Okay, since I haven't the time, patience or aptitude to learn fancy-schmancy html and the like, I have come to the conclusion that words will have to do for this outing. If you were looking for a good Johnny Depp Page, might I suggest johhnydeppfan.com
Let me tell you a story...
My father is a projectionist, and he has worked at the same theatre for my entire life plus about five years more. That means that I have had a free pass for life to see movies, and this has sort of turned me into an enthusiast. When I was around five years old, I went to see Edward Scissorhands, and it instantly became my favorite movie at the time. When it came out on video, I forced my parents to rent it so many times (yes, I am a spoilt only child...) that they finally caved and pirated (yo ho XD) a copy of it, which I watched until it wore out and the VCR ate it for lunch.
Why you ask?
Because Johnny Depp is the most talented actor alive, that's why. Even at five, I could pick up on the fact that this guy was something special. And he has remained my favorite actor since then, because...
...First we have to look at the physical Johnny Depp. I'll put it bluntly. He's gorgeous. The cheekbones, the eyes, the kohl (!), the hair, the nose (perfect, btw) etc. Don't really have to go into detail for this point because everyone who is not blind can see it. And before someone points it out, I don't care if he's forty. Age doesn't matter when you look like that!
...Secondly, I love the talent that he has with accents. He is one of a very few actors who can pull off any accent and make it sound convincing. Irish Roux, Mafia Donnie/Joe, East-London Abberline...they're all perfect and it makes his characters way more believable.
...'k, this is getting kind of long, so only one more point. I love the fact that he has played an amazingly different array of characters. I can't think of another actor who has so many different extremes under his belt. Think Sam in Benny and Joon, who is the human manifestation of the abstract concept of "cute"; then think Joe Pistone in Donnie Brasco, who is tough and mafia-savvy ; then throw in Abberline in From Hell, who is a softie for absinthe and whores and can look at a mutilated body without batting an eyelash and Ichabod from Sleepy Hollow, who has the emotional stablility of a prepubescent schoolgirl. The list goes on but my typing fingers do not.
Anyway, around the time that Pirates came out, my friends all became obsessed with Johnny Depp as well, and when we were on a cake-induced sugar high, someone came up with the brilliant idea of having each of us "own" a Johnny Depp character. Just to show you that I am not the only insane one around, check this out (I be "Doc" by the way) :
