Best movie of the summer.

Rating: 8/10 (9 July 2006)

WARNING (The following info has nothing to do with the movie please skip to the next section if you wish.)
With everyone getting all worked up about "Superman:Returns", or "X-men: 3", this was the summer movie that I personally have been waiting anxiously for. Now lets begin at the beginning, When I saw the 1st Pirates movie trailer I was a little confused as well as most other people. "Is Disney going to be making movie versions of all there rides?" was a question that popped in my head first, but the burning question was, "Is it gonna be good?" Well, we all know the answer to that. So I won't dwell on it. So naturally there had to have been a sequel, and too my amazement there will be at least two more sequels. Dead Man's Chest, and At the Worlds End. So naturally there were rumors and excitement all around the web.
Now I work at Disneyland and I have seen them prepare for the world premiere. (They had to kick out almost all the workers out of the area before it began *tear) With all this buzz I figured it had to have been good. And so I went to see it.
The actual movie review
It's true, almost all movie sequels are horrible, and the ones that are good aren't better than the first one. Only a few sequels surpass the original, i won't say that DMC is better than the first because that would make most fans angry. But I will say that Dead Man's Chest is truly a great, wonderful, and entertaining movie. My blood was pumping like crazy during the fight scenes, of Will, Jack, Norrington, Davey Jones' crew, and Liz.
The story> The story of the movie has several plot lines, other than the one plot line in the first. You have Jack's debt to Davey Jones, you have Will and Elizabeth's romancing life, and you have the East Indian Trading Company (which by the way gives the movie a slight historical significance)Throughout the movie these plots are kept separate, and intertwined towards the end. I personally love it when a movie has more things happening at once than a single straight storyline. Some people may disagree with me but, whatever.
The characters> All of the original cast return in this installment, including (SPOILER ALERT) Barbossa! Seriouslly if there was no internet or rumors would you guys actually expect to see him? Maybe... whatever. Anyway, all of the characters are back (and we are also introduced to none other then "Boot-strap" Bill Turner)and it makes me happy to see what has become of them since the first movie. Will and Elizabeth are arrested at the beginning for helping jack, and Norrington is now a drunken dirty mess because he lost everything. Johnny Depp's character is still the same funny, and eccentric pirate we all know and love, some people say that there has been a negative difference in his character but I haven't really noticed anything.
The action> To the movie's credit the action is truly fierce, and exhilarating. However there wasn't really any ship to ship battles, there was a very brief one between the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman, but it was short lived. There is a very long battle between pretty much all the major characters which did seem to be a bit too long for a single battle. The fight between Jack, Will, and Norrington pretty much lasted throughout the entire island which is a bit unrealistic, but then a again Disney did make this. Even though Elizabeth said that Will has been teaching her how to fight she seemed a bit TOO advanced then her character should be, stabbing at people with her back turned, dual wielding swords, with her eyes closed. But other than that there wasn't a whole lot more action in the movie. But it was till fun to watch.
The CGI> The CGi was truly an incredible feat to do, making things look as realistic as possible however there were parts where it seemed that they ran out some money, The Krakken needed a bit more polishing at some parts, and there were also parts where it seemed that they had no choice but to do minor CGI because if it looked to real it could have turned this PG-13 to an R.
Which brings me to my last part, a warning really, there are parts in this movie that I believe to be WAY too graphic for the younger audience members, such as brains being exposed, eyes getting pecked out body parts, etc.
This is a movie that is certainly not bad, it is great, fun, humorous, and exciting. I recommend this to anyone who loves Johnny Depp, or Pirates, or just wants to have a good time. I give "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest." an 8 out of 10