Do you like PIRATE movies?

Rating: Null/10 (29 August 2003)

You know the drill: Cursed ship, only one can break the curse, his girlfriend gets kidnapped by the undead, has to team up with a pirate to save her, blah blah blah.
My two cents worth: I guess the first question on whether or not you should see this movie is; How do you feel about pirate movies? If you're not sure, try this: stand in front of the movie poster. If your reaction is anything other than, "Pirates of the Caribbean! Cool!" then nothing will salvage this movie experience for you. It doesn't matter how much you like Johnny Depp.
For those of us who like pirate movies, this is a dream come true. We've got curses! Treasure! Pirates who have been out on that island too long! Funny one liners! Large complex sword fights in ridiculous places! Stuffy British naval officers! (And a plot with more holes than a latticework gazebo, but WHO CARES! It's a PIRATE MOVIE!)
Recommendations: If you like this movie, I highly recommend Princess Bride (if you haven't seen it already). The original version (1950's)of Treasure Island is also good, and 20,000 leagues under the sea (it's better than you remember! I promise!) If you're a pirate movie hater (or just a movie on ship lover) any of the versions of Mutiny on the Bounty will do, also recommend the book "True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle" (it's a Newberry award winning 'kids' book, but adults will enjoy it too).