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Rating: 5/10 (25 May 2007)

This film was a disappointment to me. In my opinion, the first Pirates movie was magnificently done. It was entertaining, the characters were lovable (although somewhat cliché), there was humor at the right times, and the special effects were pretty good. Oh, and the story line was very easy to follow.
The second film was just OK. The plot got a little too crazy for my tastes- in the first film, the only unrealistic components were the whole crew of the damned. I didn't mind it too much, one completely unreal event in a movie isn't bad. In the second film, they just went overboard. A monster that can swallow ships whole, Davy Jones' locker... at least get the story behind the flying dutchman correct!
This film's plot was just bad. There is no other way to put it. Isn't this series called Pirates of the Caribbean? Then why start out in Asia? It really didn't add anything to the plot to start out there, just made it more confusing. And I don't confuse easily! In addition, the first two hours of the movie were riddled with unbelievable/unrealistic events. A great over use of deus ex machina in my opinion. I'm still wondering why Calypso and Keith Richards were in this movie... they didn't add anything to this film (except another 15 minutes). The plot was utterly useless and detracted from what was actually done well in the movie.
The most redeeming quality of this movie would probably be the camera work/special effects. These were top-notch, with the scenes being beautifully detailed and rich in color, with great CGI effects.
If you want to see this in the theater, go right ahead. I personally feel that my $9.25 could have been much better spent, and I would have rather waited for it to come out on DVD so I could openly talk about what the heck was going on with my friends.