Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Not a typical Disney Movie but definitely worth watching!

Rating: 8/10 (7 July 2006)

For those who plan to watch it, my opinion is that I would watch it twice at the cinemas. For those who didn't like the first one, you would like the second one. For those who did, you would like it but maybe not as much.
The reason being is that POTC 2 is definitely not a typical Disney Movie. The POTC 1 was filled with humour and light-heartedness with a very sweet romance. If you liked the first one, you might not like the second one as much. POTC 2 is much more deadly, scary and a whole lot more darker. The idea of deception is played a lot in this and even the romance is a touch warped. I'm not going to write too much on the actual plot to avoid spoiling the movie.
But this time around, everyone had a lot of screen time and there were many surprises and twists that left you wanting more. Johnny Depp was as always a brilliant Jack Sparrow, Orlando Bloom became more of a handsome hero this time around and was definitely portrayed more manly, Keira Knightley was very powerful in personality. The acting by ALL the actors were good and the setting and costumes were also superb.
The reason I gave this movie a 9 instead of a 10 was because I thought the beginning was a little lacking in lustre. It wasn't that exciting at first. I also found that subtitles would have helped improve the movie since some of the dialogue in the beginning was hard to understand. You eventually got the whole story in the end as the movie was very detailed. The movie started to spin it's web around you as it moved along and it turned out to be a adreneline rushing roller coaster ride. It was definitely worth the whole 9 out of 10. The CGI was wonderful and it was a very dramatic and intense movie. You would not be bored as each minute was filled with excitement. It was action packed and the twists were unexpected. The movie kept you guessing. Worth watching.
P.S. Stay after the credits to have a nice laugh!