Honestly done, with all elements promoted, however not flawless

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2006)

Wow the 3rd on the all-time worldwide box-office? You must be joking me! With such thoughts I went to see this big-budget, monster-cast, rumors-filling and long film.
My first impression is that I am forced into the plot comparing to the first one, in which I could develop a sense of the sail ship era and the real life of the pirates. It seems the director has his own confidence in making this one only to the fans to make money(and he succeeded, in such an abundant way). Now it is the consequence of Mr. Will Turner and his bride's actions in the end of the first film, very realistic.On the other hand, Jack has also escaped again in his cool and stylish way. But Jack's part meeting up with Old Turner is not so smooth. Such kind of strange feeling of the lines and the story-telling keeps coming up in the next two hours. For example the joke of cannibals chasing the dog, to me, is a little like a TV commercial. So does the chest-robbing scene. The characters and their behaviors are not driven by the story but simply driven by the need to amuse the audience with new tricks(like the big wheel fighting).
However, if you are doubting about my rating of this film, you are probably wrong. Let me speak it in this way: all those action-comedy actors like Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Chan and Gene Kelly would be awed by it. Dead Man's Chest is a conclusion and new avant-garde of its genre. It absorbed all the potentials in the Chaplin movies and Jackie Chan movies, and deserves the respect of other movie makers. The whole effect of the film has came out to be as viewable as LoTR. All the small pieces and beautiful scenes will prove your praise as to not only relax but also enlighten your eyes. It is honestly done.
The performances are also awesome. Orlando Bloom has for the first time amused me with his emotional act. Will Turner turned out to be a man standing on his own feet rather than some sort of lady-killer. I don't need to mention Johnny Depp but he did it again with all the means I can imagine and with so many means that I can't imagine. I have to admit he is a genius. So far, almost all the elements have been promoted. what did I miss? Oh, yes. The jokes. Some jokes really got me, like in the beginning when Will landed on the cannibal island, a parrot said to him, "don't eat me." And Will replied misunderstandingly, "I'm not gonna eat you." This is a smart one that you may be smart enough to prophet the following scene, yet I laughed for a while. Visual effects? I bet $1 on its Academy Award of Best Visual Effects 2007, for I already felt like to have a bite on Dick Jones' face(it must tastes good:) Overall, if you already read so much of my review, you can forget about my spoiler in the beginning. Happy new year 2007!