Aye mates! A pirate's life for me ...

Rating: 9/10 (26 May 2007)

*May contain spoilers!* I looked forward to seeing Pirates 3 ever since I saw Pirates 2, which was slightly disappointing. After Pirates 2, my hopes weren't up too high, and this might just have been the right attitude towards this movie: don't expect too much and you'll be surprised in many ways.
Firstly, the special effects were amazing. I was stunned by the final battle scene. Secondly, I didn't think the movie was too long and too slow. Just like the characters, the audience is gradually getting ready for the final and ultimate battle. The characters have to be patient, the audience is expected to be so as well. Thirdly, it was great to have all the characters reunited. This movie made me realize how much Barbossa was missed in the second movie (Let's admit that Geoffrey Rush is playing one of his best parts ever!). Finally, I don't think the audience was bored. There are so many things in this movie that you don't have the time to get bored: humor (the audience was very enthusiastic), adventure, amazing special effects, love and romance, betrayal (everyone has a hidden agenda), great costumes, old characters, new characters and so on.
Pirates of the Caribbean got a worthy end. I think most of the questions the audience had after the second movie were answered. It was especially nice to see the changes the characters had gone through. I was especially pleased with Will's development: he annoyed me in the first to movies, but now he steps up and finally shows what he's worth. Jack, who didn't care about anyone but himself, learned what it is to look after someone else.
I had a big smile on my face after the movie ended, and the other people in the audience were smiling as well. Most of them even applauded when the credits were on, which is not usually done in Belgium. We are known to be one of the most critical audiences in the world  we're hard to please  but Pirates 3 even convinced the skeptics in the audience  Don't miss it...