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Neko
| Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 12:35 pm
Am I the only person who's seen this here??? Either way, it wasn't the best movie I've ever seen, but it was hilarious!! Johnny Depp's character was so ..totally out there, weird, adn out of it that you just laughed everytime he was on the screen. Orlando and Keira were good as well but Johnny Depp definately stole the show. The special effects were also extremely good. Especially during a scene were they (the Pirates) were moving in and out of the moonlight, so they were turning from normal looking pirates to dead skeleton pirates, and back again. Very cool. I plan on seeing it again just for Johnny Depp 
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Calamity
| Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 1:53 pm
I saw it last night. You're right, it may not be a classic but it was a quite an enjoyable romp! Geoffrey Rush was very good and Johnny Depp was absolutely fantastic. I finally recognized the one fella as being from 'Coupling' - his voice was so familiar but I just couldn't place him. Excellent effects, good score, ultimately a little too long - I did get a little restless towards the end - but still well worth seeing. There's a short extra scene at the end of the (extremely) looooonnng credits but it doesn't feature any of the human characters. The person I saw this with compared it to 'The Princess Bride'. While it is more of an adventure flick than that movie, I thought it did share TPB's irreverent sense of humor. Trailers we saw: 'Lara Croft', 'Seabiscuit', and 'Hidalgo' (with Viggo Mortensen - hadn't heard of this film before but it looks pretty good).
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Neko
| Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 3:26 pm
Ugh, we saw WAY too many trailers!! We were up at like 10 before the real movie started. Was the short extra scene funny?
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Ketchuplover
| Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 4:38 pm
Best Movie I've seen this year,so far
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Corriecat
| Friday, July 11, 2003 - 4:45 pm
I love it - but then it has Johnny Depp in it so I knew I would like it regardless of the story. His portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow is wonderful though. It's fun to catch all the scenes from the ride at Disneyland like the dog holding the key. The short extra scene is...surprising. Begin spoiler (hilight to read) The monkey climbs onto the chest of cursed Aztec gold. He grabs a coin and turns into the cursed skeleton/ghost monkey then he suddenly screams and jumps toward the camera for an extreme closeup and everything fades to black. End spoiler.
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Ophiliasgrandma
| Friday, July 11, 2003 - 5:47 pm
You must sit through all the credits to get to the extra, but, key, scene that sets things up for a sequel. Johnny Depp did a tremendous job and in my humble opinion worthy of an Oscar nomination.
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Neko
| Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 10:09 am
Ooooooo Sequel. I like the idea of that. A really funny part in my mind, was when that guy told Will about how Jack had gone crazy in the sun. And Will was like, "Oh that explains the.." and then did the eye movements and the hand motions. I thought that was pretty funny cause he did it better than I could. LOL
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Ophiliasgrandma
| Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 11:20 am
I thought Roger Ebert was right on in his opinion of Depp's performance in that he never, ever played Jack for laughs. He played him seriously which made the acting he did so wonderful.
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Muse
| Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 11:29 pm
I really liked it too. I wouldn't mind seeing it again, especially since I ended up sitting next to some noisy teenage girls who squealed over Orlando a good part of the time. Not that he isn't squeal-worthy or anything ( ), but I did miss some dialogue at times.
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Pagal
| Monday, July 14, 2003 - 5:19 am
Loved it!! The audience actually clapped at the end of the movie. I thought Johnny Depp's pegged Jack Sparrow just right!! Anyone see the trailor for The Haunted Mansion? Another movie by Disney based on a themepark ride. It stars Eddie Murphy.
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Frogichik
| Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 4:17 pm
Absolutely great movie, I will definitely watch it again when it comes out on video. And Pagal, the audience clapped at the end also!(I've never seen that before!) I also reccomend The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, great flick. I was so happy to actually see 2 good movies this weekend, especially after being so let down by the Hulk.
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Hummingbird
| Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 9:17 pm
Love Johnny Depp but what's up with all these long movie titles?
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Angelsluv
| Friday, July 25, 2003 - 2:33 am
The more I see, the further I'm convinced that Depp is brilliant!
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Neko
| Friday, July 25, 2003 - 11:01 am
I love how the trailers they show on TV make this movie to seem only like an action adventure movie. And some people I know, actually thought it was a horror movie. Ahhh..if only they knew the truth..
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Calamity
| Friday, July 25, 2003 - 12:25 pm
Horror movie? Must be those skeletons they always show in the commercials, Neko. Angelsluv, Depp is an acting genius, imho . I was really skeptical about PotC - hadn't been at all keen to see it but am glad that I was talked into it. Without Depp's performance though...I doubt I would have enjoyed the movie half as much as I did.
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Neko
| Friday, July 25, 2003 - 3:29 pm
Oh I agree Calamity. Without Depp, this movie probably would have sucked. If "Captain Jack Sparrow" was just a "reagular" pirate, the movie wouldn't have been half as good.
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Ophiliasgrandma
| Friday, July 25, 2003 - 4:57 pm
Genius, yeah, that's right. That boy is a genius actor. Like I said before, I think his performance is worthy of an Oscar nod.
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Hobobabe
| Friday, July 25, 2003 - 5:17 pm
I read somewhere that Johnny Depp based his characterization of Capt Sparrow on Rolling Stone's Ron Wood. He said he considered Pirates the "Rock stars" of their time. Also, I have to agree with all of the favorable reviews. It was the best action/adventure film I've seen in years.
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Hobobabe
| Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 12:15 am
[...or maybe he said it was a Keith Richard's characterization (sorry I forgot)...]
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Ric_Munoz
| Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 1:36 am
I slept through the entire thing...Disney movies are just too tedious (fortunately, my boyfriend shelled out the $9.50 for my ticket). Depp is only delicious when he nails down classics like "Ed Wood," and "Donnie Brasco."
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Ophiliasgrandma
| Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 8:45 am
You should have stayed awake if for nothing else than to see the bravura performance of Mr. Depp. People aren't raving about it for nothing, you know. The boy's a comic genius!
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Ric_Munoz
| Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 11:45 am
Thanks for the testimonial, OphiliasG. I'm sure my Disney-obsessed boyfriend will buy the DVD--I'll rewatch it and selectively view JD's scenes and skip the rest!
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Pamy
| Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 7:41 pm
I just saw it. I thought it took a while to get started and it wasn't as good as I expected.(I should see a movie before all the hype, otherwise I expect soo much more) I did enjoy the movie. I loved Johnny Depp, he was hysterical and sooo sexy!! I had a hard time understanding him sometimes. I couldn't understand what he said right at the end of the movie, which I assume was supposed to be something from the ride. Anyone know what exactly he said?? I am now in love with Orlando Bloom!!!! I was squeeling inside like a teenager everytime I saw him. I was impressed that a lot of the F/X weren't all computer generated. They should get an award for great makeup.
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Ophiliasgrandma
| Monday, July 28, 2003 - 8:19 am
Pamy, did you sit through the credits for the very last scene? Sets things up for a sequel.
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Pamy
| Monday, July 28, 2003 - 6:49 pm
OG..no I had forgotten about it til I got back here and saw the thread again!! darn! I will have to wait and see it on video.
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