Pirates 3 leaves a salty taste in your mouth

Rating: 5/10 (30 May 2007)

This movie is neither terrible nor superb... Its close to being good...but a few things take away from making it a 7 or 8 out of 10. FIRST: Funny things #1. Giant Calisto looks like a Sam Raimi Titan from the Xena TV Show #2. Female empowered Swan "KING OF PIRATES" reminds me of the Aqua video My oh My...where the main female gets abused by the guys and then becomes there leader #3. Crazy Johnny Depp scene in the desert reminds me of a Twin Peaks moment.
Review Simply put the movie is way too long...there are too many pointless scenes that have little or nothing to advance the plot. The movie actually flows fairly well until the conclave of the brotheren. Then the movie seems to written by someone else. It starts to move in directions that just don't fit. Like all of a sudden Swan's developed relationship with Sparrow is forgotten, and revolves around Turner. But lets say its just to give people what they want (although i'm sure people would have rather scene Sparrow and Swan), in the middle of the LONGEST most DRAWN OUT and utterly CONFUSING fight scene they decide to get married. Pointless and unnecessary. Also Calisto and Davey Jones relationship is pointless. She's there simply to create the storm at the end. Many other things bother me about this movie...but that's enough negative stuff for now.
Fix these things and cut 45-60 minutes out the movie rates a 7.
And directors reading this: Length does not equal substance.