Simply great!

Rating: Null/10 (31 August 2003)

I saw this movie just this evening, and in my opinion it's one of the best I've ever seen. The story was good and I can't fault the actors at all, and the special effects were excellent, particularly the transition scenes involving the cursed pirates entering the moonlight and then ducking back out of it.
Johnny Depp's portrayal was hilarious, too. It's interesting that the Pirate genre seemed dead for good for so long, and this film proves that it can still work.
I'd recommend this to everyone who enjoys old-fashioned escapist fantasy.