Not the worst sequel, but definitely NOT as good as the first....

Rating: 5/10 (12 July 2006)

So, I never expect too much out of a sequel. They are almost NEVER as good as the first, and if you don't expect much you usually aren't disappointed. However, I was pretty excited about this film.
It was alright.
Overall, the film wasn't as funny and the story was lacking. It was VERY over the top. (I mean come on...Davy Jones plays the organ with his squid-face tentacles!!) Also, I felt that the characters were not consistent with the original. At the end of The Curse of the Black Pearl, Elizabeth, Will, and Jack are a team. There is a strong loyalty between the three. In Dead Man's Chest, this seems to have disappeared. I thought that was a wrong choice. And the villain, Davy Jones, is much more evil and much less entertaining than the original villain, Captain Barbosa.
This film fell prey to the thought that the sequel must be bigger than the first. There was more action and more special effects than the first (and YES, they were impressive) but they didn't necessarily add anything spectacular to the overall film. They could have kept to a simpler story with less frills and stronger writing and this would have been a better film.
One bright spot, however, is the ending. I thought it was a wonderful twist and I very much enjoyed seeing an old friend from the first film....I will be going to see number 3.