Another Perfect Movie In The Best Year For Movie Watching EVER!

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2003)

Well, what can I say that everyone else hasn't already said about Pirates of the Caribbean (POTC)? Since Dec. 2002, one very good or great or FANTASTIC movie after another has been released. I have been watching movies in theaters now for about 40 years, and the quality of films this year has never been better overall in my opinion. I have seen 3 films that I thought were perfect, (I didn't think they could be improved at all), these were Finding Nemo, Terminator 3, and now POTC. Of course, the plot was great, incredibly entertaining, non-stop ACTION. Great special effects which were TOTALLY BELIEVABLE (if you can believe in undead skeleton pirates!). Fine acting (with Johnny Depp giving maybe the best acting performance of the year-it helped that he had such a great script & all those funny lines). The costumes, sets, ships all seemed so real, it was easy to believe we were REALLY back in the pirate age set in the Caribbean Sea. If this film is not nominated for an Academy Award, then there will be no justice (of course it WON'T, any movie that is popular & makes more than $10 million at the box office won't be considered ESPECIALLY if it is the best movie that year.)
I have seen every Johnny Depp film he has made I believe. I haven't always liked them, because some were too oddball or weird, but he has ALWAYS been interesting & fascinating in them. For those who are too young, (and he probably doesn't want to remember), his first hit film was "Nightmare On Elm Street 1", where he stood out among all the dead teenagers. About the same time, he became the star of a great TV show on a brand new FOX TV network, called "21 Jump Street". A great show which only lasted a few years I believe. He was great in "Cry-Baby", he was PERFECT in "Edward Scissorhands", he was great in "Benny & Joon", he was PERFECT in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (the movie that started Leonardo DiCaprio's career as a star). In this film, Johnny Depp should have won an academy award for best actor (maybe for E.Scissorhands too.) In "Ed Wood", he & Bill Murray were FANTASTIC, in "Don Juan DeMarco" he was the only good thing about that movie. Same with "Legend Of Sleepy Hollow". In POTC, the rest of the cast is good, but Johnny Depp IS OUTSTANDING!!! If this movie doesn't win an Academy Award, then Johnny Depp DESERVES to win one! Disney/Bruckheimer announced a sequel already, I believe they said Johnny signed up for it. IF HE DIDN'T, then don't bother making a sequel. He is the reason I could have watched the movie for 6 hrs. instead of 2 & 1/2. He was that fascinating (with the help of the great script!) I hope to go back & see this film again, along with "Finding Nemo" & "Terminator 3" which were equally perfect also.