Reviews

As a sequel, it had much to live up to the glory of the first film, and personally, I thought it had done rather well. The special effects on Bill Nighy (Davey Jones) and his pirate crew was perhaps the best; it was very realistic. The movie had a bit of a slow start, but overall was a wonderful film. Johnny Depp did well in his portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow, as previously in the first film. Keira Knightley and Bill Nighy were also of mentionable performances. I thought Orlando Bloom was a little wooden, as I thought of his performance in the first film, but still believable and he managed to pull it off. The ending which was rather interesting, served its purpose in suspense. It left the audience hanging, and it also left me hanging in a buzz of questions. I'm extremely eager to see the next Pirates of Caribbean film. However, the film did contain quite a number of references to the first film, The Curse of the Black Pearl, and I advise you to recap your knowledge of the first film and re-watch it to get the gist.

Overall, I believed the second Pirates of Carribbean was a rather good film, and very successful in standards of sequels. I can't wait for the third.

I was kind of cynical about this movie when it first came out, and had absolutely no intention of seeing it. But as the media frenzied over it more and more, declaring it was one of the best films of 2004, I began wondering if 'The Notebook' was worthy of a watch. So, when the DVD release came out, I borrowed it from Blockbuster. I was already pleased with the summary of the movie's plot on the back of the DVD; it wasn't one of those ordinary love stories, and the fact it was set in the 50's was also a pleasant change from all the typical, modern-day romantic comedies. I thought both Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams acted their roles with great passion and there was an also unmistakable chemistry somewhere between them. The story was just absolutely beautiful and unique; unlike any other. As it unfolded, it made me feel happy, it made me feel sad and it made me feel warm inside. I won't spoil the ending for you, but I'll tell you it made both happiness and sadness well up inside of me. An amazing cast pulled off an amazing movie based on an amazing novel. Not only is this romantic movie unlike others; being set in a time quite different to ours, it has two sides of it, the present and the past. This movie is definitely worth your time, and you'll definitely not regret it. The DVD's got a bunch of extra features, so you should pick that up too.