A STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL OLD FASHIONED FANTASY GHOST STORY ADVENTURE

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2020)

This is the best of the "Pirates" franchise & one of the greatest fantasy-adventure films ever made.
I was lucky enough to see this on the big screen way back in 2003 upon it's release & i loved it & still do in 2020!!!
"The Curse of the Black Pearl" is a fantastic piece of filmmaking as well as a big summer blockbuster film, everything from the absolutely stunning production design & outstanding special effects to the Amazing music score & excellent performances are all perfect & put together created a Masterpiece.
Simple-basic story is about a famous pirate, Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp) who teams up with a young Blacksmith named Will Turner (Bloom) who set sail on a thrilling adventure to rescue the princess Elizabeth (Knightley) & battle the Evil supernatural pirates lead by Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush) & all hell breaks loose. That's the basic plot but of course there's lots more going on with Magic Medallions & Zombies & Battles & a whole lot of Fun.
I loved all the performances here, especially the heroic turn as Will Turner played by Orlando Bloom, i liked his character more than Captain Jack Sparrow (which everyone became obsessed with?) Now Bloom is everybit the handsome & willing fighter out to save his true love Elizabeth. Depp is silly & fun as Jack Sparrow & very bizarre but good fun & Keira Knightley is great as the quick thinking & beautiful Elizabeth but who really steals the show here in my opinion is the fantastic Geoffrey Rush as the Evil, Funny & Cunning Captain Bambosa, he's a hilarious villain with such a great voice & it's the standout performance here for me.
The supernatural Zombie pirates look Amazing on screen with truly stunning special effects that make the pirates look scary rather than comical as you might expect from a big budget Disney production, here everything looks spectacular.
The ships are so richly textured & beautifully detailed as is all the costumes & fantastic sets, all the best quality possible.
The Curse of the Black Pearl is truly a rip-roaring, swashbuckling fantasy adventure full of fun & magic.
An instant CLASSIC & a film that be watched over & over again.