" looked closer in style to Barbosa's actual flag than this does. And Jack Sparrow himself had a unique flag design not copied from real-world pirates.

I don't know. I'm aware that this is small and nit-picky, but I just think it'd be nice to have something more distinctive for such an expensive ship!

@Robot99 said:
"I don't have interest in the IP, but I just came here to say that the price is atrocious in the US. It looks like a good set, but man... that Disney tax is really biting here, lol."

All these recent sets have a higher relative US price compared to Canadian price. It used to be the Canadian Price to US Price used to sit about 1.28 - 1.30. This one sits at 1.18 like some of the recent announcements and figure the increased in US price is owing to, sadly, tariffs.

Given the current CDN To US exchange of 0.72 the asking CAD$449.99 would be USD$325. Used to be we would go to the US to buy cheaper LEGO...now it looks like the reverse, though unsure what tax you might incur on way coming back home.

It's absolutely stunning, but absolutely overpriced! Perfectly happy with my current version. Minifigures are great except Barbossa, just looks off

It will be like a "black hole" to suck you in...and your wallet as well LOL

I like the core ship model without the lower hull extension or the cannon mechanism. If we ever get PaB Standard back in the States I'd like to try to build that part of the ship in Barracuda colors. I think the politician responsible for the loss of PaB Standard in the States should go learn a lesson at Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, and I think Jack Sparrow should be able to call his ship whatever he wants.

It's all so tiresome.

Looks good except for being too black. Was interested when I saw the leaks but maybe at like $300 or $320. $380 is just way more than in happy to spend.

Disney tax was always bad but now with obvious but unnamed external factors as well I feel like I may end up buying less and less Lego in the near future :(

About time Elizabeth Swann gets another minifigure, after she was in only one set of the previous PotC theme in contrast to her fellow main characters. A shame this is still one of her dresses rather than the more pirate-y outfits she wears later; but I guess this set does seem to be exclusively based on Curse of the Black Pearl and not so much the following movies, so it makes some sense.

I wonder if that means that, if this one sells well, they've got huge sets like this in store based on Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, for it to become a running thing like the big LotR ones? That honestly wouldn't surprise me at this point; especially since a Flying Dutchman for Davy Jones to face off against these guys seems like the obvious next addition to such a line.

The new minifigures of Jack and Will look like genuine improvements on the former versions, which is nice, but I'm not sold on new!Barbossa. He just looks like a normal guy, whereas his earlier minifigure version - particularly in the expression - captured something of the distinctive feeling of the character.

Is the ship's figurehead being sand green accurate to the movie? It feels to me like it stands out in a weird way, especially since the earlier set's figurehead was black to match everything else. But I'm not familiar enough with how the ship looked onscreen to say whether that was necessarily accurate.

In any case, not a set that's for me - I enjoyed the three movies, but not enough to be interested in expensive merchandise of them - but it's neat to see. Will be looking forward to reading Brickset's review on it, at least! ^^

@ELH2806 said:
"Did the Black Pearl just get "Boba Fett's starship-ed"??"

Does that mean the dark truth behind it being called the "Black" Pearl is it was used to transport captured Africans?

Absolutely NOT defending the price as it is too high, but for context, the set that came out 14 years ago would cost $145 today adjusted for inflation and this one has 3.5 times as many pieces and 2 extra figs, which I think speaks more to the old one being just as overpriced

Not my income class. What a shame.

They just had to raise that price by 20€ more.
The economic situation and outside forces are one thing (even many of those are debatable, like spreading out the price increase amongst countries that have nothing to do with US tariff shenanigans).

But pushing things at every possible level just to see how much you can get away with is another thing. And I think it's been pretty evident for quite some time now that Lego is sitting firmly in the latter category.
And I hope this will come back to bite them, as currently they are doing every dirty trick in the book to make the hobby less enjoyable. Truly the Apple of toys.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @Squidkid_Belmont said:
"Uh.........why is the official set name 'Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship' and not 'The Black Pearl' ?"

Because search engine optimization. If you know the Captain's name, but not the ship name then naming the set 'the Black Pearl' does LEGO no favors and won't return any results when searching for 'Jack Sparrow's pirate ship'. It's a totally stupid and ridiculous trend, but it seems to be their reasoning, flawed as it may be."

Because "Pearl of Color" is too obviously woke.

is this the first lego boat to let you choose between full hull or waterline?

The box makes it look like I haven’t unlocked the ship to play as yet

@StudMuffin24 said:
"No way...jyn erso head strikes back for elizabeth!

Edit: No leg printing for most of them is atrocious, no pintel and ragetti is unacceptable, this needs a follow-up set of the flying Dutchman. This set might be the most overpriced of 2025."

Can't wait for the new version of the 3817 The Flying Dutchman

6285 Black Seas Barracuda is one of my favourite sets of all time, and I never liked the newer Lego ships which often lacks a string between the masts, always seems like something is missing.

Jack Sparrows Pirate Ship sounds like something a Chinese knock off company would call this....

There is irony in the price of a pirate ship being so outrageous ... however I don't consider that a feature :(

Geez…that price makes me want to turn to a life of piracy when I go into the LEGO store.

@Huw said:
"The black ship on a black background is going to really stand out on the shelves!"

I guess if the box is tall enough it might be able to Loom Ominously and that’s a sort of standing out. Ish.

I feel like recent Lego pricing left me abandoned on a small,desert islamd bereft of treasure.

I love how interesting this looks. Yet, the price, lack of fig details, and lack of interesting interior make this a reluctant acquisition... especially as I have the OG on display.

I will always remember this as the day I almost bought Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship.

Too expensive for me, but I like it.

This is a weird complaint for a ship called the Black Pearl but it's too black for me. The ship in the films is quite battered and worn so I never really saw it as black, at least not jet black. The texture of the worn black-painted wood is not really possible to recreate in shiny plastic, so the set doesn't really work for me, despite being a great build and being based on a source material I love (the last film is the only one I dislike)

@gylman said:
"I always like LEGO ships.

But the blackness of this set bothers me. It looks like a shadow. More than anything else, I enjoy the colourfulness of most LEGO sets.

It will sit on the shelf, a big unicoloured mass. Same reason I didn't buy the Eiffel tower and many other large and otherwise impressive LEGO sets that were 99% the same colour. "

Yes, I agree. I get that the Black Pearl is black . . . but somehow this is too black.

Do I want to sponsor the slow death of Johnny Depp's career? I do not. Do I like this ship though? I do though. Do I like it 350 Euros much? I really don't.

@Squidkid_Belmont said:
"Uh.........why is the official set name 'Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship' and not 'The Black Pearl' ?"

It's the shadowbox-version.

@VaultDweller_197 said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
" @mkrey said:
"That was unexpected."

Not really - if you knew where to look, this set has had almost everything leaked in the last few months."

Not everyone looks for leaks so..."

I highly recommend that you do.

It's the best way to plan your future Lego purchases, as you learn (sometimes months) in advance about upcoming products and can act accordingly. This is especially true if you have a yearly Lego budget you want to keep.

In addition, and even more helpful, they provide a retirement date. I flipped my whole purchase habits based on that for the last few years, and prioritized sets that are due to retire this year (which usually involves a deeper discount right before), over those 2-4 years from today.

You also learn about upcoming double VIP points in advance, GWP in advance and other promotions such as Black Friday.

And it's not a secret server on discord or deep web whatever, it's very accessible.

The sails attached to the sides look strange - there's no "blowing effect" like in old lego ships. Also it looks that sails are not movable. Sad that they use the pirate flag with that ulgy skull from 2005 Pirates.

@sjr60 said:
"This looks excellent.
Inflation adjusted price of the original - £126.
This one is well over triple the piece count.
Under £300 feels pretty good really.
Or there's always the original on BrickLink for £995!"

Is it 3 times bigger or does it weigh 3 times more though?

I figure loads of tiny pieces in this one versus the original.

But I admit it looks far nicer than the now very expensive original.

But why is the rum gone?

@Robot99 said:
"I don't have interest in the IP, but I just came here to say that the price is atrocious in the US. It looks like a good set, but man... that Disney tax is really biting here, lol."

Dont forget the special Trumpty Dumpty tariffs for that extra special and slightly spicy orange taxation sauce.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @Squidkid_Belmont said:
"Uh.........why is the official set name 'Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship' and not 'The Black Pearl' ?"

Because search engine optimization. If you know the Captain's name, but not the ship name then naming the set 'the Black Pearl' does LEGO no favors and won't return any results when searching for 'Jack Sparrow's pirate ship'. It's a totally stupid and ridiculous trend, but it seems to be their reasoning, flawed as it may be."

And fans of the franchise, who want to buy the set, will search 'Black Pearl' and be rewarded with nothing.

The build looks incredible but the insane price and underwhelming interior really drag this set down. $380 for less than 3,000 pieces? Pricing is unfortunately just out of control on this set, The Shire, and Hogsmeade. Really glad to see the Pirates of the Caribbean theme return and I hope we finally get a Flying Dutchman set!

Goodness LEGO is just becoming TOO expensive to be remotely worth it.

"How much does Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship cost?"
"379.99 President George Washington's American currency units!"

No Pintel and Regetti?

I laughed out loud when the press release called out an apple. Ooh, an apple! In a 2800-piece set, does anyone care about a single piece of fruit? Beautiful set, but geez that was lame.

Regarding Pintel and Ragetti, it would be nice to get minifigs of them, since, along with Jack (Sparrow, not the monkey), Barbossa, and Joshamee (yes, really) Gibbs, they are the only characters to appear in all five films, which means they are the only two such characters who have yet to be minifiged. But, there’s an issue with putting them in this set. Gibbs, Anamaria, Cotton, and Marty aren’t in Barbossa’s crew. They’re part of the crew Jack picks up in Tortuga to retake the Black Pearl. I kinda understand why they got left out of this specific lineup.

@Squidkid_Belmont said:
"Uh.........why is the official set name 'Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship' and not 'The Black Pearl' ?"

Because “Boba Fetts starship” was already taken…

Want it. But that price tag is prohibitive. Dear LEGO can we get more affordable sets? Thank you

…. Now if only they would update and upscale 4195 in the same fashion….. that would be AMAZING!

It undeniably looks great....but is it really (almost) 4 times as great as good old 4184? Okay, inflation sure is a thing, but I can't help but feel this is bigger (and thus much more expensive) than it needs to be. Something with diminishing returns....

But then again, no need for another pirate ship right now, I already got the Going Merry :-)

Oh, and request for the reviewer ( @Huw?): Please take a picture right after opening the box....at least if it's plastic bags. Should look overwhelmingly black, but I have a feeling we'll still see all color of the rainbow. The 21317 experience all over again....

@Slave2lego said:
"…. Now if only they would update and upscale 4195 in the same fashion….. that would be AMAZING!"
You took the words right out of my mouth.

Are the 2 internal rooms/spaces shown on the box all there is? That would be disappoining

@sjr60 said:
"This looks excellent.
Inflation adjusted price of the original - £126.
This one is well over triple the piece count.
Under £300 feels pretty good really."
That has been LEGO's trick for years now. Artificially inflate the piece count by using tons of tiny worthless 1x1 pieces instead of proper pieces like in older sets.
And voila, gullible people just looking at the piece count think that they are getting their money's worth.

I'm joining in on the RRP discussion, even though I'm not really interested in this set. I just had to compare with the Endurance, since it's still on the market and released less than a year ago.

10365 - 2862 pieces, 64x64x23cm, €350
10335 - 3011 pieces, 80x47x24cm, €270

Similar-ish part counts, similar-ish volumes.

One is longer, the other is taller. Although the extra height must be mostly the masts and some sails. Wait, on closer inspection, 10365 has 10 pieces of sail cloth, just one more than 10335, so not really a significant difference there either.

I guess minifigs are €10 each these days then.

Was it designed by Batman?

Why is TLG incompetent to count and promote ALL minifigures in a set, if it's the most important thing to their brand. They did the same for Rivendell, were the 6 statues were simply omitted and they do it again here with the figurehead. I get that astromechs and skeletons don't count.

@Huw What's up with the back-and-forth on the (sub)theme naming? It's clearly an ICONS set with a Pirates of the Caribbean subtheme, as depicted on the box and lego website. The GWP is also listed under Icons, but it's not written, so I would place it as Promotional and same subtheme PotC. The recent Lord of the Rings sets are also running under the ICONS theme and not the old LotR one.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @Squidkid_Belmont said:
"Uh.........why is the official set name 'Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship' and not 'The Black Pearl' ?"

Because search engine optimization. If you know the Captain's name, but not the ship name then naming the set 'the Black Pearl' does LEGO no favors and won't return any results when searching for 'Jack Sparrow's pirate ship'. It's a totally stupid and ridiculous trend, but it seems to be their reasoning, flawed as it may be."

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship

@AustinPowers said:
" @sjr60 said:
"This looks excellent.
Inflation adjusted price of the original - £126.
This one is well over triple the piece count.
Under £300 feels pretty good really."
That has been LEGO's trick for years now. Artificially inflate the piece count by using tons of tiny worthless 1x1 pieces instead of proper pieces like in older sets.
And voila, gullible people just looking at the piece count think that they are getting their money's worth."

I mean, 1x1 pieces aren't worthless, they're actually extremely useful for making models more detailed than blocky older sets tended to be. And even without accounting for piece size, this is decidedly bigger than the original set. But if writing off everyone with a different opinion than you as "gullible" makes you feel better about yourself, more power to you.

@Norikins said:
" @ELH2806 said:
"Did the Black Pearl just get "Boba Fett's starship-ed"??"

Does that mean the dark truth behind it being called the "Black" Pearl is it was used to transport captured Africans? "

At that time it was called The Wicked Wench. It was renamed "The Black Pearl" by Captain Jack after its burnt remains were lifted from the ocean by Davy Jones. Cutler Becket had burned and sunk the ship after Jack freed the slaves on board.

@R0Sch said:
"Why is TLG incompetent to count and promote ALL minifigures in a set, if it's the most important thing to their brand. They did the same for Rivendell, were the 6 statues were simply omitted and they do it again here with the figurehead. I get that astromechs and skeletons don't count."

Maybe it is because LEGO doesn't think that minifigures are the most important thing in their brand. Possibly they think how they have created a good looking design out of 1000s of pieces is important. For Rivendell they specifically refer to them as character minifigures so don't count the statues as they are not characters, just bits of the architecture.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @Squidkid_Belmont said:
"Uh.........why is the official set name 'Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship' and not 'The Black Pearl' ?"

Because search engine optimization. If you know the Captain's name, but not the ship name then naming the set 'the Black Pearl' does LEGO no favors and won't return any results when searching for 'Jack Sparrow's pirate ship'. It's a totally stupid and ridiculous trend, but it seems to be their reasoning, flawed as it may be."

Sounds possible enough.

Yikes, I hate the modern world... Algorithms take the soul out of anything...

Barbossa got snubbed, the dubious ownership of this fine vessel is no longer debatable thanks to Lego

Batman’s ship is awesome.

So..what I can gather so far..

1. This set should have been named The Black Pearl
2. The price set around $300
3. It should include Pintel & Ragetti minifigures

Reluctant friend of Will Turner's pirate ship

@Murdoch17 said:
" @Squidkid_Belmont said:
"Uh.........why is the official set name 'Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship' and not 'The Black Pearl' ?"

Because search engine optimization. If you know the Captain's name, but not the ship name then naming the set 'the Black Pearl' does LEGO no favors and won't return any results when searching for 'Jack Sparrow's pirate ship'. It's a totally stupid and ridiculous trend, but it seems to be their reasoning, flawed as it may be."

While this may be the most plausible reason I've seen, anyone who's seen the first movie (literally titled Curse of the Black Pearl), or really any of the movies in the franchise, should know the name "The Black Pearl." Jack Sparrow and The Black Pearl go hand in hand; if you know the character's name, you should know his ship's name.

Waiting with bated breath for when they decide to make The Flying Dutchman and it gets named "Davy Jones' Pirate Ship."

@PurpleDave said:
" @Lyichir said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @sjr60 said:
"This looks excellent.
Inflation adjusted price of the original - £126.
This one is well over triple the piece count.
Under £300 feels pretty good really."
That has been LEGO's trick for years now. Artificially inflate the piece count by using tons of tiny worthless 1x1 pieces instead of proper pieces like in older sets.
And voila, gullible people just looking at the piece count think that they are getting their money's worth."

I mean, 1x1 pieces aren't worthless, they're actually extremely useful for making models more detailed than blocky older sets tended to be. And even without accounting for piece size, this is decidedly bigger than the original set. But if writing off everyone with a different opinion than you as "gullible" makes you feel better about yourself, more power to you."

Some people are strangely resistant to considering the fact that the quantity of parts is a far bigger expense than the mass of plastic used to make them. And also that they generally sell for more on the secondary market than parts tbat are twice their size."
My many years of experience on Bricklink say otherwise. Most 1x1 pieces sell for one cent or even less. Cheese slopes, 1x1 plates and tiles as well as Technic pins being prime examples, where you can get ten or more of for one cent. Larger pieces like 1x4, 1x6, 2x4 etc. tend to sell for fifteen cents and up.
And as for "feeling better", I don't feel anything when describing a situation that's factual. I don't have anything to do with that, or LEGO's decision making.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @Squidkid_Belmont said:
"Uh.........why is the official set name 'Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship' and not 'The Black Pearl' ?"

Because search engine optimization. If you know the Captain's name, but not the ship name then naming the set 'the Black Pearl' does LEGO no favors and won't return any results when searching for 'Jack Sparrow's pirate ship'. It's a totally stupid and ridiculous trend, but it seems to be their reasoning, flawed as it may be."

Then they still could have named it Captain Jack Sparrow's The Black Pearl

@Kanduu said:
"My take is just that it costs more to be what's recognized as environmentally friendly. Thus the high prices for everything coming out lately."
Previously, Lego shipped its parts in plastic bags. It still does, but now the plastic has to be infused into paper first so it can be recognized as recyclable*. If you buy it at the Lego Store, you will even be given a heavy, highly-processed paper bag that was shipped all the way from China or Germany to take it home in! So your theory is not without merit.

Personally though, I think it's more likely that both Lego and Disney really like money. But maybe in Disney's case, I'm beginning to doubt. If they really liked money, they would probably make movies people want to watch. Still, somebody has to pay the bills for billions of dollars of box-office bombs, and customers of The-Color-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named Pearl might just be the ones!

* Fortunately, nobody reads the fine print on Lego's website, which says "We encourage people to check with their local authorities for how to correctly dispose of our paper-based bags." This kind of verbiage is usually secret code for "nobody can actually recycle this stuff; dump it in the trash."

I can't believe the number of people who complain that this ship is too black... This is ridiculous, just like saying the Shire is too green! Both sets just faithfully respect the movies. Day one purchase for me :-)

Overpriced dust magnet. Minifigs are cool but ship itself is far from being playable which was the fundamental feature of the old Black Pearl and Queen's Ann Revenge.