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Summary: Ahoy, mateys. Aarghh!!
Review: "Pirates" is a fun romp of a film. It has to be considering it is based on the amusement park ride of the same name. Johnny Depp does a good job as Captain Jack Sparrow. He seems to be about one swig of rum away from oblivion throughout the whole film. Although most folks applaud Depp as the standout performer in this movie, the entire cast is deserving of accolades. Although most of the characters are pretty stock, it's how they are played that makes this film so wonderful. The acting is intentionally over-the-top. Geoffrey Rush plays Barbossa, the greedy, mutiness pirate captain who commandeers the Black Pearl from Depp. Rush brings something to the character that makes him more appealing than say, a Captain Hook. The rest of the pirates are just as greedy and just as mutiness, but their stereotypical behaviors are set off by some brilliant acting. Their are dumb pirates, mean pirates and, of course, one bad monkey. I won't go into a synopsis of the film. Instead, I want to speak about the overall production and quality of this flick. The special effects are dead on(no pun intended). The way the pirates dance in and out of the moonlight, changing from living beings to rotting corpses, is fun to watch. The battle between the Pearl and the Interceptor is classic, excessive Hollywood fun. Even the sounds of this film are played to perfection. This is one of those movies that makes you wish you had surround sound if you are so not blessed. So, if you like fun, bold adventure with just a little silliness, "Pirates" is definitely a fun movie to watch. It'll have you wanting to go eat at Long John Silver's and scream "Aargh" all the way back home. A fun, modern pirate movie in the classic pirate movie vein.
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Summary: "Pirates of The Caribbean" is a 5 star masterpiece!
Review: I was so blown away when I finished seeing the movie "Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl" even with the high expectations from hearing all of the excellent reviews that this movie got and let me tell you, this movie deserves every great review that it gets. This is one of the best movies of 2003 and this DVD is a must-have. In so many ways "Pirates" is a major sweeping epic adventure that I have never seen before. I generally have not been a major fan of pirate movies until I saw this movie and you should not miss this DVD with all of the awesome extras on here. In a lot of ways, I view this movie as almost like two or three sub-plots all bound together into one amazing movie. I don't know about you but I sense that there were three small plots all in one movie but they all fit very well together on this sweeping epic adventure. The story unfolds where a British navy ship discovers a young boy named Will Turner barely alive in the ocean during the 1800s in the Caribbean Sea, and a young girl named Elizabeth Swann helps to rescue him from death after his ship was destroyed by unknown assailants. Elizabeth Swann is kidnapped by a fleet of rogue pirates and popular citizen, Will Turner, now a young man, partners up with a very unlikely ally named Jack Sparrow, a rogue menacing but friendly pirate named Jack Sparrow to save Elizabeth from the evil pirates. However, they soon realize that they are up against much worse enemies when it is discovered that the evil pirates are in an undead state, stuck between life and death and take the form of skeletons when exposed to the moonlight. Teaming up with Jack Sparrow, Will Turner fights against the evil undead pirate monsters to rescue Elizabeth Swann from their evil undead captain named Barbossa. Barbossa along with his evil fleet is seeking for a special artifact called "The Black Pearl" to bring him, and his pirate crew back to normal life as normal human beings and reclaim their power over the Caribbean. It is said that he is so evil that even Hell spit him right back out! Jack Sparrow on a personal note is also at war with Captain Barbossa to regain his long lost ship that was stolen from him many years ago. With all of these things, it is a long, dangerous but fun adventure as they aim to rescue Elizabeth Swann from Barbossa and prevent him from gaining a hold of the "Black Pearl". This movie succeeds on so many levels. TO me, this was one of the most unlikely success stories in movie history in recent years. Everyone involved in this project deserves the utmost praise that they have gotten. Although only in a relatively limited role, I thought that Jonathan Pryce was really funny as the bumbling Governor Swann and is a nice departure from the more traditionally villainous roles in his movies. Orlando Bloom also makes a nice departure away from the "Lord of the Rings" franchise and is absolutely fabulous as the brave-hearted Will Turner. I thought that Elizabeth Swann was the best damsel in distress character that I've seen in many years. The twosome rival duo Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush though really stole the two halves of the spotlight on here. I really thought that Geoffrey Rush was absolutely fantastic as the vicious undead pirate Barbossa and Rush really brought the evil character to life on the big screen. It's so cool seeing Barbossa's eyes wide open when he's being cunning and planning his ambitious schemes. Johnny Depp was the absolute perfect choice for the role of the mentally twisted Captain Jack Sparrow. He really brings the oddball, twisted, demented, yet charming personality of Sparrow to life on the big screen. I felt that these two characters were what made this movie so much fun. Any remaining cast members I didn't mention also brought a lot of personalities into their character roles in this movie. The best thing I think that really made this movie so successful is that it takes the darkness of pirate movies but gives it a more comedic undertone to make it more fun and adventurous without robbing any of the personalities away from them. I felt that this is one of the rare cases where a movie blends adventure, comedy, and epic fun and results in a highly intelligent and strongly thought-out masterpiece! I felt that comedy in general has gone through a decline in recent years but this movie though gives comedy a much-needed facelift. The directing is amazing too and the sceneries are also spellbinding especially with the underwater scenes in some places. I think that they really put a lot of time into making this and really made a strong script out of it. The DVD edition is something that is NOT to be missed. The movie itself is a real masterpiece but disc two also contains some really cool features. My favorites are the "Blooper Reel" and the part that goes into the part that involves the films making. Some of the sets were absolutely amazing and one set for a particular scene in the movie particular really blew me away at its grand scale and size. There are many other features that are not to be missed on this DVD edition but these sections I felt were worth mentioning but everything else I didn't mention here with this review deserves a look as well. Whatever you do, do whatever you can to get a hold on this DVD. Forget the VHS. VHS's offer little of anything anymore these days and get damaged too easily. The DVD edition has lots of treats on it and should be included in any movie-goers collection. This is a really amazing movie and an awesome DVD to go along with it.
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Summary: A fantastic Depp for a weak story !
Review: According to all the positive reviews, it looks like this movie is one of the best ever made. I will say it's certainly a good entertainment For sure there is nothing to say about Johnny Depp, he's good and without beeing clairvoyant, I can say that there will be a sequel of Pirate of the Caribbean in a couple of years. That's a Hollywood movie with an old recipe making profits easily.Yes, kind of you already know everything in the first minutes that there will be a happy ending, a love story and heroism everywhere.
The only thing I will say it's Pirate doesn't create anything new. Many Pirate movies have been made in the past with the same kind of story. Okay it's maybe funnier but well with all the money they had, they could have found a better story where the plot and the final are not so foreseeable and better told.
I found some incoherences here and there showing the weakness of the screenplay. Well not sure everybody noticed them.
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Summary: A Swashbucklin' Good Time.
Review: When pirates attack the Caribbean town of Port Royal and make off with the governor's daughter, Elizabeth (Keira Knightley), the young blacksmith who loves her, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), enlists the help of an eccentric pirate named Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in tracking them down. The two men set off in pursuit of the dreaded pirate ship The Black Pearl, captained by a cutthroat named Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). But Jack Sparrow hasn't been entirely candid with his plan to capture the Pearl and save the young lady. Instead of being based on a book or an entirely original screenplay, "Pirates of the Caribbean" has the unusual distinction of being inspired by the ride at Walt Disneyland. I have to admit, the movie is better than I would have expected a film based on an amusement park attraction to be. Gore Verbinski directs this energetic, fanciful tale of 17th century pirates who terrorize Caribbean seaports. The tall masted ships look good, but the underwater visuals look fake in the extreme. There are lots of battle scenes but very little blood. The story is silly. But the film's great cast keeps us entertained for nearly two and a half hours. Johnny Depp's hilarious histrionic performance as Jack Sparrow alone makes "Pirates" worth seeing. Sparrow's coiffure resembles that of the infamous Blackbeard, but his good-natured humor departs from reality in uproarious fashion. Geoffrey Rush is another heavyweight thespian who has a lot of fun with his villainous character. Orlando Bloom is charming as the earnest and dashing, but unfortunately socially disadvantaged, young heartthrob Will. "Pirates of the Caribbean" isn't about anything but frivolous fun, but in that the film accomplishes its mission. I recently read a book about the Golden Age of Piracy: "Under the Black Flag" by David Cordingly. If "Pirates of the Caribbean" has piqued your interest in pirate culture, Cordingly's book is an excellent overview of real-life 17th-century pirates, including those in the Caribbean. It includes history of many subjects alluded to in the film: the real town of Port Royal, which catered to pirates, Cortés' Aztec gold, the island populations of buccaneers, famous Caribbean pirates, and the general life, times and downfall of the pirates of that era.
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Summary: Fun, fun fun!
Review: This was one of the most entertaining movies I have seen in a long, long while. Johnny Depp's entrance is now permanently ensconced in my top five movie moments ever. It was brilliant! Considering the hit-and-miss nature of Disney entertainment of late, I was guarded in my expectations. Happily, I was delighted rather than disappointed. Almost all ages could enjoy the rollicking adventure. I say almost, because the ghost pirates could easily scare the very young (but what special effects!). The characters were fun (Depp's was genius), the location was perfect, and the story very engaging. I would highly reccomend Pirates of the Caribbean to anyone with a sense of adventure!
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Summary: love it ! savvy?
Review: I love this movie! really funny ,especially Johnny Depp. Both Kiera and Orlando were great actors!
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Summary: SHOULD BE A 5 OSCAR WINNER MOVIE
Review: I am very dispointed that Oscar is not selected by the American Audience. This movie puts you in the real pirate times, entertaining, and action. I would given more than 5 Oscars trophy for this movie. The performance of the actor are so excellent I really enjoyed Johnny Depp's performance. Very excellent character. You would see the time passing when you watch this movie. It's worth every penny you spend on this DVD.
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Summary: POTC ROCKS!!!
Review: POTC Rocks!! it is the best movie since sliced bread and will continue to be untill sliced jelly ( try and do that huh ). No but we are sirius..i mean serious. This movie is awesomely awesome ( DA BOMB! ) GO POTC!! WE LOVE YOU NANA
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Summary: Wow Disney came out with a good movie.....
Review: Let's face it, without Pixar Disney has come out with crappy movies recently. Haunted Mansion with Eddie Murphy. need I say more? This movie is though something that you should own in your own "Disney Vault". Johnny Depp's performance is great, although some scenes reminded me of his character from "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Geoffrey Rush's performance was also awesome. Kudos to the special effects team, they were indeed special. Overall it was a very entertaining movie, with lots of laugh, action and little twists and turns. It's almost as much fun as the ride.
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Summary: One of the BEST movies I have EVER seen............
Review: Ok I was expecting something else, I admit it. I only watched it beacause 1: My friend forced me into the theater even though she had already seen it twice, and 2: Because it had Orlando Bloom in it. I didn't really know that much about Johnny Depp before I saw Pirates of the Caribbean. Lets just say my attitude has changed. After I saw it I forced my parents to watch it. My dad and I instantly became Johnny Depp fans. My mom likes him, but she usually falls asleep by the middle of all movies. If you watch this movie I highly recommend watching Benny & Joon. I liked seeing the differences between the two movies. Once Upon a Time in Mexico was OK. But Edward Scissorhands creeped me out. Anyway, Pirates of the Caribbean is a really fabulous movie. I mean what could go wrong? Johnny Depp, Keira Knightly, Orlando Bloom, and Geoffrey Rush. (People you wouldn't expect in a Pirate movie but I think that is why it is so good.) Happy watching!
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