For a long time now I’ve been a huge fan of Johnny Depp, he’s an actor fully capable of effectively and wonderfully portraying a wide range of roles. To be honest though, one of his newer roles has actually become very dear to me, his portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. Personally my favorite moments come from the first movie, The Black Pearl, since I liked that one the best out of the three. I love it when he first comes into Port Royal and steps off the sinking boat and onto the dock as though it were completely normal. I think though, my absolute favorite line from that movie comes from the scene where Jack throws a bucket of water on Gibbs to wake him up:

Jack Sparrow: *throws a bucket of water on the sleeping Gibbs*
Mr. Gibbs: Curse you for breathin’ ya slack-jawed idiot. Mother’s love. Jack. You should know better than to wake a man when he’s sleepin’. Its bad luck.
Jack Sparrow: Fortunately, I know how to counter it; the man who did the waking buys the man who was sleeping a drink; the man who was sleeping drinks it while listening to a proposition from the man who did the waking.
Mr. Gibbs: Aye, that’ll about do it.
Will Turner: *throws more water on Gibbs*
Mr. Gibbs: Blast I’m already awake.
Will Turner: That was for the smell.

I loved it so much, I made my own rendition as the greeting message on my voicemail:

The person whose number was dialed is unavailable so the person who dialed the number must leave a message for the person whose number was dialed so that the person whose number was dialed can call back the person who dialed the number at the person whose number was dialed earliest convenience.

I always get interesting responses from people when they hear this.

Other favorite Johnny-roles include, no surprise here, Edward Scissorhands and Ichabod Crane, both of which are roles he played in a a Burton movie. You can see why I’m excited about Johnny playing Sweeny Todd the Demon Barber. I love it when Depp plays a shady character or one with a dark past. He gives them an extra depth that isn’t seen in his more comical roles, not that his comical characters aren’t great too. One of my all time favorite musical comedies, Cry Baby also starred Johnny Depp, in which he played Crybaby Walker. After watching that movie I seriously wanted to sing a song while playing a game of chicken on top of the moving car!

Johnny had some amazing singing skills in Cry Baby and it looks like we’ll get to seem them again in Sweeny Todd. If you haven’t had a chance to see the movie trailer yet you can visit the official Sweeney Todd movie site and view it. And of course, you can also visit Sweeney Todd on MySpace.

Sweeny Todd is set to open up in theaters on December 21st, will you be seeing it? What are some of your favorite Depp movies and moments?