Worst, worst, worst movie I have seen in years

Rating: 1/10 (16 July 2006)

The first installment was charming and a lot of fun. The sequel was beyond awful. The sequel was insulting. I wanted to leave at about the halfway point, and it turned out the two people I went with were thinking the same thing. When, after about half an hour, it became obvious that the fresh script and swashbuckling magic of "The Black Pearl" had been prostituted in the name of effects and lame stunts, I started hoping for at least a good naval battle, or something, to fall back on. Unfortunately, even that bit fell short. I feel like I just sat through "The Phantom Menace" again. Remember how disappointing "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" was? Dead Man's Chest is worse. I feel so completely ripped off. I am two and a half hours closer to my grave with nothing to show for it.