"Yo Ho Ho"

Rating: 7/10 (14 February 2004)

A movie based on a Disney ride? You gotta be kiddin' me!! But somehow, they did it...a thoroughly entertaining film with a surprisingly funny script and great over-the-top performances by Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush swashin' and bucklin' their way through this send-up of the Errol Flynn genre...Maybe a little CGI-heavy, but Walt would have loved it...And as for 17-year old Keira Knightley, her pirate ship has most assuredly come in...Some fun DVD extras (short history of piracy---the original Disney ride history)...Extravagant costumes, sets and make-up but the performances don't get buried, and that's as much as you can ask for in this type of film...My only fear is that if this catches on ("Haunted Mansion", etc.), they'll be making a movie about the concession stands at the park before too long...
"AAAAARGGGHHHHH MATEY!!!!", indeed!!