Pirates of the Caribbean 3 .. my evaluation

First off. Keith Richards - legendary - did he even realise he was in the Movie ? Second off. Johnny Depp - legendary - beautiful - performed past my expectations.

I read an interview with Johnny Depp, he was absolutely in awe of Keith Richards and said he found it much much easier to be with Keith when he was in character as Jack Sparrow, because when he was out of character he would become all starry eyed.

The movie ? For starters as you might have read below, I had to sit at the very front row of the cinema, which meant I was literally looking up the noses of everyone on the screen and had to tilt my head backwards and forwards and side to side to see the whole screen. In fact there were several times throughout the film where I actually started choking on my saliva, at one point having a coughing fit ... true story.

All that being said, I loved the film. I am not one to critique films as to their technical nature, I judge on entertainment value. I was thoroughly entertained. Just as I was on the two previous films. (Hey this is coming from someone who thoroughly enjoyed every Matrix film too).

The makers of the film pulled out all the stops, in terms of surprises and costumes and special effects and epic battles and sword fights. Each of the main characters had a personal quest and each on the outside seemed determined and sure of themselves. Each that is except Jack Sparrow, who as we expect seems to bumble through his life, tripping up on his feet, like a cat that falls off a sky scraper but lands on its feet. Of course the upshot is that Jack is really the only character in control and able to manipulate and swing everything to his liking - in some instances to the advantage of his buddies.

This film is a film to enjoy, to sit down and laugh at the humour (of which there is plenty), to jolt in your seat at the canons and the ships and the adventures. There are definite plots that one must follow along with, but it's not a necessity to understand these plots to enjoy the entire film, besides you can read online on any of the 1000's of blogs/forums set up to discuss the plots, to understand what they are.

My favourite sequence is of hallucinating Jack Sparrow - it was at that moment that Johnny Depp (who already was a favourite), stamped his mark on my list of most favourite actors. His talent in that sequence was incredible and believable and showed he has a very remarkable talent at comedy.

So basically I say .. GO SEE THE MOVIE .. I am going to .. again ..