A definite letdown

Rating: 5/10 (25 May 2007)

I posted this comment in one of the msg boards but it was more of a mini review. Here it goes.
SPOILERS, BIG SPOILERS AHEAD.
I just got out of watching pirates and i think they should have never made the 2 sequels. Number one was amazing and Hollywood went ahead and did what it does best, MILK the franchise.
i had a lot of problems with this movie. I agree with a lot of comments on this board about how the movie lacked a lot of logic and had big plot holes. If you play the game and beat it i think the ending in the game is far better that this movie. Capt. Norington was not killed by will turners dad but by the guy with the scarred face (his assistant i think) which makes more sense since norrington helps Elizabeth and her crew escape, there is no will and Elizabeth romance session on the beach (he just promises he will ba back for her), Will turner doesn't get stabbed by davy jones, but jack sparrow passes the heart on to him before Davy was about to kill him so he stabbed it (it was much more effective i thought), and lastly i hated how they left Jack Sparow on the dock. In the game they actually have another mutiny like in the first movie and dump him in a little raft which would have been a lot funnier.
The whole Calipso thing was wasted, Chow yin was wasted, i hated the fact that the two ships were firing at each other in the storm but in fact the ships are both are at such an angle (facing towards the hole) so the cannon balls would never connect and would just hit the water, after Will turner and jack sparrow sink the last ship you see all the other pirates ( the main 8 pirates) yelling and celebrating, what was there purpose, they didn't do *beep* but watch. They didn't do anything but put out the 9 pieces that helped bring calipso out of her body which in turn didn't do anything to the plot.
Furthermore, the humor was downgraded big time. The movie has lost the charm the first one had and focused on action. I loved the first one because of Capt Jack sparrow and i want to watch the pirates movies because of Capt Jack sparrow. He made the first movie so special and different. The biggest surprise and delight was definitely Barbosa. I think this movie was all bout him and he was phenomenal. I really enjoyed his role. If it weren't for him i would totally despise this movie.
I hope they actually make another pirates but i think they should go back to the beginning and do a prequel. With only jack sparrow and barbosa and the likes and just focus on what made the first one so damn good. Great story with great humor and a lot of heart. This movie was a big let down unfortunately. I will give it another shot on DVD when it comes out we'll see if i think differently of it then, i doubt it though.
All in all i was very let down by this movie and was expecting so much better. Go in with lower expectations and you might enjoy it. It doesn't do justice to the first pirates movie which was excellent.
5 out of 10