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Summary: I'm not above it! This movie is fun, fun, FUN!
Review: Pirates of the Caribbean is just an enjoyable movie! Everything about this film is fun. If you don't like this movie, you need to get your head checked! The acting is what I love best about the movie. Everyone does a good job playing their part. Over all I was pleased with this film. Just have fun with it!
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Summary: Pure FUN!!!
Review: Sometimes unchecked and unbridled capitalism works.Granted the concept of basing a movie on an amusement park ride inspires the cynic. However, although nothing more than a painfully obvious big scale corporate ploy to increase sales of overpriced theme park admission tickets, souvenirs, concessions and brand name recognition in the fast food, stripmalling bland landscape that has become our contemporary American culture, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN is simply the first summer film rich enough to thoroughly deserve multiple viewings. It is the first film in a long time that inspired heartfelt and hearty applause from the audience. Using colorful costume and set design, a fine music score, a surprisingly witty script, gorgeous cinematography evoking both Howard Pyle's THE BOOK OF PIRATES and NC Wyeth, director Gore Verbinsky deftly allows his cast to become his greatest special effect. Lustily channeling the robust spirits of Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn and a tinge of the young Peter O'Toole, Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom create a pair of vivid and dashing heroes who put the swash back in the buckle. Both appear natural born cutlass and dagger men. Geoffery Rush makes a delightfully roguish villain while resurrecting the delectable scenery chewing of Claude Rains, Basil Rathbone and the great god of overacting Robert Newton. Escapist films should play like amusement park rides and PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN does that (as it has for almost fifty years).Simply and purely fun, this is the summer film to savor and celebrate. Pass the popcorn matey.
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Summary: This is not Johnny Depp.....
Review: The movie is not terrible, but it does get old. Johnny Depp does give a good performance, because he is a phenomenoal actor. But... this is not the real Johnny Depp. He did this movie for his kids, so don't get used to it. Johnny made a name for himself by doing movies out of the mainstream, the last place he wanted to be. He didn't want to be in the public's eye at all times. So, he did bizarre movies and pulled his role off brillantly. When I saw the movie i understood why he did it, but was very upset by what happened as a result of his performance. And the movie is not really THAT good, come on.
So, 2 stars for Johnny's performance, but don't judge him buy this and don't expect him to do that many of these (except for the sequels and "Finding Neverland", which he is doing in hopes to get his well deserved Oscar)
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Summary: Great Effects with a great cast!
Review: This movie was in line with Disney's ride!
Johnny Depp was at his best. There is just enough humor to make it funny, while a great adventure!
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Summary: Pirates Of My Money!!
Review: What a waste of time!! The script was medioker the characters were 2D and boring, Johnny Depp, Little Rusty?! I think so. I would NOT watch this film again! Ever.
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Summary: Pirates Treasure
Review: Whenever I found myself on a family vacation at a Disney theme park, one of my favorite attractions, was always Pirates of the Caribbean. When I heard that mega producer Jerry Bruckheimer was going to make a film, based on the ride, I was more than a bit skeptical. It's hard enough sitting through some movies, based on TV shows, Comics, or books, let alone one born out of a ride. How would Brucheimer and director Gore Verbinski pull off the seemingly impossible. Things turned out better than I, or most folks for that matter, figured that they would. Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)loves living on the high seas as a pirate. His world is turned inside out, when his mortal enemy, Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) steals his ship, later using it to attack the town of Port Royal. During the onslaught, Barbossa decides to kidnap Elizabeth (Keira Knightley), the daughter of the town's Governor. Her childhood friend Will (Orlando Bloom) is determined to save her--he and and Jack team up--to reclaim both the ship and get the girl. A big reason, that the film exceeded my expectations, was due to the inspired performance from Depp. Once again, he proves his versatility, and becomes the character. The role allows him to show off his rare comedic side and he really runs with it. The rest of the cast is up to the challange as well...but clearly having lots of fun in the process. Verbinski fills the screen with plenty of action and great effects, but at no time do these elements overtake this pirate tale. Everything falls into place very nicely. I was a bit surprised by the film's running time though, at 2 hours and 23 minutes, I thought some of the pacing could have been just a tad tighter--just a minor quibble if I may... The folks at Disney and Bruckheimer must have known what they had in the film. The 2 disc DVD set is loaded with some fine extras, for both the technical film buff and the casual viewer. For me, the three audio commentary tracks, are the highlights of the the entire set. The commentary by Verbinski and Star Depp is the most interesting though. Depp seems relaxed and not as one demensional, as I've seen him in the past, doing interviews for his other work. For the second track, actors Keira Knightley And Jack Davenport, have the most fun. Davenport is very witty and keep things light. Recorded separtely and added in on this track are comments from Bruckheimer to balance it out. The final track brings together writers Stuart Beattie, Ted Elliot & Terry Rossio and Jay Wolpert (Wolpert adapted the 2002 version of The Count Of Monte Cristo also recommended) for a look at the writing process. Disc two starts out with a lively 37 minute look behind the scenes called aptly enough "An Epic At Sea: The Making of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl". I mentioned the film's running time before--so to my surprise there are no less than 19 deleted and alternate scenes that were wisely trimmed or cut altogether.5 addtitional featurettes explore filming and life behind the scences--"Moonlight Saranade" scene progression, "Fly on the Set" looks at some of the specific scences as they were being shot, "Diary of a Pirate" is a behind-the-scenes look with cast member Lee Arenberg (best known for playing a alien Ferengi on the Star Trek spinoffs The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine), a Producer's Diary with Bruckheimer as your guide, and the
"Diary of a Ship" Video Journal. Some of these work better than others, in terms of content, but are still worth a look. Next up there is the well researched primer "Below Deck" - An interactive and fun History Of Pirates. An 18 minute segment from January 1968, as part of the TV show "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color", where Walt himself gives us a tour of the ride that inspired the film. It is very cool to have something like this as part of the set. A very extensive still gallery and a 3 minute blooper reelthat works once but not beyond that are here too. Finally, there are some really cool DVD-ROM Features for your PC: "Moonlight Becomes Ye" is an Effects Studio that allows you to create some magic of your own,there's even more history on the ride, a Virtual Reality Viewer, Scriptscanner & Storyboard Viewing Modes. Who knew that a film, based on a ride, could be this much fun and entertaining? Pirates...is recommended with **** and a half stars
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Summary: This film is wicked, savvy?
Review: Yes! Finally a pirate movie that captures the fun, swashbuckling aura that the Errol Flynn ones had. This film is a real gem. It is not trying to be an pseudo-epic film with heart-breaking emotion, it is a comedic, visually exciting in terms of graphics, and fast-paced film. This film focuses on the story of Cpt Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) wanting to retrieve his ship, the Black Pearl, from his so-called first mate Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). However, it does not solely focus on Johnny Depp which I think was good. Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley's characters have their own interesting stories to tell. Positive Points: Stellar Cast! Depp, Bloom, Knightley, Rush and Davenport work very well together. Depp has proved him self to be a great actor with films like Edward Scissorhands but in this effort, he shows that he is versatile and doesn't take himself too seriously which is refreshing to see. Script is original and quite funny for the light-hearted. Brilliant DVD - especially the deleted scenes, blooper reel and the information on how the film was made. Negative Points: It is an enjoyable film but the only niggle I had was the minimal interaction between Sparrow and Elizabeth...Shame, they would have made a cute couple!
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