Not enough Pirate, too many computer effects

Rating: 5/10 (9 July 2006)

There was too much action and not enough Jack Saprrow. Jacks interactions with the 2 solders, his subtle and very funny facial expressions, and some honest to goodness sword fighting in Pirates1, were replaced by high production non-stop action computer effects. Though I thought that all the computer effects (creatures and sea battles) were done VERY well, it didn't lend itself to the Jack Sparrow subtle humor and quirky laughs I came to love in Pirates1. Even the usual Depp slapstick missed the mark 3/4 times. Unfortuneatly, the theater I saw it in had the sound cranked up very high, and found some characters hard to understand. Maybe because I saw my Pirates 1 DVD 34 times and expected too much, even though I adjusted my expectations thinking it was going to be another let down like the Matrix2 sequel with a Matrix 3 on deck, the ending did not make me excited about waiting for Part 3.