Way better than expected!

Rating: 8/10 (12 July 2003)

I wasn't expecting much from this movie but walked out of the theater commenting that this was probably the best movie I've seen yet this year and now that I've thought more about it, it is. I will even go as far as to rank it up there with the LOTR movies, which is saying a lot. I still think the LOTR movies are at the top but Pirates was at least in the same league.
Jack Sparrow couldn't have been casted any better, Orlando Bloom continues to prove himself, Geoffrey Rush was excellent as always and the newcomer, Keira Knightley (who is a dead ringer for but acts a lot better than Natalie Portman), was refreshing.
The writing was superb, the effects were top notch and I gave it a 9/10. Excellent!