On the way to becoming one of the greatest trilogies!

Rating: 10/10 (27 July 2006)

Pirates of the Caribbean:The Curse of the Black Pearl is one of my favorite movies - it introduced me (and few other people in the world) to a certain Captain Jack Sparrow. What a beloved character he has become and Depp is perfect in this role. All is well that ends well, and movie no. 1 was a unique masterpiece.
Here, however, one immediately starts to think of the original Star Wars trilogy or even Back to the Future, Matrix ... etc. Not because of any reference (although one can easily do so), but because this film is a true example of a great trilogy in the making. I am at awe, truly. Everything in this film is perfectly done, but the only negative side is that I have to wait until next summer for the final chapter to appear. If I would break it down a little, I would do it like this:
Costumes: perfectly done. I haven't seen that many pirate movies but I have a feeling how a pirate should dress, and here the costumes are flawless.
Music: Always an important factor for me. And I loved Badelt's score in the first one, but Zimmer takes it further and with familiar references to Badelt once in a while. Awesome!
Script: Without giving to much, I think the scriptwriters have done an amazing job, I loved the dialog, I loved the scenes and interactions and I loved the ending - that's all I can say!
Visual effects: Flawless, yet again. The Kraken is without a doubt one of the best cgi characters I've seen. And of course Davy Jones's face! and other sea-creatures and the cursed crew of the Flying Dutchman.
Acting: Depp is hilariously great and awesome, Bloom and Knightley improve a lot, Bill Nighy is fun and of course the smaller parts are all cleverly cast and wonderfully executed.
Action: One of the best I've seen! The turning-wheel sword fight (don't worry - this has been seen in trailers so I'm not giving anything away) ... pure magic and skillfully done. And other action is great!
Direction: Verbinski is a master at work here, no doubt about it.
With this in mind, I think it's gonna be hard to top this one. The final chapter is gonna be awesome, but until I get to see it (with the rest of the world) these two films are gonna entertain me very much.
To sum it up in few words: The Greatest Entertainment you can find this year! Savvy?