Finally, A Decent Pirate Movie Back On The Silver Screen.

Rating: 8/10 (18 August 2014)

The first movie after all these unnecessary sequels, still remains the best movie. When I first watched "Pirates of the Caribbean" at the age of 11, it breathed new life into pirate movies that seemed to have been absent since "Hook" (1991). Luckily with a fantastic score by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer, plus fantastic performances from Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush. It's debatable who steals the show, as director Gore Verbinski creates a movie that is anything but slow and visually wonderful.
"Captain" Jack Sparrow (Depp), searches for a ship and crew in order to get revenge from Captain Barbossa (Rush), and claim back his ship the legendary "Black Pearl". Unfortunately along his way, he also manages to involve Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), and local blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom). Who become entangled with the villainous pirates and their quest to break an ancient curse.
Saying all that. I suppose I would like to jokingly shoot myself in the foot, and say what are the point of all these wonderful fight scenes if they're cursed skeletons who remain pretty much invulnerable? Regardless, the styles and influences definitely hearkens back to the Golden age of Hollywood. The choreography is swift and for as much as the CGI is wonderfully rendered, a majority of effects are practical thanks to the films impressive budget (Thank you Jerry Bruckheimer).
Final Verdict: One of the better live action Disney movies, and probably the best movie ever based on a theme park ride. 8/10.