best of the trilogy

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2007)

simply put: Quite possibly the best of the series. It has the comedy, the action, the story, and most of all: the answers. While the first one was a stand alone classic by all means the second one lacked just a little bit, but was very very good by all means. Unfortunately a lot of movie series nowadays fall in a slump with the 2nd and 3rd movies (when they are intending a 3 part story) because the second movie doesn't expand as much story-wise and makes up for it in action. This is obvious with dead man's chest, however it sets up the third movie nicely, which is something other middle men in the series seems to lack, greatly. dead man's chest left enough mystery and story so that the finale is a grand finale not a quiet whimper (like the matrix, don't get me wrong i loved it, it just shouldn't have been done the way it was).
Every character remains true to their nature since the first movie and their growth is remarkable. Especially the main core...will, liz and jack. A lot of the reviews i read talked about how confusing the plot was and how it jumped around because it wasn't making any sense. I honestly don't see how it was like that. There was some confusion and twists and turns but just sit back and enjoy the movie, it adds suspense and keeps you entertained. These are family-esquire movies that aren't going to twist and turn your brain with philosophical theories, they are going to explain everything and wrap it up in a nice shiny package and that is exactly what was done. The action, the music, the cinematography and the effects were phenomenal. I personally put spider-man 3 above this one in terms of anticipation but it simply blew it away. Everything that 3peats seem to fail at is virtually nonexistent in these films, the writing was top notch, and the direction was superb. I have very few complaints about this movie, maybe even just one. but its a personal thought as a writer so ill keep to myself and not waste time with personal garbage that other comments might blab on about. i cannot stress enough of brilliantly this product was created. it stands on the same mountain as the lord of the rings trilogy as far as complete excellence. not a single bit of these three movies as a whole falters enough to create a deficit the other movies try too hard to redeem while losing their touch as well.
George Lucas said not too long ago that the summer blockbuster idea is going out the window and movie studios won't put the money out for big budgeted movies in the coming future. I think with the success of this movie and with spidey he was dead wrong. just as he was with the writing of the first 3 episodes, ha. people want quality and gore verbinski and jerry bruckheimer have delivered, as well as the entire cast. not a single character is lacking. period. So if you are a fan of the first two movies, you will love this one no doubt about it. It answers all the questions you have before and during the movie and leaves you a very, very satisfied movie goer. One last thing; Keith Richards' role was just icing on this layer cake of excellence. DO NOT MISS THIS.