A great movie that some critics just don't get

Rating: 10/10 (18 July 2003)

It seems to me that the only people who didn't like this movie were the movie critics and their wanna-be's. And it's been my experience that if the critics don't like it, the audience does. Vice versa. It's one of those facts of life, I guess.
Now, one could say it's because 'the audience just doesn't understand' as if we're just lambs to the slaughter, mindless drones who gobble up anything the masses tell us is fun and cool.
Normally I'd agree, but I think this is one instance where the audience knows something the critics don't, not the other way around. Oh how I long for the days when a movie was watched for enjoyment and not the lighting concept alone.
Oh wait, we're there. *in a stage whisper* Someone forgot to memo the critics and the wanna-be's.
And for those who said they got lost in the plot twists, I just have to say: you can't multitask either, can you. That's not a question. A statement of fact.
In short (or long as the case may be. I do tend to ramble.) I loved this movie. I found it entertaining in everyway possible; the F/X, the romance (a personal fave of mine), the comedy, the action. And that last one is saying something since usually I find the fight sequences in movies rather drawn out.
I've seen this movie four times. That's right four. I enjoyed every minute of it. Not once did I feel the need to glance at the watch I don't wear. And I plan to see it many more.
Sure you can say I have no life. That's your opinion and you're entitled to it. But seeing as it's my life, I think I'll spend it in a way that's most enjoyable to me. And since I found POTC very enjoyable, that's one of the things I'll do.
I guess all I have to say is that those who didn't like it lost their imagination a long time ago. That's not something you should be checking at the door when you enter a theater, just so's you know.
On a final note (yes, I promise I'm almost done), for those nonbelievers, take a look at the box office results. If the movie were that bad the word would spread like it did with Matrix Reloaded. You wanna talk bomb.
JMHO.
AL