Went The Way of LOTR

Rating: 3/10 (25 May 2007)

I loved the first Pirates movie. The acting was good, the humor was funny, the action was exciting and it seemed to be an all-around good movie. 2 and 3 however, have been cheesy. In many respects, it's as if the directors noticed that 13 and 14 year old girls were going nuts over the first movie, so they'd cater to 13 and 14 year old girls, instead of going ahead and producing the great movie they had envisioned. It's the same thing that happened to Lord of the Rings - a great first movie developed a large, young fanbase, and those in charge immediately turned up the cheese to make them happy.
So what was cheesy you ask? Tia Dalma inflating like a balloon, pretty little Keira Knightley snapping, jumping on a barrel and giving a "let's go kill 'em all" speech, Elizabeth and Jack parachuting on a sail up, away from a ship and to safety, about 5 minutes of people swordfighting while suspended by ropes... as well as about 150 jokes with the freaking monkey.