Review: Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates II is a decent sequel, and in my opinion, one of the better if not best action movies of the year. It dispenses with some of the fun of the first movie, replacing it with lots of quality action. Really too much action, like a too-rich cake, yet I didn't tire of it after 2 1/2 hours. The plot is pretty good, and the action never strays from it. This movie is closer to the feel of a decent blockbuster, which some viewers don't care for, but it still retains a much of the attitude of the first. This is largely thanks to the actors. Johnny Depp is still masterful, making Kiera Knightley's passable acting look a bit pale in comparison. Not that I'm complaining about casting Knightley.



I did hear a complaint that the movie showed too much of the sea monsters, but they're not really that disgusting, nothing like King Kong. If you stay until after the end credits, you can see a 5-second cut scene that's kind of funny but not at all worth the wait. Looking forward to Pirates III: At World's End in May 2007.

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