Quote Originally Posted by John Beresford
Anyone else care to comment on what my findings were on the Pirates of the Caribbean's DTS track and/or the DVD itself? BEAUTIFUL packaging---my favorite DVD right now...that was, until the Escape From New York Collector's Edition box set came out....now THAT is a collector's edition! But Pirates has a BEAUTIFUL outer keep box and the film itself was a great pirate story----much better than 1995's Cutthroat Island with Geena Davis.

However, the DTS mix on this DVD is not aggressive; other folks have complained about this too, and I know its a Disney feature and all, but for a film with tons of cannons blasting off and a lot of bullets zinging by, the surround channels -- even in DTS mode and THX certified by Lucasfilm -- sound astonishingly quiet. Anyone else just gonna chuck this up to the whole thing being a Disney production and thereforeregulating Pirates to a quieter overall playback in surround?
Watched it a few nights ago and it was ok to me (nothing to write home about) It was nice to see some of the scenes in the movie directly from the Disney park ride (jail scene). Johnny Depp was a bit over the top in his role. I like the Princess Bride Story line better.