This movie is flawless from beginning to end. There is something for everybody. The acting is brilliant, Johnny Depp should get an academy award from this one. It is a masterpiece that will be as timelessly popular and entertaining as the ride. Like the ride, this sets new expectations for what an epic adventure should be. Pirates rock it hard. Go see it, or else ye be cursed. What the hell is wrong with critics?

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is a special-effects swashbuckler for kids, an action adventure film as themepark ride. Literally so:at a budget of $100 billion, Disney adapted for the screen one of its most popular theme park attractions. Unabashedly scary fun, in which Johnny Depp's roguishly incompetent brigand and Orlando Bloom's capable blacksmith take on sword-wielding hordes of undead pirates; the film runs through all the possible variations of high-seas skulduggery in a non-stop carnival of chases and fight scenes. As Elizabeth, Keira Knightley is no tremulous damsel, battling with the best of them in this tongue-in-cheek romp.

You will always remember this as the movie that made Johnny Depp a superstar and almost got him an Oscar.The fact that he didn't win isn't a problem,since thanks to him this is the best pirate film ever made.

The opening concept is a clichè:a beautiful woman(Keira Knightley)is kidnapped by a bunch of filthy pirates(led by Geoffrey Rush's Barbossa)and the man(Orlando Bloom)who's desperately in love with her decides to track them down.From now on,things get unexpected,as he asks another pirate for help.And it's no ordinary pirate:it's Captain Jack Sparrow(Johnny Depp),a lying,cheating,but charismatic scumbag,the hardest man on Earth to predict,not to mention quite unlucky and clumsy("You are,with no doubt,the worst pirate I've ever heard of" "But you HAVE heard of me!").

It's got all the elements of a classic pirate movie,elements that would give this flick a 9/10.

Disney seemed to be going down the tubes lately, with Atlantis and Home on the Range, but this movie is a masterpiece. If it wasn't for this movie, Johnny Depp wouldn't be as famous as he is today. Every scene with him or Geoffery Rush is brilliant. The movie is very crisp and the shots of the islands are breathtaking. Definitely a movie worth picking up at Blockbuster or even better, buying ( I don't buy DVDs often but this was one of them). The characters are thought out very well and plot is excellent. The script is one of the main stars of the film itself, every line that seems to come out of Sparrow or Barbossa's mouth or any of the other cast is original. If you like action films you'll love this, if you like comedy you'll love this, actually, this movie is great for everyone (except small kids, who may get frightened by the skeleton scenes). 10/10

When I 1st saw this movie I was like..."ok...this is totally corny as all hell. i want my money back." but then johnny depp came in and he was the BEST character of them all and MADE the movie. He's hysterically funny, his wittiness, his stamina, personality, etc is without a doubt what made the franchise what it is.