Sail The Seas For Eternity.

Rating: Null/10 (9 August 2008)

And the team is back with a third movie. However, this time the plot is more complex (and confusing in the beginning). New characters are introduced, thus new plots. The characters who had smaller roles in the previous films, like Tia Dalma, the parrot and Jack the monkey, have more to do here. Unfortunately, some likable characters have been killed off such as Davenport's Norrington and the Kraken. I also did not like how they concluded Tia Dalma's story. She just becomes a giant, then bursts into crabs and becomes a storm? The action sequences are cool to watch even though they are a little over the top. I still preferred the ones that were more creatively executed in the second one. I think the main problem with this one was that it was much more over the top than the first two.
Yet, it's still a fun flick even though it doesn't live up to the first movie. The humour is definitely there and it still works great thanks to the hilarious dialogues like in the scenes where Jack talks to his conscience and the one where they all come to get him from 'purgatory'. The cinematography is spacious and the performances are consistent. As always, it's a Jack Sparrow show and of course, 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' is unimaginable without Depp. Geoffrey Rush gets scope to display a lot more comedy and the actor is exceptional. Keira Knightley has a lot more action and she's probably furthest away from the feminine princess in the first movie. Orlando Bloom is mostly overshadowed by his co-stars as he's often relegated to the background but he has his few shining moments. Chow Yun Fat managess to kiss Knightley before getting killed off. Naomie Harris and Bill Nighy are good.
The ending does leave space for more and I wonder what a fourth movie would be like. I wouldn't mind seeing more. If the makers do decide to end it here then that's not so bad either. It's a decent conclusion, one that could have been fantastic but remained entertaining and adventurous nonetheless.