Horrible plot in a sequel cashing in on the first movie

Rating: 3/10 (14 July 2006)

Back in the days, I didn't understand all the ruckus about the first 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movie. Sure, not a bad one, but not exactly ground-breaking and amazing. I believed that one was an average action-adventure movie featuring great actors given much screen-time to show themselves off on.
So comes the news of not one, but TWO sequels being made at the same time! Hmm... have we seen that before? *Giggles* I had my doubts about a sequel. What plot could it possibly contain that would be a continuation of the first? Needless to say, it doesn't have one. Here we have the about-to-get-married young, handsome couple being torn apart, having to call in favours. We have the western sacrificial maid (however portrayed in Depp's character) which screams King Kong all over it with 'black natives' and all. We have fish-like, undead pirates serving on a ship that can dive (!) and under a captain who has sealed his heart away in a coffin where it keeps beating because... Well, it doesn't make any sense at all to me and certainly not to the first film.
The character development is nowhere to be seen. The returned cast keeps doing just what they did in the first film and being just the same people. The now introduced characters are too predictable stereotypes - especially the island witch who of course is black and speaks with a heavy caribbean/haitan accent. Well well... it's a shame the storyline didn't go down with the captain and the monster in the end.
If you want to see 2Â½ hours with cunning stunts, visual attractions and quite disgusting situations, PotC: Dead man's chest is for you. If you want to see a movie with some storyline and believable plot - avoid at all costs. 3/10