Quoted from VacFink:

It seems to look like a pinball machine. They seem to be refining their build quality and development. Very polished.
That said, JJ continues to underwhelm. I'm in the camp that theme matters. Its like getting a 60" 4k flat screenTV and its stuck on the wrong channel.
I'll throw out the first speculation of JJP#5. Martha Stewart Cooking School. 'cuz JJP gets it'

Quoted from Plungemaster:

I want to ask some of the members who dont like this theme. Is it cause you dont like the movies? Cause i think great movies can be bad pinball themes, but bad movies can be fantastic pinball themes.
I am not a big fan of the potc movies. But i see a HUGE potential for a great and fun game. I think potc is a fantastic theme for pinball.

Quoted from KingPinGames:

I am not getting defensive here at all, but i do find this statement from you as curious when you have a Revenge from Mars (which was done before as Attack from mars) and a Stern Star Trek (which was done before a Star Trek The Next Generation.
Just because a theme has been done before doesn't mean it shouldn't be done again. Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jone, Black Knight, High Speed, 8 Ball, i am sure there are more. My point is that even though they were all done once before, new movies, new technology, new elements have been added to make each one different from the previous one.
The pinball public has spoken. the number of JJP PotC being sold is amazing. It's okay if you don't like it, but at the same time you can't criticize based on the fact that "it has been done already" and then have almost half of your collection be "redone themes."
I am super proud of my brother and his team (and probably a little over protective), but what they have done is not a retheme of the Stern game, but a JJP version of a Pirates of the Caribbean game.
i will have to agree with steve. "agree to disagree then"

Quoted from Pinballomatic:

Fair enough thanks for explaining anyway. The game flat out rocks and has tons of cool stuff that hasn’t been done pretty much ever or at least in this way (the spinning disc assembly is a thing of pinball engineering beauty and despite the three motors and relays, optos and leds and the disc surface which is rigid and grabby yet transparent in spots and it can do so many things but it has a very shallow elegant profile that doesn’t weigh down or clutter up the underside of the field).
The rocking pearl Playfield is reminiscent of the Path on IJ but it can do cool stuff in addition like the player can control the speed at which it rocks - I don’t mean in the settings menu I mean while flipping - and it has the MM castle flip up style gate to load the cannon shot, which then rather than be stagnant like on taxi or big guns is challenging on two levels because of the rocking field - yes t2 and dh and AC/DC and others have moving gun turrets but this one moves on a different plane so that’s at least different somewhat. The activate enclosed magnetic area on the back right has been done different ways before either with a captive ball (Hollywood heat GNR) or with a disc and targets around it (arena CSI op thunder and lots of games including yes Sterns POTC) but this is a variation of that at least.
The subway underneath has five entrances which I guess is reminiscent of STTNG although certainly not the same. Left side whirlpool ramp screams Black Rose except this one has a funky diverter to knock the ball down the whirlpool funnel in the middle (whitewater although used differently here) which is pretty damn cool I think although you may disagree.
The software is cool and will be very cool when finished.
The compass on the apron can either be somewhat passive in just displaying information or can become an integral part of the game if you trap and hit the action button to differentiate shots.
Spinners - a popular pinball staple - these have leds on top for a neat flicker lighting effect.
What else did I miss? Help me Chris and those out there who know.
So yeah I agree we need innovation not the same thing over and over. Woz hobbit and DI were never done before licenses and games 5 and 6 coming up are new also.
Too bad this one isn’t for you.

Quoted from Aurich:

Wut. There is an entire universe of theme options out there. POTC was picked, and there's not point in wondering what could have been, but there's no situation here where it was some "well guess there's nothing else to pick" deal.

Quoted from TomGWI:

How many times has Star Trek and Star Wars been done? A lot more times than Pirates has.
You have 2 Star Trek pins.