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Summary: Prepare to be blown out of the water.
Review: I have just seen this movie and it is brilliant. It's one of those movies that you wish went on longer, even if it's nearly three hours long. The lack of quiet moments is incredibly refreshing. Even The Fellowship of the Ring dragged a little, and that is one of my favorite movies. It is an incredible risk to make a nearly three hours long movie. Reason #1: People will need more time to see it. (Thereby making them angry if they disliked it. Humans can suffer through an hour and a half of bad jokes and shoddy plots. They cannot stand two hours and fifty-eight minutes of said material.) Reason #2: The quiet moments stick out more. If there are too many of them, the film slows down incredibly. An epic is not an epic without epic battle scenes.Pirates delivers what its premise and hype promise. You are blown out of the water. An engaging pirate movie and Errol Flynn is still dead! Incredible! The DVD seems a good buy because the making of clips in circulation are incredibly encouraging. The potential for hysterical outtakes in this movie is incredible. Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp are constantly perched on outcroppings of one kind or another. They had to fall off sometime. I'd also love to hear a director and screenwriter commentary. There are all these little nods to the ride at Disney World (that I have never seen) and inside nods to how large production companies treat their employees. (Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) is a blacksmith's apprentice and makes beautiful swords, yet his often drunken master gets credit for his work.) Johnny Depp is brilliant and enchanting. Even if you've never seen him before, you'll be laughing at his antics and observations. Buy this DVD, but see it in theaters first. I doubt this movie will get old.
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Summary: PREPARE TO BE BLOWN OUT OF THE SEA!!!
Review: Pirates of the Caribbean is by far the best movie I have ever seen in my life. This incredible movie was so fascinating and is a masterpiece. Johnny Depp- this actor never seizes to amaze me with his brilliant performances and exceptional way of "getting into character". With out a doubt Johnny stole the show with his ability to literally become Captain Jack Sparrow. Orlando Bloom was just as talented with his swordfighting skills and pure emotion in every single line. Keira Knightley is an extraordinary actress who lit up the screen with her astonishing talent. This is not just a movie, but a 2 and a half hour timewarp back to the days of pirates,treasures,legends and ghost ships. This is a remarkable movie that one will never want to forget!! Yo Ho Yo Ho A PIRATES LIFE FOR ME!!
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Summary: Pirate adventure
Review: Pirates are beyond any doubt fascinating creatures. And these pirates are no exception. Full of swordplay and stunning visual effects (how exactly could they get the human image to turn into a skeletal one and then back again so quickly and seemlessly?), well-delivered comic lines, a parrot, and a monkey, "Pirates of the Caribbean" is based on a favourite Disney ride, and this cinematic version is worth seeing again and again.
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Summary: A Pirate's Life for Me!
Review: Pirates of the Caribbean is without a doubt the best movie I've seen all year! Johnny Depp's performance was outstanding and hilarious as Captain Jack, Orlando Bloom was yummy, and the special effects were creepy! This movie has it all: sword-fighting, heroic rescues, backstabbing, plot twists, and comedy! Not to mention several scenes were clearly taken from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, which is one of the world's favorites! Definitely put this one on your must see list for the summer!
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Summary: A well-made attempt at a classic genre.
Review: Based on the best ride the Magic Kingdom has to offer -- and, no, we're not talking about the Mad Tea Party -- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL tries to revive the moribund action genre of the swashbuckler, but only party succeeds. While it is at times a rousing piece of well-considered craftsmanship, it is at others ever-so-slightly yawn inducing. The film is amiably clunky. Involving a ship crewed by cursed pirates, a wacky pirate captain with a permanent case of sunstroke (played with surprising verve by Johnny Depp), an unspoken love affair between a blacksmith and a provincial governor's daughter, and much more, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN barely has time to take a breath, let alone establish much coherence. Director Gore Verbinski and his screenwriters want to hit every pirate movie element there is, so the movie is packed to the waterline with sword fights, guys swinging around on ropes, daring feats of nautical cleverness, romance, animated skeletons, piles of treasure, and so on and so on. For the most part it doesn't really matter that it all doesn't fit together particularly well, but occasionally the film drags as it attempts to juggle all the various balls it has in the air. What's surprising about PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN isn't that it was made at all -- a movie based on a theme park ride? -- but that it's as good as it is. The film is quite engaging, and features top-quality production values. The ships look fantastic, the cast is uniformly excellent, and the filmmakers clearly know what they're doing behind the camera. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN could have been a hollow exercise in marketing, but it's actually quite a lot of fun. Though Johnny Depp is featured prominently on the posters for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, he's not really the star. Rather, Depp's character of Captain Jack Swallow is the film's comic relief. True, he gets a great deal more screen time than most such characters do, but he's still a peripheral figure and secondary to the plot of the movie. Orlando Bloom, fresh from his turn as Legolas in THE LORD OF THE RINGS films, and Keira Knightley (recently seen in BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM) are the real stars of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. Bloom plays a lovestruck swordsmith, and pursues the kidnapped governor's daughter played by Knightley. Together they form the core of the film's story, with Bloom handling the flashy sword work and Knightley demonstrating a decidedly Maureen O'Hara-like spunk. There's more in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN than just Bloom and Knightley's plotline. Director Verbinski seems enthralled with the craggy lines of Geoffrey Rush's villainous face as the evil pirate Captain Barbossa, and the script also becomes distracted with lengthy sequences involving the bad guys. It's during these extended scenes that PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN suffers from its worst pacing problems. A climactic battle involving dozens of animated skeletons and a crew of British sailors seems to go on forever. But for all its faults, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN is still good fun. While it may not be a return to the days of Errol Flynn and Douglas Fairbanks, it's at least at cut in the right direction.
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Summary: From Someone who has Actually seen the movie
Review: POTC is an enjoyable film that should be enjoyed by adults and their kids. Though rated PG-13, the movie honestly seems to be rated a bit harshly perhaps in fears that parents would forever link the Disney name with a bit more adult oriented plot. POTC serves up a nice blend of action, adventure and a suprising amount of comedy. Johhny Depp steals the show by submerging himself completely in his character of Captain Jack Sparrow. Depp displays a very comedic sense and yet manages to maintain his believability as a veteran of the seas. POTC should please older audiences with its subtle references to the theme park ride, while displaying enough excitement for the playstation generation. Though the movie is a bit long, it often flows rather well and seldom seems drawn out. POTC is a solid choice for a good summer movie that can be enjoyed by a variety of audiences. While not a candidate for an academy award, it features good acting, a variety of special effects and an mystique not seen in too many action/adventure films since Indiana Jones put the genre back on the map.
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Summary: Best... Pirate... Movie... EVER
Review: I love pirates, and I'm one of the few that enjoyed the movie Cutthroat Island. This movie, though, is far far better. I was afraid it was going to be just 1hour 30minutes and no time to put a real plot in. But it's 2hours 30minutes! Very fast paced, egaging and complex plot, that keeps taking twists and turns, everything you can hope for! Johnny Depp's character is an absolutely perfect pirate... he's a trickster who plays all sides against each other and keeps you wondering what his true motives are. This movie's got humor, romance, suspense, horror, fantasy, adventure, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and of course PIRATES! I hope it will set off a trend for more pirate movies in the near future.
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Summary: three reasons why this flick will be brilliant
Review: 1. Johnny Depp AND Orlando bloom are in it... one of them better take his shirt off or so help me... 2. Geoffrey Rush is an insanely good actor... Quills blew me away 3. Who doesnt love pirates? all in all this flick has a lot to offer, hot guys (who are also VERY strong actors), pirates... hot guys... and for the record i am not one of those girls who see movies because a hot guys is in it... i only see movies that i feel have a certain amount of depth to them... what? pirates have depth...
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Summary: Probably Won't Be As Good As Hyped Up To Be
Review: I understand a lot of people feel this movie will be good because of the actors. What people don't understand is that just because there are good actors in a film, doesn't mean that the film will necessarily be good. I think that the movie has gained lots of hype partially due to the fact that Orlando Bloom is in it. Excuse me, but just because he may be attractive(I, personally, like men like Viggo Mortensen and Sean Bean, big tough guys who don't run around and prance in forests), doesn't mean that this movie will be great. Just a warning, you may be disappointed.
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Summary: Keep yer rudder hands off er'!
Review: ArRrRr maties!...as you can see, I am a big fan of the pirate, such as the wonderful people who wrote before me. This movie is going to be the BEST ever! Prepare to be blown out of the water (as the web site says) I think the main reason I want to see this film is because of my new girlfriend...Keira Knightly. I am thinking that this movie will do well because all the girls love Orlando Bloom. Geoffrey Rush looks awsome on the site when he turns dead! And who doesn't love Johnny Depp dressing up as a pirate...I mean the make-up they did on that man is awsome! My good friend Susie, I'm sure can tell you the same! I also have been going to Disneyland for my whole life (since I live in L.A.) and that has to be my favorite ride! I am going all-pirate with everything starting with the awsome pirate stationary I got at the Disneyland gift shop, with pictures strait from the ride!
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