False Advertising!!??

Rating: 7/10 (8 July 2006)

First of all, this movie should have been titled "Dead Man's Chest, PART ONE!"...or "Pirates III, PART ONE!" It is, for all intents and purposes, merely the first 2 1/2 hours of a 5 hour movie. I recall that "Back to the Future II" suffered from the same syndrome and was widely criticized for being nothing more than a 2 hour ad for #3! Don't expect a happy ending, heck, don't expect an an ending at ALL! The Barbossa "surprise" in the last scene was very enjoyable but ticked me off even MORE because I realized I'd have to wait a YEAR to see the REST of the film. The overblown CGI reminds me of Star Wars II ("Clones") where they pretty much went NUTS and did CGI for CGI's sake. Jack did WAY too much "mincing" this time. He's supposed to be hetero (???) so why is he flouncing around like the grand marshal of the Gay Pride Parade? He did just enough in #1 but, as is typical of Hollywood, I guess he figured more is better. btw Jack, when running for your life, leaning BACKWARDS looks cute and "swishy" but is hardly promotes maximum speed. Finally, was all the GORE in what is *allegedly* a Disney movie necessary? I mean, do the tiny crumb-crunchers in the audience really need to see eyes plucked out etc. etc.? Yes, yes, of course it was worth seeing but I hope #3 improves on #2.