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OFCS Rating: 85% Fresh |
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| "Johnny Depp's roguish Jack Sparrow is every bit as unforgettable as his squeamish Ichabod Crane in 'Sleepy Hollow.'" |
| ReelTalk Movie Reviews |
| Betty Jo Tucker |
84/100 | "Johnny Depp puts the "swish" back into swishbuckler" |
| Apollo Guide |
| Dan Jardine |
A | "This rousing adventure starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Orlando Bloom gets off to a slow start, but for summer entertainment this year you won't find a better film." |
| EDGE Boston |
| David Foucher |
3/4 | "It's never a good sign when source material is based off of something as flimsy as a theme park thrill ride, but Pirates of the Caribbean works on many cylinders." |
| Cinemaphile.org |
| David Keyes |
3.5/4 | "Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean is a rousing action/adventure yarn highlighted by a truly eccentric performance by Johnny Depp." |
| Movie Boeuf |
| David N. Butterworth |
| "... a rollicking carnival of swordplay, stunts, chills and romance -- sly, witty, exciting and, perhaps, the best film of the summer." |
| Portland Tribune |
| Dawn Taylor |
C | "Depp's odd performance should probably make this film live on as a cult classic." |
| Ozus' World Movie Reviews |
| Dennis Schwartz |
2/4 | "By the end, the film has gone from being a cheesy delight to an aimless, tired smorgasbord of empty action scenes." |
| TheMovieBoy.com |
| Dustin Putman |
B- | "Buckles swashes, shivers timbers and battens down hatches the way summertime adventures ought to, and its interminable storyline is made up for by its juicy performances." |
| EricDSnider.com |
| Eric D. Snider |
3.5/4 | "This is a helluva enjoyable flick that (dare I say it) doesn’t require the knowledge of a trip down that old boat ride since it creates its own ride all by itself." |
| eFilmCritic.com |
| Erik Childress |
A- | "High adventure, high comedy and high camp." |
| Film Blather |
| Eugene Novikov |
B+ | "A giddily goofy bit of old-fashioned nonsense, a swashbuckler with supernatural overtones and a jolly sense of fun that keeps it surprisingly light on its feet." |
| One Guy's Opinion |
| Frank Swietek |
3/4 | "Swashbuckling adventures are few and far between these days, so it's a pleasant surprise to see one that is competently made." |
| ReelViews |
| James Berardinelli |
3.5/4 | "the best corporate-produced blockbuster to emerge this summer" |
| Q Network Film Desk |
| James Kendrick |
4/5 | "Pirate adventure is a ridiculously entertaining romp thanks to Johnny Depp's scene-stealing scallywag and Gore Verbinski's directorial hand." |
| Netflix |
| James Rocchi |
8/10 | "[Tackled] in a way that shows they were interested in putting together a solid piece of entertainment, not just a string of action sequences connected by a bad plot." |
| Window to the Movies |
| Jeffrey Chen |
6/10 | "Ultimately makes for an enjoyable evening back in the time of pirates, treasures, wenches and Natalie Portman lookalikes in distress." |
| JoBlo's Movie Emporium |
| JoBlo |
8/10 | "Villains, heroes, scalawags, and ghosts, skeletons, daring rescues, audacious escapes, and treasure aplenty." |
| DVDTown.com |
| John J. Puccio |
| "I couldn't imagine a better way to beat the heat than setting sail with the "Pirates of the Caribbean."" |
| Light Views |
| John Larsen |
5/10 | "Would have been a complete nightmare if it weren't for Depp, whose character is an unholy melange of Captain Morgan, Dudley Moore, Keith Richards and Andy Dick." |
| Planet Sick-Boy |
| Jon Popick |
3/4 | "'Es la más grata sorpresa de un verano fílmico lleno de secuelas bastante mediocres'" |
| Moviola |
| Jorge Avila Andrade |
5/5 | "A joy to watch - an adventure, funny, sexy boys, fantastic effects, great story. What do you want, an engraved invitation?" |
| Cinerina |
| Karina Montgomery |
4/4 | "... a superior concept that incorporated all the key elements that made the attraction successful... a new franchise for Disney for sequels that won't have to be direct-to-video." |
| MovieCrypt.com |
| Kevin A. Ranson |
2/4 | "It’s not that 'Pirates of the endless title: and subtitle' is a bad movie, it’s just unremarkable." |
| Montreal Film Journal |
| Kevin N. Laforest |
B | "Depp's swishy, slurry performance gives Sparrow an air of impetus, of constant, undulating motion when he isn't flopped on his back. Without Depp, these pirates would be a lot more pedestrian." |
| Reeling Reviews |
| Laura Clifford |
3/4 | "Fun -- pure and simple." |
| Mark Reviews Movies |
| Mark Dujsik |
2/4 | "If you've often seen this type of summer fare, you might find this movie tedious" |
| Movie Habit |
| Marty Mapes |
| "The hands-down best flat-out, full-blooded, guns-ablazin’ adventure movie to come out of Hollywood since... Raiders of the Lost Ark." |
| Flick Filosopher |
| MaryAnn Johanson |
3/4 | "Depp's highly strange, oddly magnetic, and irresistibly entertaining performance energizes the overextended, two-hour-plus proceedings." |
| Mr. Brown's Movies |
| Michael Dequina |
2.5/4 | "It’s not so much the minor flaws as it is the fact that Pirates of the Caribbean just wasn’t enough fun for me." |
| Aisle Seat |
| Mike McGranaghan |
B | "Surprisingly enjoyable swashbuckling, rope-swinging, plank-walking, yard-arm-spinning, rum-drinking, double-crossing, colorful sidekicks, and all-around yo-ho-ho-ing." |
| Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies |
| Nell Minow |
| "Shiver me timbers, the only hex that burdens Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is its unwieldy title." |
| Slant Magazine |
| Nick Schager |
4/5 | "Depp merece ser indicado ao Oscar por sua performance – afinal, interpretar um matemático esquizofrênico ou um policial corrupto dificilmente envolve tantos riscos quanto o de viver um pirata como Jack Sparrow." |
| Cinema em Cena |
| Pablo Villaca |
3/4 | "I enjoyed Pirates of the Caribbean enough to recommend it but there are a couple of serious flaws with it that should be addressed." |
| Critic Doctor |
| Peter Sobczynski |
B | "Pirates of the Caribbean makes us appreciate the absurd joys of a sadly underused genre, and demonstrates that Walt Disney hasn't entirely forgotten how to show us a good time." |
| Flipside Movie Emporium |
| Rob Vaux |
B | "A bit overlong and quite bloody for a brainless action movie, but it is generally fun to watch." |
| Laramie Movie Scope |
| Robert Roten |
B+ | "...the fun, adventure, romance and swashbuckling action make ["Pirates of the Caribbean"] worth the effort." |
| Reeling Reviews |
| Robin Clifford |
4/5 | "An exciting time at the movies." |
| Film Threat |
| Rory L. Aronsky |
| "[Pirates] might not have a single defining moment of wonderment...[but] it does as a whole tap into the same sensibilities that make you wish you were there." |
| Movie Views |
| Ryan Cracknell |
5/5 | "Never before have I been so thrilled about being so wrong: despite all my early skepticism, Pirates ends up one of the most entertaining movies of the past few years." |
| eFilmCritic.com |
| Scott Weinberg |
B | "Depp keeps the film delightfully off balance with his unpredictable comic weave, bobbing and swaying like a punch-drunk fighter..." |
| Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Sean Axmaker |
3.5/5 | "Boasts the season’s best production values, first-rate computer-animated special effects and a strong ensemble cast ready to toss your low expectations overboard." |
| Filmcritic.com |
| Sean O'Connell |
5/5 | "one of the all time greatest adventure flicks" |
| sbs.is |
| Stefan Birgir Stefansson |
| "An awkward pirate epic that's jampacked with energy, ambition and spectacular effects." |
| Salon.com |
| Stephanie Zacharek |
B | "The most remarkable thing about Pirates of the Caribbean is neither Johnny Depp's mesmerizing performance, nor ILM's literally eye-popping skeletal ghost-ship crew, but the sheer fact that the movie works at all." |
| Decent Films Guide |
| Steven D. Greydanus |
2.5/4 | "While certainly not a bad film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl nonetheless rates as somewhat of a disappointment, given the talent involved." |
| Reel.com |
| Timothy Knight |
3.5/4 | "One foot of the film is in Terry Gilliam's ethics of the stratum surreal, with the other in Spielbergian theme park attraction." |
| Film Freak Central |
| Walter Chaw |
3.5/4 | "Pirates of the Caribbean is an entertaining, swashbuckling adventure that will leave audiences wanting a sequel." |
| Oscar Guy |
| Wesley Lovell |
| "Click here to see review" |
| Wolf Entertainment Guide |
| William Wolf |
8/10 | Read review |
| Modamag.com |
| Brian Orndorf |
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OFCS Rating: 85% Fresh |
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