Hey there. My summer at the movies continue. After my last movie review, T3, I didn't know which film to see next: Pirates of the Caribbean or League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

And the winner is...

Pirates.

Now when this came out, the odds on me seeing this movie were slim and none. Didn't appeal to me whatsoever. But then many of my friends, both online and in person, kept telling me that I should check it out. So after weighing their opinion, I decided to see it for myself.

My verdict? I was pleasantly surprised.

The movie was a good swashbuckler, like they made in the old days. It was loaded with great action, cool stunts and humor. The plot was very believable and had depth, rare in some of those action films out these days and the characters were all credible. The effects were cool too, especially when the cursed pirates became walking skeletons at moonlight. It looked seamlessly well done and fit in without making it look like it was CGI. Johnny Depp clearly stole the show in this one. He was very funny and believable and he had the pirate look down. He's another one of those chameleon type actors that steps into a role and immerses himself in it.

As far as I was concerned, this has to be the sleeper hit of the summer. A film buried within
all the big time blockbusters but yet came out to kick some serious butt in the box office. No wonder they're talking about doing a sequel. Hopefully, they can maintain some of that same magic whenever they make it.

So, will I see LXG? Not sure yet, still some time left in the summer. So far, I've seen about six movies since summer began (X2, Matrix Reloaded, Hulk, T3, 28 Days Later, and Pirates). Sometime after Labor Day, I'll rank what I thought was the best of what I've seen.

That's it for now. Blog at you later.