The Captain was here

Rating: 9/10 (11 July 2003)

I was a little skeptical going into this movie for 3 reasons 1)Disney 2) based on a Disney ride and 3) pirates, which I don't normally go for, unless it's Adam Ant. But I had faith in Depp, because he is in so many wonderful, quirky movies, and damn, he didn't let me down! Depp owns this movie. He was so funny and heartfelt and wild. I'm almost positive they'll make a sequel to this movie because Depp's Cpt. Sparrow is going to be so widely loved. Although I found Bloom and Knightley a little bland, the rest of the cast was super. Geoffrey Rush was excellent, somewhat reminiscent of his Sade in "Quills," which I loved. I didn't think the CGI was overkill at all. The skeletal pirates were awesome, but I most enjoyed the ship battles and swinging from the rigging stuff. Great fight choreography, beautiful settings and costumes. Again, esp. on Depp whose dreads, braids, gold teeth, and kohl-rimmed eyes is enough to make girls (corset-wearing or not) swoon. I'm so going to see this one again!! Story: 8/10 (10 being best) Depp: 100+/10