Good Summer Entertainment

Rating: 8/10 (28 May 2007)

It was very hot here in Phoenix so I took the family out to see a movie. For more then three hours we were totally entertained by the third Pirates of the Caribbean film. Yes it has complicated plot twists, it is more or less a rehash of the first two films as far as characters and special effects, and the acting was not inspirational, but boy was it fun to watch. As a movie, I guess it all depends on what your expectations are; we wanted to see Keith Richards, he was great and deserved to have more screen time, we wanted to see what happens with William Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), we wanted to see pirates fighting on the high seas, and we wanted to see if Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) would be brought back to the realm of the living. Not high expectations, but all were met and the three hours seemed to go by quickly as we were transported into a world of swashbuckling, magic, and deeds of heroism and treachery.