Yo Ho! Yo Ho! A Pirate's Flick For Me!

Rating: 10/10 (14 July 2003)

This movie was a burst of concentrated fun, with not a moment wasted. This is one of the best films I've ever seen. Everything about this movie is note-perfect; every character, every nuance, every ship and sail. Bruckheimer and Disney have really outdone themselves (this more than makes up for Pearl Harbor). Johnny Depp's performance is amazing and even funnier than his Ichabod Crane from Sleepy Hollow. Orlando Bloom does a great job in his first major non-Legolas role. Keira Knightly does fine, and so does Geoffrey Rush and the other cast; I could go on and on. The writing (and even ad-libbing) is great, as is Gore Verbinski's direction. This beats Cutthroat Island, Treasure Planet, Sinbad, every recent pirate/ sea-adventure movie out there. Why, this is the best pirate movie I've seen since The Goonies, and that's saying something. If you haven't seen this movie, then what are you waiting for? Or should I say, "Arrr! What are ye waiting for?" Drink up, me 'arties, yo ho!