"One of the script writers was really into the historical adaptation of the pirate fantasy. He insisted that the whole rotten teeth and scurvy skin was part of the characteristics of those at sea. The ships were actually built for the film."

"And then with a little CGI, the undead became more realistic."

He switches DVDs so that he places the second one into the machine. "And with the success of the first film, they were given bigger budgets for each film that followed."