It's Still Pirates!

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2007)

On the up side, it was Pirates! The main characters all were great in their roles, they have really settled in to the characters. We got to see more of Tia Dalma, and Keith Richards was wonderful as Captain Teague. I wish we could have seen more of him. Some of the developments in the "bad guys" were great as well. Of course the effects were spectacular, and there was plenty of humor thrown in to offset the drama/fighting. On the down side, a few of the CG scenes went on too long, particularly one of the sea battles, the view of Sparrow at World's End, the transformation of Calypso. I found the same problem with King Kong. What begins as an amazing scene eventually becomes boring and doesn't advance the storyline at all. I also didn't care for the ending, which I won't share here. It's not that I have to have a happy fairy tale ending, but just thought this one could have been thought through better. You will also hear you should wait through the credits for a special scene at the end. Let me just say that there are about 15 minutes of credits, and the extra 3 minutes of movie isn't particularly special. Just have someone who did stay tell you about it.