Video Quality on this release is in AVC MPEG-4 on a 50 gigabyte Dual-Layer Blu-ray Disc. This is nothing short of spectacular. This is easily the best video quality on a Blu-ray Disc release yet. I honestly almost think at times this video transfer could be better than “The Matrix Trilogy“. Which I think most everyone already knows is the real competition on the rival format HD DVD to these films on Blu-ray Disc. Keep in mind that “Pirates” does have a 50gb Blu-ray Disc to work with where HD DVD release of “The Matrix Trilogy” is currently limited to a 30gb disc (per film). But that’s beside the point. The point is that this film offers loads of beautiful imagery and I’m not just talking about Keira Knightley. The views at sea in the opening cinematic make for absolute “eye candy” at it’s finest. The major action scenes like the sword fight between Jack and Will when they first meet are amazing examples of how great this really looks in High Definition. In fact apparently I’m not the only one who believes so, Disney (Buena Vista) included that scene in the “Spotlight Showcase” feature in the bonus materials where they show the most “High Def” worthy scenes from a film on their Blu-ray Disc releases. That scene also offers great sound with the swords clashing and makes a good transition into my next part of this review…