Different From the Original but MOPS THE FLOOR WIth Superman Returns any day!!!

Rating: 10/10 (7 July 2006)

I was a huge fan of the 1st Pirates and I couldn't wait for this one to come out. And let me tell you, it does not disappoint. It is not as good as the original, but it was still very high up there. The visual effects are the best that I have ever seen and the original's pale to the sequels. Davy Jones is one of the greatest special effects I have ever seen. Just how real the flying Dutchmen were left me in AWE.
THe biggest difference between this movie and the 1st is that it is so much darker. There's a lot more blood and people getting their throats slashed, and the Kraken killing many people. Depp is still Depp and thats why the movie is so great. Although the 1st 20 minutes of the film are a little slow, the pace picks up and film ends up being a 2 1/2 hr thrill ride. The scale of this movie crushes the original, but with a budget of 225 million compared to the original's 145, how could it not. In the end this film is still a great movie that I will see many times, but I cannot compare it to the original. The two have the same exact cast, but the films still feel different. Don't get me wrong, the film was excellent but the core of the film is very different and there are way to many different characters and their story lines. BUT, BELIEVE ME, this movie mops the floor with SUPERMAN RETURNS any day!!!!