Not as good as expected, suffers from the trilogy curse

Rating: 6/10 (28 May 2007)

Everyone knows that third parts are never good. At least not as good as its predecors. At Worlds End is no exception. Don't get me wrong, I love pirates of the Caribbean. I love them because each movie adds very interesting stories, characters and situations that are both original and entertaining. At the end of dead man's chest I was so thrilled, Jack was dead, Barbossa was back, Elizabeth seemed to love Jack, Beckett had the hearth, Norrington was now a bad guy and Davy Jones was now under the control of the East India Trading Company. All this came to one question: What's next? I was so impatient to see the third part that I almost thought that world's end was even going to be better than Pirates 1 and 2 all combined. I was wrong.
Gore Verbinski did a brilliant job directing this film, the battles where much better than any of Pirates 1 or 2. The scene of the multiples Jacks was brilliant, but the crabs scene is even better. If you are not dying to see some action then I bet you will enjoy these scenes. The special effects where great, once again ILM did a masterpiece with Davy Jones and his crew and the final battle is impressive. Even I laugh more in Dead Man's Chest the humor in this one was really good, quite the top with the humor of Pirates 1. What disappoint me was that at the end only the Flying Dutchman and the Black Pearl fight, the other pirates act like if they were going to fight but finally they stayed behind and just watched. The scene where Calipso is freed from her human form is totally stupid and ridiculous. Anyway the direction was very good.
Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio did another heck of a ride with the script of pirates 3. Although there where many wholes like in any other pirate movie, the plot was interesting and capturing. Although the main story lost its originality, I mean: "we must get ready for the final battle that will end all wars" is a very used concept and I didn't expected to be used in a pirates movie. As much as I love the movie ending I must say that not all the characters had a fine ending. One of the most pathetic roles is Norrington. I really hated that he had no role in this movie. He just disappeared, and it was like "ja! One down!" His appearance was totally unnecessary. Tia Dalma's character develop is good until the half of the film where suddenly she looses her meaning when you are not quite sure what does she want and what is her point. She disappears, likes Norrington, and the writers just leave you with the question and no answer. Besides its many, many flaws the script has its originality and is entertaining. It is regular.
Johnny Depp once again returns as Captain Jack Sparrow and it seems you can never get tired of watching him. In this movie Jack Sparrow is too much. He talks too much, he does too many things and there are too many much of his. Nevertheless he is still charming and entertaining. The best performance in the film is Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa. He is excellent, even better than the first, he is like the bad Jack Sparrow, with its own originality. Jack and Barbossa will be enemies for ever. Orlando Bloom performance has not changed from the second film, the one that has changed its Keira Knightley, that girl just keeps better and better. In this film she is much more real and believable and she is not as dull as the second. All the actors show their quality in Pirates 3 specially Depp and Rush. If all the other aspects of the movie were bad, it would still be worth of checking it out, just to see how those two fight over the command of the Black Pearl. Very Good acting.
It is not as good as the first two, but it has fine ending and some amazing battles. It is a definitely yes for all fans and non-fans. 6.6