What more could anyone ask of a movie?

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2003)

Truly, what more COULD anyone ask? "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" has adventure, drama, comedy, swordplay, excellent writing, a moderately capable damsel in distress, and two very, very beautiful men (for those moviegoers who find such things appealing). I saw this movie on opening night and wasn't disappointed in the slightest, although I had exceedingly high expectations for it.
I've been a Disney fan since early childhood, and Pirates was always my favorite ride. I eagerly awaited the movie from the first moment I heard it was being made, even more so once I learned that both Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp were to star in it. They both pulled their weight admirably, particularly Depp, whose Keith Richards-inspired, not-quite-effeminate Captain Jack Sparrow is, in my opinion, one of the best characters ever put on screen.
In short, I wholeheartedly reccomend seeing "Pirates," repeatedly, and I fully intend to buy the DVD the day it comes out. (And by the way...make sure you wait until the end of the credits to leave--there's an extra scene!)