For one thing, the filmmakers draw upon the entire legend and lore of pirate life -- of high-seas ambushes, mountains of gold, cruel captains, lusty rogues, feisty damsels, drunken sailors, barroom brawls, ancient curses and furious sword fights. [...] the film pays bemused tribute not only to one of Disneyland's most popular rides but those old swashbucklers who once graced movie screens. The film includes a number of "scenes" from the Disneyland ride, such as the imprisoned pirates trying to coax a dog carrying a jailhouse key toward their cell to a raucous tavern featuring zaftig serving wenches.

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