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Pirate movie does ride justice
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl surprised me greatly..I had nightmares of Cutthroat Island....Hollywood has never seemed to be able to recapture the true swashbuckling spirit...Few films even make a good effort (Princess Bride being the last to do so) This time out Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom do a fine job. The most memorable scene is the homage to the ride it takes its title from...but there are plenty of other memories you'll take from this film...Johnny Depp is a hoot though an oscar nod seems more for unrecognized past glory...dont get me wrong he steals the show and yes he reminds one of Keith Richards. His cutthroat with a heart character enlists Orlando Bloom an unwilling blacksmith but an expert swordsman and sets off after Keira Knightley the governor's daughter kidnapped by Jack's treacherous former first mate Capt. Barbossa played by Geoffrey Rush who is always fun to watch...great visuals throughout and a few good swordfights..mix in some adventurous humor and you've got a winner....while the film wasnt a real swashbuckler it was a lot of FUN....the characters were easy to root for and hiss respectively...the extras are plentiful and worthwile not just endless commentaries...personally I prefer shorts and features which this delivers...I mean really if you are going to watch movies with commentaries stick with Mystery Science Theater...

"That must be the best pirate i have ever seen!"
Arrrrgh, ye be warned! Here there be monsters! And here be a truly wonderful cinematic experience! Johnny Depp, wow, what more can I say, the man is absolutely marvellous. He is without doubt one hell of a package. Besides being very handsome he can also act, and act well! He is the heart and soul of "Pirates". Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp), former captain of "The Black Pearl" is out for revenge and Captain Barbossa is the target! Barbossa , his mutinous first mate, is played perfectly by supertalented Geoffrey Rush. His witty dialogue and pirate brogue add a wonderful touch to this adventure. Barbossa and his crew of "msicreants" are cursed as a result of stealing treasure that has a sordid history. They need to lift the curse by finding the gold coins of Cortez that doomed them to an eternity of living death and wash the curse clean in the blood of "Bootstrap" Bill Turner father of "Will" Turner, played by Orlando Bloom. The significance of Bill's blood is not really developed but that is not necessary in keeping the movie on course. Ms Swan (Keira Knightley), her father(Jonathan Pryce) and her admirer, Commodore Norrington(Jack Davenport) all play significant roles and the acting throughout is suberb. Without giving too much away, Will and Jack embark on a duel purpose adventure to rescue Ms Swan and seek revenge on Barbossa respectively. The result is a swashbuckling, rip-roaring pirate adventure set in breathtaking locations and non-stop action. This, along with another notable adventure concerning hobbits, happen to be my best pics of the year. I can only hope for a sequel!

Aye Matey, Pure Swashbuckling Delight
Imagine you are a movie exec, and and idea is pitched to you about making a movie based on a theme park ride? Seems ridiculous. That's partly why Disneys' and Jerry Bruckheimers' $125 million-plus extravaganza "Pirates of the Caribbean" is such a fun and engaging movie: it comes from something you'd never expect. Thank goodness though, Disney employed "Shreks'" scribes for the screenplay, which is something they had to conjure out of a ride that had no story at all. But the story they do come up is ripe with creativity, wit and lots of wry and campy humor. Most of the humor is supplied by the terrific Johnny Depp, who play Captain Jack Sparrow with such, well, wry and campy brilliance. He, the screenwriters, director Gore Verbinski are what keep the film interesting over its Two and a half hour running time.

The plot involves a love story between a blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and a governors' daughter Elizabeth (Kiera Knightly) that plays itself out to another tale of cursed pirates who are searching for the pieces of condemned gold that they looted and and sold. The pirates kidnap Elizabeth in hopes of lifting the curse, and Will and Jack hijack a British naval warship to find them. This is where the screenwriters shine. They fill the script with witty dialouge and easily accessible in-jokes that keep things swashbuckling throughout the whole movie (most of it from the delivery and body languange of Johnny Depp, Bloom and Geoffery Rush as the wicked Captain Barbosa) even when the condemned Pirates come out for a little moonlight and show their true, rotting selves.

What also keeps the movie piping along, is director Gore Verbinski. He keeps the high-flying action-adventure gripping with one impessive action setpiece after another, though not quite as fluently as a Spielberg or a Peter Jackson, but he stills perform exceptionally well. With a bloated budget like the one he has at his fingertips, what else do you expect? And how many moves with a huge budget are as fun to watch as "Pirates of Caribbean? Not many.

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