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Summary: Chock full of fun bonuses
Review: After the credits of this movie rolled on opening night at the El Capitan in Los Angeles, I turned to my friends and said "I need this on DVD right this instant!"A few months later I'm not disappointed! This DVD is packed with goodies for fans of both the movie and the Disneyland attraction. The Gore Verbinski/Johnny Depp audio commentary alone is worth the price of the DVD. I haven't had a chance yet to check out the DVD ROM portions, but am sure they will be just as interesting and fun as the rest of the features. I cannot recommend this highly enough!
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Summary: Blockbuster of the Summer DVD of the Winter
Review: THE MOVIE
Movies about cursed pirates died out and flopped decades ago but this movie is brings new enthusiasm the pirate genre has been looking forward to. This is a great popcorn flick that has really put the Swash back into Buckling
This action/ adventure/comedy is loosely based on the ride at Disneyland. Although the similarities are somewhat few and far between this is probably a good thing as it escapes the Disney marketing attempt feel.
The extremely well chosen cast could never be better with Johnny Depp brilliantly playing the light-hearted mostly-drunk pirate Jack Sparrow (sorry Captain Jack Sparrow). He provides most of the comedy in his one-liners, lucky escapes and defiant bragging. The romance is between the kidnapped Governors daughter Elizabeth Swann, (Kiera Knightly) and Will Turner (played wonderfully by man-of-the-moment Orlando Bloom) who comes to her rescue. The typical cursed pirate, Captain Barbossa of the titular 'Black Pearl' (played by Geoffery Rush) is the all round bad guy shouting traditional pirate phrases.
The CG (done by Industrial Light and Magic) is literally ground breaking with cursed pirates turning from skeletal to flesh as they battle in and out of moonlight. This gives both an eerie and astonishing effect.
To round off there are action scenes galore with numerous sword fights and canon fire which are amazing and really keep the film up to speed.
THE EXTRAS
No DVD is complete nowadays without extras. With a full extra disc there is quite a lot to keep one amused for hours. There are three commentaries, which really depend on what you want to get out of a commentary the first is with Gore Verbinski (director) and Johnny Depp, which is surprisingly quite dull mainly thanking various people for hard work. If you are looking for trivia then the partial commentary with Jerry Bruckheimer (producer) or commentary with scriptwriters is for you, but the one I found the best is the commentary with actors Kiera Knightly and Jack Davenport (who plays Commodore Norrington) This commentary is also partial but is the funniest. The partial commentary is something I have never come across before but is quite an advantage, as you don't have to watch the whole film again and listen to people drone on about scenes that weren't really important to them.
The downfall I felt to this DVD is the interactive menus which if you just want to get the film to play means time is lost waiting for menus to load.
Back to positive and the second disc holds loads of good stuff. The first I checked out was the blooper real with the actors messing up, which you don't quite often get to see. The bad thing about this is that it was only 3mins. There are 19 deleted scenes, which I didn't really feel were very interesting so it just as well they stayed deleted.
There are many different featurettes on this disc. The ones I'm liking the most is the Epic at Sea, Diary of a Pirate and Fly on the set which are all on the set interviewing actors etc. which prove very interesting and in depth. There is also "Walt Disney Wonderful World of Color" which shows a bit about the ride for all who haven't been on it.
The last line is I think this is a wonderful movie and the DVD really compliments it well.
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Summary: This is a great movie. dont listen to 1star reviews!!!!!!!!!
Review: this was a great movie. if you don't like it, there is something wrong with you. the music, acting, special effect, and directing were excellent. i actually forgot i was watching a disney movie. the dvd is wonderful too and has lots of wonderul features. see this asap!!!! dont listen to the 1star reviewers. they obviosly dont have brains in their heads! one of the losers writing a one star said we were morons for liking this. he is wrong. johnny depp played jack sparrow better than he's played a character in years! orlando bloom was good, but didn't seem to fit the character. geoffrey rush played a good bad guy. again, see this asap!!!!!
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Summary: Lots Of Fun To Watch, Just No Substance
Review: The movie itself is rather weak, the saving grace is the suberb performance by Johnny Depp. Without him, this film would have been another Cutthroat Island. The rest of the characters are extremely cliche' and have zero delevopment. The plot is predictable and after watching for about 15 minutes you already know the outcome. But this film is quite fun to watch. Its light-hearted and the action scenes are for the most part well done, a little long at times but nothing too bad. Its a typical Jerry Bruckheimer movie, same characters, same problems, same romance, and the same formula. I'd recommend the movie, just don't exepct any depth.
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Summary: Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Review: For too long has Hollywood failed on its promise to deliver quality family entertainment and now Disney has done just that with Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl. The humorous trait's of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) lends a unique twist to an old tale regarding pirates. This movie is pure, old-fashioned popcorn entertainment and it stands to become one of the finest films this year. This film is full of action & adventure and doesn't carry so much of an ounce of worthless drama that tends to drag good quality movies down with it. With the current glut of science fiction film, Pirates brings the failing genre up with a unique twist of swahsbuckling antics that is sure carry over into the sequel, Pirates of the Carribean 2. The DVD also contains deleted and extended scenes for those of you who really did enjoy this film. There is literally a ton of bonus features sure set to entertain after you've watched the main feature including how they were able to make the pirates teeth look rotten in the film. Disk 2 is a wonderful look behind the scenes of this wonderful film. It sure gives the Star Wars prequels a run for its money and the story is a lot better as well.
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Summary: awesome
Review: Pirates of the caribbean is off the hook,Johhny Depp and Orlano Bloom is a awesome duo and plus it has great special effects. I know its 146 minutes but it is still worth
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Summary: Awsome
Review: This movie is one of the best I have seen. Not too much action and explosions but just enough to keep your interest. Great plot that loved. Defenitly a movie you must buy.
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Summary: A Sinking, Stinking Turkey
Review: I'll keep it simple. This has to be the worst movie I've ever seen. Period. No redeeming values whatsoever.
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Summary: A wonderful time!
Review: A thrilling swashbuckling adventure in the tradition of Burt Lancaster's Crimson Pirate, with Johnny Depp turning in another oddball performance that just continues to showcase his amazing talent. But hey, Johnny, you nearly had the show stolen by newcomer Orlando Bloom. Familiar to all at Legolas from the Rings Trilogy, he once again gets to show he is the talent to watch! He is a pretty boy with out being baby-faced, and shows he is a dashing new star in Errol Flynn Fashion. His fight scene with Depp is amazing! A child, Elizabeth ponders on the tales of pirates on the deck of the ship, she spots the survivor of a Pirate attack. They rescue the young lad Will Turner. Elizabeth find a golden pirate medal on him and hides it to protect him. He grows into a man, a master swords-crafter, who is in love with the grown Elizabeth, but feels he is beneath her. Her father is pressing her to marry the Commodore, but Elizabeth still yearns for high pirate adventures. Enters Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and it's high adventures for all. When Elizabeth is kidnapped by the pirates trying to break the curse on a treasure, Bloom joins forces with Sparrow to rescue his love. Okay, this is no brainer, but then Jerry Buckheimer films rarely are. They are slam, bam adventure at a breakneck pace. Very enjoyable time!
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Summary: Entertainment At Its Very Best
Review: This film is first-rate, seat-of-your-pants, classic movie entertainment all the way. It's fast-paced, action packed, funny, suspense-full, and breathlessly timed. It's also stunningly refreshing in that it features NO cussing. You can actually watch this with your kids of almost any age. (I say "almost" because some of the scenes involving skeletons may be disturbing for the very young.) The single best word to describe this film is fun and tons of it. One of the most fun things is to watch it repeatedly and be amazed at all the tiny little details and plot lines you missed the first couple of times around (I did anyway). There is a LOT going on in this film, folks. It's not just the clashing swords and Johnny Depp's hypnotic charms. Story-wise it's almost too rich. It manages to provide an overload of details and still race along at break-neck speed. This film works on many levels to provide the ultimate goal of any good feature film: total escape. You cannot possibly ask for more. Yes 2.5 hours is a lot for any film of this type (not classic drama), but I so enjoyed the action and getting to know all the very interesting flesh-and-blood characters, I never even noticed the time. The tropical scenery was also great eye candy (and will be especially during the coming winter). And then there are the performances: the entire cast, from Johnny Depp on down, so obviously had such a great time playing these over the top parts, their joy practically radiates off the screen and is just plain infectious. I for one couldn't get enough. One last thing... I see a lot of movies in the theater, some I walk out on and maybe one out of ten or fifteen I put on my list to get the DVD when it comes out. On average once every 5 YEARS do I see a movie twice in the theater (never more than that). I saw this one FIVE times in three weeks! (My co-workers were ready to have me committed... then I dragged them to the theater and all became clear.) If that doesn't vouch for this film (in case you haven't seen it and need more convincing), I don't know what will.
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