Some Treasures Shouldn't Be Buried

Rating: 6/10 (8 July 2006)

This is one of those treasures.
I went into this movie with lots of expectation thanks to the the first installment of the trilogy being so amazing. The problem with expectation is that it is easily disappointed. That's why it's that much more amazing that this movie surpassed my high expectation.
Once again, the story is fantastically written. I was held captive in my seat throughout the entirety of the movie. And the ending was so compelling that I wish the third movie came out tomorrow.
The creatures were kind of weird bringing this trilogy even more into the fantastical realm, but due to the quality of the storyline and how well they fit with the plot, I couldn't imagine the movie without them. This was the one thing I was unsure about in the previews.
The acting was excellent also. This cast was so well chosen.
Some people have complained about the lack of ending in this movie. However, like any other good trilogy (i.e. Lord of the Rings) the second movie shouldn't have an ending. A trilogy is best done when one story is spread out over multiple movies. This is what makes it a trilogy and not just three separate movies which share a similar name. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is best when seen in conjunction with Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. That's what makes it good. The first Pirates can stand alone as there was an ending of sorts. In the second one, they've done a good job of connecting it with the first one. Still, once the third one comes out, everyone will be happy that they did the second one as they did. It's tough to rate a trilogy when you haven't seen all 3 parts. People tried to do that with X-Men. It had a good first movie and amazing second movie. The problem is that the second movie was so good, the third one seemed bad in comparison. They made the mistake of climaxing in the second installment. The third movie should always be the best in a trilogy and the second the "worst" or else it just won't work. If At World's End is amazing, everyone will speak of how amazing the trilogy is and no one will complain about Dead Man's Chest.
Then only question which remains is will the third live up to the hype due to the amazing quality of the first two. That question will be answered at world's end.