Amusement Ride Disney Expansion

Rating: 8/10 (24 May 2017)

This is the first time an amusement park ride got a movie. This one has one main reason it succeeds - the casting of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. His character is fresh and ready to go in this one. Granted Orlando Bloom is a good counter balance to Depp but it is Sparrow whose the Pirate that stirs the action.
When this strong entry came out, it was very popular. It incorporates a few of the ride features with the action, but for the most part it goes into it's own world. Walt Disney's imagination really is the anchor for this film.
The PG rating holds the Pirates into a more family oriented format theme the real ones, but that is okay. We have enough real pirates keel holing our lives anyhow. This escape is a welcome refuge from them.
This film re-invents the role of women damsels being in attractive distress but not needing to take off their clothes to get the desired effect. The big success is the classic triangle between 2 men interested in the same damsel. That works well here too.
When this came out, I was surprised by the length of the film, but pleased with the results. This is the best one still in the series. Yo Ho Ho and a broken compass to ye mates.