Below are images from "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST", the 2006 entry in the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movie franchise. Directed by Gore Verbinski, the movie starred Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow: ( Read more... )

Below are images from "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: On Stranger Tides", the fourth entry in the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN franchise. Directed by Rob Marshall, the movie stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane: ( Read more... )

"PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL" (2003) Review

Nearly ten years ago, "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL" had burst upon the movie screens and to the surprise of many, became a major hit. Even more surprising, the movie ended up spawning a wildly successful movie franchise within another eight years and also a new cinematic icon for the 21st century – Captain Jack Sparrow. ( Read more... )

"PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END" (2007) Review

When I first saw the trailer for the third installment of the "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN" franchise five years ago, I thought I was in for an overblown and possibly dull movie. Quite frankly, the trailer did not impress me very much. And then word came out once the movie was released around May 24-25, 2007 that the movie was either confusing or not as good as the first two. I approached "AT WORLD’S END" with very low expectations. Thankfully, my expectations proved to be wrong. ( Read more... )

Below is a list of my ten favorite movie scores of all time . . . so far: ( Read more... )