If it ain't broke, don't fix it.....

Rating: 6/10 (2 November 2013)

I'm glad I'm not the only one who found this 3rd entry both slightly confusing (plot wise) and I also felt that at close to 3 hours long it was also far too drawn out.
What made the first 2 films good was that they were both fun and the plots were both straight forward. Now I've got nothing against complex plots, but the main problem with this film was that there were far too many characters that were introduced. Also the way that the characters constantly flitted from crew to crew and the numerous times that they all seemed to double cross each other made it very difficult at times to follow what was going on.
As mentioned above, there were many scenes that were far too drawn out (Sparrow with all the crabs on the island springs to mind as one example). The battle scene towards the end also went on a bit long (although at least these sequences were exciting). Sparrow's hallucinations where he sees multiple Jack Sparrows was funny and refreshing at first, but these hallucinations were shown far too often and became less and less funny on each viewing.
This isn't a bad film and I was pleased that we saw the return of Captain Barbossa as I think he's an awesome character and both him and Sparrow played off well against each other. Once again , Rush and Depp were both excellent in their respective roles. There was also plenty of humour once again (some of it admittedly was recycled from the first 2 films, but there were other parts of the film that brought new laughs along the way). The visuals were also fantastic (arguably better than the visuals in the first 2 films) If you were a fan of the first 2 films then you'll enjoy this entry in the franchise. Even though the plot is more complex in this film, there is still just as much humour to make this an enjoyable watch (you'll be laughing and scratching your head at the same time). I only wish that the writers had stuck to their roots and kept things simple. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.....