The Pirates Return

Rating: 8/10 (18 July 2006)

I was feeling rather uneasy walking to the theatre and realising this film was going to end with a cliffhanger and lead straight into the next one. Well, fortunately the film was very entertaining and somewhat different (is it me, or are the characters just a little more wet in this one).
The common problem with sequels is that they try to outdo the first one. This is why I still like the first one better, since it felt like a smaller movie. Regardless, I definitely enjoyed the slapstick humour of the first third mainly because they didn't make such a big deal out of it. Just give the people what they want to see in an action film. Funny/crazy stunts.
Constant references to the previous film were okay and I was truly surprised at the amount of characters that came back for this film. The ending was a particularly nice surprise. In all the films only weakness is the fact that there is so much going on it makes the film feel rather long and the plot rather messy. Regardless we get to the end and enjoy it.
Not quite as good as its predecessor but a good film none the less.