As good as the original!

Rating: 8/10 (12 August 2006)

I wasn't going to watch this movie at first because of the trailers-I personally thought it looked like a stupid re-run of the original with loads of 'comedy' thrown in. After being nagged constantly by my friends, I gave in. And now I can safely say it's one of the best movies of the year-in my opinion anyway.
The plot-with the least amount of spoilers possible-was basically Jack has a debt to pay to Davey Jones, so he goes to find the Dead Mans Chest which has Davey Jones' heart inside. But DJ sends the Kraken out after him...and that's as far as I'll go for now. It was an original situation, nothing like the first movie-well, maybe some things were similar, but mostly fresh and original.
The acting was brilliant. Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow was obviously the star of the show, although both Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley's acting seemed forced or something. Elizabeth seemed more annoying in this movie. But overall it didn't seem to affect the movie.
As for the CGI...there are no words to describe it. It was brilliant, and brought Davey Jones and his crew to life. I don't think I've ever seen any special effects as good as the effects used in this movie.
If you haven't seen it already, go see it now! It's one of the best movies of the year-if you think it's rubbish, you're wrong-it is one of the best movies of the year-in my opinion anyway! =**=