The Best Summer Blockbuster of 2003

Rating: 9/10 (26 July 2003)

A Disney movie is a huge blockbuster hit? Who knew? But it's true, Pirates of the Caribbean is without a doubt the best summer blockbuster this year. Some have said that this movie was targeted toward kids and that small-minded adults would find it good as well. I hardly consider myself and my friends small-minded but when we went to go see this movie we were laughing our heads off and left the theater pumped after it ended. Of course you can't talk about this movie without talking about Johnny Depp's portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow. I knew this movie was going to be a classic the first time Captain Jack came on the screen. I wont give anything away but those that have seen this movie know what I'm talking about and probably laughed as hard as I did. I'm not the biggest Johnny Depp fan, mainly because I just haven't seen too many of his movies, but this has to be the role of his career. He probably wont win any awards for it but niether did Harrison Ford for Indiana Jones and that's the sort of character Jack Sparrow is only more quirky and flamboyant. The supporting cast was outstanding as well. Geoffrey Rush played a good pirate, but I never thought he was all that bad. I mean who could blame him for being a little ornary after ten years of dealing with that curse? Orlando Bloom plays a very heroic and Erroyl Flynn type character. He plays these characters well but wasn't given a whole lot to work with. I did like how he made fun of Jack's mannerisms in one scene. And then there's Keira Knightley. What can I say about her except that she's absolutely beautiful. People say she looks like a cross between Natalie Portman and Winona Ryder. I say who cares who she looks like she's gorgeous and her British accent completely knocked me out. I've read a lot of these reviews but I can't believe no one has mentioned the two gay pirates or the two stupid British soldiers. I'm sure they were used to make the movie more appealing to kids but they were still hilarious! I couldn't help laugh at them. Overall this movie kicked butt. So it's two and a half hours long. I didn't notice it. And for those who seemed bored with it and mock it for whatever they find wrong with it I always remeber this. This movie wasn't made for the oscars (or though I wouldn't be surprised if it got some special effects or costuming nods) it was made to entertain an audience and that's exactly what it did. You can't go into a movie and expect it to be Citizen Kane or The Godfather everytime. You have to understand where the producers and cast and crew were coming from and all Bruckheimer does is make entertaining movies and this is definitely one of them. 10/10