I don't think the review gives away too much and it made me even more anxious to get out there and see the movie!

Copped the review from a friend...hope you enjoy it!
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Ahoy, me heartys! I give PotC 2 thumbs up. I love Orlando Bloom. I think it's equally appealing to both men and women--it's not solely an action movie, but it's definitely not a chick-flick either.

I was impressed with plot line the screenwriters were able to devise based solely on the (IMO) fairly noninformative ride. The plot is just like WDW is for me---fantastical enough to make the story feel like an escape from reality, but not so out there that suspension of disbelief isn't possible. The way they were able to work in scenes and music from the ride is masterful. Also, I love Orlando Bloom!

As you all know, Johnny Depp plays Captain Jack Sparrow. He is in full-on "Edward Scissorhands funky character" mode in this movie. I'll admit, I found his lurching, semi-comprehensible portrayal of the rogue and fearless captain somewhat distracting at first. Fortunately, about 20 minutes into it, I was able to finally decipher 95% of his dialog and was able to get into the character more. Overall, this is a great character. Throughout the movie, his motivation remains somewhat suspicious and he is much more complex than initially presented.

Orlando Bloom---well, since this is a "PG" rated site, I am not able to say all that I want to say about him. He looks soooooooooo good and his performance is stellar throughout this movie. I swear, if it were a possibility I would have climbed through that movie screen and pretty much jumped his bones . His character is also more complex than is initially let on. His family origins are unknown to him throughout most of the movie, but as the end nears he realizes his ancestry is more vital than he could have ever imagined.

Goeffrey Rush does a fabulous job playing the mutinous captain of the Black Pearl and the leader of the cursed band of pirates. Also, Keira Knightly does a good job as the Colonial Governor's daughter who refuses to let a man be considered a traitor and a scoundrel just because he's a pirate. She is also stunningly gorgeous. Also, I love Orlando Bloom.

The special effects are great. The cursed pirates and the cursed Black Pearl are scary without being grotesque.

I think this movie definitely earns it's PG-13 rating. There's not a lot of swearing (except for a few "damns" and about 100 "bloodys"), there's only a few very mildly sexually provocative scenes (unless you count Orlando Bloom just being onscreen as "sexually provocative"--I know I do ), but there's a ton of violence. Coupled with that violence are the cursed pirates that (IMO at least) are bound to scare the crud out of some kids.

IMO, I think that a child should be at least 6 or 7 years old to see this, and even then I think it really depends on the child. I can truly see this causing some real nightmares/night time problems for some kids. This isn't your average Disney movie. I think the violence feels more "real" and scary than it does in the animated movies.

Also, did I mention that Orlando Bloom is awesome?

I'd like to hear what others think about it to (but Orlando is MINE!!!).

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Sharniqua......you really COULD claim you wrote this review what with your Orlando uh....."facination" shall we say? LOL LOL

He does sound pretty dreamy as a Pirate. *wicked grin*

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Great movie. Not one I would have picked myself but saw it for my brother in law's birthday and it was great. Orlando Bloom is a hottie!

Kind of like you Ananke ... my wife wanted to see the show and at the time I knew little about it. Ended up loving it. Thinking I might enjoy seeing it again.