Pirates Rule The World Again!

Rating: 10/10 (26 July 2006)

What a fantastic film. Of course it can be fair to say that this sequel is there to rake in more cash than the first and keep the studio happy. However, the film is worthy of making money for Johnny Depp alone, who brings Captain Jack Sparrow back to life in spectacular fashion, while remaining a high level of continuity throughout the film once again. One downside to the film is that Geoffrey Rush (Captain Barbossa), is not included in the film until the end, however, as this character was probably second most popular to Sparrow, it is a wise choice to have brought him back altogether. The film has a great villain in Bill Nighy (Davy Jones), who is certainly more fearsome than Barbossa, and with both of them to appear in the third film, it looks set to be another smash hit. The action is spaced out well, with the comedy in line with the first. The tone of the movie is certainly darker than the first movie, which is a good decision as a new direction needed to be taken as new characters appear and story becomes deeper and we are going into more depth in terms of the characters and the world of "Pirates Of The Caribbean." It has been widely said that the film is too long, however, if you compare this to "The Curse Of The Black Pearl," it is around 5 minutes longer, and it had to be for the new characters to have their screen time, and who can't get enough of Captain Jack? The action sequences alone are enough to sail this film to victory! Roll on "At Worlds End!!"