Dead Man's Chest not as good as first, but just as fun!

Rating: 7/10 (5 July 2006)

I was lucky enough to win two tickets to see the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest preview before the release date. I looked forward to it so much and I have to say, it was past my expectations. Being a sequel to the highly successful first Pirates film, many people thought it would just be a shadow of the first film, but I am happy to say, it was not. The acting of Johnny Depp (Captian Jack Sparrow), Keria Knightly (Elizabeth Swann) and Orlando Bloom (William Turner)was just as good, if not better than the first. Also, many new and old characters did well in making the film very enjoyable. The plot unfortunately was all over the place and difficult to understand, you could see the writers wanted it to be a little bit more depthful than the first. I guess you could say though, 'depthfulness' Dons't really suit the film! The humour was up to its standard, just as hilarious as the first, but they seemed to use many jokes from the first film which sort of ruined it a bit. I will tell you this though: Captain Jack Sparrow's entry into the film is just as funny as in the first one! I think the main thing that pulls you into the film is the uncanny darkness the other film Dons't have. It was a bit overwhelming at first but you got used to it after a while. I'm sure many people would agree with me when I say that there was not enough action at the beginning and too much at the end as well, but I guess it all adds up to the next Pirates film, which I am so looking forward too! Overall, The characters and ideas of the film are still the same but the film is sort of hammed up with too much information. I guarantee though, you will leave the movies totally satisfied and hanging off your seat for the next film- which is the other half of the Pirates trilogy!