07-09-2006, 01:10 AM
My 8-year-old loved it. Of course, she's also seen (and enjoyed) all three Lord of the Rings films, plus King Kong on the small screen, so this one wasn't breaking any new ground for her in terms of violence or grossness (and there is almost no sexual content that I can think of). I think King Kong had a lot more "not sure if I really want my kid seeing this" moments than Pirates did. YMMV.
Overall, I liked the movie. It was a lot of fun, and didn't pretend to be anything else. I'm not a huge Orlando Bloom person, so did get a chuckle out of this New York Times review snippet: "Mr. Bloom, as is his custom, leaps about, trying to overcome his incurable blandness, and is upstaged by special effects, musical cues, octopus tentacles and pieces of wood."
Luckily, any movie with Johnny Depp, special effects, musical cues, octopus tentacles, and pieces of wood (giant waterwheel FTW!) has a lot going for it already, and doesn't need to rely upon Bloom to sell tickets.:)
Overall, I liked the movie. It was a lot of fun, and didn't pretend to be anything else. I'm not a huge Orlando Bloom person, so did get a chuckle out of this New York Times review snippet: "Mr. Bloom, as is his custom, leaps about, trying to overcome his incurable blandness, and is upstaged by special effects, musical cues, octopus tentacles and pieces of wood."
Luckily, any movie with Johnny Depp, special effects, musical cues, octopus tentacles, and pieces of wood (giant waterwheel FTW!) has a lot going for it already, and doesn't need to rely upon Bloom to sell tickets.:)
Why can't we all just get along
--Pete
--Pete