Refreshing

Rating: 10/10 (9 April 2005)

Pirates of the Caribbean was an excellent movie for the family and especially young boys. There are hardly any movies that families can enjoy...things like Lizzy McGuire and Freaky Friday are directed toward teenage girls - Pirates of the Caribbean can be enjoyed by male or female and people of all ages.
POTC has everything a good movie should have: action, fighting, pirates, unspoken love. The story was intriguing and so were the characters (Jack Sparrow in particular)... I would be interested to see if the sequel will live up to it's predecessor - most of the time sequels are rather mediocre.
The cast is great. Orlando Bloom has a lot of talent and it's nice to see him making a name for himself, and it was wonderful to see Johnny Depp introduced to a new generation - he is finally getting the recognition he deserves.