Great Movie

Rating: 9/10 (21 July 2006)

I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest the day it came out and was disappointed. I was expecting better since the first movie blew me away. I felt however that part of the reason I did not like it at that time was that I didn't fully understand it, I was expecting something completely different, and when the movie ended it was 1:30 AM. So I decided to see it again and had a completely different reaction. This film wasn't as good as the first but not many sequels are. POTC 2 had amazing effects, funny dialog, and an overall entertaining story. The only flaws were that there was less interaction between the main characters than there was in the first film. Also, while Davey Jones was an interesting 'villian' Barbossa was a lot more entertaining. All in all the movie was great. I think it would have a more positive reaction from other viewers if it didn't have the other one before it to compete with. If you aren't to impressed the first time you see it, i recommend giving it another shot. I would have given the first POTC a 6 out of 5 stars but i'd give this one a 4.5 out of 5 which if you think about it, is still really good.