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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: 3 stars
Summary: Enhanced computer features do NOT work on MACs
Review: Great movie. The enhanced computer features do NOT work on Apple Macintosh computers (or with Virtual PC). Disney does not print this fact anywhere on the DVD package or insert, nor do they state it on their website. You'll have to insert the DVD into your Mac and and open the Read Me file to locate this information.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: OVER RATED!
Review: I had heard so much about this movie that I couldn't wait to see it. I was very dissapointed.

I am a big Disney fan so this review is not anti-Disney.

Much like movies based upon video games, movies based upon theme park rides just don't work. Or haven't worked yet. This movie had everything you could ask for. Major Stars, Major Director, Major Producer but NO PLOT. That is not fair of course it had a plot, just not a good one. And the plot that they did have has so many holes in it that as the end I was left asking myself "did I really just see what I thought I did?"

Special effects were great, but once again studios don't care about the writing. How can you have a good movie without a good script?

But it all comes down to box office and since this one made millions, there will be more like it and the Hulk and Dare Devil and the list could go on forever.

Save your time and money. Skip this one.

BUT

At least it wasn't Charlie's Angels 2

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: glorious
Review: I'm a senior in high school this year, and our class's homecoming theme was Pirates of the Caribbean, and our float kicked a lot of...butt. After i saw the movie last summer i was so excited that it was our theme, and this is the only time in my high school career i actually dressed up for it. No matter how old you are, you are bound to love this movie. Johnny Depp is incredibly unique in his acting and deserves much praise. Although there are a couple of cheezy lines ("You like pain? Try wearing a corset."), it's still nonetheless great. I was surprised Disney would make a movie that wasn't aimed more for a younger audience. I went on the ride when i was around 7 years old, and it scared me and i vowed to never go on it again. The next time we were at Disneyland or Disneyworld i made Mom go by herself, hehe. Now that i'm 10 years older, i would love to go on it again. Yay for the movie. Watch it. :)

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Medicore summer blockbuster
Review: I must say I was very disappointed in this film. I was expecting a fairly exciting and intense action film with some good laughs and quirky characters.

Instead I got medicore action scenes, barely giggles, and cardbored, forgettable characters. What really amazed me was that this movie had no centerpiece action sequence. There really wasn't a single action scene to remember the movie by, or a memorable moment period for that matter.

This film is barely worth a rental, and definitely not worth a purchase.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: woohoo
Review: I love this movie so much. The dvd is awesome with all of the special additions.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A surprisingly great movie
Review: This movie surpassed everything I expected out of it. Excellent storyline and acting. Non-Johnny Depp fans...Pirates of the Caribbean will change your mind.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Absolutely stellar!
Review: I strongly feel this is the best movie of 2003. Pirates of the Caribbean contains adventure, LOADS of humor, an excellent plot, unforgettable characters, and breathtaking special effects. Ok, so the storyline is not that plausible, but it's not meant to be. An answer to a previous reviewer: CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow (mustn't forget Captain!) was pierced with the sword quite a long while before the curse was lifted, whereas the pirates fighting on the Dauntless were stabbed only SECONDS before. Just as Barbossa died from the gunshot instead of a stab of the sword (he got stabbed too, if you recall, right before he himself stabbed Jack).

Johnny Depp surely is one of the top 5 actors of the younger generation, and I agree with some of the other reviewers- Cap'n Jack Sparrow is his best role to date. I LOVE the personality he portrays of the character, that kind of drunken attitude. I can't help but think of Will Turner's impersonation of Sparrow upon being told the latter went crazy on the marooned island (and that being one the memorable funny moments!). Overall, most brilliant acting.

Newcomers Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom deserve much kudos. I do not see anything but huge careers for the both of them. And Keira is one HOT HOT "bonnie lass"!

I'm not all too familiar with Geoffrey Rush's work, but his sinister Barbossa speaks multitudes of his immense acting ability. Just wonderful, argh matey!!!

I have been watching this DVD everyday for the past week, that's how good it is. But don't take my word for it. See for yourself and be taken away into a fantasy world, and be prepared for a great adventure!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Pirates of the Caribbean
Review: I think that Johnny Depp has hit upon his best role ever as an actor. There is never any time in the movie where it gets stale or slows down, a mixture of comedic wit and sarcasm and last but hardly not least, the special effects are stupendous. I'd recommend this movie to anyone.
On the other hand, Geoffrey Rush also plays perhaps the defining role so far in his career. The makeup, scars and of course, those rotten teeth, really places him in the movie, a pirate captain, cursed for eternity. All that I can say is; AAAARRRRR!
Shiver me timbers, matey!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the greatest movie of all time!
Review: For everyone who has not yet taken the opportunity to see this fantastic movie, please, for your own benefit, WATCH IT!! It is an exciting, adventurous movie that is good for the whole family! I enjoyed very, very much, and I hope everyone gets the chance to love it as much as I do!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Best Thing to Come from Disney in Decades
Review: As a happy-ending adventure comedy, this is one of the cleverest and funniest I have seen. Rather than comment on the whole film, I'll limit myself to one character in one scene. Johnny Depp, of course, steals the movie from his co-stars (as the cover pic on the DVD acknowledges). His entrance into the harbor was well worth the price of admission to the theater, where I first saw the film. We get TWO side-spitting sight-gags in the scene, even before Depp speaks to a living soul. The beauty of watching this film on DVD is that you can replay that scene and any others to your heart's content (including slow motion). AND you can switch on the subtitles in case you don't hear some dialogue for whatever reasons. The DVD set includes a whole array of extras: historical stuff about real pirates, deleted scenes, out-takes (bloopers), comments by cast members, and info about how dozens of things were planned and achieved, including the sea battles, the actors' make-up and costumes, the elaborate sets, the fencing scenes, and of course the wonderful digital special effects. Granting that a 5-star rating for an adventure comedy is LESS than a 5-star rating for a serious film (but more than a 5-star rating for a goofy Leslie Nielsen parody), it is a strong recommendation for people who are in the mood for that sort of entertainment. A lot of care and thought went into the making of this film, and all who made it have every right to be proud of the result!


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