Well, I guess it's a Disney movie...

Rating: 7/10 (23 July 2003)

Yeah, it was produced by Disney and the budget had "Disney" written all over it, but I have never seen a Disney movie quite like this before... and I like it! It wasn't easy getting me to this movie: I don't see Disney movies in the theaters... ever and I never see pirate movies, but my friend convinced me to go and to be honest the commercials looked good.
Well, I'm glad I went. This was an experience to behold. The landscapes and cinematography is beautiful and the acting is terrific. The story is the only thing in this movie that's Disney and that is only the basic framework. I.g.: Don't expect a surprise ending, be prepared to say, "Well isn't that ironic?" In a sarcastic way. But that is okay because a movie that ends like that is okay now and then. Besides, what is inside the frame is totally un-Disney and it made me like pirates.
There are many sword fights and many people die... I think just one is a record for Disney. The over all tone is dark and foreboding and the solution to the plot is more like an Indiana Jones film. While there are more senses on land than in the ocean, all the scenes are beautifully done and look like something you should see in a pirate movie.
Now onto the best part of the movie: Jack Sparrow. I have a new respect, actually I have some respect, for Johnny Depp; no one could have made the role better. He plays a headstrong, not-not-so-up-to what he thinks he is pirate. In fact, most of the amazing stuff this guy pulls off is totally luck and total stupidity on the part of his enemies. He also brings a level of humor that goes between sarcastic and blunt and back and forth that really makes you wonder what he's going to say. The one liners and over all mood he gives the film makes it all that more enjoyable. He's like a modern day good for nothin' wannabe hippie that had everything dropped into his lap and if it isn't given to him, he gives up... finally a pirate I can relate to! Anyway, I hope he returns for sequels.
Keira Knightly is, well, a perfect balance between talent and beauty. While anyone could have acted the role she makes the heroic portions of the role all that more believable and she looks damn good doing it. She's a woman that you can believe four guys would be going after at once. She is sexy and strong and I loved her in the movie. Wish I could say the same for Orlando Bloom, but he really wasn't in his element and obviously hasn't developed enough to make the best of what he's got... he seemed to method act a lot of it. Geoffrey Rush played Barbossa really well and looked especially well. I really felt hate towards him.
In all this is a terrific movie that deserves it's success. Anyone who says other wise is looking to deep into the movie... it's Disney, and you can't expect Forrest Gump.
Go see it even if you don't like pirates or Disney films, I did and I liked it.
How it stacks up to me: Forrest Gump: 10/10 snatch.: 9/10 jackass the movie: 8/10 *Pirates of the Caribbean... ect: 7/10* Phone Booth: 7/10 Tears of the Sun: 6/10