Depp is great, CG is *almost* flawless, but it could be shorter

Rating: 7/10 (14 August 2006)

Yes, I'm a late boomer in the pirates legacy. It's been open since Aug 3 and I only got to see it tonight. I think everybody must've seen it, but for those who haven't, go see it before you miss it.
I never liked Johnny Depp the way everybody did. His type.. his looks... he's just not my cup of tea! I mean, yes, he's funny and witty and enchanting and has that charisma not all actors have but... what did I say about not liking him again? Wait, SCRAP that. I love him as Capt. Jack Sparrow! Aye aye, Captain!
The movie, at 153 mins, could've been shorter though. I was sitting through the action packed sequences, and midway through I had to shift butt cheeks (ooh.. i'm getting better at this review thing~!).
Love it when Jack Sparrow got into the satay form, meat between exotic fruits, trying to "roll" away from the cannibalistic tribe. Love it when William Tucker (Orlando Bloom) saw Elizabeth (Kiera Knightley) kiss Jack Sparrow. Oh!!! The heartbreak! Love to see Jack Sparrow running funnily across the beach. Sounds cliché, huh, but Depp just has this weird chemistry (and body language) to make the scene plain funny.
OH and the CG!! OMG!!! Those are the best tentacles I've ever seen stuck on a man's face!!! Sheesh! How the heck did they do it?!?!! Did Bill Nighy wore a mask during production and then the tentacles added on in the computer? (If you read the trivia, it's: Yes, he did.) And I love the new Disney logo! Very pretty!! (That's what they get for buying Pixar down)