Jack is Back and Totally Rocking

Rating: 10/10 (13 July 2006)

When I found out they were making a sequel to my favorite movie ever, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, I was thrilled and yet frightened at the same time. It's no secret in Hollywood that sequels are usually pretty bad compared to the original movies. That was my fear for Pirates 2, all up until actually seeing the movie.
Reading the reviews before the movie, the critics were mixed about it. Some though better than the original, some though total waste of time. Yahoo's average critic rating was a B-, MovieFone's was a 52/100.
That helped sky-rocket my fear even more. Until I saw that MovieFone also gave Pirates 1 a 60/100. So I realized, what do they know? But going to see the movie allowed me to give my own opinion. And let me tell you, the movie DID NOT disappoint.
Most say the movie was somewhat slow in the beginning, I say it was character building. Most say the movie was too long, I agree it could have been shorter.
That's about it though. The movie had stunning special effects, great characters, more humor, and more Captain Jack than in the first movie, which after all is the reason we see it right? :) While the first is still better, the second is enjoyable, as long as you make your bathroom trip before the movie.
Some people say waste of time. I say look at it this way, if you walk into the theater expecting to be blown out of your mind by the amazing sequel to '03's hit, you will be disappointed. But if you enter the theater expecting to watch a movie based on a theme park ride (just like most did going to see the first), and...get this...have pirates in it, you will be satisfied.
Just my two cents ;)