I just got back from seeing PotC tonight. All I can say is that it blew my expectations out of the water (no pun intended :D). I expected your typical Hollywood thriller, with too much sfx, not enough plot, and poor character design. I was waaay wrong.
The sfx were aplenty, but well executed and not overshadowing. The plot was very well-formed, and gave a great deal of insight to the characters. Johnny Depp, as Capt. Jack Sparrow was very eccentric, and was very well acted. Rarely do I see a movie where I don’t think, “Here is an actor, portraying this character.” I saw a true character in this one. Orlando Bloom, although similar didn’t follow suit as much as he could’ve.
Overall, i thought it was great. It had a good mix of comedy, romance, action, and it truly was a well produced movie.
So, now that I’ve said my spiel, what do the rest of you think?