Forget the potty break

Rating: 10/10 (16 February 2004)

I saw this movie 4 times in the theater, and since I didn't have a DVD player when it was released for the home, I bought the VHS tape. Only to buy the DVD when I got a player for Christmas. I have not regretted any of the money I spent on this movie.
Yes, I feel Johnny Depp has been robbed of both the Golden Globe award, and the BAFTA, for Best Actor. No one else could have played this character with as much swish and buckle. Hopefully the Academy of Motion Pictures will find it in their hearts to be just and do the right thing.
The special effects were so well blended with the CGI. Seamless and smooth, the skeleton crew and swordfight between Jack and Barbossa awed and amazed me.
The script was witty and smart, never playing down to the audience and making us feel like idiots. These writers deserved to be nominated too.
And while I did notice some minor continuity faults for the most part, most of this stuff made sense through and through.
This is a movie worth seeing on the big screen at $9 a pop and worth buying at $25 a video. A must see, must own. And truly one of this summer's highlights.