To all the critical

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2003)

Well, shall I say ostentatious and cynical, rather...
I find myself frustrated when I read bad reviews of good movies. I know that it is a critic's job to be critical, hence their title... and I know that a critic can still appreciate a movie and still use wit and intelligence to point out some of its flaws... and I also know that a critic should not conform to other's views but I've unfortunately glanced over a few biting reviews of this film. It's really disgusting. The only reason I see that one would denounce this film as one of the worst of all time is that they are trying to go against the grain to seem really smart or ironic. "Pirates of the Caribbean" is one of the greatest movies of all-time - finally an Indiana Jones/Star Wars type adventure for the modern generation. And even if an audience member (or critic...) didn't personally enjoy the film (which I find very hard to believe) - he or she can at least admire it for all the technical achievements and brilliant writing, editing, cinematography, direction, acting...! Any way, my point is, there is a line that a supposed critic can cross over, they can cross over into cynicism... in which a reader of his or her review should question whether this person knows anything about movies in the first place. "Pirates of the Caribbean" is a masterpiece and I don't think the readers on IMDB need to be told that, they should just go see it! A crowd pleaser with depth and intelligence, finally! It is times like these when I thank God for Disney and Johnny Depp!