it was great! i mean, you can sit there and dissect the things that were wrong with it, and the reviews i've read pretty much had the right idea - there's a period in the middle where the action becomes hard to follow (the battle bet. the Black Pearl and the Interceptor, where Will gets trapped in the hold - you know the part I mean). but it's so, so much fun, and so clever and silly, that really, who cares about the minor flaws. it's the ultimate pomo ironic pirate movie. :)