Not worth it

Rating: 3/10 (25 May 2007)

The first Pirates of the Carribbean was wonderfully created, with a new twist that no one expected, and a hilarious Johnny Depp that defied any traditional acting. The plot was well-rounded and ended up a typical Disney happily ever after. No sequels needed.
The second Pirates opened a whole can of worms, wove together a confusing plot and left too many unanswered questions, which I only hoped would be answered in the third one.
At World's End had a few exciting parts (the battle scene at the end) mainly and some good wit from Mr. Depp, but sadly continued in the example of Dead Man's Chest and changed much of the first movie's semi-normal sets (with the exception of the skeleton crew) to strange, mythic, grotesque and otherworldly plot-lines. It DIDN'T answer the massive assortment of questions that had arisen from Dead Man's Chest (though it did take a stab at a few story lines), and even more story lines were threaded into the third one, making a movie that seemed too choppy - where everything was explained as quickly as possible and moved on to save time.
I was very disappointed that Jack Davenport's Norrington was pushed aside with a brief segment of acting, and of course a kiss for Keira, in favor of Mr. Beckett, who was far less interesting.
And personally, I detested the ending for poor Mr. Turner. But that's simply because I quite enjoyed the Curse of the Black Pearl's happily-ever-after ending. I have the first movie in my movie library, but I won't waste my money on the second or third.