Entertainment at its best!

Rating: 9/10 (11 April 2005)

Pirates is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. It actually has a plot that leads naturally from one event to the next. The characters are portrayed superbly, there is plenty of action and adventure, and there are of course the twists of fate that make it a winner!
Depp played his part to the fullest - a dirty, rotten, happy-go-lucky thieving, loving pirate. I am not usually big on Depp, but this time he did it right! The entire cast was chosen well. Nothing in the movie was so far out of reality that it makes you think, 'Yea, right. An M-16 on a pirate ship!' They didn't capture any airplanes in the sky, nor did they show a brief glimpse of the microphone dangling in front of the camera as I have seen done in other lack-luster films.
It is a good story and it is fun to watch. I just know that the next Pirates movie is going to be at least as good as the first and I am waiting anxiously for its release sometime in '06. No matter which way you look at it, this movie is a winner. If you haven't seen it yet, do yourself a favor and rent or buy it.
Why didn't I give it a 10 rating if I enjoyed it so much? Well, nothing on earth is perfect - but this came close.