One of the best adventure movies in a long while...

Rating: 10/10 (11 July 2003)

..."Pirates of the Caribbean" ranks up there with the "Lord of the Rings" and "Indiana Jones" trilogies for good adventure. I've always been waiting for a fun pirate movie, and now I've got what I've been waiting for.
The story focuses on four characters: Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), a former Pirate Captain who wants his boat (the Black Pearl) back. Cpt. Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), the evil pirate (now captain of the Black Pearl), who is cursed to be immortal because of stealing treasure from the Aztecs. Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), a young black smith getting help from Sparrow to save his love from Barbossa, and Elizabeth Swoon (Kyra Knightley), Turner's love and Barbossa's captive.
Each actor plays their character perfectly. Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush deliver the best performances out of the bunch, being the best actors. Depp is cool, and funny as hell as Sparrow, and you can't get much creepier than a skeleton version of Geoffrey Rush as your lead villain.
"Pirates" is a must-see for all families out there. Fun, funny, and cool, this certainly deserved all the good reviews, 8.5/10.