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The first PotC was like the first Spiderman movie. The potential was so high for it to completely suck, that when the dialogue was passable and it had a story that people gave a crap about past its lending itself to spectacular action sequences, people walked out of the theater enthralled. The Green Goblin was gay just like Orlando Bloom, too. But the truth is in the re-rental - it was really just so-so. The sequels to both, however, WERE necessary. The profits from both will likely offset the losses of other, smaller movies that DID deserve to get made.

I think your review was spot-on, once again.

I liked it as much as I liked the first one: it was an adventure movie, not much more. It was cute, funny, and kept my attention through most of it, but was certainly lacking anything exceptional. If it didn't have the big names attached to it, it would probably be just as forgettable as your next summer blockbuster.

I love Depp, but this has got to be one of my least favorite roles for him. He's a great actor, period, but a great character actor as well. But in this... Jack Sparrow seemed simply one-note and tired.

I'm torn, I guess. I liked it as an action movie, and I'd probably go see it again, but it's a chore to sit through some parts that are just too ridiculous.

Wow, you people are crazy. I think Captain Jack Sparrow is one of the most coolest and unique characters around, and I can't think of anyone but Johnny Depp who could pull off such a zany role.

My husband and I went to see this film today completely prepared to leave reality behind and enjoy a lighthearted adventure story, much like the kind that entertained us so as children. I find that much of what Hollywood churns out these days is worthless, over-done crap, but I truly enjoyed this movie for what it was, a fun, often funny, adventure that, for a little while, took my mind off the baloney I deal with on a day to day basis. For me, that makes it worth every penny.

excuse me, but the two "pirates" movies have been the most entertaining epics of the last decade. this site is fantastic for bitchy reviews for people etc who deserve it, but it's obvious here that you only gave this film a bad review because you felt like you ought to.

johnny depp is probably the most talented actor of our time, and it's clear he had a lot of fun with this role. i say many congrats to him, the cast & crew of pirates for an utterly brilliant achievement.

People just like pirates. I really think that's what made the first movie--America loves her some underdog cowboys of the sea. I was quite tickled with the first one myself, mostly thanks to Johnny Depp, but this one suffered from serious sequel-itis. They took what made the first one a fun pirate fest, and just drug it out and on, and on. I was sitting there silently begging the screen for someone to grab the damn heart so the plot could advance.

Get over it, if you want a good movie you go make it and see how much other people like it.

if you were expecting the pirates of the carribean to mean something like the matrix movies were probably supposed to, then you'd be dissapointed,

but its a movie about pirates and when i see a movie about pirates i want to have a lot of fun. and i did. this was one of the funnest movies ive seen in a long time and while it may not be a sweeping epic or have a totally nescessary plot, somehow this movie surpassed the need for such things and just gave the audience something to enjoy

Although I adored the first Pirates movie, I couldn't agree more with your review of the second. It overstayed its welcome by about an hour, and the unfunny running jokes and violence just for violence's sake were cringe-worthy. I'm glad someone else thinks the same way I do.

Frankly, I thought this was more or less exactly as good/mediocre as the first (depending on your view) except for two disconcerting differences:
1. The constant camera motion, which made me sea-sick and
2. Putting Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom in the same damn costume only emphasizes that if you turn both around, they're identical bony asexual beings.

On to Pirates 3! I guess we'll see if the marriage of the androgenous ever happens or if one of them gets together with Jack (and I'm not speculating on which one that may be).

Probably i should call the story "idiotic ridiculous story" and not "idiotic story" because the later one could imply that it actually has a big storyline but it is just not well thought over and has many logic bugs.

Johnny Depp has found his metier. Play every role as a weird queer.
Let's see, "Stalin's Rise To Power", a remake of "Twelve O'Clock High", of course "Hamlet", remake "Godfather II", remake "Lassie", fill in your own fave, all as a mincing pederast menace. It seems to be working for him.

As Captain Jack, he's still willing to fritter his way through the picture in amusing fashion, but his character is nothing but a charming caricature with nowhere to go, let alone take the "serious" turn the writers give halfway through by confronting his morality (or lack thereof).

Thank you, I knew there was something about the film that bothered me and you nailed it. As much as I like the character Jack Sparrow, I think it's impossible for any character development on his part. A Jack Sparrow origin story might work, but otherwise...meh.

Anyway this film was OK for me. It was too long and occasionally boring, but overall it was a fun action movie which is rare these days.

Good review. There are a lot of things that I can agree with, but at the same time, I really did enjoy this sequel. Maybe I'm a huge, mindless geek for details, but there were a lot of little things that just made me have fun. Sure, I prefer the first one, and this one was hella long, but out of the movies I had been waiting for this summer? This is definitely one of the better ones. Top 3, at least.

I would also like to point out that the first four or five comments agreeing with your negative review were from people sitting on a computer at 7-8 p.m. on a Friday night. Several of which, by the way, had not even seen the second movie yet and just were griping over their hatred of the first one.

So, negativity much?

Just because a movie doesn't address serious subject matter doesn't mean it's above criticism. "Hey, it's supposed to be fun, so it doesn't require character development!" That's crap. The reviewer is simply pointing out that DMC doesn't do what it sets out to do particularly well. It reminds me of when I admitted to not really liking "Something About Mary."

"I would also like to point out that the first four or five comments agreeing with your negative review were from people sitting on a computer at 7-8 p.m. on a Friday night. Several of which, by the way, had not even seen the second movie yet and just were griping over their hatred of the first one."

Probably not everyone is in the same timezone? And probably there ARE people who are in the internet at the evening and going out at 10pm at the earliest (probably not at the childrens parties you attend to)?

Sorry for the flaming, but i hate such comments.

Alienfreak....you beat me to it! Bravo.

This review honestly put me in a horrible mood. since I went to see the movie last night, I've had this awful, sinking feeling. Pirates 2 hardly compared to the first movie. I felt that there were way too many characters that were just begging to be killed (i.e. the Hindu pirates in the cage at the beginning who were killed after about 45 seconds of screentime) And also that the plot was really loose -- like they just had a team of 12 year olds writing it. (or maybe just awful writers)

But for all it was worth, I thought the movie was a pretty fun 150-minute waste of my time.

So, they are going to a party at ten huh? Seriously doubt it. Like most internet movie site posters they are, in all likelihood, overweight, porno loving, comicbook guy type, basement dwellers.

Speak for myself blah blah blah, the harder you protest the truer it is.

the movie rocked, still love Pajiba.

in the words of another poster

'A smug cloud is forming over pajiba'

i love me a good southpark reference. I wonder if phillip stephens drives a hybrid. Anyways, the movie wasnt terrible like the review says, a very enjoyable pirate film. who goes to a pirate movie for character development? I went for davy jones and jack sparrow.

First thing: glad to see there are other people confused over Johnny Depp's Oscar nod for the first movie. His performance was good: he really got into the character, he was fun and crazy. But definitely nowhere near something worthy of Hollywood's top honor. (And since when does the Academy nominate actors for roles in movies like this, anyway? Other great performances in similar genres usually don't get a second thought.)

That being said, same goes for the first movie as a whole. It was entertaining, but its hype was unnecessary. Now I've talked to some who have seen this movie already and they're the exact same people that fangirled over the original. I was never all that excited to see it, with it being a Disney sequel and all, but I'm pleased the people at Pajiba (and EW) look at the movie with an intellectual standpoint.

The first PotC was good fun, the sequel(s) were inevitable, but they made a poor choice trying to turn it into Lord of The Rings.

PotC WAS a superficially charming, tongue in cheek take on pirate mythology that had long drifted from the popular consciousness. In trying to give it weight, all they did was weigh it down. What a waste.

Pirates or Superman?

I saw both in the last week - i must say i am all for pirates when put against the mess that was superman (had so much potential but ultimately just fell short off the mark for me - blame it on Orlando's girlfriend), however, it was a tough call to differenciate between the 2. Pirates was fun and didn't try to be more than that, it was no oscar worthy film, but it did entertain, minus the fact that it was just a little too long.

Meh. Saw it last night. Too long. 6 year old boy liked it, didn't love it. Too long, too long, too long.

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Hated the fucking ending. It's a goddamned ripoff to make a To Be Continued ending to a summer movie whose sequel will be continued in... at the very LEAST... another fucking YEAR. Absolute Matrixian non-ending bullshit.

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Anyway. It gets a weak recommendation from me to parents of small children, everyone else -- wait for the DVD.

Postscript: Why is Orlando Bloom still working? Do he and Kirsten Dunst have the same demonic agent?

I think you can't take this kind of movie seriously. Like rap music. You lose the mindless enjoyment if you expect something groundbreaking. Did the overpacked plot ever come to any useful conclusion? No. Was it a fantastic movie? No. Was the storyline completely original? No. But did it boast good effects and cheap laughs? Yes.

I do wish they'd just ditch the Disney part and get Orlando Bloom naked, though.

Sometimes a person just wants to be entertained, and entertained I was. Enjoyed every minute of it looking forward to #3.

Ok, so there are the haters of the whole idea of the movie, the people that loved everything about the movie, the people who were diappointed in the movie but liked the special effects, and the people, like me, who were disappointed in the movie for reasons that include the violent effects.

I know that, because of our society's collective lust for disgusting, graphically rendered monsters, my opinion will always be in the minority; and probably not taken seriously, even on this site.

I know I'll come across as a wimp and a prude, even though I love "Evil Dead" and "Apocalypse Now".

But I have to say it: I'm so utterly sick of CGI being used almost exclusively to horrify or disgust. I am sick to death of computer effects taking over every movie that's made anymore, crowding out the human actors, distracting from the plot (such as it may be) and the genuinely interesting interactions of the characters. Especially when said effects seem to be nothing but a showcase of ugliness and horror and violence for their own sake, in a movie that I thought was going to be a lighthearted little summer romp. I realized anew why I almost never go to the movies anymore.

I sat through "The Crow" in the theater when I was 15, and I wasn't shocked or nauseated then like I ws today--because I knew I was at a horror film, and I expected it. Nasty, gruesome images like those in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" have no business in a movie that markets itself as a harmless family film. Anyone who takes their child to see this is making a big mistake--eyeballs get viciously torn out by crows, animals get repeatedly shot, graphic body parts are everywhere, people get beaten by their own father, and there is a nasty, negative vibe hanging over the whole movie. It is nothing like the first. It's like the cast of the first wandered onto the set of a horror movie, and have no idea what they're doing there.

Laugh and feel superior and hipster-cool if you want, but does everything have to be dark and gorily violent to be taken seriously or hold our attention anymore? Does everything have to be either mindless drivel, or ultraviolent nastiness? It feels like that's all that comes out anymore. Are there no fun, smart alternatives?

I went to this movie expecting to see a funny, loopy, sunshiny picture about pirates and beaches and silly bad guys. What I endured was almost three hours of darkness and slime and horror and pointlessness. I want my fucking Sunday back.

"I think you can't take this kind of movie seriously. Like rap music. You lose the mindless enjoyment if you expect something groundbreaking."

I disagree with this kind of thinking - some rap is complex with brilliant, clever lyrics. Some sucks. Likewise, some silly movies are excellent and intelligent (Shaun of the Dead, Waiting for Guffman). Some suck. Neither genre's a monolith.

And Vi, nice rant, but...they didn't seem like "scary" or "gory" effects to me. Unless you're afraid of seaweed and barnacles like poor Grace there. The spikiness of it did lend some malevolence to the Flying Dutchman, but um, hello? There was just as much "darkness" present in the first movie. Why expect the franchise to completely change directions?

I'm sorry that you went to see a movie that was pretty accurately represented by its trailer and didn't like it. But...that's kind of your fault.

This review is spot-on. About 90 minutes in, I started yawning uncontrollably, due mostly to a convoluted plot and my complete indifference to what happens next to whom. And ending in a cliffhanger is a cheap ploy to make us spend twice the money for half a plot. I will not fall for their tricks.

I agree that the movie was very bloated. They seriously could've dumped the whole cannibal sequence and the movie would have been better for it (although I must admit I loved the makeup Depp had on for that bit). All of the actors were fine and the plot was fine, they just stretched it out too much.

But I must say that I really liked the ending. (SPOILER AHEAD): I loved how Jack finally did something good, and consequently Elizabeth betrays him and leaves him to die. And then you see her racked with guilt in the witch's hut and Will thinking she cheated on him and that she feels awful because she loved Jack (rather than she killed him). And although Barbosa currently makes no sense, I like the surprise anyway.

132,000,000 fucking dollars for the 3 day.

It's based on an amusement park ride. As such, I had low expectations and was pleasantly surprised with the first one. It was cute and had a good pace. It didn't really seem worth the Oscar nod to Depp, but he's gone unnoticed when he DESERVED an Oscar nod, so I'm not going to complain. I agree that sequels 2 and 3 are unnecessary - although I'll probably watch both at some point.
Orlando should stay with the slightly-effeminate-long-haired-blond-elf look, since he can't pull off the swashbuckling-heterosexual-hero vibe.

2 1/2 hour long movie...TOO LONG!

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"Was was"?? Did the reviewer fail junior high grammar? Come on! HahaLOl what a total mron!

That was classic. Maybe you want to use Spell Check and Grammar Check before you try to make fun of someone else.

Overall, I agree with this review. I was bored and disappointed.

Hey pappycax, the website's tagline is "Scathing reviews for bitchy people." While "scathing" might be lost on you, I'm sure you can glean the meaning of "bitchy." If you want happy happy joy joy "reviews," go watch Entertainment Tonight. Geez.

Here, here to the Robert Altman comment. That guy blows and people still love him. The first movie was good entertainment, nothing more. But that's all I ask from a movie. Scared of what could merit a 2nd and 3rd Pirates movie, but then a good story can be put into just about any context...too bad this doesn't appear to be one of those. I'll still go see it anyway out of respect for the 1st one and Depp. He really can pull off a character that would just be ludicrous in the hands of anyone else, as also shown in his role as Mr. Wonka and many other, lesser known roles.

Oh, and don't disrespect Keith! He is the hardest working embalmed person in showbiz!!!

Are you guys going to review A Scanner Darkly anytime soon or what?!

First one was, eh. This one rocked. If you took any of it too seriously and expected anything besides some exciting scenes and special effects with a cool turn by Johnny Depp, then you are expecting waaaaay too much.

I typically HATE Hollywood movies and especially big budget special effect films (even though I see most of them) and this might just be the most entertaining film I've seen in a year. Do not set your expectations high and you are likely to enjoy it. I saw it at the biggest theatre in Boston and the entire audience erupted in applause when the credits started rolling (honestly - a reaction I have never witnessed in a theatre). I hate finding myself defending a big budget Disney film since I typically hate them, but I have to say, this movie was as entertaining as fuck.

See...the thing is, for those of us who live down the street from Disneyland and have season passes, Pirates has always been the go-to ride. Too hot outside? Pirates. Too rainy? Pirates. Tired? Pirates. Contemplating creating a perpetual motion machine? Pirates. Too many tourists massing around Space Mountain wearing black shorts, fanny packs and white socks up to their mid-calf? Bloody Pirates! And no one was ever on the ride, either, so you could just nod to the guy on duty, and stay in your boat, and go through it again. Or, when you became a teenager, you'd jump off in the middle of the ride, take photos with the skeletons in the treasure trove, and have a great time until an empty boat rides by, and then get back into it, if you didn't get caught.

Pirates as a movie? Oh, hells yeah. We were there! Johnny Depp is in it? Just icing on the cake. The movie filled in for the rest of the world what the ride has always been to me and my friends-a way to escape for a while, and get away from all the crap that's waiting for you on the outside. It's just good fun, and it has no real meaning, so I will always go to the movies, and I will still try and ride the ride, even though all of the tourists have finally figured out where it is, and I'm forced to get on Haunted Mansion for a while.

I'm trying to understand all of the negative comments regarding the reveiw. He didn't pan the movie. He said that it was too long and that the writers and director didn't give the characters anywhere to go. He doesn't fault any of the actors and actually seemed disappointed that the actors couldn't do more. So, everyone harshing on the guy for his opinion, might want to actually go back and SEE WHAT THE OPINION WAS FIRST.

Any negative things he said about this movie are true about the first movie and it didn't make the first movie any less enjoyable. I'm sure the reveiwer is quite aware that it is a PIRATE MOVIE based on an AMUSEMENT PARK ride. I doubt he needs people who barely skimmed his review to tell him that.

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~Phillip

Good.
I was getting sick of reading comments praising the coolness and insightfulness of the reviews on this site week after week.
I was thinking the tagline should be: Pajiba: Reviews for Mindless Sycophants.
I'm glad to see people are starting to disagree.

Having met the two writers, I can assure you they have a deep affection for movies, are both keenly aware of what makes an enjoyable experience for the audience, and have been disappointed by the directors they have worked with in the past. This combined expertise in the movie field has worked to their advantage in the production of the "Pirates" franchise, as they have nothing but praise for the cast and crew. It sounds like it was a very positive experience for them and they were actually present on the set for the shoot, something every writer hopes for but many get disappointed in the process. That being said, I had high expectations for this film, and I left the theater feeling let down. What makes it worse for me is I know how clever the writers are, and I was hoping for more story and less effects (which were spectacular, btw). *No Closure Whatsoever*, and we have to wait until next summer??? I'm purposely not attending the opening weekend, 'cause if I have to wait a year, I'm sure my anticipation can last a week longer! I also hope my faith in the writers won't be crushed, as I know they are more than capable of crafting a good story. Check out their website @ www.wordplayer.com

Totally worth the price - fun, mindless, pretty, and silly. Compared to the other dreck that's out there, it's a damn masterpiece. Stop taking yourselves so seriously and go watch it for what it is, a fun romp on the high seas. Bring the kids too - it'll be magical for them. Depp is excellent, and this movie sets the stage nicely for the third installment.

I can't believe someone actually got their calculator out.

I don't care if the movie got a bad review. I just want to see it for the escapism... and Johnny!

Here's the thing about Pajiba: Of course the writers will have a bit of a complex now and then. Anyone who posts any sort of review on the internet is entitled to act as though they have the magic cure-all for life (or in this case, cinema). Because no one can call you on it. That's the beauty of blogs and review sites. So bitch on, Pajiba writers. If you don't agree with them...here's a novel idea...don't agree with them, and move on with your life. Not every review I have read on here has been exactly in line with my own opinion, but that doesn't mean the writer should burn in hell for his dislike and/or like of something. Read it, then disregard it or laugh. But don't get all bent out of shape.

Here's the thing about Pirates 2: Of course it was going to suck, it was a sequel. Disney has needed about 120 volts to the chest since whatsisname left to go join Pixar...Pirates 1 was sort of an accidental goldmine. It had flaws, sure. But when you hold it up to Pirates 2, the second feels like an ultra-long trailer for Pirates 3. And it's just not okay. So yes, I think the review was quite right in its criticism of the directors and writers, and its disappointment in the opportunities that the actors weren't given. I think CGI is definitely used in lieu of good writing and acting, and Pirates 2 took the fun, folkloric "pirate culture" of Pirates 1 and beat it into the ground by trying to make everything real. Part of the trick to escapism is not to make everything visible and real, but to leave a little to the imagination. (I don't have any qualms about mentioning that leaving a little to the imagination would've cut their CGI/Special Effects budget in half.)

Hollywood wastes money. It's what they're good at. America gives it all back to them, plus some. It's what we're good at. But the sense of entitlement of those in the arts has eroded their sense of responsibility to create something unique, challenging, or meaningful. Even if your definition of "meaningful" is "all six completely different members of my family enjoyed it together". And this film, by that definition, wasn't meaningful at all.

This seems to be the movie's form review. I wasn't too surprised to find the same sentiment at Pajiba. At least there weren't the same awful piratey puns, thank you for sparing us!

Anyway, I liked the movie for what it was, but then again I'm one of those Disneyland AP-holding PoTC-loving fangirls.

The way people criticize the lack of acting and lines is pathetic. Just grow up and realize that some people (a lot of people) like to watch an exciting movie. PotC 1 created an atmosphere which allowed for the director to do just about anything he wanted and you know what he did a damn good job. So stop whining about the quality of movies and the deficiencies of their directors and come up with your own original idea. Otherwise keep your pessimistic opinions to yourselves and the sad thing is that you hated the first movie so badly and yet you went to see the second one, only with the intention of ripping it apart.

It is so nice to see that a website like Pajiba can give an outlet for film snobs to vent out their sanctimonious rage and feel more self important than they already do. These critical essays on each and every movie are laughable. Perhaps, and this is just a theory, some movies can be simple entertainment. Pleae, don't get me wrong, I love a good tear jerker or a truly life changing film masterpiece, but to go into a move that is a sequel to a movie based on an amusement park ride and expect anything more than some fun, you are bound to be disappointed. Was it the greatest movie of all time? No. Was it fun to watch? Yes. Why am I asking myself questions and then answering them? I don't know.
Relax, dump some milk duds into your popcorn, and enjoy.

And you know what the saddest thing about this is? They're redoing the Pirates of the Caribbean ride to go with the trilogy! NOOO. That thing was sacred! And wasn't the movie supposed to be based on the ride in the first place? I hate commercialism. Almost as bad as when the Swiss Family Robinson thing got turned into Tarzan's tree house.

I will support this movie simply because it rendered Bryan Singer speechless.

Johnny Depp has found his metier. Play every role as a weird queer.
Let's see, "Stalin's Rise To Power", a remake of "Twelve O'Clock High", of course "Hamlet", remake "Godfather II", remake "Lassie", fill in your own fave, all as a mincing pederast menace. It seems to be working for him.

Curtis, now I have to kill you. >:[

And I notice that for everyone who's screaming "CALM DOWN IT'S BASED ON A RIDE!!!", you're sure getting awful bent out of shape about this review. Pirates are neat, Depp is awesome, the first movie was tolerable fun, but I would like to remind you that NOTHING IS SACRED, kiddies. So calm down. If you disagree with someone on a movie review site that not only knows that it's pretentious, but revels in said-pretention in a glorious, $5-dollar-word orgasm of bitchery, the sun will still rise tomorrow.

Seriously, you kids need Eris. You take yourselves entirely too seriously.

(about the film--wasn't overly impressed and it wasn't what I expected, but I agree that these great, fun characters could have been given a lot more to do. And why hasn't anyone killed Elizabeth yet?)

You and your review (And this whole crappy site) suck ass. No wonder I never heard of you before, and I will just as quickly forget you.

I didn't like it either, and feel that "mediocre" is a complement for this film. It wasn't very funny and was utterly devoid of acting.

If you are interested, I also wrote a review on my blog ( www.LestDarknessFall.blogspot.com ) at:
http://lestdarknessfall.blogspot.com/2006/07/pirates-2-worse-than-walking-plank.html

Thanks, for a moment i felt that I was alone and under the influence of crazy pills.

hey guys, I have a cool idea, how about every time a movie critic writes negatively about a movie you enjoyed, you could totally ignore all the other reviews on the site (many of which have clearly praised fun inconsequential "escapist" blockbuster flicks) and claim the writer is too pretentious and self-important to buy into anything less than Oscar fodder. Or you could totally go into a bitch-fest about how people need to stop nitpicking every movie, even though you're on a website specializing in CRITICAL MOVIE REVIEWS MEANT TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE QUALITY OF RECENT FILMS. Ya know, that kinda shit would totally make you look intelligent and rational.

And for the record, I took my parents to see this; they have to be two of the most run-of-the-mill, unpretentious, escapism-craving moviegoers of all time, and even they were getting restless over the ungodly amount of tiresome subplots and absence of any kind of resolution. I know plenty of "average" uncritical moviegoers who were craving a fun flick and were disappointed. people WANTED it to be good, and it just wasnt. If you disagree, good for you, your eight bucks probably dont feel like a waste. You get the better end of this deal, so quit your moronic bitching.

Some of you said you didn't like the first one. . . so WHY then did you see the sequel? Do you all live to bitch and moan? First, it's a Disney family movie so it is meant to be fun. What did you expect from a pirate movie, some philosophical look on life? Lighten up! I thought it was funny and very entertaining.

You suck!!!! The movie was awesome, funny and entertaining, just as it should be. It isn't supposed to be serious, so if anyone is stupid it's the people who tried to take it seriously. I mean come on its friggin PIRATES thats awesome. I personally thoght Depp's portrayl of Jack Sparrow was hilarious. I also loved that Keira Knightly got way more action in the movie. I agree with the above statement, "You go make a movie and see how much people like it." I bet it would be a bore. I hate to see how you review Snakes on a Plane. You're probably going to love it you imbecile.

For me, most of the movie was wicked boring and pointless, though basically I expected frivolous action sequences and got at least that.

Davy Jones looked AMAZING. Truly the best close-up effects I've ever seen. He looked so physical, so real, like you could reach out and touch that slimy head. Excellent.

Orlando Bloom was much better and likeable this time around, so I guess I appreciate Pirates II for giving him that.

(*I Give Away Parts Of The Movie, If That Upsets You...Read No Further!*)
"Pirates Of The Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest", Is An Incredible Build Up For "Pirates 3" To Follow Next May.
This Is A Great Movie As Far As #2's Go Because As We All Know #2 & #3 Of ALMOST Anything Hollywood Releases Is A Failure!

I Am A Big Fan Of Jeoffrey Rush And His Character "Barbossa", I Found His Last Minute Entrance A Brilliant One. Having Read The Casting List A Year Ago And Knowing Jeoffrey Gave The Nod, I Knew This Was Going To Be A Good Movie.
I Was A Bit Upset Towards The End Because The "Black Pearl" Was Gone, I Didn't See Jeoffrey (Barbossa) Anywhere, I Said To Myself, " What The Hell Did I Come Here For?
It Sent Chills Up My Spine When "Tia Dorma" Announced Him At The End Of The Movie And He Came Walking Down The Stairs.
At First I Thought, "Who The Hell Can She Be Talking About"?
I Had Gone To The Sold Out Premiere Of "Dead Man's Chest" In Hyannis, Massachusetts...2nd Row Seating Made It Difficult To Pick Up On Many Clues And Hidden Features, However, Having Seen This Movie 4 Times Now In Theaters (Overshadowed Only By Titanic - 7 Times), I Was Happy To Sit FURTHER Back And Pick Up On Some Very Important Clues Such As: The Undead Monkey Brought To "Tia Dorma" As Payment, Was Shown Several Times Sitting Right Beside A Boot, Which Was Attached To A Leg, That Belonged To "Barbossa" (Jeoffrey Rush)Sleeping In The Bed, Also When "Jack Sparrow" (Johnny Depp),And The Crew Were In Tia Dorma's Hut...He Was Rummaging Around With Things, One Of The Things He Was Holding Was Barbossa's Feathered Black Hat!
And Finally The Last Important Clue Is The Heart Shaped Music Box That Is Disturbed And Starts Playing Music When "Will Turner" Plunders The Key From The Sleeping "Davey Jones" Character, It's The Same Exact Heart Featured As A Locket On "Tia Dorma's" Table.
One Can't Help But Wonder...Is Tia Dorma Connected To Davey Jones?...Is She The "Woman" He Fell In Love With That They Speak Of? (Though The Age Difference Seems Rather Large), Or Better Yet Is Tia Dorma The Daughter Of Davey Jones And This "Woman"?...Or Does She Simply Have Some Magical Power To Bring People Back From The Dead? (ie: Barbossa?, Jack Sparrow?, Davey Jones's Woman?)
My Girlfriend Being A Screenwriter But Myself Being More Into Music Than Movies, I'll Say This...Having Seen This Movie For The 4th Friggin Time And Loving Each Visit,...Seeing This Movie Unite Audiences Of All Ages And Genders,...And Wondering What's Next..I Actually Fear That When "Pirates 3" Is Released Next May That The Top Grossing Movie Of All Time, Another Great Movie (Titanic -$600+ Million), Will Be In Serious Danger Of Sinking To #2!
You Don't Want Too Much Of A Good Thing, But Then Again The Explosive Team Of Bruckheimer And Disney Deliver And The People Return The Favor.
When Will It End?
Being 75% Portugese And No Doubt Of Some Pirate Decent, I Actually Hope There's A #4 Somewhere Down The Road.(And It Better Include Jeoffrey Rush!)
With There Being Hardly A Dull Moment In "Curse Of The Black Pearl" And "Dead Man's Chest" I'm Sure "Pirates 3" Will Live Up To It's Expectation!
I Know This Much , At Least 4 Tickets Are Spoken For!

~Aaron - Cape Cod, Massachusetts

did u guys like dead mans chest

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Pirates was a 3 picture deal from the beginning, to anyone who is willing to do the minimal amount of research, and it could have been a lot worse. It could have been directed by Uwe Boll. Be grateful.