The Curse Is Upon Us

Rating: 10/10 (12 October 2003)

What can anyone say about Pirates of the Caribbean except that it's BRILLIANT!!
From the beginning of the movie, you set sail on a journey through the Caribbean. You can almost smell the air and feel totally absorbed into the movie.
The plot is good for a pirates' story with so many twists and shifts and gets you into the story step by step.
The set design is very good. So realistic and so rich you see that nothing is out of place, everything is where it's supposed to be.
The direction is excellent. The fight sequences were done in a humorous mode but with good skills.
The graphics is OUTSTANDING. You can look with the examining eye, you can not find a single moment of inconsistency in the graphics. It took my breath away.
The leads (Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley and Jack Davenport) were brilliant. They contributed positively to their roles, especially Johnny Depp. He was so funny and so in character that you couldn't imagine anyone else doing that role but him (savvy?).

In Total...I think that this movie gave Disney a peak that is HARD to surpass.
I really doubt if anyone could do any better.