Highly anticipated, a little Disappointed

Rating: 6/10 (9 July 2006)

So who saw the Dead Mans Chest? I did, on opening day, the most packed theater I've ever seen cause naturally i have to go to the snooty one in the city. But anyway. I was a little disappointed, it was no where near as classic (IMO) as the original. It lacked the Jack/ Will scenes that i think made the movie. Jack Sparrow was charismatic as always, but why they felt the need to all of a sudden have him chasing after Elizabeth is beyond me. The *SPOILERS* scene where they kiss had some people in the theater cheering, but me? No, i was too busy shaking my head in disappointment to cheer. It was just unnecessary to me. The use of recycled jokes annoyed me also. Yes the "why is the rum gone" joke was a hoot in the first one, but it being over used in the second one ("why is the rum always gone" and "hide the rum") said nothing about the writers abilities to keep it fresh. Don't even get me started on the women in Tortuga joke...that bummed me out. Another crucial mistake they made was the villain with NO charisma, you couldn't possibly like Davey Jones like you did with Barbossa. And to be honest, the best part of the movie was *SPOILERS* when he turned up at the end. The movie really suffered without him IMO. Now, i love me some Pirates of the Caribbean, but this movie is just proof of how desperate movie makers are to just make some money that they don't even care if they make a completely stale-to-begin-with sequel. To Mr Depp = I love you, but for heavens sake, did you READ the script before agreeing to it? I suggest you do so in the future.