Great movie. It's about time some harmless fun was put on the screen.

And Captain Jack Sparrow can buck my swash any time he likes. I'd happily Jolly his Roger.

Ahem. *grins* It's a slow morning and I'm in a silly mood.

What is it about me and guys with bad eyeliner, I dunno. But Depp's performance was absolutely stellar. One thing though, I'd been told by many sources that he was a "gay pirate". If Captain Jack is what people perceive as gay, we're all in trouble and I'm never getting drunk again.

I personally thought he was perpetually drunk and disarmingly charming, but not gay.

Orlando Bloom... I still don't like him. He's too nerdy. Too elfin. Too... um. Well I just don't like him. And the day the man grows a decent facial expression is the day there's an airport for pigs.

Mr Rush? Eh... He's Aussie and he's won a golden dildo. He's had my respect for a long time as one of the most adaptable actors out there and he took to this role like a fish to water... or a pirate to cursed gold, you decide.

Keira Knightly was just like watching Natalie Portman again, only with an English accent. She's pretty good in the film as tough wannabee pirate chicks go, but Star Wars ruined her for me. Star Wars ruined Star Wars. George Lucas must be punished... Oops. Digressing.

Did I mention that Depp was gorgeous? I'm not a Depp fan, really not. I couldn't stand him before this. He was tolerable in Sleepy Hollow but disgustingly bad inThe Ninth Gate.

Having said that, he impressed me with his pirate performance. I thought he was awesome. Not quite cockny, not quite toff, the accent was spot-on pirate speak. I think he really did encompass what many people (girls?) would like pirates to be. Rude, crude, and utterly adorable with a dash of sex appeal thrown in. And his one-liners were terrific too.

I'm going to be saying "Savvy?" for the next few months, methinks.

And the CGI for the movie... I was rapt. The sudden shifting from live person to skeleton was astoundingly smooth. Movement was as great as it could possibly and very realistic. Even the monkey looked great.

Good stuff. Very good. Four-and-a-bit stars. I thought the ending was a bit blah, but the boy's gotta get the girl, or the girl's gotta get the pirate. I'm not spoiling anything if you haven't seen the movie yet.