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Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: it was a grate movie
Review: this movie was realy realy good i like how it actualy took thingz right out of the ride pirates of the caribbean, like the men in jail trying 2 get the dog 2 give them the key with the bone!!!! i would deffinetly c it agen!!!! go c it if u have not already and if u have seen it c it agen!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great movie!
Review: I saw this movie yesturday (opening day) and it was awesome. This a great movie. Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow was a great choice. Orlando Bloom was awesome, so was Rush. The soundtrack is terrific! This is a great pirate movie. Everyone should see it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Shiver me timbers!
Review: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL was, by far, the most jolly good fun I've had at a summer blockbuster in ages. And it may be the best movie based on a theme park ride featuring Zoe Saldana, a midget and the ghost of a pet monkey that I've ever seen. Johnny Depp is absolutely brilliant in his part, as well, playing Capt. Jack Sparrow, a deranged pirate, as some sort of hung-over Jamaican drag queen coming off a monthlong bender. I've not seen overacting of this caliber since Al Pacino in THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE.

But the movie is so drunk on its own lunacy that I had a great time.

At the point when a talking toucan resting on a man's shoulder shouts out "Shiver me timbers!," the movie essentially wins you over.

It's easily 45 minutes too long. It's flawed. The ghost "curse" story doesn't make a damn bit of sense. (Why EXACTLY do they need, I kid you not, "the blood of Bootstrap Bill?") The swordfights, at first inventive, seem to go on and on forever. In addition to Saldana, Jonathan Pryce and Jack Davenport are also in it and given very little to do.

But here's what you really need to know:

Orlando Bloom is really cute. Depp is really funny. Keira Knightley is, essentially, a movie star. (She played Natalie Portman's body double in STAR WARS: EPISODE ONE, and now she's going to get all of the parts that Natalie Portman will turn down because they still look exactly alike.) The special effects are pretty good. Every pirate movie cliche that you've ever seen a million times before is redone. Nothing's serious (and the people expecting seriousness got annoyed at the movie). I want to see it again.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Great Time To Be Had By All
Review: Simply put, this movie is amazing. You might think that a movie based on a ride is going to be horrible, but this movie is well acted from an excellent script. It isn't like you don't know the ending early on in the movie, but you don't know the many amazing twists, and the history behind the Black Pearl and its curse. Johnny Depp, who plays Captain Jack Sparrow, gives an unforgettable performance - really. It is definitely the must-see movie of the year!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Avast ye me hearties, this here be a winner!
Review: A very, very good movie! Some very funny lines, and great pirates! And the swordplay! Woohoo!!! Fantastic! I heartily recommend it. Excellent production and just good escapist fun!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Johnny Depp was Incredible
Review: No I wasn't kidding, Johnny Depp was incredible. Captain Jack Sparrow's mannerisms are funny, and Depp does an excellent job of displaying them. No one actually knows why Sparrow acts so funny, but he is sort of the hero who is bad and only looks out for himself, but in the end ends up look out for others also.

Orlando Bloom portrayed an average hero in love and that only, but he still does a great job. It was interesting to see him not as an elf in Lord of the Rings. Going in I was thinking I would be always thinking of him as Legolas, but he did such a good job that it never crossed my mind.

Although the plot was never displayed that much in the previews, the plot ended up being great and kept me on the edge of my seat. The Black Pearl pirates were great, the effects were outstanding.

Overall this is a movie everyone must check out because of the extraordinary effects, acting, and plot.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Jack Sparrow just plain rocks
Review: I've always liked Johnny Depp but I've never been a huge fan of his... until now. His character, Jack Sparrow, is the sum of all hotness. Depp's acting was really top notch. He created this quirky, flamboyant, scuzzy pirate who just plain rocks. This movie also has some other people like that blonde elf guy but they honestly don't matter. Out of all the movies I've seen this summer (X-2, Matrix Reloaded, Finding Nemo, The Hulk, T3) This is the only one that I will buy the second it comes out. Go see this movie!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: WOW. The BEST movie of the summer.
Review: The story, the pirates, the action, the skelletons, the girl, the rescues, the laughs, the music, the plot twists, the emotion, the pure movie magic were all overshadowed by the greatness that is Johnny Depp. To you Mr. Depp I say "Yo ho!" I hope you enjoy your horizon.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Pirates of the Caribbean
Review: As a kid this was one of my most favorite rides at Disney World, always thought it would make a cool movie. I loved how they put in almost the exact scenes from ride into the movie. Johnny Depp makes this movie. His sorta over the top performance kept me laughing and it was he that held the movie together... with out him it would not have been enjoyable. Ok the story lacked in a few places, however it was just what it is suppose to be... a fun summer movie that everyone can get a kick out of.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: My new favourite movie.
Review: I didn't think at first that PotC would be all that it could be. There were only two reasons why I wanted to see the movie. 1) Orlando Bloom is in it. He's my favourite actor. 2) I LOVE pirate tales and movies such as that.

The movie starts out fairly simple (I'm trying my best not to give anything away), which is Elizabeth Swann's dream. Will and Elizabeth seems to be very fond of another in the first place, but both can't quite tell the other yet, but you can see it their eyes.

Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is a pirate (good tricky one at heart), who then teams up with Will Turner. Together, they set sail with a crew to find 'The Black Pearl' (which is a ship).

I can't really say more, I'm afraid I'll end up spoiling everything. :P



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