Doesn't deserve blockbuster status

Rating: 1/10 (13 January 2007)

I went in having really enjoyed the first movie but I found this one to be overblown, overlong, the same plot, jokes, and fight sequences repeated endlessly, and Orlando Bloom boring as usual. Some scenes were cool- I especially liked the opening at the prison, the voodoo swamp, and the islanders- so the film is not without value. I'll check it out on DVD when I can skip half the chapters. Overall it was a disappointment but probably not the 1 (awful) score I gave it. I'd say it deserves around a 5-6, but seeing how its score right now has been so bloated by mindless preteen pirate fans I don't mind taking down the average a bit.