What a let down!

Rating: 4/10 (9 June 2007)

While I count Pirates...Curse of the Black Pearl...as one of my favorite pirate films (right up there with Captain Blood, Cutthroat Island, Pirates! (the Walter Matthau film), & Crimson Pirate), and I did enjoy Pirates 2 somewhat, I found Pirates 3 to be a waste of time & money. There was very little of the witty dialogue & humor that made the 1st 2 films so good, & there is just too much reliance on CGI scenes. Also, the story was so contrived and disjointed that it was almost a hindrance to the action. Also, the ending, with Orlando Bloom's character ending up as the new "Davey Jones", & Keira Knightly's "Elizabeth" spending the rest of her days sitting on a lonely beach waiting for her lover to come back once every 10 yrs for a quickie, was not my idea of a happy ending. Johnny Depp is a great actor, but in this sequel, he just seems to be going through the motions so he can collect a fat paycheck. All in all, Pirates 1 is a keeper, but #2 can go into my next yard sale, and I won't throw my money away on a DVD of #3. I suggest you do the same unless your mind has been totally eaten away by all the loud rock music & cheap beer that most of the audience seemed to be devotees of. To sum it all up...as Nero Wolfe would say...PFUI!!!!!