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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: A pirate, and a good man!
Review: The best movie I have ever seen. I have NEVER paid to see a movie more than one time. So far, I've seen this 3 times, and already have the movie poster hanging in my office. GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Awesome movie
Review: I loved "Pirates". Jerry Bruckheimer lives up to his promise of keeping you into the movie and away from thinking about what you're sitting on and how long you've been sitting on it. From the start to the finish, it keeps a heart-throbbing pace of good old action adventure.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good Movie
Review: Great Movie! I was unsure about seeing it at first, but my friend practicaly dragged me into it. I ended up loving it! A must see movie. There waws plenty of action, romance and adventure. Everything a pirate movie needed --and more. A must see!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: (4+) LOTS OF SWASHBUCKLING FUN AND ADVENTURE
Review: This movie captures just the right mix of action, adventure, romance and comedy. Johnnny Depp is marvelous as Captain Jack Sparrow, who arrives in Port Royal aboard a sinking boat after being left to die on a desert island by his mutinous crew. He is looking for a way to regain his ship, The Black Pearl, from Captain Barbossa , the leader of the mutiny who is played wonderfully by Geoffrey Rush. Sparrow rescues Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) from drowning in a hilarious scene, but is recognized as a pirate and sentenced to be executed. However, Barbossa and his crew (who are unaware that Jack Sparrow has survived) invade Port Royal in search of an Aztec gold piece that is the key to their future and kidnap Elizabeth for reasons that become clear as the story unfolds. While Elizabeth's father, the island's governor (Jonathan Pryce) and her apparent fiancee, Commander Norrington (Jack Davenport) debate what to do, Jack is freed from prison in the confusion following the attack. He joins forces with blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Elizabeth's friend since the time when as a young boy he was spotted at sea by Elizabeth floating on a raft and rescued following a pirate attack. (As you can surmise, the love triangle between Elizabeth, Will, and Norrington forms the crucial romantic element of the story.)

Will wants to save Elizabeth, Jack Sparrow wants to regain the Black Pearl, Norrington wants to capture Jack and hang him, the Governor wants his daughter safely back home, and Barbossa and his men want to escape from the curse which has been placed upon them. This curse turns them into skeltons in the moonlight, which is wonderfully done through computer generated special effects (CGE's) and is the basis for both many of the great action scenes and also in some cases the comedic aspects of the film. (The story line also deviates somewhat from standard pirate fare in that it is also tough to fight opponents who in effect can't be killed.)

Director Gore Verbinsky plays the story for action and fun, it is very stylized and makes no attempt to appear realistic. There are also several great scenes with some of the minor characters that add to the fun. After all, you would expect pirates to be a little eccentric on occasion. In addition, the CGE's allow this film to build on the pirate movies of decades ago rather than simply imitate them. There are a few scenes that might startle or frighten a young child (one scene with the monkey made me jump in my seat), but in general the violence is just old fashioned pirate scenes much less threatening than most video games. The only problem that I had with the movie was that there were so many elements to the plot that it runs approximately two and a quarter hours. This was the reason that I did not give it five stars but it was a close call. (The length bothered my wife more than it did me.) I want to emphasize strongly that none of that time is boring. However, some of the battles might have been edited a little more tightly. In conclusion, if you want to enjoy yourself, go see PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN and find out if Jack Sparrow can outwit Barbossa and regain The Black Pearl while reuniting Will and Elizabeth.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Awesome!!!
Review: This movie is sooo good! Johnny Depp is Hilarious, and the story is great. I would highly recomend it to anyone!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Purl
Review: This sparkling, big-budget production starring Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom, along with Keira Knightly and Geoffrey Rush, is a wonderfully exciting adventure. Although some things like having sword-fights with pirates that are immortal, this film is one heck of a roller-coaster ride, which is on MY personal top ten list for newly-released films this year.
Johnny Depp's performance is the best performance here, and gives a modern vibe like a drunken rockstar of some sort (hehe), but that's not a bad thing. His character is incredibly put together and his mood swings (even if there are few) are well scripted. I wasn't completely satisfied by Orlando Bloom, as he isn't one of my favourite actors, but I think he was well chosen for this part and maybe it was just the character, I don't know.
I liked Keira Knightly in this film, as she is not only a good actress, she is beautiful and skilled to do alot of things other actresses can't resort to while they're acting.
Overall, I'd say this is a great movie, with some minor flaws, but no film is perfect, right? But before I leave off on this review, be warned: purchase a LARGE bag of popcorn as this runs nearly 3 hours long!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Pirates of the Carribean
Review: This movie was absolutely brilliant! Highlited by Johnny Depps brilliant performance as Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates is amazing. Easily the Best Movie of the year, so far. I recomend this movie to anyone and everyone.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Fabulous Critique of this Fabulous Movie
Review: Despite the fact that I am simply infactuated with Johnny Depp, this movie rocked. His artistic talent as an actor makes this movie freakin fabulous. I just went to see this movie in the theatre and cannot stop talking about it. I am on a mission to pre order the dvd. If you are questioning the integrity of my movie likes- my favorite movies are....
Blow, Fight Club, The Godfather (not just part 2), Lock Stock, jackass the movie and there two other dvd's, and Waiting For Gufman. Go see this movie man!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
Review: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN IS OBVIOUSLY THE BEST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN!GORE VERBINSKI DID A VERY NICE JOB DIRECTING THE RING, BUT THIS TIME HE HAD GREAT CAST,SCRIPT,AND MOVIE.IN ABOUT 1 OR 2 YEARS GORE VERBINSKI WILL BE AS GREAT OF A DIRECTOR AS CHRIS COLUMBUS AND PETER JACKSON.I'M GOING TO BUY AND READ THE BOOK NEXT!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Pirates of the Caribbean is totally awesome!
Review: Pirates of the caribbean is the best movie in theaters this summer! Johnny Depp is hilarious as "Captain" Jack Sparrow. Orlando Bloom plays Willaim Turner. Its filled with stuff for all ages. Some parts may be too scary and intense for younger kids. Like when on full moons the pirates of the Black Pearl turn into skeletons when hit by the full moonlight. And it is full of sword fights and duels. I advise you to go see it and buy it when it comes to DVD.


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