To start off, I wasnt too enthusiastic going into the movie. I've seen the previews. Looked like a stupid ghost story, a mindless plot, an attempt to be the "Tombstone" of the colonial/pirate age.

When I walked out of the movie, I had a huge smile on my face, and I let my brother know with certainty that this was quite possibly the best movie I've caught in theatres since "The Matrix".

I'm overly critical of movies. I fall asleep in the middle of ones that bore me with extraneous CG-enhanced fight scenes (Matrix:Reloaded, both LOTR's, etc etc). In this one, however, I was on the front of my seat, very often with a huge grin on my face.

I'm not an action junkie by any means. Quite the contrary, I appreciate movies that delve into characters via great acting and storytelling. A few of my short-list of favorites have been Amelie, Harry Potter 1, Trainspotting, and Fight Club.

Anyways, all I have to say is, this is the first movie in a couple years that I will forcefully recommend to anyone I know. See it - you won't be disappointed.

I am dying to see this movie. Depp looks like a perfect cast. However, I have life time boycott of anything disney. I have to wait till someone I know goes to the dark side and buys the video then lets me borrow it.

I rather liked it as well. Good fun all around. If anyone wants BBC TV you'll notice one of the actors from Coupling appears in Pirates.

That movie was awesome! :D

I've seen it twice in theaters so far, and I'll tell you what, I wouldn't mind seeing it again! As soon as it comes out on DVD, it is hitting my collection.

Did any other guys here fall totally in love with Keira Knightley? Holy, ****...Even my girlfriends jaw dropped when she saw her! :lol:

GREAT movie!

[quote:05210a594a="isketerol"]I rather liked it as well. Good fun all around. If anyone wants BBC TV you'll notice one of the actors from Coupling appears in Pirates.[/quote:05210a594a]

Coupling, hilarious show. Which one is it - the guy that plays Jeff?

No, not Jeff, that would be hilarious to see the Jeff character played in Pirates. Not Patrick...the tripod....either. The other guy whose name I can not remember.

I saw Pirates of the Carribean last night. It was quite fun, really. I really liked the part where the pirates of the Black Pearl walked underwater out to the ship. And Keira Knightley was quite pretty. She looks rather like Natalie Portman. Johnny Depp was a hoot.

The last theatrical films I saw were Gangs of New York, which was excellent, Chicago with my mom, and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. I saw Matrix Reloaded and nearly fell asleep. It didn't grab me at all. The CGI fights were way, way too long, and too many. The story was told, not shown, in far too many places.

I look forward to Seabiscuit, Hidalgo and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. I will probably see the Matrix Revolution too.

My hubby and I used to be film nutz, and see maybe 2 in a day on a Saturday or Sunday. Now I can go through the movie section of the newspaper or website for months at a time and not see one thing that I couldn't miss altogether, or simply wait for the DVD. It's not that I have such elite tastes - although I suspect that I do. It's more that so much crap is being made. My friend who is a film reviewer for the local TV station says that he actually dreads part of his job now because 90% of what's being made is crap.

Whoever mentioned Amelie - that film is genius. Love it.

When I flew out to Seattle Friday before last, I was snoozing on the plane so I didn't bother to get the headset, but I watched part of "Bend It Like Beckham" which really looked like a smart, fun little film. :wink: