Decent follow up which out does Curse of the Black Pearl

Rating: 9/10 (15 July 2006)

I hate to burst the bubble of the fan girls who have posters of Jack Sparrow all over their walls but Black Pearl did not work as a film. It was chalk full of plot holes,the story dragged and Orlando Bloom did not have the skills as an actor to handle a leading role. I walked into Dead Man's Chest expecting a complete rehash of the original but I was pleasantly surprised when I was proved wrong. Unlike Black Pearl Dead Man's Chest actually shows Pirates for what they were,cheaters,murders and disrespectful men. Jack Sparrow the so called hero of Black Pearl is shown here as a selfish coward. The supernatural elements of Dead Man's Chest work much better than the curse in the original. The concept of Davey Jones and the dead man's chest is very clever. Unlike Black Pearl Dead Man's Chest takes the time to explain what our the ghost and goblins are and what makes them tick.
The special effects here are outstanding. ILM has outdone themselves. The set designs are impressive as well, they take us back to the time frame of the story perfectly.
Dead Man's Chest still has a great deal of plot holes but I have faith that they will be explained in Pirates 3.