Well, what a movie

Rating: 8/10 (9 July 2006)

Minor spoiler contained further down.
I loved the first movie, so when I had the chance to see this on its first day out at the cinema's I grabbed it. I thought it really was a good sequel. Often the sequel doesn't live up to the installment that precedes it, but happily this doesn't suffer that fate. The action scenes are well done, if a little absurd at times (just like in the first movie), and the pace keeps you going. At the end of the movie I couldn't believe I'd just sat there for that length of time.
The action and the pace kept up right until the final credits, which, for me, was the only downer in the movie: I don't like my movies that don't end. When the end came it felt like we were only halfway through, which is probably why there's still a Pirates 3 to come out.
But, all in all, it was great, can't wait for the 3rd episode, if only so we find out what happens.