PotC: Powerful, Overwhelming, Thrilling and Comical

Rating: 10/10 (24 May 2007)

Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End offers more of the quality stories and plots as introduced in Pirates of the Caribbean. The acting of all actors seems to have increased in power by a tenfold and unlike PotC2:DMC you've always got the feeling the story is going somewhere. The plot involves brilliant turns and switches of loyalty, a powerful - extremely striking range of moments and an overwhelming ending.
The movie does what PotC2 failed to give: It gives a real story, new jokes (some rather good ones at that too) and an ending.
Although they open a door for a fourth movie a bit weakly, hey, such a successful franchise, come on, of course they kick in a door for part four.
Oh yes, the stories of Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones, Tia Dalma, Will Turner and his father, James Norrington and Elizabeth Swann continue in a way we might not have predicted in part two. The story continues at the journey to and beyond World's End to return 'witty Jack' to life, and then continues on with the pirates uniting to save pirates life as a whole from Lord Becketts 'good intentions'. Since Lord Beckett holds the Dead Mans Chest, he also holds the Flying Dutchmans' captain under his command. Jack, Will and Elizabeth thus find themselves sometimes united, but usually betraying each other - and however always friends - facing troubles that are beyond their solving.
The story this time also is far more complicated (according to a lot of people even too complicated) - but it gives a more than satisfactory closing for the stories we've witnessed up till now. The movie is dark, darker even than PotC2:DMZ - but having the pirates as a source of light is always fun to watch.
The sea- and sword battles, loyalty issues and 'pirates life' are brought into view brilliantly under a beautiful soundtrack by Hans Zimmer. A recommendation to anyone who wants to see a entertaining movie, Jack Sparrow fans, Orlando Bloom fans (you did't think the girls really went to see something else?), Pirates fans and cinema fans.
The film is a satisfactory conclusion to all the story lines and I, too, can do nothing but praise the design, cinematography, visual effects and music. The best Pirates movie ever? In my opinion: Definitely.