Definitely the best pirate movie of the last 40 years... which doesn't say THAT much, but...
I thought it was pretty good--Keira Knightley has a face that you just can't take your eyes off of (even though she looks uncannily like Natalie Portman). Orlando Bloom wasn't wooden--he acted fine--but his character was certainly fairly boring.
Johnny Depp was terrific though. The combination of femininity and masculinity worked pretty well--and he definitely had charisma and most of the funny parts of the movie.
The effects were surprisingly much better than I thought they'd be, especially in one of the final sword fights.
I like the fact that Gore Verbinski was the director, as it added something more than just straight action--atmosphere.
4) Would watch the film over Armageddon any day
3) Could watch the final act of Armageddon instead, but only barely
2) Could watch the whole film of Armageddon instead, but minus the Ben Affleck/Liv Tyler romance
1) Would rather watch the entire film of Armageddon, along deleted scenes and commentary (translation: the reviewed film sucks)
Pirates of the Carribean
4
(Keep in mind, that doesn't mean it's a perfect film, just preferable to Armageddon)
